All About F1's Garage Hospitality Package

If you've ever wanted to experience a full Formula 1 grand prix weekend up close, the F1 Garage package has you covered. For about $30,000 per ticket, you can spend a weekend living out your F1 fantasies — minus driving the car — with a three-day paddock pass, conversations with the sport's most famous individuals, and chances to see the racing action from exclusive vantage points. Here's everything you'll find should you pay for one of F1's most exclusive tickets.

The namesake amenity of the F1 Garage package is spending the weekend in a garage on the pit lane among F1's 10 teams. Your garage will have large-screen TVs with track and data displays to watch each session. However, instead of car parts and computer screens, you'll be surrounded by live entertainment and premium food and drink options.

The F1 Garage hospitality features special à la carte menus prepared by world-renowned, Michelin-starred chefs, plus grazing tables inspired by cuisine local to each event. In countries where alcohol consumption is legal, an open bar offers top-of-the-line craft cocktails, beer, and wine to those of legal drinking age. Soft drinks are also available to all. Each event also features DJs over the weekend to keep spirits high.

Those seeking a more educational experience will enjoy the visits by F1 Ambassadors, prominent figures in motorsport who'll let you behind the curtain on what makes them and their sport tick. Seven-time F1 champion and all-time win record holder Sir Lewis Hamilton is one of many F1 legends to have spoken to attendees at prior grand prix.

The F1 Garage package also gives you VIP access to the F1 paddock from Friday to Sunday, the three days of track action. With a VIP paddock pass, you can experience the world's fastest sport from behind the scenes and interact with the drivers, staff, and celebrity guests who roam the hallowed ground behind the garages.

There's plenty to do behind the garages in the paddock, but the F1 Garage pass lets you see the sport from in front of them, too. At designated times each weekend, you can partake in a pit lane walk, when you might spot mechanics practicing pit stops or adjusting setups before the big day.

Your pass doesn't stop you at pit lane either, as you'll take to the track a few times over the weekend! The support race grid walks on Saturday and Sunday bring you beside powerful single-seaters and sports cars minutes before they roar into action for their races. Formula 2, Formula 3, F1 Academy, and Porsche Supercup are F1's primary support series, providing platforms for up-and-coming racing drivers to show their talents to the world. Keep your eyes open as you walk, as you might spot the next F1 champion.

The support race grid walk is solely for those 16 and older for safety reasons, but if your little ones are more than 3.5 ft (110 cm) tall, they can join you for the guided track tour on any of the three days. While riding on the back of a flatbed truck, you'll enjoy a high-energy tour of the circuit. A host from F1 Experiences, with racing drivers in other series included in the pool, will join you and narrate the key moments along the lap. You might even encounter an F1 driver or two walking or cycling the track on your tour!

Once the flatbed trucks and guests have returned to the pit lane, the races will begin, and you'll get to watch them from a premium vantage point. The F1 Paddock Club Lounge, an exclusive location above the team garages on the pit lane, offers views of the starting grid and pit lane so you can see each race from lights to flag from the best spot.

There's also an additional perk for guests 18 years and older. During the weekend, you can go trackside via the Photo Safari program . You'll get to wear a media vest and experience a glimpse of life as an F1 photographer!

And no matter where you've chosen to watch the grand prix on Sunday, stick around after the checkered flag for when the party truly begins. A staff member will escort you from the Paddock Club to the pit lane after the F1 race's checkered flag flies for the podium celebrations. When you reach ground level, you'll stand amongst the winners and get showered in confetti, sparkling wine, and good vibes. It's the closest to the action any ticket can get you.

Availability and pricing for the F1 Garage package varies depending on the location, though costs typically fall between 25,000 and 35,000 USD. Before getting their F1 Garage credentials, all guests must pass a security screening, which requires submitting one's full name, a headshot, and other personal information.