2026 British Grand Prix - Friday

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Audi F1 R:9.2026 British Grand Prix: Practice 1 & Sprint Qualifying (Friday)

In 2025, Nico Hulkenberg logged his first podium ever with a third place finish. Could Audi Revolut F1 arrive this year and log a similar result?

R:9 SCHEDULE

DAY/DATEACTIVITYLOCAL TIMECETEST
Fri 03 JulPractice 112:30-13:3013:30-14:307:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Fri 03 JulSprint Qualifying16:30-17:1417:30-18:1411:30 AM -12:14 PM
Sat 04 JulSprint12:00-13:0013:00-14:007:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Sat 04 JulQualifying16:00-17:0017:00-18:0011:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Sun 05 MarGrand Prix15:0016:0010:00 AM

R:9 RACE INFORMATION

AUDI REVOLUT F1 | FORMULA 1 SERIES


R:9 FREE PRACTICE #1 RESULTS

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POS.NO.DRIVERTEAMTIME/GAPLAPS
144Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:29.26032
212Kimi AntonelliMercedes+0.21329
316Charles LeclercFerrari+0.59931
463George RussellMercedes+0.67831
581Oscar PiastriMcLaren+0.88725
63Max VerstappenRed Bull+0.98027
71Lando NorrisMcLaren+1.02827
86Isack HadjarRed Bull+1.07828
927Nico HulkenbergAudi+1.48329
1030Liam LawsonRacing Bulls+1.59028
125Gabriel BortoletoAudi+1.77528

R:5 SPRINT QUALIFYING RESULTS

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POS.NO.DRIVERTEAM1Q2Q3LAPS
144Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:29.2731:28.7471:28.37614
212Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:29.7461:28.8461:28.38715
33Max VerstappenRed Bull1:29.5891:29.2421:28.69712
416Charles LeclercFerrari1:29.3801:28.9221:28.70314
563George RussellMercedes1:29.6751:29.2461:28.73315
61Lando NorrisMcLaren1:30.1421:29.4011:28.74015
781Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:29.5831:29.1201:28.77212
86Isack HadjarRed Bull1:29.4701:29.2801:28.83514
930Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:29.8501:29.0671:28.92712
1041Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:30.4531:29.3301:29.36712
125Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:30.4071:29.67912
1327Nico HulkenbergAudi1:30.1071:29.70712

2026 British Grand Prix – Friday

TEAM SUMMARY

Audi Revolut F1 Team took to the track for the opening day of action at the British Grand Prix. Today, the Silverstone Sprint weekend got underway with a single practice session followed by Sprint Qualifying. The teamโ€™s focus throughout Friday centred on maximising the limited preparation time available, with Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto working to optimise the Audi R26 around one of Formula 1โ€™s fastest and most demanding circuits. 

The sole practice session proved encouraging, with Nico finishing inside the top ten and providing the team with a solid foundation ahead of the first competitive session of the weekend. Limited practice time at Sprint weekends always puts an added emphasis on the afternoon session and while a place in SQ3 ultimately remained just out of reach, the data gathered across Friday leaves us well placed for the Sprint race tomorrow as we continue refining set-up package for the rest of the weekend.


TEAM QUOTES

2026 Austrian Grand Prix – Friday

Allan McNish,ย Racing Director
“Sprint weekends always present an extra challenge because you have to condense all your preparation into a single free practice session while also keeping an eye on the rest of the weekend. Overall, our performance in FP1 was in line with our expectations and showed we had the potential to challenge for the top ten in Sprint Qualifying. We came through SQ1 comfortably, but neither car managed to put together the cleanest lap in SQ2, whichย ultimately leftย us 12th and 13th on the grid.ย That’sย slightly below where we felt we could have been, butย there’sย still plenty to play for. Our focus now is on maximising tomorrow’s Sprint before resetting for Grand Prix qualifying later in the day.”

2026 British Grand Prix – Thursday

Nico Hulkenberg, Car #27
FP1:ย 9thย / 1:30.743ย (29ย laps)ย 
SQ1: 1:30.107ย (6ย laps)ย 
SQ2:ย 13thย / 1:29.707ย (6 laps)

“It was a fairly clean Sprint Qualifying session, but I don’t think we quite maximised everything today. The conditions were a bit windier and gustier than they were this morning, and it felt like that affected us a little more than some of our rivals. We also took a slightly different approach with our run plan, so we’ll go away and review everything overnight to understand where we can improve ahead of tomorrow’s qualifying session.”

2026 British Grand Prix – Friday

Gabriel Bortoleto, Car #5
FP1:ย 12thย / 1:31.035ย (28ย laps)ย 
SQ1: 1:30.407ย (6 laps)
SQ2:ย 12thย /ย 1:29.679ย (6 laps)

“I thinkย it’sย been a solid Friday in the office. We got quite close to fighting for SQ3 today, which is of course encouraging and further proves the stepsย we’veย been making. Obviously,ย it’sย only the second session of the weekend, soย there’sstillย some areas whereย we can improve and do better.ย Let’s see what we can achieve tomorrow, startingย with theย Sprint and then going into Qualifying.”


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