Audi Revolut F1 Team has shared outline plans for a new Formula One Campus in Switzerland, with the Audi Hinwil campus due for full completion in 2030. The site on Zurichstrasse sits less than one kilometre from Audi Motorsport AG’s current base, and parts of it became operational in summer 2026. The team calls it a major milestone in its long-term development.
How the Audi Hinwil Campus Fits the Team’s Footprint
Hinwil has been the team’s home since its Sauber days, and Audi is staying put. The new campus sits on Zurichstrasse, a short distance from the current factory.
The build is phased. Parts of the site came into use in summer 2026, with the full development finishing in 2030.
The existing site on Wildbachstrasse stays fully operational throughout. Once the campus is complete, Wildbachstrasse gets redeveloped as the team’s manufacturing centre and windtunnel operation.
The rest of the setup holds. Formula 1 power units will still be developed and manufactured in Neuburg, Germany, and the team keeps its technical centre in Bicester, United Kingdom.
Bicester is the newest piece. The team opened its UK base at Bicester Motion in Oxfordshire in 2025, setting up inside Motorsport Valley to get closer to the UK talent pool.
Its work covers aerodynamics, suspension design, simulation development and race operations. It was set up to support Hinwil as the headquarters, and the new campus keeps it that way.
Audi frames the project as an investment in people, performance and the future of the team. The aim is to bring together everything needed to compete for championships while creating lasting value for the whole organisation.
Why Hinwil Needed More Room
Space has been the problem in Hinwil for a while. Back in January, Binotto said the power unit side in Neuburg already had the infrastructure it needed, but Hinwil was still short.
He listed what was missing: a building big enough for a newly ordered simulator, more composite manufacturing capacity, and more desks for engineers.
By May he was still pointing at the squeeze, saying the site didn’t even have enough parking for staff.
Audi has said it wants to be in a position to fight for world championship titles from 2030. The campus is due to be completed in the same year.
Binotto has also said the harder job is cultural, moving the team from a private outfit focused on survival to one built to win titles.
Binotto: Built Around People
CEO and Team Principal Mattia Binotto put recruitment at the centre of it. “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.
“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.”
For Binotto, this kind of chance doesn’t come round often. “What makes this project particularly special is that it allows us to shape the future of Audi Revolut F1 Team from the ground up,” he said. “Opportunities like this are rare in modern Formula 1.”
“We are not simply moving into an existing facility; we are creating a home designed around our people, our culture and our ambitions.”
Mattia Binotto – CEO and Team Principal, Audi Revolut F1 Team
“This Campus is an important part of that journey,” he added.
He also thanked the Municipality of Hinwil, saying the team is proud its next chapter will be written there.
Hinwil’s Racing Roots
Motor racing has been part of life in Hinwil since 1970, across two generations. It started with Peter Sauber, who built his first race car, the C1, in 1970 and won the Swiss sports car championship with it that year. He then set up his workshop on his father’s company premises in Hinwil.
Sports cars came first. Sauber won the 24 Hours of Le Mans outright with Mercedes-Benz in 1989 and took two world endurance championships.
Formula 1 arrived 23 years after the team was founded. The first Grand Prix was the 1993 South African Grand Prix, where JJ Lehto qualified sixth and finished fifth. Points on debut.
The first race win came as BMW Sauber. Robert Kubica led Nick Heidfeld home for a one-two at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix.
The Alfa Romeo and Kick Sauber years followed before Audi took full control in 2024, and the team raced as Audi from 2026. Through every name change, Hinwil stayed the base.
No investment figure was disclosed. Full completion is scheduled for 2030.
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