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

Cadillac would be the first new team to join F1 since 2016. The Las Vegas race marks the third and final stop this year for F1 in the United States. The US. has three races, in Miami; Austin, Texas; and Las Vegas. That is more than any other country.

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.

Mick Schumacher could return to fulltime Formula One competition in 2026 as one of the drivers tapped for the new Cadillac F1 team.

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.

Formula 1 will expand the grid in 2026 to make room for an American team that is partnered with General Motors

Since Liberty Media bought F1 in 2017, the sport has become increasingly popular in the USA, with three races now held there every year.