Nissan Motor and McLaren Racing have announced a technical partnership at the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Nissan will supply its powertrain to McLaren Racing from Season 9 (2022-23).
The prestigious British team McLaren Racing has announced that it will be competing in Formula E from Season 9 when the Gen3 machine will be introduced.
Through this partnership, McLaren Racing will be supplied with Nissan’s EV powertrains throughout the life of the Gen3 machine. Nissan also announced the acquisition of the e.dams team in April of this year, further strengthening Formula E’s activities. Nissan and McLaren will continue to work closely with Formula E, one of the most challenging and highly technical races.
“The partnership between Nissan and McLaren Racing will strongly drive a variety of collaborations and the sharing of know-how,” said Ashwani Gupta, Nissan’s Chief Operating Officer. What Nissan and McLaren have in common is that It is a greedy pursuit of pioneering spirit and innovation. We believe that McLaren is an ideal partner for Nissan to participate in Formula E and promote the electrification of cars. “
Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, said, “McLaren, the first to enter Formula E, was looking for the best partner in every aspect of forming a team. Technology was one of the most important factors. However, Nissan has been dedicated to racing over the last four seasons, demonstrating its knowledge and skills, and we are confident that this collaboration will bring a lot of success to both sides as Gen3 machines are introduced in the future. It will improve the performance of both teams and strongly drive the development of Nissan’s Formula E powertrain technology. “
“We are pleased to announce a multi-year contract with a great motorsport brand like McLaren Racing,” said Tomaso Volpe, Nissan Formula E General Manager and Managing Director. Starting next season, when the machine is expected to make great progress as Gen3. Nissan will participate in Formula E not only for racing. Through the race, the attractiveness of efficient and powerful Nissan EV We are telling a wide range of viewers. We believe that our collaboration with McLaren will accelerate our technological development and give fans around the world more opportunities to showcase Nissan’s technology. “
Through Formula E, Nissan is promoting the appeal and enjoyment of EVs to customers around the world. Nissan aims to make all new models to be launched in major markets electric vehicles from the early 2030s in order to achieve carbon neutrality in the entire life cycle of the vehicle including business activities by 2050. We will also utilize the know-how gained by participating in EV races to provide EVs with higher value to our customers.
About Nissan’s Formula E participation
Nissan is the first Japanese manufacturer to participate in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship from Season 5 (2018/19). In Season 7, Formula E from Season 9 (2022-23) to Season 12 (2025-26), where Gen3 machines will be used, will be announced for a long time. In April 2022, it announced the acquisition of the e.dams race team. The drivers for this season (Season 8) are Sebastien Buemi, who boasts a brilliant record, and Maximilian Günter, who has just joined. Buemi has been a driver since Nissan entered Formula E in 2018, and this is the fourth season of the year. German driver Gunter has won three championships so far.
Nissan is promoting the appeal of EVs through participation in the Formula E Championship. Buemi will drive the new crossover EV “Nissan Ariya” of car No. 23, and Gunter will drive the car No. 22 named “Nissan Leaf” released in 2010. The Nissan LEAF has sold about 600,000 units, and Nissan’s Formula E race cars are utilizing the experience of EVs so far. The know-how gained in the race will be useful for the development of Nissan’s next-generation EVs, including the crossover EV “Nissan Ariya” released in 2021.
About McLaren Racing
McLaren Racing was founded in 1963 by New Zealand racing driver Bruce McLaren. Since entering Formula 1 for the first time in 1966, McLaren has won 20 Formula 1 World Championships, over 180 Formula 1 Grand Prix wins, 3 Indianapolis 500 wins and the first Le Mans 24-hour race. There is.
Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo drivers for the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, Patricio O’Ward and Felix Rosenkvist for the IndyCar Series Arrow McLaren SP, and Extreme E for the Electric One-Make SUV Championship. Emma Gilmour and Tanner Foust are in the race. McLaren has announced that it will be competing in the FIA Formula E World Championship from Season 9.
McLaren was the first F1 team to acquire the Carbon Trust Standard in 2010, and has continued to renew it every other year since then, most recently in February 2021. In 2013, as part of the FIA Environmental Certification framework, it was the first F1 team to receive the FIA Sustainability Accreditation Award at the 3-star level, and in 2021. Signed the UN’s “Climate Action Framework through Sports”.
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