Audi RS 5 Debut As Hot-lap Car At Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix

Audi Sport’s first high-performance plug-in hybrid, Audi RS 5, debut as hot-lap car at Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix.

Hot-lap program allows guests to experience F1 racetracks inside cockpits of RS 5s driven by professional racing drivers.

Features an electrified drivetrains that combines a 510-hp 2.9-liter V6 biturbo combustion engine with and an electric motor.

Audi RS 5 boasts special Titanium color and Lava Red rings inspired by the color palette of the Audi R26 Formula 1 Car.

At the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday (May 3), the all-new Audi RS 5 made its debut as the official hot-lap car, allowing guests to experience F1 racetracks inside cockpits of Audi Sport’s first high-performance plug-in hybrid driven by professional racing drivers.

Like the current generation of F1 powertrains, the Audi RS 5 features an electrified drivetrains that combines a 2.9-liter V6 biturbo combustion engine with 375 kW (510 hp) and a 130 kW electric motor.

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The electrified drivetrains churns out a maximum system output of 470 kW (639 hp), allowing the new Audi RS 5 performance car to reach a top speed of up to 177 mph (285 km/h).

For the 2026 Formula 1 season, two racing professionals, Dindo Capello and Markus Winkelhock, will be behind the wheel of two Audi RS 5 models in special Titanium color and Lava Red rings inspired by the color palette of the Audi R26 Formula 1 Car.

“I’m really looking forward to introducing guests to the Formula 1 racetracks and, above all, to the agility and dynamism of the new Audi RS 5,” Winkelhock said ahead of its debut.

“Especially in tight corners like those on the track around the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, the quattro with Dynamic Torque Control can really showcase its advantages.”

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