INDIANAPOLIS and SILVERSTONE, England,
March 7,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- It's official: the Cadillac
Formula 1 Team has received final approval to join the pinnacle of
motorsport. Backed by TWG Motorsports and General Motors (GM), the
team will join the FIA Formula One World Championship grid in
March 2026.
Today, the FIA and Formula 1 announced that the Cadillac
Formula 1 Team has met their requirements to join the existing 10
teams starting next year.
"Today marks a transformative moment, and I am proud to lead the
Federation in this progressive step for the championship," said FIA
President Mohammed Ben Sulayem. "The FIA Formula One Championship's
expansion to an 11th team in 2026 is a milestone.
GM/Cadillac brings fresh energy, aligning with the new FIA 2026
regulations and ushering in an exciting era for the sport.
"The Cadillac Formula 1 Team's presence in the paddock will
inspire future competitors and fans. Their entry strengthens our
mission to push motorsport's boundaries at the highest level."
Stefano Domenicali, President and
CEO of Formula 1 said, "As we said in November, the commitment by
General Motors to bring a Cadillac team to Formula 1 was an
important and positive demonstration of the evolution of our sport.
I want to thank GM and TWG Motorsports for their constructive
engagement over many months and look forward to welcoming the team
on the grid from 2026 for what will be another exciting year for
Formula 1."
The partnership between TWG Motorsports and General Motors
creates a distinctly American team with unique attributes. TWG
Motorsports' resources and commitment to excellence, innovation and
deep collaboration across motorsport disciplines combined with GM's
performance DNA, engineering excellence and proven success in
motorsports provides a strong foundation for the team.
"For the past years, we have worked hand in hand with GM, to lay
a robust foundation for an extraordinary F1 entry," said
Dan Towriss, CEO of TWG Motorsports.
"Now, with 2026 in our sights after today's final approval from the
FIA and Formula 1, we're accelerating our efforts—expanding our
facilities, refining cutting-edge technologies and continuing to
assemble top-tier talent."
"We're thrilled the Cadillac Formula 1 Team is official, as the
team has been accelerating its work," said GM President
Mark Reuss. "We're incredibly
grateful for the support from the FIA and Formula 1 leadership for
us and for our partners at TWG. The excitement only grows as we get
closer to showcasing GM's engineering expertise on the prestigious
global stage of F1."
This announcement follows confirmation that long-time
motorsports and Formula 1 team executive Graeme Lowdon will serve as Team Principal of
the Cadillac Formula 1 Team and industry veteran Russ O'Blenes has been named CEO of TWG GM
Performance Power Units, a new company that will put Cadillac on
the future path to being a full-works team — building Formula 1
chassis and power units.
"I couldn't be more proud of the effort put in by the entire
Cadillac Formula 1 Team. This announcement is the next step in
getting on the grid and continues our efforts towards building a
full-works team. Through the long and thorough application process,
we have never lost pace in our planning or our belief in the
mission. We can't wait to go racing and give fans a new team to
cheer for," Lowdon said.
"Ongoing preparation and development of our power unit
continues, and we've been working hard to hire top-tier talent,"
said O'Blenes. "As we continue to add more experienced engineering
personnel, we look forward to running our first V6 in the near
future."
Since the bid to join Formula 1 was announced in January 2023, TWG Motorsports has assembled an
experienced team of over 300 people working on aerodynamics,
chassis and component development, software and vehicle dynamics
simulation. Development work to join the grid in 2026 has continued
at pace with operational wind-tunnel models, parts production and
performance testing strongly underway. The team has operations in
Indianapolis, Indiana;
Charlotte, North Carolina;
Warren, Michigan; and Silverstone,
England.
About TWG Motorsports
TWG Motorsports is the
motorsports entity of TWG Global, created to unify a robust racing
portfolio across the world's biggest stages in Formula 1, INDYCAR,
Formula E, IMSA and NASCAR. In addition to the strategic
partnerships with General Motors on the Cadillac Formula 1 Team,
TWG Motorsports additionally has ownership of Spire Motorsports,
Andretti Global and Wayne Taylor Racing. TWG Motorsports combines
deep technical expertise, proven competitive excellence and
industry-leading marketing acumen. TWG Motorsports is committed to
innovating, growing and winning at the highest levels of the
sport.
Learn more at:
TWG Global: https://www.twgglobal.com
TWG Motorsports: https://www.twgmotorsports.com
About GM
General Motors (NYSE:GM) is
driving the future of transportation, leveraging advanced
technology to build safer, smarter, and lower emission cars,
trucks, and SUVs. GM's Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC brands
offer a broad portfolio of innovative gasoline-powered vehicles and
the industry's widest range of EVs, as we move to an all-electric
future. Learn more at GM.com.
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