jaguar-i-type-3Jaguar officially made its return to motorsport by revealing its Formula E team’s official name, vision, title sponsor, driver line-up and electric racing livery. Starting October, Panasonic Jaguar Racing will compete in the third FIA Formula E season with the first all-electric Jaguar racing car in history: the I Type 1

The launch event took place at the Jaguar Collections centre and the Jag I-Type 1 made its debut being driven by the team’s official reserve driver Ho-Pin Tung and outlining the brands commitment to ‘Race To Innovate’ – a mission to change the perception of electric vehicles, to develop new electric technology and to inspire future generations.jaguar-i-type-1 jaguar-i-type-4The race driver line-up comprises of Adam Carroll and Mitch Evans who will pilot the Jaguar I-Type 1 in the teams first season in Formula E.

Jaguar’s partnership with Panasonic will see the leading electronics and automotive technology company partner with the Jaguar Racing Formula E team to develop a future that promises to push the boundaries of electric technology in a performance environment. In addition, Jaguar also announced Lear Corporation as an Official Team Partner.

Jaguar Land Rover employs 9,000 engineers and is Britain’s largest research and development investor across any business sector.jaguar-i-type-6 jaguar-i-type-5 jaguar-i-type-2

Nick Rogers, Executive Director, Product Engineering at Jaguar Land Rover, underlined the important role Formula E will play in developing next generation electric vehicle technology and the importance of electric vehicles in Jaguar Land Rover’s future product portfolio.  He said,

“Over the next five years we will see more changes in the automotive world than in the last three decades. The championship will enable us to engineer and test our advanced technologies under extreme performance conditions. We will apply this vital knowledge as part of our real world development. At Jaguar Land Rover we employ 9,000 engineers and the team will draw on these engineers to extract data and push the boundaries of electric technology in a race environment””