Audi has unveiled plans for a new Formula 1 campus near their existing Hinwil facility in Switzerland, with elements becoming operational during summer 2026 and full completion scheduled for 2030. The campus will be built less than one kilometer from the current factory on Zurichstrasse, while the existing Wildbachstrasse site will be redeveloped as the manufacturing center and wind tunnel operation.
Team principal Mattia Binotto emphasized that the campus will help attract and retain world-class talent by providing an environment designed for collaboration, innovation and peak performance. He described the project as a rare opportunity in modern Formula 1 to shape the team's future from the ground up, creating a home designed around their people, culture and ambitions.
The expanded facilities represent Audi's long-term commitment to their Formula 1 project, which took full control of the former Sauber operation in January 2025. Power unit development will continue in Neuburg, Germany, while the team maintains its technical center in Bicester, United Kingdom, creating a multi-location operation as they work toward championship competitiveness.
Audi currently sits eighth in the constructors' standings in their debut season, having required substantial investment to modernize facilities that had operated on limited budgets since BMW's departure. The wind tunnel was famously funded by money received from Mercedes to release Kimi Raikkonen from his Sauber contract in 2002.