{"id":420176,"date":"2026-01-19T22:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T22:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/420176\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T22:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T22:54:09","slug":"audi-2026-f1-launch-when-and-where-to-watch-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/420176\/","title":{"rendered":"Audi 2026 F1 launch: When and where to watch, what you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/team\/audi\/49022\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Audi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Audi<\/a> Formula 1 team is set to become the fourth team to unveil its 2026 F1 livery during an event in Berlin on Tuesday 20 January.<\/p>\n<p>The German marque, which took over Sauber at the end of 2025, follows Red Bull, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/team\/racing-bulls-12\/12\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Racing Bulls;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Racing Bulls<\/a> and Haas in revealing its livery for the upcoming 2026 F1 season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Here is everything you need to know to watch the Audi 2026 F1 launch.<\/p>\n<p>When is the Audi 2026 F1 launch event?<\/p>\n<p>The Audi 2026 F1 launch event will take place on 20 January in Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 20 January 2026<\/p>\n<p>Local time: 19:00<br \/>GMT: 18:00<br \/>PST: 10:00<br \/>EST: 13:00<br \/>JST: 03:00 (Wednesday 21 January)<br \/>CST (China): 02:00 (Wednesday 21 January)<\/p>\n<p>How to watch the Audi 2026 F1 launch event<\/p>\n<p>The Audi 2026 F1 launch event will be streamed live via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audif1.com\/en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Audi F1 website;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Audi F1 website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Audi F1 Team shakedown<img alt=\"Audi F1 Team shakedown\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/e1b24e345231f602927fd21bb1240791.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Audi F1 Team shakedown<\/p>\n<p>Audi F1 2026 team kit<\/p>\n<p>The launch event for the Audi 2026 livery comes after the squad unveiled the team kit for the upcoming season on 19 January. The adidas teamwear features a grey, red and white theme, providing a hint of what the livery could entail.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Also:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/f1\/news\/audi-unveils-first-formula-1-team-kit-since-sauber-takeover\/10791079\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"413\" height=\"275\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0cb3ba5aa5cb5b34baf1d81834ad80a8.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/f1\/news\/audi-unveils-first-formula-1-team-kit-since-sauber-takeover\/10791079\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Audi unveils first Formula 1 team kit since Sauber takeover;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> Audi unveils first Formula 1 team kit since Sauber takeover <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 2026 season welcomes a wave of new regulations in F1, as well as the addition of Cadillac as an 11th team. The new regulations bring changes including a 50:50 split between internal combustion engine and electric power, smaller and lighter cars, and active aerodynamics.<\/p>\n<p>Audi will continue with the Sauber driver line-up, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/nico-hulkenberg\/9327\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nico Hulkenberg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nico Hulkenberg<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/gabriel-bortoleto\/950450\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gabriel Bortoleto;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Gabriel Bortoleto<\/a>, under the leadership of team principal Jonathan Wheatley.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Sauber finished ninth in the 2025 F1 constructors\u2019 championship with 70 points. In the drivers&#8217; championship, Hulkenberg placed 11th with 51 points and Bortoleto finished 19th with 19 points in his rookie season.<\/p>\n<p>To read more Motorsport.com articles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:visit our website;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">visit our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Audi Formula 1 team is set to become the fourth team to unveil its 2026 F1 livery&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":420177,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,576,577,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-420176","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-formula-1","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-f1","11":"tag-formula-1","12":"tag-formula1","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=420176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/420177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=420176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=420176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}