Audi and Schaeffler to continue Formula E partnership

"Combination perfect from the very start" achieves two championships, 12 wins and 40 podiums since 2014 launch

Audi and Schaeffler to continue Formula E partnership
Left to right: Matthias Zink, Schaeffler CEO automotive OEM; Dieter Gass, Audi head of motorsport, and Dr. Jochen Schröder, head of Schaeffler’s E-Mobility business division. Image: Audi Sport.

As the 2019/20 season began in Saudi Arabia, Schaeffler and Audi announced their agreement to remain Formula E technology partners.

Schaeffler and Audi have enjoyed phenomenal success since the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team made its debut in the inaugural 2014/15 series, notching up 12 wins, 40 podium places and more than 1,000 points, culminating in both Driver and Teams’ championship triumphs in 2016/17 and 2017/18 respectively.

Initially a partner to the ABT Sportsline team, Audi became a factory team in 2017, and Schaeffler began developing the drivetrain that would form the basis of a championship charge.

Transmission, engine and drive development

The new agreement means Schaeffler continues its role as a technology and development partner, focusing primarily on the transmission, engine and drive concept development.

It will also provide support in test rig-based work and prototype construction, as well as bearing enhancement and production.

Schaeffler CEO automotive OEM, Matthias Zink, commented: “Schaeffler, Audi and Formula E have proved to be a perfect combination right from the very start.

“As a company, our intention is to use our drivetrain and chassis technologies to shape sustainable mobility – and Formula E is an ideal platform on which to present these ideas.”

“Formidable partnership”

Audi head of motorsport, Dieter Gass, said: “I am delighted that the formidable partnership of Audi and Schaeffler will continue for the next few years.

“We have already achieved a great deal, but the ever-increasing performance density of Formula E means we face huge challenges; therefore, the fact we are able to join forces and tackle the development of the Audi e-tron FE07 for the 2020/21 season is hugely significant.”

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