Gabriel Bortoleto

Gabriel Bortoleto drives for Audi Revolut F1 Team and was born in São Paulo on 14 October 2004 [1]. He reached Formula 1 after a run of junior titles, and in 2026 his results have accounted for most of Audi's points so far [4]. The sections below follow his path: the junior titles, his first season at Sauber, and his first season with Audi.

Formula 3 title at the first attempt

Bortoleto won the 2023 FIA Formula 3 title with Trident, taking it at his first attempt in the category [12]. He scored in 15 of the 18 races and won two of them [12]. The title was settled in qualifying. It was the final round, at Monza, on 1 September 2023 [11]. Trident team mate Oliver Goethe took his first pole there, but his rivals could not secure the two points for pole, so the title was his before the races began [11]. He became a rookie champion, following Robert Shwartzman and Oscar Piastri [11].

Formula 2 title in 2024

In 2024 he won the Formula 2 drivers' championship, taking the title in the final race of the season [7]. He won two races on the way and finished in the points in 22 of the 28 rounds [12]. Before the final race, his rival Isack Hadjar had lined up alongside him in third and was 4.5 points behind in the standings [7]. Across five seasons of lower-formula racing, Bortoleto had ten retirements [12].

Joining the Sauber project

Sauber announced his signing in November 2024 [6]. The early talks centred on 2026, when Audi would make Sauber its factory works team [6]. The timeline then moved forward, and he joined the team for its 2025 season [6]. Bortoleto said that "the plan was always to be together" [6].

First points in Austria

Sauber had no points from the opening round until the Spanish Grand Prix. Nico Hülkenberg scored there. A major upgrade at that race turned the season around [15]. Bortoleto's first points came at the Austrian Grand Prix on 29 June 2025 [10]. He kept eighth place to the chequered flag and crossed the line ahead of his team mate Hülkenberg [10].

At Monza he qualified seventh and finished eighth, while Hülkenberg retired on the formation lap [13]. In Hungary he started seventh, gained a place early and finished sixth, the best result of his rookie year [14]. He called Budapest "so far my best race of the season" [14]. He finished the year with 19 points [14].

Asked what he had learned, he said he felt "much more comfortable now going into the weekends" [16]. He also said the pressure he had felt in Formula 2 and Formula 3 "prepared me for my season" [16]. He named Fernando and Max as the drivers he had learned from [16].

Audi's first season

Audi's debut season began with points. At the 2026 Australian Grand Prix, Bortoleto started tenth and gained a place. He finished ninth. That brought two points [2]. He said he was "extremely happy" and that "the team deserves it" [9].

At the British Grand Prix he started 11th, reached tenth by lap five and finished eighth after retirements moved him up [5]. The article calls it the highest points finish for Audi [5]. He said afterwards that "the pace is there, the potential is there" for Audi [17].

At Spa he reached Q3 and the top ten on the grid. Eighth again. It matched Silverstone [8].

Where the 2026 points stand

The official driver profile lists 14 points and 14th place for 2026 [1]. He had 19 Grands Prix that season, four top-ten finishes, no podiums and one retirement [1]. The profile does not show a date for those figures, so they may be later than the half-term figures.

The F1 half-term report, published on 11 August 2026, said he had scored 10 of Audi's 12 points at that stage. It put Audi eighth in the Constructors' Championship with 12 points before the summer break [4].

Across 42 Grands Prix, his career total is 33 points, with a best finish of sixth, no podiums and eight retirements [1]. He has started from seventh three times, which is his best grid slot [1]. He has no podium.