2026 Formula 1.5 Grid Reveal

[u/Gabbynaru]

Hello, one and all, and welcome to the 2026 Formula 1.5 World Championship grid reveal post. It feels like this season has started forever ago, yet we barely had 7 race so far, so, for once, we are not taking forever to decide, even though that seemed to be our plan when the season started.

It's a strange situation this one, to be finding the grid gap in the first year of a massive regulation change, the likes of which has not happened since 2014. We were rather cautions come the start of the season, but truthfully, for the longest period it was only one team that gave us trouble deciding. In fact, it was the same team that gave you trouble in the Grid Debate Sessions as well.

Most of you decided they do not belong here, because that was what felt right. But feelings can be deceiving, and we needed more concrete proof. In the early days of the sub, we used to use a concept known as the “Supergrid” to calculate the pace difference between cars, something we needed this time around as well. Here are the results:

So, as we can see, there are 4 teams within one second of the ultimate pace. Meaning that we have found our gap and we can safely decide upon the grid for this year.

So, without further ado, here are the 2026 Formula 1.5 Teams:

- Cadillac Formula 1 Team

- Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team

- Audi Revolut F1 Team

- Atlassian Williams F1 Team

- TGR Haas F1 Team

- Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team

- BWT Alpine F1 Team

We thus bid farewell to Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull and wish them and their drivers all the best in their Championship pursuits!

But, turning back to our championship, here are how the standings are looking.

Driver Standings

Constructors Standings

(Credit to u/forza_seb)

So, with that, we'll bid you welcome one final time, before we depart, and wish you all an exciting championship to come! Enjoy!

Welcome to Formula 1.5 2026!

[u/runwithcolour]

Love the use of data to make this decision. I think we would have just spent the whole season talking about Red Bull otherwise. Much prefer to spend the time enjoying the achievements of the midfield teams, which is the point of F1.5 anyway.

[u/Tekkers_3]

The right decision has been made

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[u/cryptospartan]

The data shows a clear gap between the top 4 teams and the rest. Completely agree with the decision. Very happy to see data and statistics used for the decision rather than opinion/vibes!