General Motors' entry into F1 is the latest, biggest sign of F1's surge in the U.S. — and an opportunity to seize the American fan base.

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.

Formula One announced Monday that “an agreement in principle” has been reached “with General Motors to support bringing GM/Cadillac” to the grid as the sport’s 11th team in 2026.

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.

Team name will be under General Motors' Cadillac brand as Andretti no longer operationally involved in entry bid.

US car giant General Motors reaches an agreement in principle to enter Formula 1 in 2026 with its Cadillac brand.

General Motors look likely to join the Formula 1 grid in 2026 after rumours spread in the Las Vegas paddock that F1 are likely to approve their entry

American car manufacturer Cadillac will become the eleventh team on the Formula One grid in 2026 after the sport's owners announced Monday they had given their backing to the plan.