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.

Those of you keeping a close eye on Formula 1 will have known about the longstanding fight to bring an 11th team to the grid – a fight that has now come to pass. General

General Motors has a deal to join Formula 1 under the Cadillac brand and participate in the FIA Formula One World Championship for the 2026 season, the automaker announced on Monday. Formula 1 says it has accepted in principle and will move GM and Cadillac's application forward to become the 11th team on the grid — making it the first new team to join since 2016.

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.

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.

General Motors plans to enter Formula One with its Cadillac brand in 2026 after announcing on Monday an agreement in principle with the Liberty Media-owned sport. Hailing a landmark move to become the 11th team on the starting grid,

The genesis of the new team starts at Andretti which applied to join F1 in 2023, before it partnered with GM to run as the Cadillac team. However, the commercial rights holder of

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.

In 2026, a Cadillac-backed team will enter Formula 1 — but not under the Andretti name. Still, Mario Andretti has a role there.