FACT SHEET XXL TOKYO FORMULA E SHOW RUN NOVEMBER , PREMIERE IN JAPAN As a highlight of the ECOMO fair Schae ler will be presenting Lucas di Grassi and the Formula E race car on Marunouchi NakaDori Street WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? HISTORIC A rundown on the Electric mobility in show run p. automotive design p. EDITORIAL Welcome to “ECOMO!” Electrifying Team ABT Schaeler Audi Sport The name stands for the theme: “ECOlogical MO- bility.” In this context, we are going to experi- ence a unique demon- stration of ecological mobility: the premiere of Shinzo Yotsumoto the ABT Schaeler FE02 Managing Director in Tokyo with a show Schaeler Japan run on Marunouchi NakaDori Street, which is acclaimed for its high environmental standards. For Schaeler as the exclusive technology partner of Team ABT Schaeler Audi Sport, Formula E is an ideal stage on which to drive ideas and innovations for mo- bility for tomorrow forward. We would like to take this opportunity to present to you examples and back- ground information about the series, the drivers, the technology, the city of Tokyo and our company. Electric, in the heart of cities, all over the globe – this is Formula E. CONTACT Forget everything that you knew about motorsport, and experience Schaeler Technologies AG & Co. KG the world of the rst ever fully-electric international race series Communications and Marketing WELCOME Schaeler Automotive Industriestr. 1–3 91074 Herzogenaurach [email protected] www.schaeler.com TO THE CONTENT 2 Schaeler and FIA Formula E Formula E oers a number of distinct motorF UTURE! temporary courses set up right in the heart line-up is studded with interesting names, 4 2016/2017 race calendar racing specialties. The most obvious feature is of major cities. So, rather than the fans hav - including Nelson Piquet Jr, Nico Prost, Nick 6 Megacity Tokyo that, unlike conventional internal combustion ing to travel to events, racing is brought Heidfeld and, of course, the defending cham- 8 Show run Marunouchi NakaDori Street engines (as in the DTM) or hybrid drives (as in straight to the fans. Competing in these pion Sébastien Buemi. 10 Tech Talk: This is Formula E the WEC), Formula E race cars are one hundred unusual locations is possible thanks to the 12 FIA Formula E technology percent electrically-powered. The development low noise level of the Formula E racing cars As the sole German team, ABT Schaeler 14 The ABT Schaeler FE02 powertrain of the electric motor as well as the transmis- and their zero emissions. Even the electricity Audi Sport again tackles the series with 16 Team ABT Sportsline sion and subsequent soware is unrestricted. that is used to charge the batteries is gener - its regular drivers Daniel Abt and reigning 18 The drivers: Lucas di Grassi and Daniel Abt Schaeler and the team joined forces to de- ated at the track using a glycerine-powered vice-champion Lucas di Grassi. The other 20 Electric mobility in automotive design sign the entire powertrain, and this successful Aqua fuel generator. nine squads include outright factory teams 22 The Schaeler Group/Schaeler in Japan combination laid the foundation for clinching such as Renault, Jaguar and DS Virgin as well 24 Data & Facts about Schaeler and Formula E the vice-championship in the second season. ELECTRIFYING AROUND THE WORLD as other top international teams from China, The energy for all teams comes from identical In the motor racing scene, the venues are the USA and India. VIDEOS batteries weighing approx. 320 kilograms and unique and exotic: Hong Kong, Marrakesh, positioned in the rear of the car. Buenos Aires, Paris, Berlin and New York The Formula E format is clear and concise: are just some of the metropolises where the The practice, qualifying and race are all run A second special feature is that For- ePrix are held, with backdrops such as Les on a single day. The race itself takes about 50 mula E races are not contested on conven- Invalides, the Alexanderplatz, the skyline of minutes – with pilots coming into the pits at Racing for a reason Down to the wire tional, permanent racetracks, but rather on Manhattan or the Statue of Liberty. The grid around halime to switch cars. HEART OF EUROPE AROUND THE BRUSSELS BELGIUM July 1, 2017 GLOBE The last three ePrix are held in cities in The Formula E race calendar oers one highlight a er the other over ten months and on four which Formula E has never raced before. continents. Five new metropolises, Hong Kong, Marrakesh, Brussels, New York and Montreal, First up is Brussels – the seat of the host the fully-electric race series for the rst time this season European Union parliament. HOME RACE BERLIN GERMANY CITY OF DREAMS October 9, 2016 NEW YORK USA KICKING OFF WITH A PODIUM Lucas di Grassi made an almost perfect June 10, 2017 HONG KONG CHINA start to the new season with a second Last year, the ABT Schaeler July 15/16, 2017 place nish – and this from second last Audi Sport team clinched a This is the rst time a FIA on the grid. A tactical masterstroke. maiden double podium for automobile race is held in the Lucas di Grassi and Daniel Abt middle of New York … with not only on home turf in Germany’s one but two races – on Saturday capital. Repeat performance and again on Sunday – in the PREMIERE IN AFRICA welcome … legendary port district of Brooklyn. MARRAKESH MOROCCO & GRAND FINALE MONTREAL CANADA GUARANTEED ACTION July 29/30, 2017 Just like in New York, Montreal hosts a double-header at the nal weekend BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA of the 2016/2017 season. The multicultural metropolis on the St. Lawrence November 12, 2016 River, where French is the ocial language, is crazy about motor racing. February 18, 2017 Positions ve and six at the Argentinean motorsport enthusiasts African premiere of Formula E have already been treated to two aer a strong ght-back from action-packed Formula E races at this Lucas di Grassi and a spotless venue. To be continued … & race from Daniel Abt. DRIVER RANKING TEAM RANKING P DRIVER TEAM PTS P TEAM PTS AIM HIGH Sébastien Buemi (CH) Renault e.Dams Renault e.Dams MEXICO CITY MEXICO Lucas di Grassi (BR) ABT Schaeler Audi Sport ABT Schaeler Audi Sport Mahindra Racing Nicolas Prost (F) Renault e.Dams April 1, 2017 DS Virgin Racing ­ Felix Rosenqvist (S) Mahindra Racing ­ Mexico City hosts the only race MS Amlin Andretti ­ to run on a permanent racetrack, Sam Bird (GB) DS Virgin Racing ­ NextEV NIO ­ and at an altitude of 2,500 Nick Heidfeld (D) Mahindra Racing ­ Faraday Future Dragon Racing meters, it’s the highest venue. Fans witnessed a spectacular António Félix da Costa (P) MS Amlin Andretti ­ Techeetah debut here last season. Oliver Turvey (GB) NextEV NIO ­ Venturi Panasonic Jaguar Racing Robin Frijns (NL) MS Amlin Andretti BACK ON THE CALENDAR Daniel Abt (D) ABT Schaeler Audi Sport Jérôme D’Ambrosio (B) Faraday Future Dragon Racing MONACO Jean-Éric Vergne (F) Techeetah CES: SCHAEFFLER AND May 13, 2017 Nelson Piquet Jr. (BR) NextEV NIO FORMULA E IN VEGAS In its very rst season, Formula E raced through the streets of the Maro Engel (D) Venturi LAS VEGAS USA Monegasque Principality. Now, in season three, the electric race HISTORIC cars are making a comeback. The course is a shorter version of the Stéphane Sarrazin (F) Venturi ­ January 7, 2017 traditional world-famous Grand Prix track. PARIS FRANCE José María López (RA) DS Virgin Racing ­ Wager in Vegas: The 20 Formula E pilots May 20, 2017 Loïc Duval (F) Faraday Future Dragon Racing ­ pit themselves against 10 gamers for a At just 1.9-kilometers in length, Adam Carroll (GB) Panasonic Jaguar Racing total purse of a million US dollars. This the racetrack around the historic greatest spectacle in Simracing is held Mitch Evans (AUS) Panasonic Jaguar Racing Les Invalides is very short – ideal during the CES, the largest trade show for the masses of fans. Lucas di Ma Qing Ha (CN) Techeetah for entertainment electronics, where Grassi won last year’s race here. Schaeler is also represented. With more than nine million inhabitants speak English. Therefore it is a good idea and 37 million in the metropolitan area, To- to have someone write down the destina- kyo is one of the largest cities in the world. tion beforehand in Japanese characters, or To cope with the extremely high demand for to show it on a Japanese road map. Unusu- A CITY mobility in this so-called mega city, inno- ally, the rear doors on Japanese taxis are vation and creativity are required. With 13 operated automatically by the driver. It is subway lines, buses and several monorail useless, therefore, to attempt to enter on routes, which are operated by various pri- one’s own. MEGA vate companies and Metro Network (TRTA), Necessity is the mother of invention: In the Japanese capital of Tokyo, Tokyo has one of the world's most advanced It is discouraged to use personal cars. transport runs smoothly above and below ground despite the immense and eªcient public transport systems. Pub- Without proof of an allocated parking population and tourist density lic transport accounts for an incredible 95 space, it is impossible to register a motor percent of all traªc. In Germany, Freiburg viehicle. Towing is uncompromising. An in- has the highest share of public transport dication of the lack of space in Tokyo is that with about 34 percent. A time schedule is now 14 driving schools have been estab- not needed, as all means of transport run lished on the roofs of high-rise buildings.