# FORMULA 1 LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX drone show – Drone Stories

> Drone Stories flew a 1000-drone light show over the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, turning the Strip's night sky into part of the race weekend spectacle.

Source: https://dronestories.com/drone-shows/f1-las-vegas-gp-2023/

Race weekend, written in the sky

# FORMULA 1 LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX

With all eyes on Las Vegas hosting the F1 Grand Prix, our drones flew over the Las Vegas Strip for its opening ceremony, celebrating the first F1 championship in town since 1982.

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| Client | Formula 1 |
| Location | Las Vegas - USA |
| Drones | 1,000 |
| Show length | 8 minutes |
| Audience | Tens of Thousands |
| Type | f1 grand prix |

More [drone shows in Las Vegas](/drone-shows/in/las-vegas/)

## The story behind the lights

To celebrate Formula One’s return to the City of Entertainment, we created a drone show matching the glitz and glamour of Vegas and the world’s greatest motor racing championship. Kicking off the week leading to the highly anticipated race on Saturday night, we designed a show where all disciplines- lighting, projection, and music- came together to create a spectacle fitting for the Grand Prix.

## WELCOME TO LAS VEGAS

As a nod to the city’s ever-lasting glamour, the show kicked off with the famous ‘Welcome to Las Vegas’ sign, transitioning to an F1 racing car, the Formula 1 logo, and various formations to get everyone revved up. Timed to the millisecond for F1’s grand opening ceremony, our drones flew alongside the star-studded [inauguration performance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNnim_mZlBM).

## BACK IN SIN CITY

As part of the [F1 Vegas Launch Party](/drone-shows/formula-1-las-vegas-launch-drone-show/) in 2022,  Drone Stories created two shows flying above Caesars Palace: one at the front, visible from the Strip, and one at the back, for a VIP event. Flying from the roof of Caesars Palace was an incredible challenge we conquered to create an experience the world has never seen. All of it perfectly synced with a live music performance.

## STORYTELLING PIONEERS

Our[drone show company](/about/) loves to push the boundaries of what’s possible through creative storytelling. Using the sky as our canvas, we have a track record of producing mesmerizing drone shows worldwide. Including the first-ever drone show to fly over [Central Park](/drone-shows/franchise-freedom-in-new-york-central-park/), Franchise Freedom. Premiering in 2017 at [Art Basel Miami](/drone-shows/franchise-freedom-art-basel-miami/), with shows following at Burning Man in 2018, [NASA’s Kennedy Space Center](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNgQjBy1VA0) in 2019, the [Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnuEJLfJQdE) in 2020, and [UNICEF’s Gala](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XicmC-uC1D4) in 2022.

Have you seen this [Burning Man 2022 drone show](/drone-shows/burning-man/) or our recently flown [Austin City Limits ACL Festival drone show](/drone-shows/austin-city-limits-acl-festival/)? Are you interested in what a [drone show costs](/drone-show-cost/) or want to find out how we create a [drone show proposal](/magazine/drone-show-proposal/)? Or are you ready to make magic happen in the sky? [Contact us](/contact/) today.

Impact

## What it did online

Our own posts about FORMULA 1 LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX on Instagram, and what the audience wrote back.

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| Video views | 11k |
| Likes | 715 |
| Comments | 12 |

* “We love the behind the scenes guys😍🔥”

 @yacemedia · Instagram

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