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The 2026
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Eleven teams. Six engine partnerships. Two manufacturers in their debut season. The 2026 F1 grid is the largest since 1995 and includes the first new American team since the 1970s. Below: every team's drivers, engine partner, team principal, base, and what they're building toward.

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Founded 1970 · UK
01

Mercedes-AMG

Brackley, UK · Engine: Mercedes · Principal: Toto Wolff
George RussellCar 63 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Kimi AntonelliCar 12 · 🇮🇹 Italy

The Brackley operation that won eight consecutive constructors' titles from 2014 to 2021 is in the second era of its existence under team principal Toto Wolff, who joined in 2013 and is the longest-serving principal on the grid. Mercedes have invested earlier and harder in the 2026 regulations than any rival — engine development started in 2022. Russell is in his fifth season with the team, Antonelli in his second after a podium-finishing rookie year in 2025. Mercedes also supply engines to McLaren and Williams in 2026.

Constr titles
2021Last title
BrackleyChassis base
Founded 1929 · Italy
02

Scuderia Ferrari

Maranello, Italy · Engine: Ferrari · Principal: Fred Vasseur
Charles LeclercCar 16 · 🇲🇨 Monaco
Lewis HamiltonCar 44 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

The oldest and most decorated team in F1, with the longest continuous presence in the sport's history. Ferrari last won a constructors' title in 2008 and a drivers' title in 2007. Vasseur took over as team principal in 2023 and the rebuild has been deliberate rather than dramatic. The signing of Lewis Hamilton in 2025 was the biggest transfer in F1 history; he partners long-time Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc in the second year of that pairing. Ferrari supplies engines to Haas and Cadillac.

16×Constr titles
2008Last title
1950F1 founding
Founded 1963 · UK
03

McLaren

Woking, UK · Engine: Mercedes · Principal: Andrea Stella
Lando NorrisCar 4 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Oscar PiastriCar 81 · 🇦🇺 Australia

Founded by Bruce McLaren in 1963, second-most-successful constructor in F1 history. McLaren won the 2024 constructors' championship — their first since 1998 — and then the 2025 drivers' title with Lando Norris. Andrea Stella has been principal since 2023 and oversaw the team's turnaround from mid-pack also-rans. Norris's career number is #4 but as defending champion he carries #1 on the 2026 car at his discretion. Piastri arrived from the Alpine reserve in 2023 and has scored race wins in each of his first three seasons. Mercedes-powered.

Constr titles
2024Last title
2025Norris drivers' title
Founded 2005 · UK
04

Oracle Red Bull Racing

Milton Keynes, UK · Engine: Red Bull-Ford · Principal: Laurent Mekies
Max VerstappenCar 1 / 3 · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
Isack HadjarCar 6 · 🇫🇷 France

Created when Dietrich Mateschitz purchased the ailing Jaguar team in late 2004. Six constructors' titles, eight drivers' titles, including four consecutive Verstappen championships from 2021 to 2024. Christian Horner was the founding team principal but was sacked in July 2025; Laurent Mekies was promoted from the sister team Racing Bulls to take over. The 2026 season marks the debut of Red Bull Powertrains, the team's own engine programme in partnership with Ford — ending two decades of using customer engines from Cosworth, Renault and Honda. Verstappen turned down a 2025 Mercedes move to stay and lead the Ford partnership.

Constr titles
2023Last title
Verstappen titles
Founded 1985 · Italy
05

Visa Cash App Racing Bulls

Faenza, Italy · Engine: Red Bull-Ford · Principal: Alan Permane
Liam LawsonCar 30 · 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Arvid LindbladCar 41 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

The Red Bull "B-team," previously known as Minardi (1985–2005), Toro Rosso (2006–2019), AlphaTauri (2020–2023) and RB (2024). Now officially Visa Cash App Racing Bulls. The team operates from Faenza but uses many components from the senior Red Bull. Mekies was principal here from 2024 before his mid-2025 promotion; Alan Permane took over — a former Alpine sporting director who'd joined Racing Bulls in early 2024 as racing director. Lindblad, an 18-year-old Briton with Swedish heritage, is the youngest driver on the 2026 grid.

Race wins
2006Founded (as Toro Rosso)
FaenzaOperations base
Founded 1991 · UK
06

Aston Martin Aramco

Silverstone, UK · Engine: Honda · Principal: Adrian Newey
Fernando AlonsoCar 14 · 🇪🇸 Spain
Lance StrollCar 18 · 🇨🇦 Canada

The team formerly known as Jordan, Midland, Spyker, Force India and Racing Point. Lawrence Stroll purchased the operation in 2018 and rebranded it Aston Martin in 2021. The team's two biggest moves for 2026 are the works engine partnership with Honda (Honda left F1 at end of 2025 then returned as a works supplier exclusively to Aston Martin) and the arrival of Adrian Newey — the most successful F1 designer in history — first as managing technical partner from spring 2025, then as team principal from January 2026. Lance Stroll is the team owner's son.

Constr titles
2021Aston rebrand
Newey12 titles as designer
Founded 1977 · UK
07

Williams Racing

Grove, UK · Engine: Mercedes · Principal: James Vowles
Alex AlbonCar 23 · 🇹🇭 Thailand
Carlos SainzCar 55 · 🇪🇸 Spain

One of F1's most decorated independent teams, founded by Sir Frank Williams in 1977. Nine constructors' titles between 1980 and 1997 — the last great non-manufacturer era of F1. The team declined steeply after Frank Williams's effective retirement in the 2010s and was sold to Dorilton Capital in 2020. James Vowles, ex-Mercedes strategy director, became principal in 2023 and has led a generational rebuild. Carlos Sainz arrived for 2025 from Ferrari, a major signing for a team rebuilding its competitiveness. Mercedes-powered.

Constr titles
1997Last title
DoriltonCurrent owner
Debut 2026 · Switzerland/Germany
08

Audi F1 Team

Hinwil, Switzerland · Engine: Audi (works) · Principal: Mattia Binotto
Nico HülkenbergCar 27 · 🇩🇪 Germany
Gabriel BortoletoCar 5 · 🇧🇷 Brazil

The Sauber operation in Hinwil — a constant on the F1 grid since 1993 — was acquired in stages by Audi between 2022 and 2025 and rebranded as a full Audi works team for 2026. Audi's first F1 entry. The power unit is built in Neuburg, Germany; the chassis in Hinwil. Mattia Binotto, the former Ferrari team principal (2019–2022), runs the project. Bortoleto is a Brazilian rookie who won the F2 and F3 titles in successive years (2023 and 2024); Hülkenberg is the experienced reference driver, now in his thirteenth F1 season.

Titles as Audi
1993Sauber founded
NeuburgEngine HQ
Founded 1981 · UK/France
09

BWT Alpine F1 Team

Enstone, UK · Engine: Renault · Principal: Steve Nielsen
Pierre GaslyCar 10 · 🇫🇷 France
Franco ColapintoCar 43 · 🇦🇷 Argentina

The Enstone factory — previously Toleman, Benetton, Renault and Lotus across its history — was rebranded as Alpine in 2021. Two constructors' titles in the team's Renault-era guise (2005, 2006 with Fernando Alonso). The only team in 2026 still running Renault engines, and the only team where chassis and engine share an ownership group (both within the Renault Group). Flavio Briatore returned to the team in 2024 as executive advisor. Steve Nielsen took over as principal in late 2024 after the departure of Bruno Famin. Colapinto is the first Argentine F1 driver since Gastón Mazzacane in 2001.

Constr titles (as Renault)
2006Last title
RenaultSole customer
Founded 2016 · USA
10

MoneyGram Haas F1 Team

Kannapolis, USA · Engine: Ferrari · Principal: Ayao Komatsu
Esteban OconCar 31 · 🇫🇷 France
Oliver BearmanCar 87 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

The first American F1 team in three decades when it debuted in 2016, founded by industrialist Gene Haas. The team operates from Kannapolis, North Carolina, with European race operations in Banbury, England, and design office in Maranello, Italy — uniquely transatlantic. Haas runs Ferrari engines and a Ferrari technical partnership, and is now linked to Toyota Gazoo Racing as a development partner from 2025. Ayao Komatsu, a long-time race engineer, was promoted to team principal in 2024.

Constr titles
2016F1 debut
TGRToyota partnership
Debut 2026 · USA
11

Cadillac F1 Team

Charlotte, USA · Engine: Ferrari (2026–27) · Principal: Graeme Lowdon
Sergio PérezCar 11 · 🇲🇽 Mexico
Valtteri BottasCar 77 · 🇫🇮 Finland

F1's eleventh team and General Motors' first works F1 entry. Cadillac's F1 entry was approved by the FIA in 2024 after multiple rejected applications by the Andretti Global organisation. The team operates from Charlotte, North Carolina, with race operations facilities in Silverstone. Ferrari supplies engines for 2026 and 2027 under a customer deal; Cadillac's own GM-built power unit is planned for 2028. Graeme Lowdon, a former Manor Racing chief executive, is the team's first principal. Pérez and Bottas are both returning to the grid after sitting out (or being dropped from) the 2025 season.

2028Own engine debut
GMParent company
11thF1 team count

The engine partnerships

The 2026 engine supply market is more fragmented than at any point since the 1990s. Six manufacturers supply the eleven teams — the highest count since Honda re-entered in 2015. Five of those six are works programmes (manufacturer-as-team plus customer teams); only Honda is a pure works arrangement (one team only). The breakdown:

Mercedes supplies its own works team, McLaren, and Williams (3 teams). The largest customer base on the grid, reflecting Mercedes's dominant position in engine development heading into 2026.

Ferrari supplies Ferrari, Haas, and Cadillac (3 teams). Ferrari's customer programme expanded with the addition of Cadillac for 2026 and 2027.

Red Bull Powertrains (with Ford) supplies Red Bull and Racing Bulls (2 teams). The Ford partnership ended a 22-year absence of the brand from F1 since Jaguar Racing was sold to Red Bull in 2004. Ford-branded badging appears on the engine cover.

Honda supplies Aston Martin only. Honda returned as a works supplier exclusively to Aston Martin, ending its customer arrangement with Red Bull at the end of 2025.

Audi supplies its own works team only. Audi declined to take customer teams in its debut years to focus on integration.

Renault supplies Alpine only. Alpine is Renault's only customer in the 2026 cycle — Renault-Alpine is the only team where the engine and chassis manufacturer are the same corporate entity.

The hierarchy in summary

Three structural tiers tend to emerge in any new regulations cycle. Top tier: the works manufacturer programmes with their own engines and chassis (Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren-as-customer, Red Bull, Aston Martin, Audi, Alpine). Middle tier: well-resourced customer operations (Williams, Racing Bulls, Haas). Lower tier: new entrants in their debut phase (Cadillac). The tier boundaries change between regulations cycles. The team that wins a new regulations cycle in year one usually carries that advantage forward for several seasons.

Watch the standings widget above for the current state — it updates after every race.