{"id":399470,"date":"2026-01-08T09:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/399470\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:52:08","slug":"audi-f1-debut-imminent-as-f1-2026-filming-day-plans-emerge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/399470\/","title":{"rendered":"Audi F1 debut imminent as F1 2026 filming day plans emerge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new-look Audi F1 team is to hold a filming day in Barcelona on Friday (January 9), PlanetF1.com understands.<\/p>\n<p>The German manufacturer is preparing for its first season in F1 2026 after completing its takeover and rebrand of the previous Sauber team.<\/p>\n<p>Audi F1 to hold F1 2026 filming day on Friday<\/p>\n<p>Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=planetf1.com\" target=\"_blank\">preferred source on Google<\/a> to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/p>\n<p>Audi will be one of five engine manufacturers \u2013 along with Mercedes, Ferrari, Honda and fellow newcomer Red Bull-Ford \u2013 with a presence on the 2026 grid.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/audi-f1-2026-r26-fire-up\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported by PlanetF1.com<\/a>, Audi confirmed on Wednesday that the team completed its maiden full-car fire up on December 19 as chassis and engine were fused together for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>And it has emerged that the team\u2019s first on-track outing is imminent with plans in place for a filming day.<\/p>\n<p>Audi F1 arrives: More on Formula 1\u2019s season of change<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/features\/f1-2025-v-f1-2026-nine-key-questions-huge-regulation-changes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1 2025 v F1 2026: Nine key questions ahead of huge regulation changes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/features\/f1s-secret-battleground-revealed-amid-preparations-for-2026-revolution\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1\u2019s secret battleground revealed amid preparations for 2026 revolution<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PlanetF1.com understands that Audi will appear at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya tomorrow (Friday) to carry out a shakedown of its F1 2026 car.<\/p>\n<p>Each team is allowed two filming days with current-spec machinery each season, with Audi permitted to carry out 200 kilometres (42 laps) of running at the Spanish Grand Prix venue.<\/p>\n<p>Audi \u2013 which will officially compete as Audi Revolut F1 Team in 2026 after securing a title sponsorship with the global banking giant \u2013 announced last month that its livery will be revealed at an event in Berlin on January 20.<\/p>\n<p>The launch will come just six days before the team returns to Barcelona for F1\u2019s first pre-season test, which is to be held behind closed doors across January 26-30.<\/p>\n<p>Two further pre-season tests will follow in Bahrain on February 11-13 and 18-20 before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix takes place on March 8.<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg will drive for Audi \u2013 led by team principal Jonathan Wheatley, the former Red Bull sporting director \u2013 in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Additional reporting by Mat Coch<\/p>\n<p>Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaUcBxk6BIEcgEnwDi1T\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n<p>You can also subscribe to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@planetf1com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PlanetF1 YouTube channel<\/a> for exclusive features, hear from our paddock journalists with stories from the heart of Formula 1 and much more!<\/p>\n<p>Read next:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/christian-horner-document-discovery-alpine-f1-return\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Exclusive: Document discovery threatens to delay Christian Horner F1 return<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The new-look Audi F1 team is to hold a filming day in Barcelona on Friday (January 9), PlanetF1.com&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":399471,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,29923,63,817,813,816,818,7982,44,17165,85],"class_list":["post-399470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-au","tag-audi-f1","tag-australia","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-home-page","tag-kick-sauber","tag-news","tag-popular","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}