All the famous figures we saw at F1’s 2026 U.S. Grand Prix in Austin

Comedian Theo Von, right, and podcast host Joe Rogan, left, walk the starting grid ahead of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)

Sunday’s spectacle at Circuit of the Americas had it all-from a famously angry chef and a locally famous lawyer to a Spurs player and a sitting senator. The 2026 U.S. Grand Prix welcomed 400,000 fans from across the globe. Rumor has it a Formula One race took place as well.

Joe Rogan, Gordon Ramsay, Ted Cruz, Spurs forward Harrison Barnes and WNBA player Sophie Cunningham were all present to watch 20-year-old Kimi Antonelli win the Austin Grand Prix and come within two points of clinching the title with five remaining. The U.S. Air Force provided a pair of Rockwell B-1 Lancers for a pre-race flyover to drive home the enormity of the event.

The race in Austin is one of three U.S. Grand Prix events and has become a fashionable place for the famous to be seen while taking in the world’s most technologically advanced cars in the world. Our photographers captured the celebs, the fans, the racers and the action in Austin at an event that continues to draw hundreds of thousands of attendees each year.

The Spurs Silver Dancers at the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (Andrew J. Whitaker/San Antonio Express-News)
Amid a line of Spurs Silver Dancers, Lewis Hamilton arrives for the drivers parade prior to Sunday’s United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the America’s in Austin. (Robin Jerstad/For the Express-News)
Spurs Silver Dancers perform before the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the America’s in Austin. (Robin Jerstad/For the Express-News)
Spurs player Harrison Barnes chats with a member of the Ferrari team in the paddock before the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the America’s in Austin. (Robin Jerstad/For the Express-News)
Spurs player Harrison Barnes signs a piece of plexiglass in front of a tv camera in the paddock before the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the America’s in Austin. (Robin Jerstad/For the Express-News)
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham walks the starting grid ahead of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)
San Antonio attorney Thomas J. Henry (left) walks through the paddock before the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the America’s in Austin. (Robin Jerstad/For the Express-News)
Gordon Ramsay, his wife Tana Ramsay and family walk the Paddock at the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (Andrew J. Whitaker/San Antonio Express-News)
Racing icon Mario Andretti jokes with a photographer as he arrives for the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the America’s in Austin. (Robin Jerstad/For the Express-News)
Emmitt Smith, former running back for the Dallas Cowboys, walks pit lane ahead of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)
Leo Neugebauer, German athlete and former Texas Longhorns athlete, walks the paddock ahead of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)
Bobby Epstein, co-founder and chairman of the Circuit of The Americas, left, with Senator Ted Cruz at the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (Andrew J. Whitaker/San Antonio Express-News)
Spurs CEO R.C. Buford strolls the pre-race grid at the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the America’s in Austin. (Robin Jerstad/For the Express-News)
Jeremy Clarkson was on the grid prior to the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the America’s in Austin. (Robin Jerstad/For the Express-News)
Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli arrives for the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the America’s in Austin. (Robin Jerstad/For the Express-News)
Cadillac driver Sergio Perez arrives with his family ahead of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)
Williams Racing driver Carlos Sainz enters the track for the drivers parade ahead of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)
Red Bull Racing driver Isack Hadjar enters the track for the drivers parade ahead of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)
Cadillac driver Valtteri Bottas enters the track for the drivers parade ahead of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc signs a hat for a fan ahead of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)
Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso looks at the crowd during the drivers parade ahead of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)
Lando Norris of McLaren Mastercard F1 Team arrives to the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (Andrew J. Whitaker/San Antonio Express-News)
Kimi Antonelli with Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team waves to fans at the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (Andrew J. Whitaker/San Antonio Express-News)
Oliver James Bearman arrives during the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (Andrew J. Whitaker/San Antonio Express-News)
Points leader Kimi Antonelli is surrounded by selfie takes and autograph seekers as he arrives Saturday in preparation for Sunday’s United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the America’s in Austin. (Robin Jerstad/For the Express-News)
Defending race winner Max Verstappen arrives Saturday in preparation for Sunday’s United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the America’s in Austin. (Robin Jerstad/For the Express-News)
Oscar Piastri with McLaren Mastercard F1 Team arrives to the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (Andrew J. Whitaker/San Antonio Express-News)
Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya hangs out in the paddock before the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the America’s in Austin. (Robin Jerstad/For the Express-News)
Driver Pierre Gasley laughs with friend as he arrives for the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the America’s in Austin. (Robin Jerstad/For the Express-News)
Pat Monohan of Train walks the starting line ahead of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)
Visa RB’s Arvid Lindblad arrives for Saturday practice in preparation for Sunday’s United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the America’s in Austin. (Robin Jerstad/For the Express-News)
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen walk toward his team hospitality area amid the paddock crowd in preparation for the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the America’s in Austin. (Robin Jerstad/For the Express-News)
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