GM OFFICIALLY BECOMES A POWER UNIT SUPPLIER IN FORMULA 1

American auto giant General Motors will enter Formula 1 from the 2026 season. They will be racing in F1 as Cadillac F1 with the support of the Andretti group, backed by TWG Global. The team have already set up their plants in the USA and the UK for their development.

Initially, they were planning to enter as Andretti F1, but after many teams protested to the FIA, citing their market value, GM itself entered and named the team Cadillac F1. They will now be the second American team after Haas F1 to race in Formula 1. 

GM’s rival, Ford, will also be a power unit supplier for the Red Bull Racing team from the 2026 season. But GM will be bringing their engines only after the 2029 season. The reason is that they are new to F1 and wanted to study the power units and their demands in the long run. It takes years of research and development to master the art of engine production for F1 cars. 

So, General Motors will use a Ferrari-powered engine on its Cadillac F1 cars from the 2026 season. Once they achieve the right power unit, they will become an independent power unit manufacturer like Ferrari, Mercedes, Alpine and Honda. But before producing their power units for Formula 1 cars, they need to get approved by the FIA, which is the governing body of Formula 1 and many other car races. Now, FIA has given the signal for GM to produce their engines by officially announcing them as an engine manufacturer. They will become a completely American-built power unit supplier.

Also Read: GM starts new company to develop Cadillac F1 engines following Ferrari deal.

FIA Approved GM Power Units

General Motors released a statement regarding the approval, which said, "GM Performance Power Units LLC, a company formed by TWG Motorsports and General Motors to build powertrains for the Cadillac Formula 1 team, has officially been approved by the FIA as a power unit supplier for the FIA Formula One Championship starting 2029.

The Cadillac Formula 1 team will join the grid in 2026 and utilise Ferrari power units until the GM engines are homologated for racing use. Developments and testing of the team’s Formula 1 prototype engine technology are ongoing, while plans are underway to open a dedicated facility for Performance Power Units LLC near GM’s Charlotte technical centre in 2026.”

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2025-04-23T14:00:33Z