New F1 team announced with legendary US manufacturer to become eleventh car on World Championship grid

LEGENDARY US car manufacturer General Motors has been confirmed as Formula One’s latest team.

GM/Cadillac will become the ELEVENTH car on the grid from 2026.

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GM/Cadillac will become the eleventh team in Formula 1 from 2026[/caption]

F1 chiefs have reached an agreement with the automobile giant to start competing after the 2025 season ends.

And GM/Cadillac will now look to assemble a team capable of competing with F1’s top names.

McLaren, Ferrari, Red Bull Racing and Mercedes are the competition’s top four teams this term.

Aston Martin, Haas and Alpine have also picked up some decent points.

While RB, Williams and Kick Sauber make up the rest of the field.

A statement from F1 read: “Formula One announced today that it has reached an agreement in principle with General Motors (GM) to support bringing GM/Cadillac as the eleventh team to the Formula 1 grid in 2026.

“Formula 1 has maintained a dialogue with General Motors, and its partners at TWG Global, regarding the viability of an entry following the commercial assessment and decision made by Formula 1 in January 2024.

“Over the course of this year, they have achieved operational milestones and made clear their commitment to brand the eleventh team GM/Cadillac, and that GM will enter as an engine supplier at a later time.

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“Formula 1 is therefore pleased to move forward with this application process and will provide further updates in due course.”

General Motors was founded in 1908 in Flint, Michigan.

It is behind popular state-side names including Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick and GMC.

GM remains the largest car-maker in the US.

And it was the biggest in the world until 2008 when it was overtaken by Japanese company Toyota.