Gaydon, February, 2022.
Jaguar and Envision Racing have announced a new multi-year customer
supply relationship which will start at the launch of the 2022/23 ABB FIA
Formula E World Championship season.
The agreement will see Jaguar supply its successful powertrain
technology to fellow British-based team Envision Racing for Formula E’s
highly-anticipated Gen3 era. The new generation of Formula E is the sport’s
third-generation all-electric racing car and will set the benchmark for performance,
efficiency and sustainability in
high-performance vehicles. Jaguar’s customer supply agreement with Envision
Racing is in addition to its own race winning factory team, Jaguar TCS Racing. From
the start of next season, and for the new Gen3 era of Formula E, there will be four
Jaguar powered Formula E race cars fighting for points, podiums and wins.
Together, the teams have 15 wins and more
than 40 podiums between them so collaborating and sharing technical expertise of
both camps is set to be a winning formula. As the sport continues to grow its
reach, the impact of the technology developed is leading the way for the future
of clean mobility from race to the road.
Jaguar will become an all-electric luxury brand from 2025 as part of the
company’s Reimagine strategy. Jaguar, via its long-term Formula E technical
partner Williams Advanced Engineering, will supply Envision Racing with its new
high-voltage electric motor, inverter, transmission, cooling system, casing and
suspension. Envision Racing secured its first choice with
Jaguar after identifying the British manufacturer as its ideal partner, because
of its innovation, race-winning performance and a shared ambition to accelerate
the transition to zero emission vehicles.
James
Barclay, Managing Director at Jaguar Land Rover Motorsport said:“We arepleased to announce that
we will supply Envision Racing with our Jaguar Formula E powertrain in Gen3. They
are one of the most competitive teams in Formula E and it’s an honour that they
want to use Jaguar’s powertrain technology in this new era of FIA Formula E. We
look forward to working and achieving further successes together in the future.
We have a huge amount of respect for Sylvain and all of the Envision Racing team
- they are an ideal customer team for Jaguar.
“Envision Racing will be able to optimise their own performance so we remain rivals on track. We race to innovate together and I’m excited to see four Jaguar powered Formula E racecars line up on the grid alongside each other next season.”
Sylvain Filippi, Managing Director and CTO at Envision Racing said:“Jaguar has been one of our fiercest
competitors in Formula E since they joined the Championship in 2016. The team’s
advanced powertrain technology and overall commitment to its Formula E
programme made them the most attractive option to us.
“Formula E is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, inspiring
and exciting the next generation of motorsport fans in cities across the globe.
But more exciting is the fact it is arguably the most collaborative sport in
the world because we recognise the role that we can play in solving one of the
biggest problems of our time in the race against climate change.”
The two organisations share a firm commitment to a sustainable
future through Jaguar Land Rover’s Reimagine strategy and Envision Racing’s
Race Against Climate Change programme. This announcement follows Envision Racing’s COP26 campaign which unequivocally set a new standard
in sport, leading the way for sustainability in the sports industry through its
involvement in the global climate summit. The team elevated the issue of
climate change in an inspiring, educational, and exciting way and demonstrated
the overwhelming impact Formula E and motorsport will have on the transition to
clean mobility.