The Austin mural. Howdy.

Formula 1 · Austin

Formula 1 MSC Cruises United States Grand Prix 2026

Austin transforms into F1 central throughout the weekend, with the city’s famous live music scene (it is the Live Music Capital of the World, after all) blending seamlessly with Formula 1.

Where
Circuit of the Americas, Austin
When
23–25 October 2026
Availability
On sale
Protection
TTA & ATOL: 100%

The weekend

Texas does Formula 1 its own way

The Circuit of the Americas is the best track in the United States: a climbing first corner that rises thirty metres in a few hundred, a copy of Silverstone’s fastest sequence, a long back straight and a stadium section where the crowd sits on top of the action. More than four hundred thousand come over the weekend, in cowboy boots and team shirts, and the concerts at the circuit are headline acts.

Austin is the live music capital of the world and it behaves like it, with Sixth Street and Rainey Street going all night, barbecue worth queuing for and breakfast tacos to recover with. We book hotels downtown, seats on the hill at Turn 1 or hospitality above the pits, and the transfers out to the circuit, with an Elite host beside you throughout. Everything is bigger here, including the weekend.

A packed Formula 1 grandstand on race day.

What it’s actually like

The cars charge up the hill into Turn 1 with the whole crowd on the slope above them, the Texas sun going down and a headline act warming up behind the grandstand. Austin is Formula 1 with its boots on, and it’s a lot of fun.

  • The Austin mural: howdy.HowdyAustin’s murals, barbecue and Sixth Street, the friendliest city on the calendar.
  • Lewis Hamilton with guests in the paddock.Meet the paddockDriver appearances and paddock access, arranged as part of your weekend.
  • Downtown Austin from the air.Downtown AustinA hotel in the centre, the river on one side and the music on the other.

Two ways to be there

Two ways to do Austin

Book the COTA Weekend as it comes, or hand the weekend to the team for the Austin Signature.

COTA Weekend

book online, coming soon

Price on application

  • US Grand Prix access: grandstand seating across COTA or Paddock Club VIP hospitality

  • Premium Austin accommodation: luxury hotels downtown or near the circuit

  • Return flights included: departures from major UK airports

  • Executive airport transfers: return chauffeur service throughout

  • F1 merchandise pack: delivered before your trip

  • 24/7 concierge support: our team available throughout your stay

Talk to a consultant

The Elite way

Austin Signature

designed by the EST team

Price on application

  • Everything in the Grand Prix weekend, elevated

  • Paddock Club and elevated hospitality options

  • Upgraded hotel and suite options, hand-picked by the EST team

  • Fully comprehensive service: flights, transfers and every detail managed end to end

  • Designed around you by the EST team

Talk to a consultant
The Pennybacker Bridge, Austin.

Why Elite

Austin fills up for race week, and the downtown hotels and the Turn 1 hill go first. We hold them, with the hospitality above the pits and the transfers that beat the traffic out to the circuit, and we know where the barbecue is. Tell us how you want the weekend to feel.