Turn 1: The Hairpin (Turn 1) The opening corner, a tight hairpin at the start-finish line inside the purpose-built permanent pit and paddock complex; in the 2023 inaugural race Verstappen forced Leclerc off the road here on lap 1 for a five-second penalty, while Alonso spun and collected Bottas at the same corner.
Turn 2: Turn 2 A slight left-hand bend immediately after the Turn 1 hairpin, still inside the permanent circuit section; a number-only corner with no distinguishing landmark documented.
Turn 3: Turn 3 A faster right-hander that is the transition point from the permanent circuit onto the public city streets, turning the cars onto Koval Lane.
Turn 4: Turn 4 After a run of about half a mile down Koval Lane, a slow, tight 90-degree right that begins the section curving toward the Sphere; Wikipedia does not individually number the Turn 4 to 9 sequence, so the exact 4/5 boundary is uncertain.
Turn 5: Turn 5 The continuation of the right-hand turn onto the newer road segment that curves around the Sphere entertainment venue, which opened in 2023.
Turn 6: Turn 6 The first apex of the left-right chicane that since September 2022 replaces the original single sweeping 180-degree corner around the Sphere, the lap's most distinctive sequence; sources disagree on whether the chicane is numbered 6-7 or 7-8.
Turn 7: Turn 7 The second, opposite-direction apex of the Sphere chicane, carrying the same numbering caveat as Turn 6.
Turn 8: Turn 8 A short connecting turn following the Sphere chicane before the track tightens into Turn 9; the least-documented corner on the lap.
Turn 9: Turn 9 A tight left-hander with the elevated Las Vegas Monorail running alongside, created by the September 2022 redesign; both independent layout sources agree on its number.
Turn 10: Turn 10 The first of two fast, sweeping bends on Sands Avenue as the circuit heads west past the Palazzo and Venetian resorts.
Turn 11: Turn 11 The second high-speed Sands Avenue sweeper, overlooked by the Wynn Las Vegas.
Turn 12: Turn 12 A slow left-hander that turns the cars off Sands Avenue onto Las Vegas Boulevard, the Strip itself.
Turn 13: Turn 13 A slight sweeping left that begins the circuit's signature flat-out run of about 1.2 miles down Las Vegas Boulevard, past Caesars Palace, the Bellagio and the Flamingo, with cars exceeding 200 mph.
Turn 14: Turn 14 A 90-degree left at the end of the Las Vegas Boulevard straight, widely previewed before the 2023 race as the best overtaking spot because of the huge speed differential into the braking zone.
Turn 15: Turn 15 The first apex of a tight right-left sequence that turns the cars south onto East Harmon Avenue near Planet Hollywood; the exact left/right assignment of Turns 15 and 16 is uncertain across sources.
Turn 16: Turn 16 The second apex completing the tight chicane onto Harmon Avenue before a short straight to the final corner, with the same numbering caveat as Turn 15.
Turn 17: Turn 17 The final corner, a fast sweeping left that completes the lap and leads the cars back past the pit lane into the permanent section and across the start-finish line.