Colton Herta to drive Cadillac practice session in Brazil for F1 superlicence point
The Cadillac test driver needs one more point to obtain the FIA superlicence required to race in Formula 1.
Key facts
Story- Colton Herta will drive in Friday practice at the Brazil Grand Prix to win his missing superlicence point.
- Herta needs 40 points to obtain the FIA superlicence required to race in Formula 1.
- It would be his sixth Friday practice session of the 2026 season.
Cadillac test driver Colton Herta will take part in Friday practice at this weekend's Brazil Grand Prix to earn the superlicence point he still needs to race in Formula 1. The session would be his sixth Friday practice outing of the season.
Herta needs 40 points to obtain the FIA superlicence required to compete in the series. He has been preparing for a Formula 1 campaign through private testing, earlier practice sessions and a difficult season in Formula 2.
Cadillac has given him this chance to collect the missing point at the weekend.
It is not yet known how many points Herta currently holds, or whether the Brazil session alone will be enough to complete his total.
It is not yet known whether Herta will be given a race seat later in the season. It is also not yet clear whether he will reach the required 40 points in Brazil.
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