The 11th team will be called Cadillac F1 and be run by new Andretti Global majority owners Dan Towriss and Mark Walter.

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 years-long battle between the series and former driver Michael Andretti, who initially proposed a GM expansion.

Starting in 2026, a new set of sporting regulations won't be the only major change coming to Formula 1. As reported by ESPN, Formula 1 has reached an agreement with General Motors to add an 11th team to the grid.

General Motors announces plans to enter Formula One under the Cadillac brand in 2026, aiming for greater US investment in the sport.

General Motors Co. and TWG Global said Monday they’ve reached a tentative agreement where GM will have an 11 th team in the global Formula One racing series starting in 2026. The new F1 team will be branded as Cadillac. It would be the first new F1 team since 2016. Each F1 team has two racing cars.

After a very public failed attempt by Michael Andretti to bring another American team to Formula 1, General Motors has fought through the bureaucracy and politics to join the grid as a works team in 2026. The announcement came this morning after the series just wrapped up the Las Vegas Grand Prix over the weekend.

Formula 1 and General Motors have reached an agreement for the automaker to join the world’s most prestigious racing championship starting in 2026. The new outfit will likely be branded Cadillac and will be the competition’s 11th team.

General Motors (GM) has finally received approval to join the Formula 1 grid in 2026 with its Cadillac team, which will become the 11th competitor in F1.