BrazilianWhere the season stands
After round 18, Gabriel Bortoleto is 15th in the 2026 Drivers' Championship with 10 points. Audi is 8th in the Constructors' Championship with 23 points after round 18. Bortoleto drove for Audi at round 1 and rounds 3 to 18. Bortoleto started 17 of the 18 Grands Prix held and was classified as a finisher in 16. The Chinese Grand Prix (round 2) was the race Bortoleto did not start.
How the results fell
Bortoleto scored points in 3 of the 17 races started, and the 10 points came in races, with 0 in sprint races. At the Australian Grand Prix (round 1), Bortoleto started 10th and finished 9th, 1 lap behind the winner, scoring 2 points. At the British Grand Prix (round 9), Bortoleto started 11th and finished 8th, scoring 4 points. At the Belgian Grand Prix (round 10), Bortoleto started 8th and finished 8th, scoring 4 points. The best finish of the season so far was 8th, at the British Grand Prix and Belgian Grand Prix. There was no win and no podium finish.
The biggest gain came at the Miami Grand Prix, from 21st on the grid to 12th, a gain of 9 places. At the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia (round 16), Bortoleto started 10th and finished 18th. At the Singapore Grand Prix (round 17), Bortoleto started 14th and retired. The United States Grand Prix (round 18) saw a start from 21st and a finish of 13th, 1 lap behind the winner. Bortoleto had an average starting position of 12.9 across 17 races started and an average finishing position of 11.9 across 16 classified finishes.
In sprint races, Bortoleto started 6 and scored 0 points. The best sprint finish was 9th, at the Dutch Grand Prix sprint.
Against the team-mate
Team-mate Nico Hülkenberg is 14th in the Drivers' Championship with 13 points after round 18. Bortoleto finished ahead of Hülkenberg in 4 of the 12 races in which both were classified. On the grid, Bortoleto started ahead of Hülkenberg in 8 of the 16 races in which both had a grid position.
The career record
The career record stands at 42 Grands Prix started, with no win, no podium finish, no pole position and no fastest lap. Bortoleto's first Formula 1 season was 2025.
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