Fact Sheet XXL Formula E Mexico City
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FACT SHEET XXL Round 4 FORMULA E MEXICO CITY April 1, 2017 ¡Bienvenidos! On its tour around the globe, Formula E stops in mega Mexico City Innovative Historic Many details improved: Electric mobility in the ABT Schaeffl er FE02 p. 8 automotive design p. 20 2 3 Editorial Mexico City – a megacity Electrifying Team ABT Schaeffl er Audi Sport and perfect showcase for the challenges encoun- tered in shaping “mobil- ity for tomorrow” – is the venue of round four of the season. At the modern Autódromo Her- Jörg Walz manos Rodríguez, the Vice President whole team is looking Communications and Marketing Schaeffl er forward to witnessing Automotive the only race on a per- manent circuit this sea- son. As the exclusive technology partner of Team ABT Schaeffl er Audi Sport we are proud to present to you background information about the series, the drivers, the technology and our commitment. Contact Schaeffl er 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 Schaeffl er Automotive the world of the fi rst ever fully-electric international race series Industriestr. 1–3 Welcome 91074 Herzogenaurach presse@schaeffl er.com www.schaeffl er.com to the Contents Fu ture! 2 Schaeffl er and the FIA Formula E 4 2016/2017 race calendar Formula E off ers a number of distinct motor manent racetracks, but rather on temporary The grid line-up is studded with interesting 6 Megacity par excellence: Mexico City racing specialties. The most obvious feature courses set up right in the heart of major cit- names, including Nelson Piquet Jr, Nico Prost, 8 FIA Formula E technology is that, unlike conventional internal combus- ies. So, rather than the fans having to travel to Nick Heidfeld and, of course, the defending 10 ABT Schaeffl er FE02 powertrain tion engines (as in the DTM) or hybrid drives events, racing is brought straight to the fans. champion Sébastien Buemi. 12 Tech Talk: Me and my car (as in the WEC), Formula E race cars are one Competing in these unusual locations is pos- 14 #ProjectIce hundred percent electrically-powered. The sible thanks to the low noise level of the For- As the sole German team, ABT Schaeffl er 16 Team ABT Sportsline development of the electric motor as well as mula E racing cars and their zero emissions. Audi Sport again tackles the series with 18 The drivers: Lucas di Grassi and Daniel Abt the transmission and subsequent software is Even the electricity that is used to charge the its regular drivers Daniel Abt and reigning 20 Electric mobility in automotive design unrestricted. Schaeffl er and the team joined batteries is generated at the track using a vice-champion Lucas di Grassi. The other nine 22 The Schaeffl er Group forces to design the entire powertrain, and glycerine-powered Aqua fuel generator. squads include outright factory teams such as 23 Schaeffl er and Formula E facts & fi gures this successful combination laid the founda- Renault, Jaguar and DS Virgin as well as other 24 Info on ePrix in Mexico City tion for clinching the vice-championship in Electrifying around the world top international teams from China, the USA the second season. The energy for all teams In the motor racing scene, the venues are and India. Videos comes from identical batteries weighing ap- unique and exotic: Hong Kong, Marrakesh, prox. 320 kilograms and positioned in the rear Buenos Aires, Paris, Berlin and New York are The Formula E format is clear and concise: of the car. just some of the metropolises where the ePrix The practice, qualifying and race are all run are held, with backdrops such as Les Inva- on a single day. The race itself takes about 50 A second special feature is that Formula E lides, the skyline of Kowloon or the Statue minutes – with pilots coming into the pits at Racing for a reason Down to the wire races are not contested on conventional, per- of Liberty. around halftime to switch cars. 4 9 & 10 5 Home race Berlin Germany Around the June 10/11, 2017 Last season, in the German capital, a one-two podium was achieved for the Globe fi rst time. An encore will be welcome – with two opportunities available. The On its ten-month world tour covering four continents, the Formula E race calendar features one German fans will be seeing a race on both Saturday and Sunday. highlight after the other. Four new metropolises – Hong Kong, Marrakesh, Montreal and New York – are playing host to a round of the fully electric racing series for the fi rst time City of dreams Kicking off with a podium October 9, 2016 New York USA Lucas di Grassi made an almost perfect 7&8 Hong Kong China start to the new season with a second July 15/16, 2017 1 place fi nish – and this from second last This is the fi rst time a FIA on the grid. A tactical masterstroke. automobile race is held in the middle of New York … with not only one but two races – on Saturday First time in Africa and again on Sunday – in the legendary port district of Brooklyn. Marrakesh Morocco Grand Finale Montreal Canada Pole premiere July 29/30, 2017 3 Just like in New York, Montreal hosts a double-header at the fi nal weekend Buenos Aires Argentina 2 November 12, 2016 of the 2016/2017 season. The multicultural metropolis on the St. Lawrence February 18, 2017 Positions fi ve and six at the River, where French is the offi cial language, is crazy about motor racing. First pole position for Lucas di Grassi African premiere of Formula E in Formula E – on seeing the checkered after a strong fi ght-back from fl ag, he celebrates a third place. Daniel Lucas di Grassi and a spotless 11&12 Abt, in seventh, again scores points. race from Daniel Abt. Driver Ranking Team Ranking P Driver Team Pts P Team Pts Aim high 1 Sébastien Buemi (CH) Renault e.Dams 75 1 Renault e.Dams 111 Mexico City Mexico 2 Lucas di Grassi (BR) ABT Schaeffl er Audi Sport 46 2 ABT Schaeffl er Audi Sport 60 4 6 3 Nicolas Prost (F) Renault e.Dams 36 3 Mahindra Racing 37 April 1, 2017 4 NextEV NIO 25 Mexico City hosts the only race 4 Jean-Éric Vergne (F) Techeetah 22 5 Techeetah 22 to run on a permanent racetrack, 5 Felix Rosenqvist (S) Mahindra Racing 20 and at an altitude of 2,500 6 DS Virgin Racing 20 6 Sam Bird (GB) DS Virgin Racing 18 meters, it’s the highest venue. 7 Faraday Future Dragon Racing 19 7 Nick Heidfeld (D) Mahindra Racing 17 Fans witnessed a spectacular 8 MS Amlin Andretti 18 debut here last season. 8 Daniel Abt (D) ABT Schaeffl er Audi Sport 14 9 Venturi 3 9 Nelson Piquet Jr. (BR) NextEV NIO 13 10 Panasonic Jaguar Racing 0 Back on the calendar 10 Oliver Turvey (GB) NextEV NIO 12 11 António Félix da Costa (P) MS Amlin Andretti 10 Monaco 5 12 Jérôme D’Ambrosio (B) Faraday Future Dragon Racing 10 May 13, 2017 13 Loïc Duval (F) Faraday Future Dragon Racing 9 CES: Schaeffl er and In its very fi rst season, Formula E raced through the streets of the 14 Robin Frijns (NL) MS Amlin Andretti 8 Formula E in Vegas Monegasque Principality. Now, in season three, the electric race Historic 15 Maro Engel (D) Venturi 2 cars are making a comeback. The course is a shorter version of the Las Vegas USA traditional world-famous Grand Prix track. Paris France 16 José María López (RA) DS Virgin Racing 2 January 7, 2017 May 20, 2017 17 Stéphane Sarrazin (F) Venturi 1 A successful premiere of a virtual Formula E At just 1.9-kilometers in length, 18 Adam Carroll (GB) Panasonic Jaguar Racing 0 race in Las Vegas that received worldwide the racetrack around the historic 19 Mitch Evans (NZ) Panasonic Jaguar Racing 0 attention: In the simulator race supported by Les Invalides is very short – ideal Schaeffl er, the Formula E campaigners were for the masses of fans. Lucas di 20 Ma Qing Ha (CN) Techeetah 0 pitted against the ten best fans. Daniel Abt Grassi won last year’s race here. fi nished in ninth place. 6 7 A picturesque view Behind the José Castillo once described the urban por- By contrast, the situation in the center skyline of Mexico City towers the mighty Popocatépetl volcano trait of Mexico City as huge, looking pretty looks better. Local residents and tourists can chaotic and certainly being selfi sh. The Mex- choose from a variety of options available in ican Harvard professor is a renowned expert a well-developed public transit system: radio in the fi elds of urban planning and mobility. taxis, buses or the metro with a total of 195 Together with his team he has developed a stations. system that gathers and analyzes real-time traffi c data in Mexico City, for which he re- Unusual approaches ceived the prestigious Audi Urban Future So, what options are available now to Award in 2014 that recognizes mobility solu- master the great chaos? According to José tions for cities. Castillo, there is no single, all-encompass- ing solution, as mobility is made up of nu- But in the case of Mexico City, a single merous factors for which equally diverse good idea is not enough. 20 million people solutions must be found and coordinated.