The Best Photos of Royals at F1 Races

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Princess Charlene and Prince Albert look stylish at the 2026 F1 Grand Prix of Monaco.

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As has become a tradition, Princess Akiko, a cousin of Emperor Naruhito, presented the trophy at the on the F1 Grand Prix of Japan in 2026 in Suzuka, Japan.

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The Dutch royals are regular attendees of the Dutch Grand Prix, and it was quite a family affair in 2025 when King Willem-Alexander, Princess Ariane, Queen Maxima, Princess Alexia, and Princess Amalia all took in the race in Zandvoort, Netherlands.

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Princess Charlene and Prince Albert II of Monaco posed with the trophy for the 2025 F1 Grand Prix Of Monaco with LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault.

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Prince Albert and his son Prince Jacques arrived in style at the Monte-Carlo Grand Prix in 2025.

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British Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, accompanied by Beatrice’s husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, have been known to pop in to the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain several times, including in 2025.

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Princess Akiko opted for a demure white and navy suit set at the F1 Grand Prix of Japan in 2025.

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In 2024, the Dutch royals took to the track to scope out the car of Dutch racer Max Verstappen at the F1 Grand Prix.

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Princess Charlene and Prince Albert were in the splash zone for the champagne celebration at the 2024 F1 Grand Prix.

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Prince Harry made a solo appearance at F1 Austin in October 2023.

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In 2023, The Monegasque royals, including Charlene, Albert, and Albert’s nephew Andrea Casiraghi walked the track at the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco.

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Prince Jacques, the son of Prince Albert and Princess Charlene, has clearly inherited the family’s taste in speedy vehicles. Here, he and his dad take a ride at the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco in 2022.

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While Jacques may have a taste for the cars, his twin sister Princess Gabriella, knows how to strike a pose just like her fashionable mom, as seen here in 2022.

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Prince Albert got his kids started early in their love of racing, bringing Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella, along with their cousin, Kaia Rose Wittstock, for a look around the track at the 2019 Grand Prix.

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Princess Charlene got in on the fun, taking a playful swig of celebratory champagne at the winner’s podium during the Grand Prix in 2018.

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Andrea Casiraghi, son of Princess Caroline of Hanover, and his wife Tatiana continued the family racing tradition with a new generation when they brought their kids to the Monaco Grand Prix in 2017.

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Princess Alexandra of Hanover, the daughter of Princess Caroline, showed some patriotic spirit at the 2016 F1 Grand Prix in Monte-Carlo.

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In one of her earliest visits Bahrain Grand Prix, Princess Beatrice got some time on the track in 2015.

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Prince Harry meets British McLaren drivers Jenson Button (L) and Lewis Hamilton (R) before the British Formula One Grand Prix at the Silverstone Circuit on July 10, 2011.

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While the Grimaldi’s may be the ruling family on Monaco, they’re not the only royals who enjoy the country’s annual Grand Prix. In 2006, Sarah Ferguson, then the Duchess of York, and her daughter, Princess Beatrice, attend for some fun in the sun.

Lauren Hubbard is a freelance writer and Town & Country contributor who covers beauty, shopping, entertainment, travel, home decor, wine, and cocktails.

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