FIA confirms Mercedes, Porsche Formula E manufacturer status
The FIA has officially confirmed Mercedes and Porsche's manufacturer status in Formula E for the all-electric championship's sixth season, due to start in the winter of 2019.
Mercedes and Porsche announced last July they would be moving into Formula E for Season 6, joining manufacturers such as Audi, BMW and Jaguar who are already racing in the series.
The FIA has officially confirmed Mercedes and Porsche's manufacturer status in Formula E for the all-electric championship's sixth season, due to start in the winter of 2019.
Mercedes and Porsche announced last July they would be moving into Formula E for Season 6, joining manufacturers such as Audi, BMW and Jaguar who are already racing in the series.
The FIA officially confirmed the list of registered manufacturers for Season 6 on Tuesday, with 11 companies set to power the 12 teams that will be racing in the series.
Techeetah is the only team not to also be a manufacturer, while Nissan is named on the manufacturer list ahead of its takeover of the current Renault operation at the end of Season 4.
The Formula E manufacturers confirmed for the 2019/20 season are:
- Audi Sport
- BMW AG
- DS Automobiles
- Jaguar Land Rover
- Mahindra Racing
- Mercedes-Benz
- NextEV NIO
- Penske Autosport
- Porsche AG
- Nissan
- Venturi Automobiles
“I’m delighted to see both Mercedes-Benz and Porsche alongside some of the existing names on the official list of homologated manufacturers for season six. We continue to exceed all of the initial expectations set out when we started this journey just four years ago," Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag said.
"If you had said to me then that we would be in double figures in terms of recognisable names in the world of motor sport, biggest road car manufacturers and automotive brands – I would have said you were crazy. But this is the reality now.
"Combine this with the ever-growing list of partners joining the electric racing revolution and it’s clear that the ABB FIA Formula E Championship is a very exciting place to be in motorsport."
FIA president Jean Todt added: "The future landscape of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship is growing more and more, and today as we confirm two additional manufacturers for the sixth season we have more evidence of the success of this concept.
"Mercedes-Benz and Porsche are both brands with long and decorated histories in motor sport, and the level of all of the 11 manufacturers that will take to the track from 2019/20 is very high.
"Formula E is going from strength to strength, and the commitment of manufacturers to sustainable racing technology is very encouraging."
