Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy race car to be debuted at the Berlin E-Prix

The Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy will make its first public appearance at the Formula E race weekend in Berlin.

The new race car will be complete a demonstration lap around the Tempelhof circuit on 19 May, as Jaguar Racing promotes the new series ahead of its official debut during season five of the ABB Formula E Championship.

Having carried out numerous successful development tests alongside Special Vehicle Operations to refine the performance, chassis set-up, energy management and aerodynamics of the I-PACE-based race car, but this will be the first public shakedown of the vehicle.

Panasonic Jaguar Racing Team Director, James Barclay said the team is excited to reveal the new I-PACE eTrophy race car and demonstrate its dynamic capability for the first time, adding:

“We are really happy with the way the championship is progressing, and we are attracting more interest from teams around the world who want to be involved in this pioneering championship.

“The team at Jaguar Racing and SVO are building the key foundations for the incredibly exciting championship and we are pleased with the progress of our test and development programme, which has also included a successful tyre test with our partner Michelin.”

James also went onto to welcome new technical operations partner M-Sport to the eTrophy fold, with its race technology division MS-RT providing on-track engineering, technical resource and ‘Arrive and Drive’ package for competitors – which includes entry to the 10-race global championship, professional technical support, global logistics, all the tyres and consumables, garages for the weekend and championship racewear.

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