Jaguar Land Rover confirms long-term future for Jaguar TCS Racing with commitment to compete in the GEN4 era of Formula E
JLR confirms long-term future for Jaguar TCS Racing with commitment to compete in the GEN4 era of Formula E
Jaguar TCS Racing has confirmed a long-term commitment to the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship by signing to participate in the GEN4 era, set to commence in 2026 and running through seasons 13-16.
Chris Thorp, JLR Chief of Staff and Chairman, JLR Motorsport, said: “Jaguar is being reimagined as a pure-electric, modern luxury brand – so the announcement of JLR’s commitment to the GEN4 era of Formula E with Jaguar TCS Racing couldn’t come at a more exciting time. The inspiration, passion and engagement that the team engenders among our 40,000 employees is driving the reimagining of Jaguar and delivering material innovation to the next generation of Jaguar electric vehicles for the direct benefit of our clients.”
James Barclay, Managing Director JLR Motorsport and Jaguar TCS Racing Team Principal confirmed the news on the eve of the Monaco E-Prix: “This is great news for Jaguar TCS Racing and for Jaguar. As a team we recently celebrated our 100th race in Formula E and, with Jaguar being reimagined as a pure-electric brand from 2025, the timing couldn’t be better. Our commitment to the next, GEN4 era of Formula E is a clear demonstration of the JLR Board’s confidence in the value of competition at the highest level, our race to innovate ethos and, importantly, how this aligns perfectly with our wider Reimagine business strategy.
“I am extremely proud of what the team has achieved to date in what is the pinnacle of electric racing, and we are all very excited for the future. From its beginnings as a start-up ten years ago, FIA Formula E has grown into a true World Championship that is not only producing incredibly exciting and professional sport of the highest calibre, but is also pioneering zero emission battery electric vehicle technologies. Jaguar TCS Racing will continue to drive the rapid development of EV technology on the track, for the benefit of our future clients on the road.”
Two key examples of future-EV technology proven by Jaguar TCS Racing on the track in the all-electric Jaguar I-TYPE 6 are the use of Silicon Carbide and a circulatory-first transmission fluid.
Silicon Carbide – a semi-conductor material – was first used by Jaguar TCS Racing in 2017 through Wolfspeed, who later became a technical partner. Similarly, Jaguar has pioneered a more circular process with Castrol – taking used transmission fluid and re-refining it for competition use in the Jaguar I-TYPE 6. Both Wolfspeed Silicon Carbide and Castrol ON transmission fluid will be used in the next generation of Jaguar road-going EVs.
The rapid pace of advancement from GEN1 to GEN3 means fans can expect another seismic shift in electric racing technology with the move to GEN4. While the complete technical details for the GEN4 era of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship are still under development the cars will feature 600kW power and 700kW regenerative braking – a significant increase on the GEN3 era figures of 350kW and 600kW respectively.
