BMW confirms FIA Formula E Championship entry for Season Five

BMW is bringing electromobility up to race speed. Initially revealed as a goal in 2016 as part of the realignment of the motorsport strategy within the BMW Group, BMW will join the FIA Formula E Championship as an official manufacturer in Season Five (2018/19). The cars, equipped with a newly-developed BMW drivetrain, will be run by the Andretti Formula E team as BMW's works entry in the series. Together, BMW and Andretti will compete in exciting races at the heart of some of the biggest cities around the world.

The main driving force behind the new BMW i Motorsport is the development of innovative technology in the field of electromobility, in which the company has established a leading role over the past 10 years. The consistent implementation of the new motor racing strategy also includes the expansion of classic activities at BMW M Motorsport. The Formula E project is already providing valuable impetus in the development of BMW iNext and the next generation of advanced BMW i models with electric drive.

The same engineers that are working on the future of electromobility for the streets also take on an environment that is fully focused on performance alongside their colleagues from BMW Motorsport - an environment in which they face strong opposition. The experience gained is integrated directly in production development again, in the development of the next BMW i models. For BMW, this makes Formula E the perfect development laboratory for production-related electric powertrain technology.