It may be a little while longer before Jaguar introduces its first all-electric road car, but it has paved the way with the reveal of its first electric racing car.
Dubbed the I-Type 1 (since E-Type was already taken), the new Jaguar single-seater is set to compete in the FIA Formula E Championship this season. The vehicle has already undergone 21 days of testing, and is now ready for its race debut in the season-opener Hong Kong ePrix, scheduled for October 9.
Along with the electric racing car itself, Jaguar Racing has also revealed its lineup of drivers and sponsors for the season ahead. Taking the wheel will be Adam Carroll (as expected), joined by Mitch Evans, with Ho-Pin Tung serving as the team’s reserve driver, while Panasonic and Lear will be its primary sponsors.
33-year-old Carroll from Northern Ireland won the 2009 A1GP championship, has won races in Formula 3 and GP2, and has been leading the development of the car you see here. 22-year-old Evans from New Zealand is a former GP3 champion and finished second in the LMP2 at Le Mans last year. And 33-year-old Chinese driver Tung has competed in an array of single-seater racing series and contested three Formula E races in its first season.
We’ll be watching to see if Jaguar can unseat the Renault e.dams team to take the championship in its first season in formula racing since it sold its F1 team to Red Bull. In the meantime you can check out what they have in store with the images and video clips below.
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