Formula One could expand to 12 teams now that General Motors' brand Cadillac has been accepted as the 11th from 2026, according to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

General Motors and Cadillac face a “monumental task” to get ready to compete in Formula One for 2026, even if they could in theory get a head start on some design work, leading series figures said. The announcement last week General Motors’ Cadillac brand will be joining the grid as the 11th team from 2026 has been broadly greeted by drivers.

Cadillac will become the 11th team on the Formula 1 grid from 2026 after Formula 1 confirmed on Monday that "an agreement in principle" had been reached with GM.

Formula 1 on Monday at last said it will expand the grid in 2026 to make room for an American team that is partnered with General Motors. The approval ends years of wrangling that launched a U.S. Justice Department investigation into why Colorado-based Liberty Media,

The Cadillac brand of General Motors Co. in Detroit will make its long-awaited debut in the Formula 1 World Championship in 2026, the automaker announced Monday. Cadillac Formula 1 will be the first new team to join F1 since 2016 and the 11th team on the grid.

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.

New General Motors-Cadillac entry on course to join the Formula 1 grid from the 2026 season after; prospective 11th team to also run own works GM engine by the end of the decade; F1 grid has had 10 te

Formula 1 could expand to 12 teams now that Cadillac has been accepted as the 11th from 2026, says FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

Formula One could expand to 12 teams now that General Motors' brand Cadillac has been accepted as the 11th from 2026, according to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Formula One has always had provision for 12 in the rules but there was strong opposition from commercial rights holder Liberty Media and existing teams to going beyond 10 before a deal was reached.