The FIA has formally authorized GM Efficiency Energy Items LLC., an organization shaped by TWG Motorsports and Common Motors to construct powertrains for the Cadillac System 1 Crew, as an influence unit provider for the FIA System One World Championship beginning in 2029.
The Cadillac System 1 Crew will be part of the grid in 2026 and make the most of Ferrari energy items till the GM engines are homologated for racing use.
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem, stated: “Over two years in the past, the FIA authorized the entry of an eleventh staff into the FIA System One World Championship, guided by my imaginative and prescient to increase the grid and produce new expertise and alternative to our sport. Though the method was at instances difficult, the progress we see at the moment affirms the journey has been worthwhile.
“Welcoming GM Efficiency Energy Items LLC. as an authorized energy unit provider for the Championship beginning in 2029 marks one other step within the international enlargement of System 1 and highlights the rising curiosity from world-class automotive producers like Common Motors.
“Their dedication to innovation, sustainability, and competitors is totally aligned with the FIA’s imaginative and prescient for the way forward for our sport. It additionally strengthens our dedication to creating motorsport extra accessible and inclusive worldwide—welcoming new producers, advancing know-how, and connecting with a broader, extra numerous fan base.”
Earlier this yr, business veteran Russ O’Blenes was named CEO of GM Efficiency Energy Items LLC. “With this approval from the FIA, we’ll proceed to speed up our efforts to convey an American-built F1 energy unit to the grid,’’ O’Blenes stated.
Growth and testing of the staff’s System 1 prototype engine know-how is ongoing whereas plans are beneath option to open a devoted facility for Efficiency Energy Items LLC close to GM’s Charlotte Technical Middle in 2026.
About Federation Internationale de l’Vehicle
The Fédération Internationale de l’Vehicle (FIA) is the governing physique for world motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations globally. It’s a non-profit organisation dedicated to driving innovation and championing security, sustainability and equality throughout motor sport and mobility.
Based in 1904, with workplaces in Paris, London and Geneva, the FIA brings collectively 245 Member Organisations throughout 5 continents, representing tens of millions of street customers, motor sport professionals and volunteers. It develops and enforces rules for motor sport, together with seven FIA World Championships, to make sure worldwide competitions are secure and truthful for all.
