JAGUAR TCS RACING UNVEIL PROTOTYPE JAGUAR I-TYPE 7 AHEAD OF 2024/25 ABB FIA FORMULA E PRE-SEASON TESTING

23 October 2024

Jaguar TCS Racing – reigning ABB FIA Formula E Teams’ World Champions – have unveiled their Season 11 title contender, the Jaguar I‑TYPE 7, in prototype form. While testing ahead of the season‑opener in December, the Jaguar I‑TYPE 7 will showcase a celebratory testing livery depicting Jaguar TCS Racing’s 16‑wins at 11 different venues in Formula E to date. 

  • Jaguar TCS Racing, the reigning ABB FIA Teams’ World Champions, reveal Jaguar I‑TYPE 7 prototype
  • The Jaguar I‑TYPE 7 prototype – with all‑new GEN3 Evo specification – will run in celebratory testing livery at the official 2024/25 ABB FIA Formula E pre‑season test
  • Testing livery design represents Jaguar TCS Racing’s 16‑wins at 11 iconic circuits in Formula E to date
  • The pre‑season testing period will be critical to assess new GEN3 Evo technology, including all‑wheel‑drive capability, new bodywork, tyres and all‑new Jaguar powertrain
  • The Jaguar I‑TYPE 7 will be capable of accelerating from 0‑60mph in 1.82‑seconds (0‑100kmh in 1.86‑seconds), as GEN3 Evo spec Formula E cars become the world’s fastest accelerating FIA single‑seaters
  • Jaguar TCS Drivers Nick Cassidy and Mitch Evans will be testing at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia from 4 – 7 November 2024

The 2024/2025 season of Formula E – the pinnacle of electric racing – represents another significant forward step in EV technology with the introduction of GEN3 Evo regulations. With new bodywork, all‑wheel‑drive capability for Qualifying Duels, the launch and Attack Mode phases of races, plus new Hankook iON tyres with 5‑10% more grip, Formula E racing will be faster and closer than ever before. 

The livery for the Jaguar I‑TYPE 7 prototype symbolises all 16 of Jaguar TCS Racing’s victories in Formula E to date, depicting key corners from the 11circuits on which those race wins have happened. These include their first time topping the podium at the 2019 Rome E‑Prix, to the momentous one‑two result at the 2024 Monaco E‑Prix. The official season‑long livery for the Jaguar I‑TYPE 7 will be unveiled in due course. 

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The 2024 season was not only our best year to date in Formula E but also a landmark year with Jaguar TCS Racing winning both the Teams’ World Championship and the inaugural Manufacturers’ Trophy with the Jaguar I‑TYPE 6. As reigning World Champions, we can’t wait to get going with the Jaguar I‑TYPE 7 prototype and the exciting technical developments and challenges that the GEN3 Evo era brings with it.

“When we go testing in Valencia – a venue we and all the teams know well of course – we’ll get a good first indication of the performance of all Teams and Manufacturers but most importantly the test will be the first steps for the I‑TYPE 7 in a competitive environment. A newly homologated Jaguar powertrain along with all the other enhancements the GEN3 Evo era brings – most notably new bodywork and all‑wheel drive capability for specific phases of qualifying and racing – means it will be an intense test, but the team and our drivers Nick Cassidy and Mitch Evans will all be ready.

James Barclay
Jaguar TCS Racing Team Principal
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I’m really looking forward to getting back on‑track. The GEN3 Evo specifications and new Hankook tyres will bring fresh challenges, so I’m looking forward to driving the Jaguar I‑TYPE 7 prototype in its testing livery in Valencia. The livery really resonates with me as I’ve won on nine of the eleven tracks that are featured and I hope to add to that list next season.

Mitch Evans
Jaguar TCS Racing driver, #9

Heading into Valencia testing, I’m incredibly motivated to get to grips with the Jaguar I‑TYPE 7, understand its characteristics and try to get the most out of it ahead of the start of the season. The new all‑wheel drive feature will certainly bring a new element of excitement to the fans and a new challenge for us as drivers. I’m looking forward to racing again.

Nick Cassidy
Jaguar TCS Racing driver, 37

The four days of testing in Valencia will additionally include a Women’s Test session. The Jaguar TCS Racing drivers for that session will be announced soon. 

Further information

Tracey Tompsett

JLR (UK) PR Manager

traceytompsett@jaguarlandrover.com 

 

Montana Wright

JLR (UK) Senior Press Officer

montanawright@jaguarlandrover.com

 

Tristan Shale‑Hester

Senior Press Officer (UK), Automotive

T: +44 (0) 7392 103 704

E: tristanshalehester@jaguarlandrover.com

Notes to Editors

ABOUT JAGUAR TCS RACING  

Jaguar returned to racing in October 2016, becoming the first luxury manufacturer to join the all‑electric ABB FIA Formula E Championship.   

In 2024, Jaguar TCS Racing won the ABB FIA Formula E Teams’ World Championship, Jaguar’s first World Championship win since 1991. Jaguar also won the newly created Manufacturer’s Trophy with the I‑TYPE 6 – Jaguar’s all‑electric GEN3 Formula E race car.  

Jaguar TCS Racing drivers Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy finished second and third respectively in the 2024 Drivers’ World Championship. Both Mitch and Nick will compete again for Jaguar TCS Racing in Season 11, as Formula E moves into the GEN3 Evo era. Spanning Seasons 11 and 12, GEN3 Evo will see further technical advancements to the world’s only net carbon zero all‑electric race cars including new powertrains and the adoption of all‑wheel‑drive in certain phases of qualifying and racing.    

Jaguar TCS Racing have also confirmed a long‑term commitment to the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship by signing to participate in the GEN4 era, set to commence in 2026 and running through seasons 13‑16.  

Beyond its all‑electric concept, Formula E is unique in the world of motorsport for its choice of venues. The 2024/2025 World Championship will see many events take place on temporary street circuits in the centre of the world’s major cities including, São Paulo, Jeddah, Tokyo and Monaco. Additional new venues include Miami, with the season finale again set to play out across a double‑header race weekend in London.  

As an official manufacturer team in Formula E, Jaguar TCS Racing designs its own powertrain, which includes the motor generator unit, transmission, inverter, and rear suspension. Jaguar, via its long‑term Formula E technical partner Fortescue WAE, will also supply Envision Racing with its powertrain for the GEN3 Evo era.  

To control costs, the carbon fibre chassis and battery are common components and the same for all eleven teams. This allows the focus to be on developing efficient and lightweight electric vehicle powertrains which will improve the performance and range of future JLR electric vehicles.  

Formula E remains a key priority for JLR and the company’s Reimagine strategy. As the premier all‑electric world championship, Formula E allows the team to test and develop new electric vehicle technologies in a high‑performance environment. It continues to be the test bed for the team’s Race to Innovate mission that will see Race to Road and Road to Race learnings that will help shape Jaguar’s all‑electric future.  

Through our Race to Inspire mission, Jaguar TCS Racing are committed to inspiring the future generation by using the race programme to create a positive impact on our planet and the communities in which we race. From competing in the world’s first net carbon race car to supporting and training the next generation of engineers and motorsport professionals.  

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