{"id":358194,"date":"2025-12-19T11:33:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T11:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/358194\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:33:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T11:33:11","slug":"sauber-name-makes-surprise-appearance-on-2026-f1-entry-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/358194\/","title":{"rendered":"Sauber name makes surprise appearance on 2026 F1 entry list"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0FIA has published the Formula 1 entry list for the 2026 season featuring 11 teams, including newcomer Cadillac and a surprise mention of the Sauber<\/a> name as the team morphs into Audi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After 33 years in F1, the Sauber name is set to disappear from the grid after being taken over by Audi. But the 11-team entry list published by the FIA on Friday still refers to the company as Sauber Motorsport AG rather than Audi, with it understood that the name change process of the legal entity is still ongoing.<\/p>\n

It means that the Sauber name will grace the entry list for one more season, even though the race team itself will enter as Audi Revolut F1 team after the German manufacturer concluded a title partner deal with the fintech company<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other team name changes include\u00a0McLaren<\/a>, which has upgraded its partnership with Mastercard and will race as McLaren Mastercard F1 Team, its first fully-fledged title sponsorship since the Vodafone days, plus Haas which has taken on Toyota as a title partner<\/a>, with the team becoming known as TGR\u00a0Haas F1 Team<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Audi <\/p>\n

Audi Revolut F1 Team<\/p>\n

Photo by: Audi<\/p>\n

As previously reported, title defender Lando Norris<\/a> will move from #4 to #1, as is customary for the reigning world champion. Outgoing champion Max Verstappen won’t move back to his #33 number<\/a> last used in 2021, but will instead take the #3 vacated by his former Red Bull stablemate Daniel Ricciardo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

F1 2026 will have one rookie entrant, with Arvid Lindblad<\/a> taking the #41. The 18-year-old Briton replaces Isack Hadjar<\/a>, who has been promoted to Red Bull at the expense of Yuki Tsunoda<\/a>. Tsunoda is set for a year on the sidelines as Red Bull’s test and reserve driver.<\/p>\n

Sergio Perez<\/a> and Valtteri Bottas<\/a> are back on the entry list after sitting out the 2025 season as both race-winning veterans are set for a grand prix comeback with Cadillac, which is the new addition to the entry list as F1’s long-awaited 11th team.<\/p>\n

FIA F1 2026 world championship entry list<\/p>\n

Car No.
\nDriver Name
\nCompany Name
\nTeam Name
\nChassis Name
\nPower Unit<\/p>\n

81
\nOscar Piastri<\/a>
\nMcLaren Racing Limited
\nMcLaren Mastercard F1 Team
\nMcLaren
\nMercedes<\/a><\/p>\n

1
\nLando Norris
\nMcLaren Racing Limited
\nMcLaren Mastercard F1 Team
\nMcLaren
\nMercedes<\/p>\n

63
\nGeorge Russell<\/a>
\nMercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited
\nMercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team
\nMercedes
\nMercedes<\/p>\n

12
\nAndrea Kimi Antonelli<\/a>
\nMercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited
\nMercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team
\nMercedes
\nMercedes<\/p>\n

3
\nMax Verstappen<\/a>
\nRed Bull Racing<\/a> Limited
\nOracle Red Bull Racing
\nRed Bull Racing
\nRed Bull Ford<\/p>\n

6
\nIsack Hadjar
\nRed Bull Racing Limited
\nOracle Red Bull Racing
\nRed Bull Racing
\nRed Bull Ford<\/p>\n

16
\nCharles Leclerc<\/a>
\nFerrari<\/a> S.p.A
\nScuderia Ferrari HP
\nFerrari
\nFerrari<\/p>\n

44
\nLewis Hamilton<\/a>
\nFerrari S.p.A
\nScuderia Ferrari HP
\nFerrari
\nFerrari<\/p>\n

23
\nAlexander Albon
\nWilliams<\/a> Grand Prix Engineering Ltd
\nAtlassian Williams F1 Team
\nAtlassian Williams
\nMercedes<\/p>\n

55
\nCarlos Sainz<\/a>
\nWilliams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd
\nAtlassian Williams F1 Team
\nAtlassian Williams
\nMercedes<\/p>\n

41
\nArvid Lindblad
\nRacing Bulls S.p.A.
\nVisa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
\nRacing Bulls
\nRed Bull Ford<\/p>\n

30
\nLiam Lawson<\/a>
\nRacing Bulls S.p.A.
\nVisa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
\nRacing Bulls
\nRed Bull Ford<\/p>\n

18
\nLance Stroll<\/a>
\nAMR GP Limited
\nAston Martin Aramco Formula One Team
\nAston Martin Aramco
\nHonda<\/p>\n

14
\nFernando Alonso<\/a>
\nAMR GP Limited
\nAston Martin Aramco Formula One Team
\nAston Martin Aramco
\nHonda<\/p>\n

31
\nEsteban Ocon<\/a>
\nHaas Formula LLC
\nTGR Haas F1 Team
\nHaas
\nFerrari<\/p>\n

87
\nOliver Bearman<\/a>
\nHaas Formula LLC
\nTGR Haas F1 Team
\nHaas
\nFerrari<\/p>\n

27
\nNico H\u00fclkenberg
\nSauber Motorsport AG
\nAudi Revolut F1 Team
\nAudi
\nAudi<\/p>\n

5
\nGabriel Bortoleto<\/a>
\nSauber Motorsport AG
\nAudi Revolut F1 Team
\nAudi
\nAudi<\/p>\n

10
\nPierre Gasly<\/a>
\nAlpine<\/a> Racing Limited
\nBWT Alpine Formula One Team
\nAlpine
\nMercedes<\/p>\n

43
\nFranco Colapinto<\/a>
\nAlpine Racing Limited
\nBWT Alpine Formula One Team
\nAlpine
\nMercedes<\/p>\n

11
\nSergio Perez
\nTWG Cadillac Formula 1 Team LLC
\nCadillac Formula 1 Team
\nCadillac
\nFerrari<\/p>\n

77
\nValtteri Bottas
\nTWG Cadillac Formula 1 Team LLC
\nCadillac Formula 1 Team
\nCadillac
\nFerrari<\/p>\n

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