14. Juni 2026

GP von Barcelona 2026: Sonntag

Audi Revolut F1® Team musste sich beim Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix mit einem Ergebnis unter Wert zufriedengeben.

Learnings aus dem Rennwochenende.

Nico Hülkenberg lag nach seinem ersten Top-Ten-Start der Saison aussichtsreich im Kampf um die Punkte, als ein ungewöhnlicher Zwischenfall sein Rennen vorzeitig beendete.

Aufgewirbelter Kies, ausgelöst durch das vorausfahrende Fahrzeug von Liam Lawson, traf den Not-Aus-Schalter seines Audi R26 und führte zu einem sofortigen Abschalten des Rennwagens. Ein unvorhersehbares Ende eines Rennens, das bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt die Pace des Wochenendes bestätigte.

Auf der anderen Seite der Garage zeigte Gabriel Bortoleto eine Aufholfahrt. Nach einem schwierigen Start, bei dem er von P12 auf P17 zurückfiel, arbeitete er sich mit einer aggressiven Herangehensweise durch das Feld zurück. Trotz aerodynamischer Schäden, verursacht durch Kieskontakt in der ersten Runde, beendete er das Rennen auf Platz 11 und verpasste die Punkte nur knapp.

Auch in der Formel 3 gab es einen Podest-Erfolg. Freddie Slater sicherte sich im Sprint-Rennen Platz zwei, während er im Feature Race nach einer Aufholfahrt von P10 auf P5 durch eine nachträgliche Strafe auf P8 zurückfiel.

Audi Revolut F1® Team richtet den Blick nun auf das nächste Rennwochenende in Österreich, mit dem Ziel, die gezeigte Performance in Punkte umzusetzen.

“It was a very frustrating end to what had been a very good weekend for us as a team."

"Nico’s car shut down after Lawson ran wide and kicked up gravel, which struck the safety fire switch. That triggered an automatic safety function designed to shut the car down in an emergency situation."

Allan McNish

"Nico was able to coast back to the pits, but unfortunately that was the end of his race. Gabi had a difficult start and didn't get off the line well. He ended up boxed in a group of cars and was pushed into the gravel where he picked up some damage to his car."

Allan McNish

"From there, he was in recovery mode, fighting his way back through the field and ultimately finishing 11th, just outside the points. From the team's perspective, it had been a strong weekend up until the race."

Allan McNish

"It's disappointing that we couldn’t convert the pace we showed into points, but the underlying performance was there. We will take the positives, keep working hard and now turn our focus to the next race in Spielberg.”

"It was a very unusual and unfortunate retirement."

Liam ran slightly wide ahead of me and put a wheel into the gravel at Turn 12, which kicked up a lot of stones. Some of them hit our car and appear to have triggered the emergency safety switch, causing a complete shutdown of the system."

Nico Hulkenberg driver at the Audi Revolut F1® Team inside the garage wearing headphones at the Barcelona Catalunya Grand Prix 2026

Nico Hülkenberg

"Everything switched off instantly and that was the end of our race. It's obviously very frustrating because we were in a good position to fight for points. The pace we showed throughout the weekend was convincing and, after yesterday's qualifying, there was a genuine opportunity to come away with a strong result.

Nico Hülkenberg

"Unfortunately, we leave with nothing to show for it, but this was simply a case of bad luck rather than a performance or reliability issue."

"It hasn't been the easiest race for us."

"We had a challenging start which ended up costing us a few positions on the first lap already."

Gabriel Bortoleto

" Then, unfortunately, I had a racing incident with [Esteban] Ocon: we touched when side by side, I got squeezed into the gravel and picked up quite a bit of damage, which I then had to manage for the rest of the race."

Gabriel Bortoleto

"Despite all of this, there are still some positives to take home from this first European double header: once again, we showed strong pace across all sessions. It's encouraging to see it on two very different circuits. Hopefully we can keep building on that in Spielberg in two weeks' time."

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