Where are the teams with their obligation to run rookies in EL1?

Where do the eleven F1 teams stand with their obligation to have rookies participate in at least four Free Practice sessions in 2026?

As stipulated by the regulations introduced in 2022, each team of F1 is required to field rookie drivers in several Free Practice 1 sessions (a maximum of one per car per session) on Friday mornings. To be considered a "young driver," a driver must not have participated in more than two Formula 1 World Championship races during their career. Since the start of the 2025 season, teams have been required to field one or more rookie drivers in four different Free Practice 1 sessions during the season, meaning twice per car.

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(Article updated on June 22, 2026. This article will be updated as announcements are made.)

F1 2026
The rookies present at FP1:

Mercedes Benz - 1 / 4
Car #1 (George Russell): No replacement carried out
Car #2 (Andrea Kimi Antonelli): 🇩🇰 Frederik Vesti in Spain

Classic Ferrari for sale - 1 / 4
Car #1 (Charles Leclerc: No replacement carried out
Car #2 (Lewis Hamilton) : 🇸🇪 Dino Beganovic in Spain

McLaren - 1 / 4
Car #1 (Lando Norris) : 🇮🇹 Leonardo Fornaroli in Spain
Car #2 (Oscar piastri: No replacement carried out

Red Bull - 1 / 4
Car #1 (Max Verstappen: No replacement carried out
Car #2 (Isaac Hadjar): 🇯🇵 Ayumu Iwasa in Spain

Williams - 2 / 4
Car #1 (Alexander albon: 🇬🇧 Luke Browning in Spain
Car #2 (Carlos Sainz) : 🇬🇧 Luke Browning in Austria

Audi – 2/4
Car #1 (Nico Hulkenberg) : 🇪🇪 Paul Aron in Spain
Car #2 (Gabriel Bortoleto) : 🇪🇪 Paul Aron in Austria

Aston Martin - 2 / 4
Car #1 (Fernando Alonso: 🇺🇸 Jack Crawford in Belgium
Car #2 (Lance stroll) : 🇺🇸 Jak Crawford in Austria

Alpine - 0 / 4
Car #1 (Pierre Gasly: No replacement carried out
Car #2 (Franco Colapinto): No replacement carried out

Racing Bulls – 2/4 
Car #1 (Liam Lawson.: No replacement carried out
Car #2 (Arvid Lindblad): 🇬🇧 Arvid Lindblad in Australia and China

Haas - 1 / 4
Car #1 (Esteban Ocon): 🇯🇵​ Ryo Hirakawa in Austria
Car #2 (Oliver Bearman: No replacement carried out

Cadillac – 1/4
Car #1 (Sergio Pérez): 🇺🇸 Colton Herta in Spain
Car #2 (Valtteri Bottas: No replacement carried out

(In italics: sessions confirmed but not yet carried out to date)

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