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Alfa Romeo Racing's Formula 1 cars will not bear the Sauber name at all in 2019, while the Racing Point team has committed to its planned temporary identity.

A revised F1 entry list published by the FIA has confirmed Alfa has successfully requested to take over the chassis name from Sauber, as well the team's entry.

It cements the Italian manufacturer's first full F1 entry since 1985 as an extension of the partnership that began with Sauber last year, and confirms the Sauber name will not be visible on the 2019 grid after last week's announcement only reference the team's identity.

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Alfa's 2019 entry was originally submitted as Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team, under the Sauber Motorsport AG company and with Sauber as the designated chassis name.

Sauber Motorsport AG, which remains independent, is still the company behind the Alfa Romeo Racing entry.

Name changes have been a point of contention in recent years because of their significance to F1 teams qualifying for prize money.

A recent prominent example is Manor taking over the Marussia entry but having to use the existing chassis name for 2015.

But an entry's company name, team name and name of chassis can all be changed after the original entry list is published.

An F1 Commission vote was necessary because of the commercial agreements between F1 and the teams, which Alfa Romeo needs to honour to keep the prize money the entry earned under the Sauber name.

A majority vote is sufficient for immediate change and the team needs to notify the FIA within seven days.

The Racing Point saga that dogged the second half of last season was complicated by the change of company from Force India, and a subsequent new entry.

Racing Point completed the 2018 season under that name and then kept it when the entry list was published late last year.

It had indicated that was just a temporary solution and had been pursuing its own new identity.

However, it remains on the update FIA entry list with Racing Point as the company, team and chassis name - a day after changing its social media identity from Force India to Racing Point.

2019 F1 entry list

Car Number Driver Company Team Chassis Engine 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Mercedes Mercedes 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Mercedes Mercedes 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari Spa Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow Ferrari Ferrari 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari Spa Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow Ferrari Ferrari 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Limited Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing Honda 10 Pierre Gasly Red Bull Racing Limited Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing Honda 3 Daniel Ricciardo Renault Sport Racing Limited Renault F1 Team Renault Renault 27 Nicolas Hülkenberg Renault Sport Racing Limited Renault F1 Team Renault Renault 8 Romain Grosjean Haas Formula LLC Rich Energy Haas F1 Team Haas Ferrari 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas Formula LLC Rich Energy Haas F1 Team Haas Ferrari 55 Carlos Sainz Jr McLaren Racing Limited McLaren F1 Team McLaren Renault 4 Lando Norris McLaren Racing Limited McLaren F1 Team McLaren Renault 11 Sergio Perez Racing Point UK Limited Racing Point F1 Team Racing Point Mercedes 18 Lance Stroll Racing Point UK Limited Racing Point F1 Team Racing Point Mercedes 7 Kimi Räikkönen Sauber Motorsport Alfa Romeo Racing Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Sauber Motorsport Alfa Romeo Racing Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari 26 Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso S.P.A Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda Scuderia Toro Rosso (STR14) Honda 23 Alexander Albon Scuderia Toro Rosso S.P.A Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda Scuderia Toro Rosso (STR14) Honda 63 George Russell Willams Grand Prix Engineering Limited Williams Racing Williams Mercedes 88 Robert Kubica Willams Grand Prix Engineering Limited Williams Racing Williams Mercedes



