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2026

BERLIN LAUNCH

Audi arrives

R26 · JANUARY 2026 · WORKS REVEAL

2026

LEAD DRIVER

Hülkenberg leads

CHINA 2026 · QUALIFYING

2026

F2 CHAMPION

Bortoleto pairs

CHINA 2026 · AUDI LINE-UP

2026

RACE TRIM

Austria action

HÜLKENBERG · R26 · RED BULL RING

2026

ROOKIE SEASON

Bortoleto turns in

AUSTRIA 2026 · WORKS AMBITION

FORMULA 1 · ACTIVE SINCE 2026

F1 Team

Audi

GERMANY · FOUNDED 2026

Audi enters Formula 1 as a works manufacturer from 2026 — a German marque with a full power-unit programme and race team built for the new regulation cycle. Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto lead the debut line-up under Mattia Binotto’s project leadership.

“We are lucky to have started from a blank sheet of paper and therefore we can set up the team with an organisation that is perhaps different from the others. Audi has not only won wherever it has participated but has always innovated.”

— MATTIA BINOTTO, AUDI F1 PROJECT LEAD — MOTORSPORT.COM

CONSTRUCTORS

MOST IN HISTORY

DRIVERS' TITLES

0 WORLD CHAMPIONS

RACE WINS

ALL-TIME 1ST

PODIUMS

ALL-TIME 1ST

SEASONS

2026–PRESENT

○ STATIC FIGURES · API UNAVAILABLE

CURRENT SEASON

LIVE

2026 SEASON · AFTER ROUND 19 · JOLPICA API

P1Mercedes

63012W

P2Ferrari

5042W

P3Red Bull

3823W

P4McLaren

3652W

P5RB F1 Team

1080W

P6Alpine F1 Team

690W

P7Haas F1 Team

310W

P8Audi

270W

P9Williams

120W

P10Aston Martin

70W

P11Cadillac F1 Team

00W

ENGINEERING ERAS

1 CHAPTER · 2026–PRESENT

The story told through engineering leadership and the chapters they defined.

ERA 01 · CURRENT

Works debut

2026–

HÜLKENBERG · BORTOLETO

ROOKIE SEASON

ENGINEERING SIGNATURE

MODERN ERA · 2014–PRESENT

The character of the cars built. Aggregated across chassis performance patterns in the hybrid era.

THE CAR CHARACTER

High-downforce, qualifying-oriented cars. Strong one-lap pace, historically weaker race stint management. Mechanical grip advantage in wet conditions.

Works power unitHIGH

AUDI OEM · 2026 REGS

Manufacturer backingHIGH

GERMAN OEM WEIGHT

Driver lineSTRONG

HÜLKENBERG + BORTOLETO

F1 race dataLOW

DEBUT SEASON

Project leadershipHIGH

BINOTTO PROGRAMME

Brand identityHIGH

AUDI SPORT DNA

DRIVER ROSTER

AUDI · 2026

Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto lead Audi’s works Formula 1 debut in 2026.

CURRENT · F1

Nico HülkenbergAUDI 2026 · LEAD DRIVER

Gabriel BortoletoAUDI 2026 · F2 CHAMP 2024

CURRENT · F2 / F3

NOTABLE ALUMNI

ICONIC CARS

THE CHASSIS ARCHIVE

1 chassis that defined an era.

R26

2026

Works debut car

HÜLKENBERG / BORTOLETO · BERLIN LAUNCH

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