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United States Grand Prix

Circuit of the Americas

Sun, 25 Oct 2026

Demand
Downforcehigh2025Brakingmed2025Tractionhigh2025Tyrehigh2025Coolinghigh2025
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The United States Grand Prix has 19 confirmed FIA car-presentation upgrade rows from 7 teams, with 2 PU grid rows. Racing Bulls has the most upgrade rows (4).

Grid penalties and power unit changes

PU grid

  • Bortoleto, 20 place grid drop under B8.2.8, 4th ES, 4th CE (Doc 15)
  • Colapinto, 10 place grid drop under B8.2.8, 4th CE (Doc 14)

11 new PU elements this weekend.

Inferred

  • Bortoleto, Over limit +20
  • Colapinto, Inferred +10
  • Lindblad, Inferred +5

Upgrades

19

PU Changes

11

Parc Fermé

0

PU grid

2

Teams Active

9

Most Active

RB

4 upgrades

Top categories:Aero 18Cooling 1
Upgrades19PU Elements11Start0Parc Fermé0
Team
Component
Type
Category
Status

Confirmed FIA upgrades: 19 rows from 7 teams

Racing BullsRB

4 upgrades

Arvid LindbladICENEW6th of 4Inferred +5Inferred +5
Rear WingPerformanceLocal LoadNewConfirmed

New flap elements The camber and chord of the rear wing flap elements has been modified to clean up the local flow and allow the wing to generate more load.

fia.com
Front WingPerformanceFlow ConditioningNewConfirmed

New front wing endplate The front wing endplate plays an important role in managing the flow around the front tyres.

These updates further improve the management of the flow field downstream.

fia.com
Coke/Engine CoverPerformanceFlow ConditioningRevisedConfirmed

Reprofiled shoulder and undercut Working in combination with the updates made to the floor, the changes to the engine cover help manage the flow as it passes around the side of the car and towards the rear.

fia.com
Floor BodyPerformanceLocal LoadConfirmed

Multiple changes including leading edge devices, board and floor edge A combination of developments across a number of key floor components which improves the overall flow management around the floor.

This translates into an efficient downforce increase.

fia.com
FerrariFER

3 upgrades

DiffuserRevisedConfirmed

Revised diffuser volume, expansion profile, fence loading and trailing edge outboard furniture Benefitting from improved onset flow quality, the diffuser expansion and overall geometry has been further optimized, and returns increased aerodynamic load in an efficient way

fia.com
Floor BodyPerformanceLocal LoadConfirmed

and Flow Conditioning Updated board brace layout, redesigned front floor leading edge reshaping of both inboard vertical and top horizontal board elements Key development features have focused on increasing floor downforce (on both front and rear parts) whilst also increasing energy levels and flow stability sent towards the back of the car

fia.com
Sidepod InletCoke/Engine CoverConfirmed2 parts

Sidepod inlet additional lower volume, reshaped undercut and coke line volumes

fia.com
AeroReported

Ferrari's most significant F1 aero upgrade of 2026 revealed

Covered by FIA

the-race.com
AeroReported

On top of this, Ferrari has a revised diffuser volume, with new fence loading and trailing edge outboard furniture.

Covered by FIA

the-race.com
AudiAUD

3 upgrades

Gabriel BortoletoPU AncillaryNEW6th of 6Over limit +20ExhaustNEW4th of 4Control ElectronicsNEW4th of 3Inferred +10Energy StoreNEW4th of 3Inferred +10ICENEW4th of 4TurbochargerNEW4th of 4
Mirror StayPerformanceFlow ConditioningNewConfirmed

New Mirror Stay The updated mirror stay geometry complements the revised front corner configuration and supports the overall aerodynamic performance of the car package introduced lately.

fia.com
Front CornerPerformanceFlow ConditioningNewConfirmed

New front brake duct The revised front brake duct provides updated cooling characteristics together with associated aerodynamic performance, complementing the latest development steps introduced.

fia.com
FloorPerformanceFlow ConditioningNewConfirmed

New Floor Board The updated floorboard geometry is intended to improve local flow conditioning and support the overall aerodynamic performance of the floor assembly.

fia.com
McLarenMCL

3 upgrades

Oscar PiastriPU AncillaryNEW5th of 6
Rear CornerPerformanceFlow ConditioningRevisedConfirmed

Updated Rear Corner Furniture The rear corner furniture has been revised to achieve an improvement in flow conditioning as well as increased local load.

fia.com
DiffuserPerformanceFlow ConditioningNewConfirmed

New diffuser geometry The diffuser geometry has been modified aiming at an improvement of flow conditioning and local load across the speed range.

fia.com
Front CornerPerformanceFlow ConditioningRevisedConfirmed

Revised Front Corner and Furniture The front corner scoop and furniture have been revised in conjunction with the front suspension fairings aiming at improved flow conditioning.

fia.com
AlpineALP

2 upgrades

Franco ColapintoControl ElectronicsNEW4th of 3Inferred +10Inferred +10
Rear WingPerformanceLocal LoadRevisedConfirmed

Reprofiled rear wing flap The second and third element flap of the rear wing have been redesigned to improve rear wing flow quality and overall load delivery.

fia.com
FloorPerformanceLocal LoadConfirmed

Redesigned rear floor corner The rear floor corner has been redesigned to improve the local flowfield interaction with the rear corner while also increasing local load.

fia.com
CadillacCAD

2 upgrades

Cooling LouvresPerformanceCooling RangeRevisedConfirmed

Updated Sidepod Top Deck Cooling Louvres The sidepod top deck louvres have been updated to increase the power unit cooling capacity, whilst minimising the effect on aerodynamic performance

fia.com
Floor FencesPerformanceFlow ConditioningRevisedConfirmed

Updated Forward Floor Fence Geometry Revised geometry improves flow conditioning to the rear of the car and reduces sensitivity to changes in car attitude, whilst retaining overall aerodynamic load

fia.com
Red Bull RacingRBR

2 upgrades

Front CornerReliabilityElastomeric gaitorRevisedConfirmed

profile revision The periphery of the gaitor has been revised to reduce the likelihood of tearing the elastomeric material during running by reducing the strain in the regions of highest deflection when steering lock is applied.

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Front WingPerformanceLocal LoadConfirmed

Additional vane on the endplate foot plate Taking the recently introduced front wing geometry, an option to operate with the tyre temperature turning vane has been added for evaluation, offering a tyre surface temperature measurement as well as more local load with similar flow stability.

fia.com