Teams, constructors and power units

Published Invalid Date · figures as of the 2026 season.

Eleven teams enter two cars each in 2026. Each team is a constructor, meaning it designs and builds its own chassis, but only five of them build their own power unit; the others buy one.

Team, constructor, entrant

The constructor is the name under which championship points are scored. It is the chassis builder. This site’s team pages follow the constructor name used in each season’s entry, which is why one organisation can appear under several names over the years (Jordan, Midland, Spyker, Force India, Racing Point, Aston Martin are one team’s lineage).
The power unit is the engine and its electrical systems. A team may use another manufacturer’s power unit under a supply contract; the constructor is still the chassis builder.
The entrant is the legal entity that holds the entry, which can carry a sponsor’s or an owner’s name.

The 2026 teams

Team, as entered	Power unit, 2026
Mercedes	Mercedes
Ferrari	Ferrari
McLaren	Mercedes
Red Bull	Red Bull Ford
Racing Bulls (RB)	Red Bull Ford
Alpine	Mercedes
Haas	Ferrari
Audi	Audi
Williams	Mercedes
Aston Martin	Honda
Cadillac	Ferrari

Audi took over the Sauber entry for 2026 and builds its own power unit; Cadillac is the eleventh team, new in 2026, with Ferrari power units; Red Bull builds its own power unit for the first time, with Ford. The team pages on this site give each team’s results and seasons; the constructors’ standings page gives the current order.

The 2026 power unit

The rules changed for 2026: the power unit still combines a 1.6-litre turbocharged engine with an electric motor, but the electric share rose to roughly half of the total, the MGU-H (the turbo’s heat-energy recovery) was removed, and the fuel is fully sustainable. The rules timeline on this site records the change with its source. Each driver has a fixed allowance of power-unit elements for the season; using more brings a grid penalty.

Why the constructors’ championship matters to teams

Prize money is shared largely by constructors’ championship position, so a team’s second car is worth real money for the points it adds. The constructors’ standings page shows each team’s points, and each race page shows the standings after that race for both championships.

What the figures say

Ferrari has the most constructors’ titles, 16, and the most wins. Michael Schumacher won 72 races for Ferrari, the most by one driver for one team. The records pages list the constructors’ records separately from the drivers’: most wins, most pole positions, most one-two finishes, most points in a season, most consecutive wins.