FACT SHEET XXL ROUND 2 FORMULA E MARRAKESH NOVEMBER 12, 2016 PREMIERE IN AFRICA ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport has the next trophy in its sights at the season’s second round in Marrakesh INNOVATIVE HISTORIC Many details improved: Electric mobility in the ABT Schaeffler FE02 p. 10 automotive design p. 20 2 3 EDITORIAL After the electrifying Electrifying Team ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport opener in Hong Kong, Formula E holds its sec- ond race in a new conti- nent: Africa. With the UN climate conference tak- ing place in Marrakesh at the same time, ideas, Jörg Walz concepts and innovations Vice President for an environmental- Communications and Marketing Schaeffler ly friendly “mobility for Automotive tomorrow” will be put forward to the world with an even stronger effect. As the exclusive technology partner of the ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport team, we here present some background information about the se- ries, the drivers, the technology and our involvement. CONTACT Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG Electric, in the heart of cities, all over the globe – this is Formula E. Communications and Marketing Forget everything that you knew about motorsport, and experience Schaeffler Automotive the world of the first ever fully-electric international race series Industriestr. 1–3 WELCOME 91074 Herzogenaurach [email protected] www.schaeffler.com TO THE CONTENT 2 Schaeffler and FIA Formula E 4 2016/2017 race calendar Formula E offers a number of distinct motorF UTURE! temporary courses set up right in the heart line-up is studded with interesting names, 6 Marrakesh – the “red city” racing specialties. The most obvious feature is of major cities. So, rather than the fans hav- including Nelson Piquet Jr, Nico Prost, Nick 8 Tech Talk: Racing with electric drive that, unlike conventional internal combustion ing to travel to events, racing is brought Heidfeld and, of course, the defending cham- 10 FIA Formula E technology engines (as in the DTM) or hybrid drives (as in straight to the fans. Competing in these pion Sébastien Buemi. 12 The ABT Schaeffler FE02 powertrain the WEC), Formula E race cars are one hundred unusual locations is possible thanks to the 14 #Projectice percent electrically-powered. The development low noise level of the Formula E racing cars As the sole German team, ABT Schaeffler 16 Team ABT Sportsline of the electric motor as well as the transmis- and their zero emissions. Even the electricity Audi Sport again tackles the series with 18 The drivers: Lucas di Grassi and Daniel Abt sion and subsequent software is unrestricted. that is used to charge the batteries is gener- its regular drivers Daniel Abt and reigning 20 Electric mobility in automotive design Schaeffler and the team joined forces to de- ated at the track using a glycerine-powered vice-champion Lucas di Grassi. The other 22 The Schaeffler Group sign the entire powertrain, and this successful Aqua fuel generator. nine squads include outright factory teams 23 Data & Facts about Schaeffler and Formula E combination laid the foundation for clinching such as Renault, Jaguar and DS Virgin as well 24 Marrakesh ePrix information 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 halftime to switch cars. 4 7 5 HEART OF EUROPE AROUND THE BRUSSELS BELGIUM July 1, 2017 GLOBE The last three ePrix are held in cities in 8 The Formula E race calendar offers one highlight after 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 first 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 Schaeffler July 15/16, 2017 place finish – and this from second last Audi Sport team clinched a This is the first time a FIA 1 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 9&10 GRAND FINALE MONTREAL CANADA GUARANTEED ACTION July 29/30, 2017 Just like in New York, Montreal hosts a double-header at the final weekend BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA 2 of the 2016/2017 season. The multicultural metropolis on the St. Lawrence November 12, 2016 River, where French is the official language, is crazy about motor racing. February 18, 2017 With the first race in the Argentinean motorsport enthusiasts “Red City”, Formula E visits a have already been treated to two fourth continent: Africa. action-packed Formula E races at this A picturesque setting for venue. To be continued … 11&12 3 Formula E. DRIVER RANKING TEAM RANKING P DRIVER TEAM PTS P TEAM PTS AIM HIGH 1 Sébastien Buemi (CH) Renault e.Dams 25 1 Renault e.Dams 37 MEXICO CITY MEXICO 2 Lucas di Grassi (BR) ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 18 2 ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 18 3 MS Amlin Andretti 18 3 Nick Heidfeld (D) Mahindra Racing 15 4 April 1, 2017 4 Mahindra Racing 16 4 Nicolas Prost (F) Renault e.Dams 12 Mexico City hosts the only race 6 5 NextEV NIO 7 to run on a permanent racetrack, 5 António Félix da Costa (P) MS Amlin Andretti 10 6 Faraday Future Dragon Racing 6 and at an altitude of 2,500 6 Robin Frijns (NL) MS Amlin Andretti 8 7 Venturi 3 meters, it’s the highest venue. Fans witnessed a spectacular 7 Jérôme D’Ambrosio (B) Faraday Future Dragon Racing 6 8 DS Virgin Racing 0 debut here last season. 8 Oliver Turvey (GB) NextEV NIO 4 9 Panasonic Jaguar Racing 0 10 Techeetah 0 9 Nelson Piquet Jr. (BR) NextEV NIO 3 BACK ON THE CALENDAR 10 Maro Engel (D) Venturi 2 11 Stéphane Sarrazin (F) Venturi 1 MONACO 12 Felix Rosenqvist (S) Mahindra Racing 1 CES: SCHAEFFLER AND 5 May 13, 2017 13 Daniel Abt (D) ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 0 FORMULA E IN VEGAS In its very first season, Formula E raced through the streets of the 14 Jean-Éric Vergne (F) Techeetah 0 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 15 Sam Bird (GB) DS Virgin Racing 0 January 7, 2017 traditional world-famous Grand Prix track. PARIS FRANCE 16 José María López (RA) DS Virgin Racing 0 Wager in Vegas: The 20 Formula E pilots May 20, 2017 17 Adam Carroll (GB) Panasonic Jaguar Racing 0 pit themselves against 10 gamers for a At just 1.9-kilometers in length, 18 Loïc Duval (F) Faraday Future Dragon Racing 0 total purse of a million US dollars. This the racetrack around the historic greatest spectacle in Simracing is held 19 Mitch Evans (AUS) Panasonic Jaguar Racing 0 Les Invalides is very short – ideal during the CES, the largest trade show for the masses of fans. Lucas di 20 Ma Qing Ha (CN) Techeetah 0 for entertainment electronics, where Grassi won last year’s race here. Schaeffler is also represented. 6 7 The Kingdom of Morocco has the most de- Adventurers plunge themselves into veloped railway network in North Africa. Marrakesh’s traffic with rental cars. Cy- Marrakesh, the country’s fourth-largest city clists, mopeds and cars creep along at with just under a million inhabitants, has walking pace. Outside of the center it is an important function with its central loca- possible to travel faster. But be careful tion. The clean, state-of-the-art tradition- when driving in the dark: there is often a ally oriental styled railway station is a real lack of road lighting in the countryside, A CITY OF highlight. Though the timetable can change and not all road users travel with head- spontaneously, the trains can take people in lights here. all directions around the country, which is about the size of Spain, even faster. DECENT ALTERNATIVES The most traditional means of trans- In Marrakesh, locals and tourists have port in Marrakesh are the horse-drawn car- CONTRASTS a wide range of opportunities to travel. The riages. Especially in the angular alleyways urban bus network is widely branched and of Medina, the old town, the agile horse With the express train to Casablanca or by horse-drawn carriage through the pedestrian cheap to use.