Audi has revealed plans for a new home in Switzerland. The Audi F1 campus Hinwil project will rise on Zurichstrasse, right next to the team’s existing factory, and some elements have already been operational since summer 2026, according to an official team statement. Full completion is scheduled for 2030.
The move keeps Audi’s Formula 1 operation rooted in the town that has hosted the Swiss squad since Peter Sauber’s day. Team principal Mattia Binotto says the new site will help the team attract and keep hold of top engineering talent as it works toward its long-term goals.
Official statements and primary facility details
Audi’s statement on the project was direct about the timeline. “Elements of the new Campus on Zurichstrasse became operational in summer 2026, with the full development scheduled for completion in 2030,” the team said in its official announcement from Audi F1.
Binotto framed the campus as central to the team’s recruitment plans. “The campus will play an important role in helping us attract and retain world-class talent while providing the foundations required to achieve our long-term ambitions,” he said.
He went further on why the working environment matters so much in Formula 1. “Building a successful Formula 1 team is ultimately about people. The best engineers, designers, mechanics and specialists want to work in an environment that allows them to collaborate, innovate and perform at their highest level. The campus will help us create exactly that environment,” Binotto said.
Infrastructure redevelopment and team heritage context
Hinwil has been home to this operation since 1970, when Peter Sauber founded his team there. Sauber ran Mercedes’ sportscar programme through the 1980s before entering Formula 1 in 1993. BMW bought the team in 2005 and sold it back in 2009. Audi then built its stake up in stages, taking full control in January 2025.
The existing Wildbachstrasse site will be redeveloped as part of the wider scheme, though the wind tunnel there will stay. It was funded by money Sauber received from Mercedes when Kimi Raikkonen moved to McLaren in 2002, a deal that still shapes the facility today.
Binotto called the project a rare chance to start from scratch. “What makes this project particularly special is that it allows us to shape the future of Audi Revolut F1 Team from the ground up. Opportunities like this are rare in modern Formula 1,” he said. “We are not simply moving into an existing facility; we are creating a home designed around our people, our culture and our ambitions. This campus is an important part of that journey.”
He also thanked the local authorities for their support. “We are proud that the next chapter of Audi Revolut F1 Team will be written in Hinwil and I would like place on record my thanks to the Municipality of Hinwil itself,” Binotto said. The team’s history runs deeper than most on the current grid, and that heritage clearly shapes how Audi frames this rebuild. Autosport’s report offers further confirmation of the Swiss facility and the scale of what’s planned.
Operational split and project completion timeline
Not everything moves to Hinwil. Audi’s engine development will remain at Neuberg in Germany, and the team will keep its satellite offices in Bicester, England. The Hinwil campus is being built around chassis design, production and team operations rather than power unit work.
If all goes to plan, the Audi F1 campus Hinwil scheme will be fully finished by 2030, bringing design, build and race operations closer together on one site. It comes during a busy spell for Audi away from the project too. The team recently sent a formal notification to the FIA over a stewards’ decision, not long after our earlier report on Yuki Tsunoda’s season.
