F1 team launches: When, where, and how to watch every one in 2026

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F1 team launches: When, where, and how to watch every one in 2026

All the car launches ahead of the 2026 season!

By Sam Cook.

Friday 19 December 2025 21:00

The F1 season is fast approaching, with the first pre-season tests in Barcelona being run as soon as next month.

Despite the 2025 season only wrapping up two weeks ago, work is frantically underway on every team's 2026 machines – with massive changes being made.

Barcelona is the first three-day testing event of the pre-season, before two more in Bahrain. The season officially gets underway on March 6 at the Australian Grand Prix.

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That expanded period of testing comes because of the wholesale regulation changes that are sweeping into F1 next season, both chassis-side and in terms of the power units.

And the first chance to see the newly-designed cars will be throughout the month of January, as the first few teams begin to bring their designs to their fans via glamorous launch events.

Aston Martin are, so far, the team who are releasing their car the latest, with the Silverstone-based outfit not having their official season launch until February 9, after the first pre-season shakedown in Barcelona.

However, their new power unit manufacturers Honda will have a launch event focusing on the new 2026 engine on January 20 in Tokyo.

Meanwhile, the two new outfits on the grid, Audi (who have taken over the Sauber team) and Cadillac will be the most anticipated car launches, with their official liveries being revealed for the first time. These take place on January 20 and February 8 respectively.

When are the 2026 F1 car launches?

When are the F1 2026 car launches?
Team	Location	Date	How to watch
Red Bull	Detroit, USA	January 15	Red Bull Racing website, YouTube
Racing Bulls	Detroit, USA	January 15	Red Bull Racing website, YouTube
Audi	Berlin, Germany	January 20	YouTube, Audi social channels
Ferrari	Fiorano, Italy	January 23	YouTube, Ferrari social media pages
Haas	TBC	January 23	Haas F1 website and social pages
Alpine	Barcelona, Spain	January 23	YouTube, Alpine social media pages
Cadillac	Santa Clara, USA	February 8	Cadillac F1 website, YouTube
Aston Martin	TBC	February 9	TBC
Mercedes	TBC	TBC	TBC
McLaren	TBC	TBC	TBC