Audi F1 confirms team name and launch date
15th December 2025Audi’s Formula 1 project has confirmed its team name and its official launch date ahead of its arrival in 2026, replacing outgoing Sauber.
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On Monday, the Audi team officially confirmed their team name ahead of their arrival in the Formula 1 world championship. In addition, they also confirmed when and where they will reveal their 2026 contender for the upcoming F1 season.
Heading into the new season, with bases in Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, the team will be known as Audi Revolut F1 Team, following its confirmation of its title partnership in July 2025.
Audi also confirmed they will be revealing their F1 machine, the Audi R26, in Berlin on January 20, 2026.
“Unveiling the Audi Revolut F1 Team name and logo marks another major milestone on our journey into the pinnacle of motorsport, Both give our ambition a clear identity, reflecting a strong vision and innovative spirit,” said Gernot Döllner, CEO of AUDI AG and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sauber Motorsport AG.
“We now look ahead to Berlin in January, where we will officially present this exciting new chapter for the Audi brand to the world.”
Audi states Revolut shares ambitions with the team in regard to innovation and performance whilst connecting with a diverse, international audience.
They state it will go beyond the traditional sponsorship, ‘creating a powerful alliance aimed at challenging conventions’ in addition to helping form new forms of fan engagement through activations, race access and exclusive app-based benefits for Revolut users.
The team will be led by key figures who know all about F1 with Jonathan Wheatley continuing to lead the squad as team principal, following his departure from Red Bull. Mattia Binotto, the former team principal at Ferrari, will remain at the head of the Audi F1 project.
“Today, our project takes on its official identity,” Wheatley said. “The Audi Revolut F1 Team name is a symbol of the combined strength of our teams in Germany, UK and Switzerland, together with our partners. It provides a banner under which we all unite as we build towards 2026.
“This is a crucial milestone that energizes the entire project and makes our long-term ambition tangible for everyone involved.”
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