Audi will join Formula 1 in 2026, Volkswagen’s premium marque announced at the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday.
“Formula 1 is both a global stage for our brand and a highly challenging development laboratory,” Audi boss Markus Duesmann said in a statement.
“The combination of high performance and competition is always a driver of innovation and technology transfer in our industry. With the new rules, now is the right time for us to get involved.”
It's official – @audisport will start racing in F1 in 2026 💪#F1 pic.twitter.com/SxjZ2nLUVc
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 26, 2022
Audi’s power unit will be built in Neuburg an der Donau near the carmaker’s headquarters at Ingolstadt, with a separate Audi Sport subsidiary being founded for the project.
