Cadillac F1 Driver Colton Herta To Go For Daytona Win In 2026

Colton Herta is going to be pulling double duty for Cadillac next season.

The Cadillac Formula 1 Team test driver will be joining the Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing IMSA team for three endurance races.

Herta will drive in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and the Petit Le Mans season finale in the No. 40 GTP car with full-time drivers Jordan Taylor and Louis Deletraz.

“Super excited to join Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing for the endurance rounds next year. We had some success last time I was with the team, and I hope to continue that,” Herta said in a news release. “I can’t wait to get behind the wheel of the Cadillac’s naturally aspirated engine. Daytona can’t come soon enough.”

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Herta drove the same three races for Wayne Taylor Racing in 2024 when it was an Acura team and won Sebring. It also picked up a third place finish at Daytona and was seventh at Petit Le Mans.

Along with his test driving duties for the Cadillac Formula 1 Team, Herta will be competing the full Formula 2 season with Hitec racing to pick up FIA Superlicense points and gain experience on the tracks he hopes to be competing on in Formula 1 in future seasons. Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas will be Cadillac’s main drivers in 2026.

“I’ve loved my time in IndyCar and I’m proud of everything I achieved, but the opportunity to race in F2 – to compete on the Formula 1 calendar, against some of the best young drivers in the world – was one I couldn’t pass up,” Herta said of his new multi-faceted job.

“Hitech has an excellent reputation and a proven track record, and I’m confident it’s the right environment for me to develop and perform. I want to thank them for believing in me and providing the platform to make this step.”