WATCH: Red Bull Showrun brings race cars and more to the streets of DC

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Red Bull Showrun brought a Formula 1 race car and more to the streets of DC, WTOP's Dick Uliano reports.

Red Bull Showrun brings race cars and more to the streets of DC

The first Red Bull Showrun D.C. event took over Pennsylvania Avenue on Saturday, offering a taste of Formula 1 racing and other high-energy motorsports.

Crowds of car enthusiasts, or even the race car curious, filled the sidewalks as the event brought in legendary driver David Coulthard and the team at Oracle Red Bull to show off some muscle and speed in the heart of the nation’s capital.

“I cannot deny, it was a thrill,” Coulthard, who drove Red Bull’s RB7 Formula One race car, said. “I take it as a great responsibility to come put on a show.”

Crowds turned out en masse to watch the four-block show. Holding smartphone cameras above their heads, people tried to capture the cars’ powerful engines roaring down the D.C. road.

See photos from the showrun below.

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A Formula 1 race car zoomed down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Red Bull DC ShowRun event on Saturday. (WTOP/José Umaña)

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Red Bull’s RB7 Formula 1 race car was driven on Pennsylvania Avenue by retired racing driver David Coulthard. (WTOP/José Umaña)

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Red Bull’s Formula 1 race car speeds past the green flag as the D.C. crowd watched in amazement. (Courtesy Gabriela Umaña)

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A motorcyclist performs a burn out and takes a selfie as the crowd nearby cheers. (WTOP/José Umaña)

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Motorcyclist Aaron Colton performs various stunts during Red Bull’s Showrun event in D.C. (Courtesy Gabriela Umaña)

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Red Bull’s rally car sits on Pennsylvania Avenue after the Showrun event. (WTOP/José Umaña)

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Red Bull’s rally car zips past the crowd during its showrun event in D.C. on Saturday. (WTOP/José Umaña)

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Crowds filled the sidewalks in D.C. to witness the Red Bull DC ShowRun event, including a Formula 1 car and multiple other vehicles. (WTOP/José Umaña)

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A modified Mustang cruises past the crowd at the Red Bull DC ShowRun event on Pennsylvania Avenue. (Courtesy Gabriela Umaña)

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José Umaña

José Umaña is a digital editor for WTOP. He’s been working as a journalist for almost a decade, covering local news, education and sports. His work has appeared in The Prince George’s Sentinel, The Montgomery Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel, PressBox and The Diamondback.

Dick Uliano

Whether anchoring the news inside the Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center or reporting from the scene in Maryland, Virginia or the District, Dick Uliano is always looking for the stories that really impact people's lives.