Artificial Intelligence takes over one of motorsport's most iconic racetracks! The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL) makes its historic European debut at the legendary Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy, as part of the ACI Racing Weekend on Saturday, September 5, 2026.
Marking the league's first official race outside Abu Dhabi, five elite technology and university teams will launch fully autonomous Dallara SF26 single-seater race cars at full speed with no human driver on board, pushing physical AI and real-time machine decision-making to the absolute limit.
Qualified Field & Race Context Five international teams featuring top AI developers, engineers, and research labs qualified for the historic multi-car final after nine intensive days of track testing across Imola's tricky chicanes, elevation changes, and tight gravel traps:
Unimore Racing (Italy): Qualified on pole position after setting a scorching benchmark lap of 1m37.314s during testing.
PoliMOVE (Italy): Home favorites starting from 2nd position after qualifying just over a second off the pole time.
TUM Racing (Germany): Renowned autonomous pioneers occupying 3rd on the grid.
Kinetiz (UAE): UAE's flagship entry bringing Middle Eastern innovation to the European stage.
Constructor (International): Rounding out the five-car line-up after refining their autonomous race stack throughout the summer.
The neural networks are trained, the sensors are calibrated, and driverless history is being written in Italy! Catch A2RL: Autonomous Racing League Imola 2026!