Audi

The Stats

FIRST GP: 2026 | GPS: 2 | CHAMP. BEST: n/a | Race Best: 9th | Grid Best: 10th
Full Team Name Audi Revolut F1 Team
BaseHinwil, Switzerland
Team PrincipalJonathan Wheatley
Technical DirectorJames Key
ChassisR26
EngineAudi AFR 26 Hybrid
First Podiumn/a
First Winn/a
Last Winn/a
Last Podiumn/a
Most Successful TrackAlbert Park Circuit, Australia | 1 x 9th

The Drivers

Nico Hülkenberg

AGE: 38 | GPS: 251 | CHAMP. BEST: 7th | Race Best: 3rd | POLES: 1 | Podiums: 1

Gabriel Bortoleto

AGE: 21 | GPS: 25 | CHAMP. BEST: 19th | Race Best: 6th | Grid Best: 7th

The Bio

Given Audi’s decades of success in global motorsport, it’s hard to believe that 2026 marks the famous German marque’s first foray into Formula 1. Having announced plans to become a power unit supplier back in 2022, their hunger to compete quickly grew – resulting in the acquisition of the Sauber team, now the first-ever Audi works squad.

Ex-Ferrari team chief Mattia Binotto heads up the project, while former Red Bull stalwart Jonathan Wheatley is Team Principal. As for driving prowess, that comes from the tried-and-tested mix of youth and experience that is Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg…