General Motors has named Graeme Lowdon as the team principal of the Cadillac Formula 1 team that is preparing to enter the sport in 2026.
Lowdon has worked as an advisor to GM and Andretti Global over the past two years as it worked on an F1 project, helping to structure the team alongside other roles including as part of Zhou Guanyu’s management. Lowdon has also previously served as sporting director and CEO of Manor’s F1 entries up until 2015 under the Virgin and Marussia names.
“I’m truly honored to be appointed as the team principal of this exciting new team and I would like to thank everyone involved for placing their trust in me,” Lowdon said. “I believe that Formula 1 is the greatest team sport in the world, and teams are all about people. This is a team with a real love for, and desire to go, racing, and we have the experience and expertise to do just that.
“Racing is at the very heart of everything that we do. This is what I want to see in a team, and I really want to be part of it. I don’t underestimate the task ahead and I have the utmost respect for the competition. I look forward to the challenge of racing. In the meantime, our work continues at pace.”
TWG Global’s motorsport business CEO, Daniel Towriss, says Lowdon’s experience both within F1 and the wider motorsport industry was a big factor in his appointment.
“Graeme has been advising our team for the last two years as we have built out our operations; his experience on both the technical and managerial sides of Formula 1 and other motorsports ventures will serve him well as he builds the Cadillac Formula 1 team,” Towriss said.
GM president Mark Reuss also highlighted the importance of the role Lowdon has fulfilled so far as team development has continued, with Cadillac still awaiting its final entry confirmation.
“Graeme has been a pleasure to work with over the past two years and we’re excited he will lead our journey to the 2026 Formula 1 grid as team principal,” Reuss said. “He has great racing expertise, he knows how to assemble a high-performing team and he embodies the values the Cadillac Formula 1 team will represent in all its endeavors, on or off the track.”
