SF-26

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Progetto 678Ferrari 067/6 · 1.6L V6 turbo-hybrid2026 regulations

SF-26.

Maranello's answer to the largest regulation reset in Formula 1 history: half-electric power, active aerodynamics, and a development war measured in hundredths. Debut: Australian Grand Prix, 8 March 2026.

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01 · Aerodinamica attiva

Active front wing

Two-element morphing flap; sheds load in X-mode to balance the rear wing and protect the floor's pressure field.

+0.809 → +0.064

gap to pole in s, R1 → R9

Two-element morphing flap · X-mode / Z-mode on every lap

▸ R9 Barcelona: new footplate, vane row & endplate diveplane

02 · Telaio

Slim nose & push-rod

Narrow crash-structure profile feeds cleaner flow to the floor's leading edge; push-rod suspension at both axles is a clean break from the SF-25 layout.

Max wheelbase 3,400 mm · max width 1,900 mm (−100 vs 2025)

▸ R9 Barcelona: raised lower surface around new X-mode links

03 · Abitacolo

Cockpit & energy systems

Driver energy-management display and Manual Override Mode controls, the new overtaking tool of the 350 kW era.

3–4

LEC–HAM qualifying head-to-head

Min mass 768 kg incl. driver · 2026 enhanced side-impact spec

04 · Raffreddamento

Sidepod & cooling

Compact inlet with downwash ramp, sized around the hot-running 067/6. Barcelona inflates the sidepod shoulder and adapts the coke-line to the revised floor's flow field.

▸ R9 Barcelona: inflated sidepod shoulder & adapted coke-line

05 · Unità di potenza

067/6 power unit

Rated more than 4% off the benchmark ICE in the FIA's ADUO index. Two in-season homologation upgrades are in hand, and Shanghai's energy-management software rewrite carries the fight meanwhile.

347 km/h

season speed-trap best

MGU-K 350 kW (≈475 hp) · ≈50/50 power split · 100% sustainable fuel

▸ Two ADUO homologation upgrades granted by the FIA for 2026

06 · Fondo

Floor & edge wing

The narrower 2026 floor makes sealed-edge stability the single largest lap-time lever. Reworked at Suzuka and Miami, then wholly revised for Barcelona.

+0.064s

closest to pole at Barcelona GP

▸ Reworked R3 Suzuka & R6 Miami · R9 Barcelona: wholly revised floor body

07 · Estrattore

Diffuser & beam wing

Shorter diffuser ramp under 2026 rules; beam-wing loading tuned per-circuit to anchor the X-mode transition.

Shorter diffuser ramp under 2026 rules

▸ R6 Miami: new geometry · R9 Barcelona: winglet & tail-expansion revisions

08 · Aerodinamica attiva

Active rear wing

Three-state X/Z-mode element, and the season's boldest hardware experiment: Shanghai's 270°-rotating 'Macarena' flap, built to stall the diffuser and worth 5–8 kph on the straights.

Three-state X/Z element · Manual Override Mode

▸ R2 Shanghai: 270° 'Macarena' flap · R6 Miami: new wing & endplates

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F1 2026 Ferrari SF-26 by Excalibur on Sketchfab

Scuderia Ferrari

SF-26

190

points

wins

podiums

+0.064s

best gap to pole

Engine Ferrari 067/6 · 1.6L V6 turbo

Electric MGU-K, up to 350 kW (≈475 hp)

Fuel 100% sustainable synthetic

Mass 768 kg (incl. driver)

Width 1,900 mm (−100 mm vs 2025)

Gearbox 8-speed sequential, carbon case

Development math →Telemetry →

▮3-D model "F1 2026 Ferrari SF-26" by Excalibur via Sketchfab. Fan-made, not official Ferrari geometry. Regulation figures from the 2026 FIA technical regulations; season numbers measured from OpenF1 data

Sviluppo 2026

The upgrade war, round by round

Race-by-race data →

How the SF-26 has actually evolved, from the Fiorano launch spec to the package running in Barcelona this weekend. Every entry is compiled from press reports and official weekend filings, set against the qualifying gap measured at that round.

Biggest package: Miami GP

floor · diffuser · rear wing · endplates · suspension fairings

Measured progress while packages landed

−0.745s

quali gap to pole +0.809s (Australian GP) → +0.064s (Barcelona GP)

R01

6–8 March

R01 · 6–8 March

Project 678: launch specification

Raced

Australian GP · Melbourne →

ConceptSuspensionActive aero

A complete architectural rethink of the SF-25: push-rod suspension at both axles and bodywork designed from scratch around the 2026 X/Z-mode active-aero rules.
Exhaust-blown rear-wing concept carried over from Bahrain testing, diverting exhaust gases to extend diffuser airflow.
A radical rotating active rear wing was trialled in testing, then parked for the season opener.

Pre-season's standout was the launch package, converted at Turn 1 in Melbourne.

Quali gap to pole +0.809s · pole RUSLEC3HAM4via Wikipedia · Scuderia Fans

R02

13–15 March

R02 · 13–15 March

The 'Macarena' rear wing

Raced

Chinese GP · Shanghai →

Rear wingHaloSoftware

270°-rotating rear-wing flap, media-dubbed the 'Macarena', inducing a stronger diffuser stall in X-mode; worth a reported 5–8 kph of top speed in Bahrain running, and flown to Shanghai as cabin baggage to make the weekend.
Halo-base winglets filed as 'a small aerodynamic load benefit'. Run on both cars to the sprint, then withdrawn before qualifying after legality discussions with the FIA.
Energy-management software rewrite for more aggressive deployment maps, at the cost of a more nervous car.

“We did a full day or so on the wing, so I think we got what we needed.”— Lewis Hamilton, on the Macarena test

Quali gap to pole +0.351s · pole ANTLEC4HAM3via RacingNews365 · Motorsport Week · PlanetF1

R03

27–29 March

R03 · 27–29 March

Floor & cooling refinements

Raced

Japanese GP · Suzuka →

FloorRoll hoopBrake ducts

Reshaped floor-to-body junction with a slimmer tie-rod fairing to clean up the local airflow.
Wider, more curved 'inverted-L' roll-hoop flap above the airbox.
New front brake-duct geometry trading cooling for aero load, plus a revised floor-stay fairing for the flow field feeding the diffuser.

Deliberately subtle; Vasseur promised 'a different Championship' from Miami onward.

Quali gap to pole +0.525s · pole ANTLEC3HAM6via Scuderia Fans · Read Motorsport · RacingNews365

Rounds 4–5, Bahrain & Jeddah, did not run in 2026. The month-long gap between Suzuka and Miami became the build window for Maranello's biggest package, shaken down at a Monza filming day.

R06

1–3 May

R06 · 1–3 May

Eleven-part aero overhaul

Raced11 components

Miami GP →

FloorDiffuserRear wingEndplatesSuspension fairings

New floor, floor edge and diffuser; new rear wing with both endplates; front and rear suspension fairings. The largest package any team brought that weekend.
Front end filed for 'flow feature stability and front-wheel wake management'; rear end chasing load with a more efficient diffuser pressure gradient.
On-track returns fell short of the simulation numbers. This is the package Barcelona was built to correct.

Quali gap to pole +0.345s · pole ANTLEC8HAM6via Formula1.com · F1 in Generale · F1 Oversteer

R07

22–24 May

R07 · 22–24 May

No new parts: a deliberate pause

No new parts

Canadian GP · Montréal →

Only Ferrari and Aston Martin cleared scrutineering with zero revised components, while Mercedes, McLaren and Red Bull all upgraded.
'Ferrari have chosen to focus on optimising the upgrades package that debuted in Miami', per the official weekend round-up.
Back in Maranello the work went into wind-tunnel-to-track correlation, with everything pointed at Barcelona.

Quali gap to pole +0.290s · pole RUSLEC4HAM2via Formula1.com · RaceFans · Scuderia Fans

R08

5–7 June

R08 · 5–7 June

Micro-trims, no Monaco special

Raced

Monaco GP · Monte Carlo →

Aero trims

Micro-aero refinements only. No bespoke maximum-downforce wing, a weight and cost-cap call made to protect the Spain package.
Pole-contending practice pace evaporated in qualifying: Hamilton said the car 'took a step back' and that the team 'really need to look into' the loss.

Still the season's closest measured gap to pole.

Quali gap to pole +0.228s · pole ANTLECDNFHAM2via F1 in Generale · PlanetF1 · Scuderia Fans

R09

12–14 June

R09 · 12–14 June

Eight-part correction package

Raced8 components

Barcelona-Catalunya GP →

Front wingNoseX-mode mechanismFloorDiffuserSidepods

Front-wing footplate with a new vane arrangement and an added endplate diveplane; wing elements re-tuned for spanwise loading distribution, chasing aero-balance capacity.
Reshaped nose with a raised lower surface integrating new straight-mode (X-mode) actuator links, the first hardware revision of the active-aero system itself; reported to clean the wake over the front tyres and ease balance.
Wholly revised floor body and new floor board with reduced keel volume; floor edge with a reprofiled diffuser-sidewall cutout; rear floor winglets and a revised diffuser tail-expansion profile.
Inflated sidepod shoulder and adapted coke-line bodywork tuned to the new floor. The reported target was around two tenths, correcting where Miami under-delivered; on debut Hamilton took the package to the SF-26's first win of the era from a front-row start.
Beyond the aero package, Leclerc switches from Brembo to Carbon Industrie brake discs, aligning with Hamilton's preferred specification.

“The development will play such an important role.”— Charles Leclerc, Barcelona media day

Quali gap to pole +0.064s · pole RUSLECDNFHAM1via The Race · Autosport · Crash.net · Motorsport Week · GPBlog · Yahoo Sport

H2 2026

PU · H2 2026

Two ADUO engine windows

Coming

Power unit · second half of 2026

Power unit

The FIA's ICE performance index rated the 067/6 more than 4% off the benchmark, granting Ferrari two in-season homologation upgrades under the ADUO mechanism, plus two more for 2027.
A two-stage development programme is reported: output first, then efficiency, deployment strategy and energy management.
Serra's chassis roadmap runs in parallel to the final race: development on both fronts to Abu Dhabi.

via Sky Sports F1 · ESPN · The Race · Scuderia Fans

▮Development timeline compiled and maintained by hand from press reports and official weekend filings (outlets credited per entry). Reported gains are claims, not measurements. Qualifying gaps and race results are measured from OpenF1 data. Last reviewed 14 June 2026, Barcelona race day.