AUDI CHARGES TO THE FRONT
OF ELECTRIC RACING

A dramatic finish to the season at the New York E-Prix secures the
FIA Formula E team championship for the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
Formula E team.
FIA Formula E team championship for the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
Formula E team.
The season finale of the FIA Formula E series couldn’t have been scripted better if it was crafted by a Hollywood screenwriter. You had Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler riding a wave of powerful performances to build momentum and challenge the Techeetah team for the overall team championship. Going into the final two races in New York City, Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler trailed the Techeetah team by 22 points. Winning the title would require both great performances by Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler and its drivers Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi plus some misfortune for Techeetah—and a lot of luck.
The 2017-2018 season was the first year that Audi Sport moved from a supporting role to the title role in the team. As a company known for tech innovation, Audi chose the Formula E racing series because racing is the most demanding and competitive environment, one where the pace of development is measured on a race-by-race basis. Motorsports is also where systems such as quattro® all-wheel drive were proven effective and where what’s learned on the track can find its way into production cars. And, with the future of mobility looking more likely to be battery powered, it seemed only fitting for Audi to become involved as it would parallel with their plan to add new fully-electric vehicles such as the e-tron and e-tron quattro in 2019 and 2020. The goal for 2025 is for 25 percent of vehicles sold to be fully-electric vehicles.
Photo: Audi AG
Photo: Audi AG