Fp3 And Qualifying Scrutineering
Spanish Grand Prix · 2026 · 12 September 2026 · Doc 54
2026 SPANISH GRAND PRIX
11 - 13 September 2026
Technical Delegate's Report Before the third free practice session:
A spare LHS rear corner of car number 01 was digitally scanned and the scanned data were
compared with the team declared CAD drawings. Further the team declared CAD drawings were also compared with previously submitted versions and checked for conformance with the 2026 Formula One Technical Regulations. During the third free practice session: The tyre starting pressures of all cars during P3 were checked.
The fuel pressure of all cars during the second free practice session was checked. The logged pressure within the engine cooling system during the second free practice session was checked on all cars. The engine high rev limit bands were checked on all cars. The fuel flow meter calibration checksum was checked on all cars. The instantaneous fuel energy flow of all cars was checked. The partial load fuel energy flow of all cars was checked. The fuel temperature of all cars was checked. The plenum temperature of all cars was checked. The engine intake air pressure of all cars was checked. The maximum turbocharger speed of all cars was checked. The PU and MGU-K power reduction rates were checked on all cars. The DC sensor temperatures were checked on all cars. The on-track ES state of charge limits were checked on all cars. The ERS recharge limits were checked on all cars. The maximum MGU-K power limits were checked on all cars. The maximum MGU-K speed was checked on all cars. The SECU custom software versions were checked on all cars. After the third practice session: An engine oil sample was taken from car number 81.
Before the Qualifying practice session:
A fuel sample was taken from cars numbers 27, 43 and 77.
From The FIA Formula 1 Technical Delegate
To The Stewards Document 54 Date 12 September 2026 Time 20:00
An engine oil sample was taken from cars numbers 43 and 77. It was confirmed for all cars that the gear ratios used during the remainder of this Competition belong to the gear ratios declared to the FIA Technical Delegate at or before the first Competition of the 2026 Championship.
During the Qualifying practice session:
Car numbers 01, 63, 12, 03, 23, 22, 18, 31, 27, 05, 43 and 11 were weighed. The weight distribution was checked on car numbers 01, 63, 12, 03, 23, 22, 18, 31, 27, 05, 43 and 11. The following aerodynamic component or bodywork areas were checked on car number 11:
- Floor Body - TR Article C3.5.1 - Floor Foot - TR Article C3.5.2 - Floor Sidewall - TR Article C3.5.3 - Floor Board - TR Article C3.5.5 - Floor Corner - TR Article C3.5.10 - Floor Auxiliary Component - TR Article C3.5.13 - Nose - TR Article C3.7.1 - Forward Chassis - TR Article C3.7.2 - Mid Chassis - TR Article C3.7.3 - Roll Hoop - TR Article C3.7.4 - Mirror - TR Article C3.7.5 - Driver Cooling - TR Article C3.7.6 - Sidepod - TR Article C3.8.1 - Engine Cover - TR Article C3.8.2 - Front Wing Profiles - TR Article C3.10.1 - Front Wing Endplate body - TR Article C3.10.2 - Front Wing Outboard Footplate - TR Article C3.10.3 - Front Wing Inboard Footplate - TR Article C3.10.4 - Front Wing Endplate Diveplane - TR Article C3.10.5 - Front Wing Aux. Components - TR Article C3.10.11 - Rear Wing Profiles - TR Article C3.11.1 - Rear Wing Endplate Body - TR Article C3.11.2 - Rear Wing Pylon - TR Article C3.11.4 - Rear Wing Aux. Components - TR Article C3.11.7
The tyre starting pressures of all cars during the qualifying sessions were checked.
After the qualifying practice session:
Car numbers 81, 01, 63, 12, 03, 30, 16, 44, 41 and 43 were weighed. The following aerodynamic component or bodywork areas were checked on car numbers 41, 63 and 81:
- Floor Body - TR Article C3.5.1 - Floor Foot - TR Article C3.5.2 - Floor Sidewall - TR Article C3.5.3
- Floor Board - TR Article C3.5.5 - Floor Corner - TR Article C3.5.10 - Floor Auxiliary Component - TR Article C3.5.13 - Nose - TR Article C3.7.1 - Forward Chassis - TR Article C3.7.2 - Mid Chassis - TR Article C3.7.3 - Roll Hoop - TR Article C3.7.4 - Mirror - TR Article C3.7.5 - Driver Cooling - TR Article C3.7.6 - Sidepod - TR Article C3.8.1 - Engine Cover - TR Article C3.8.2 - Front Wing Profiles - TR Article C3.10.1 - Front Wing Endplate body - TR Article C3.10.2 - Front Wing Outboard Footplate - TR Article C3.10.3 - Front Wing Inboard Footplate - TR Article C3.10.4 - Front Wing Endplate Diveplane - TR Article C3.10.5 - Front Wing Aux. Components - TR Article C3.10.11 - Rear Wing Profiles - TR Article C3.11.1 - Rear Wing Endplate Body - TR Article C3.11.2 - Rear Wing Pylon - TR Article C3.11.4 - Rear Wing Aux. Components - TR Article C3.11.7
The fuel pressure of all cars during the qualifying session was checked. The logged pressure within the engine cooling system during the qualifying session was checked on all cars. The engine high rev limit bands were checked on all cars. Fuel flow meter calibration checksums were checked on all cars. The instantaneous fuel energy flow of all cars was checked. The partial load fuel energy flow of all cars was checked. The fuel temperature of all cars was checked. The plenum temperature was checked on all cars. The engine intake air pressure of all cars was checked. The maximum turbocharger speed was checked on all cars. The PU and MGU-K power reduction rates were checked on all cars. The DC sensor code and calibration checksums were checked on all cars. The DC sensor temperatures were checked on all cars. The on-track ES state of charge was checked on all cars. The ERS recharge limits were checked on all cars. The ES state of charge on-track limits were checked on all cars. The maximum MGU-K power limits were checked on all cars. The maximum MGU-K speed was checked on all cars. The session type has been confirmed for all cars. Chassis FIA checksum was checked on all cars taking part in the qualifying sessions. Torque sensor software version checks have been carried out on all cars. Torque sensor calibration checks have been carried out on all cars.
The rear brakes pressure control was checked on cars 01, 63, 12, 03, 44, 16, 30, 27 and 43. It was verified on all cars that the PCU dashboard display configuration was not changed. Custom Ssoftware version checks have been carried out on all cars. SECU software version checks have been carried out on all cars. Cold tyre pressures were checked on car numbers 30 and 43. The tyres used by all drivers during the sessions today have been checked. A fuel sample was taken from car numbers 16 and 30. All the fuel samples have been checked for density and analysed by gas chromatography. The results of fuel analyses show that the fuels were the same as ones, which had been approved for use by the relevant competitors prior to the Competition. Further the density change of the fuel samples taken today was within the permitted limits. An engine oil sample was taken from car number 16. The engine oil samples have been analysed by FTIR spectroscopy and viscometry. The results of the FTIR analyses show that the sampled oils were consistent with reference engine oil samples which had been approved for use by the relevant competitors prior to the Competition.
The following software versions have been used by the teams during the qualifying sessions:
Team FIA Standard ECU system version
McLaren Mastercard F1 Team SR1836 + B134 Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team SR1836 + B134 Oracle Red Bull Racing SR1836 + B134 Scuderia Ferrari HP SR1836 + B134 Atlassian Williams Racing SR1836 + B134 VISA Cash App Racing Bulls Formula One Team SR1836 + B134 Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team SR1836 + B134 TGR Haas F1 Team SR1836 + B12B Audi Revolut F1 Team SR1836 + B134 BWT Alpine Formula One Team SR1836 + B134 Cadillac Formula 1 Team SR1836 + B12B