General Motors Corp., after a series of twists and complications, received final approval to go racing in Formula One in 2026.

Formula 1 announced Friday that General Motors and Cadillac have received final approval to join the grid in 2026.

The American marque will make its F1 debut in 2026 when the next set of regulation changes come into effect

The Cadillac team set to debut in Formula One next year has at least six names on a list of potential drivers and will decide on merit, principal Graeme Lowdon said on Monday.

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Formula 1 and the FIA have announced Cadillac's entry on the F1 grid in 2026 in an official statement. Cadillac, who are backed by General Motors and TWG Motorsports, were confirmed as the 11th team on the F1 grid during the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend in 2024.

General Motors-backed Cadillac will become Formula One’s 11th team next year after securing formal approval from the commercial rights holders and governing FIA on Friday.

Cadillac’s Formula 1 team has received official approval to join the grid in 2026 and its owners insist the team will be ready to compete.

The FIA and Formula One Management announced the approval based on GM's meeting all required terms. The post FIA and Formula One approve Cadillac as 11th F1 team for 2026 season appeared first on The Manual.

F1 will, barring any unexpected setbacks, have a brand new team on the grid in 2026. That's right: the championship has reached an agreement in principle with General Motors and its Cadillac brand to become an 11th team after all - despite EVERY application for a new entry previously being rejected by the FIA,

Release the bald eagles, fettle those 108bhp 9.0-litre V8s and prepare to think up many more cliches, because Cadillac has received final approval to join the F1 grid in 2026. Yeehaw! Of course, we were pretty certain this day would eventually come,