First look at the Audi F1 power unit

      Today Audi reported the successful start-up of an engine built by German engine builders for the works Formula 1 team and installed for the first time on the chassis of the 2026 car.

      But the company did not limit itself to comments from management, who rightly consider this event significant, and set about giving the press and fans a more detailed look at its achievements.

      Attached to the official announcement about the first engine start is a conceptual image of the 2026 car created using computer graphics, and the main technical parameters of the power unit are presented.

      Below we publish a translation of the information accompanying that picture, although, of course, this information is of a very general nature.

      Power unit for Formula 1

      System power – approximately 750 kW

      Made in Germany

      Developed and manufactured in Neuburg an der Donau

      1. Internal combustion engine

      Turbocharged 1.6-litre engine, power about 400 kW

      Sustainable fuel, fuel energy flow – 3000 MJ/h

      2. Energy recovery system

      Energy store (ES)

      Electronic control unit (CU-K)

      Motor-generator (MGU-K), maximum power 350 kW, responsible for recovering kinetic energy during braking

      3. Gearbox

      8-speed, continuously transmits torque during gear changes.

      Judging by how thoroughly the Audi F1 press office has decided to talk about the team's achievements already at this preparatory stage, one can assume that the information flow during the season will be as continuous as the transfer of torque from the power unit to the driven wheels.