The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) announced that it had acquired a significant minority stake in Sauber Holding AG, which will become Audi’s F1 factory team in 2026.

Audi have sold a minority stake in their Formula 1 team, it has been announced at the Qatar Grand Prix. The German car manufacturer are set to enter F1 in 2026, taking over the current Sauber-owned team who scored their first points of the season with an eighth placed Zhou Guanyu finish at the Qatar Grand Prix.

Saubers owners Audi have confirmed they are selling a significant minority shareholding – believed to be roughly 30 per cent; watch the Sprint on Saturday at 2pm, with Qualifying for the main race at 6pm,

Audi is to sell a stake in its Formula 1 entry to Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, QIA. A statement from the German car company said the Gulf state would buy a “significant minority” in the team, which is entering F1 in 2026. The deal will be completed next year, after Audi has taken full ownership of the Sauber team that is the basis for its entry.

Sauber Holding AG, the future F1 factory team of Audi, announced on Friday that the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the sovereign wealth fund of the State of Qatar, has agreed to “acquire a significant minority stake” in the Sauber Holding AG.

The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has acquired a “significant minority stake” in Sauber Holding AG, the future Audi Formula 1 team. QIA is already a stakeholder in the Volkswagen Group – Audi’s

The Qatar Investment Authority is buying a stake in the Audi Formula One racing team, joining other Gulf sovereign funds who have been channeling their vast wealth into global sports franchises.

The existing Sauber Formula 1 team is set to become the Audi works outfit from 2026 but already a significant portion of the project has been sold to Qatar's Sovereign Wealth Fund

Audi has sold a stake in its Formula One team to Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund ahead of the German manufacturer’s entry to the sport in 2026. Audi announced on Friday ahead of this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix that the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) had acquired a “significant minority stake” in the team,

The Qatar Investment Authority, the sovereign wealth fund of Qatar, will buy a “substantial minority” stake in Sauber, the Formula 1 team owned by Audi.