General Motors is set to become the first U.S. automaker with a Formula 1 team when a Cadillac-branded team joins the racing series in 2026, F1 announced Monday, ending a yearslong battle between the league and former driver Michael Andretti, who initially proposed the new team.

The approval ends years of wrangling that launched a U.S. Justice Department investigation into why Colorado-based Liberty Media, the commercial rights holder of F1, would not approve the team.

Formula One will expand to 11 teams with the addition of the Cadillac team in 2026. It's the first time General Motors will compete in the Formula One World Championship.

In a landmark move into the world’s most prestigious motorsports competition, General Motors and TWG Global have reached an agreement in principle with

Formula 1 announced Monday that it has approved the entry of GM and Cadillac as a new team on the grid, bringing a storied American car maker into the pinnacle of motorsport.

The Cadillac F1 team will initially be a customer team in 2026—with its engine supply to be determined. Cadillac is expected to produce its own Formula 1 engines by 2028. GM president Mark Reuss said: “As the pinnacle of motorsports, F1 demands boundary-pushing innovation and excellence.

General Motors plans to enter Formula One with the Cadillac brand in 2026, joining as the 11th team on the grid. The move, supported by the FIA, marks GM as a new power unit manufacturer. Partnering with TWG Global and guided by U.

American car manufacturer Cadillac will become the eleventh team on the Formula One grid in 2026 after the sport’s owners announced yesterday they had

Michael Andretti has spoken out after Formula One confirmed that Cadillac has received an "agreement in principle" to join the F1 grid in 2026.

Cadillac will officially become a part of the F1 racing circuit in just a couple of years and it will do so with a strong veteran at the helm.