Formula One minnows Manor will be supplied with Mercedes engines next season after the two parties agreed a multi-year deal.
The announcement will come as a huge boost to the British-based team, who made their debut on the F1 grid as Virgin Racing in 2010.
They were then re-branded as Marussia - after which Jules Bianchi scored the team's only points by finishing ninth in Monaco last year - before they were put into administration.
Their days in the sport appeared numbered but a rescue package on the eve of this season enabled them to enter under the guise of Manor.
They have spent the campaign propping up the field, but their new partnership with Mercedes-Benz, the dominant engine in Formula One, could catapult them up the grid next season.
Manor team principal John Booth said: "I am delighted to announce our new Power Unit partnership with Mercedes-Benz for the 2016 season and beyond.
"Although there were many factors governing our selection of an engine partner to help power us towards our long-term ambitions, ultimately the strength of the Mercedes-Benz package speaks for itself."
Manor, currently powered by Ferrari, also announced a technical tie-up with Williams for next season.
Booth added: "I would like to take this opportunity to thank Scuderia Ferrari for their support for our team over the past two seasons. In 2014, together we shared in the momentous occasion of the team's first points and in 2015 Ferrari supported us to a degree that was above and beyond the requirements of our partnership agreement.
"Quite simply, we could not have returned to the grid without them pushing extremely hard to support the MR03B, at the same time as focusing on their own 2015 package."
Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wollf said: "Mercedes-Benz has a clear Formula One philosophy based around our works Silver Arrows team and supplying benchmark Power Units to independent customer teams.
"We believe this approach provides Formula One with greater strength in depth and ensures a deeper level of competitiveness throughout the field."
Mercedes supply engines to Williams and Lotus, but the latter are likely to be powered by Renault next year with the French manufacturer set to buy out the cash-strapped team.
Mercedes opted against supplying Red Bull with engines for 2016 earlier this year.
Source: PA
