In Formula 1, the world’s fastest cars race through real streets in real cities. Winning demands speed, control—and the ability to adapt when the unexpected appears around the bend.
Building the stage for that spectacle requires the same. Because before the green lights ever flash, there’s another race to be run—the race to build the track itself.
For the first-ever Las Vegas Grand Prix in 2023, PENTA Building Group took the wheel. Their challenge: deliver a 3.8-mile, 17-turn circuit through the heart of the Strip. The project called for upgraded asphalt, grandstands, safety barriers, lighting, temporary bridges, a 30,000-square-foot pit—and all of it had to be complete in just 11.5 months.
With more than 2,400 workers in rotating shifts of up to 500, the project quickly became one of the most complex PENTA had ever undertaken. The old playbook—paper punch lists, endless emails, updates that took days or weeks—wouldn’t cut it.
Cliff Cole, Director of Virtual Design and Construction, The PENTA Building Group
So PENTA found a new way to move ahead. Using Autodesk Construction Cloud, with Autodesk Docs as their Common Data Environment, they connected every detail of the build: models, photos, laser scans, and documents. The team could plan each step down to the minute, anticipate clashes before they slowed progress, and keep everyone—from site supervisors and trade partners to city officials and casino reps—moving in sync with real-time updates.
That connected approach proved essential when the unexpected arrived mid-project—in the form of a 360-foot pedestrian tunnel. It had to run under two buildings, be built in two separate segments, and be assembled from dozens of precast pieces—with design and construction happening in parallel. For many teams, it would have been a dead end. For PENTA, it was just another turn in the race.
The track was delivered on time. The 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix was a major win. And PENTA now stands ready to rebuild the course each year through 2034.
Every great project, like every great race, asks the same question: Can we do this? PENTA’s answer was yes—by daring to find a better way, they not only crossed the finish line, they set the pace for what’s possible in construction.
Let there be ingenuity. Let there be precision. Let there be anything.
