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Goodwood Festival of Speed (Image credit: Formula E) The Goodwood Festival of Speed was the perfect venue to give fans their first experience of watching the Formula E GEN4 race car on track. Formula E unleashed the all-new GEN4 race car at the festival for its first UK public appearance as British driver Dan Ticktum showcased the future of electric…

News · Formula E Dan Ticktum gave British fans their first look at Formula E’s fastest-ever race car as the all-new GEN4 tackled the famous hillclimb at the Festival of Speed. RA Richard Alvin 12 July 2026 · 3 min read Formula E’s next-generation GEN4 race car has made its UK public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, with…

Welcome to Sunday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Abishek, Sohan and Speeder_76! On this day in motorsport 40 years ago today Nelson Piquet denied Williams team mate Nigel Mansell a pole position on home ground at Brands Hatch Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Published by Keith Collantine Lifelong motor sport fan…

Lucas Di Grassi wins Shanghai E-Prix. (Image credit: Instagram) Lucas Di Grassi proved at the Shanghai E-Prix that he remains the original boss of Formula E after he won in Shanghai once again after winning the first ever Formula E race there in 2014. Hardly anyone had imagines the Lola Yamaha ABT driver, who was placed last on the grid,…

Formula E on Monday has officially unveiled its next-generation race car – the GEN4 – with its first public run at Circuit Paul Ricard in France. The new car will make its competitive debut in the 2026-27 season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. It is capable of reaching speeds of more than 335 kmph and can accelerate…

Reigning Moto GP champion Marc Marquez swapped his Ducati for something with twice as many wheels when he visited Audi’s Formula 1 team during the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix weekend. The team’s regular drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto were on hand to dispense any advice should the seven-times champion be considering a change in career. Can you come up with…

Lucas di Grassi’s incredible rise from 19th on the grid to victory, his first in four years, in the second of the two Shanghai races will stand as one of the most memorable and significant of his storied Formula E career.  He led the race for less than a single lap – but it was the one that mattered most,…

Photo: Julien Delfosse/DPPI Peugeot is poised to undergo another driver shake-up heading into the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship season, with at least two of the French marque’s current drivers unlikely to return next year. After introducing two new drivers to its lineup in the form of Nick Cassidy and Theo Pourchaire over the winter, Peugeot is set to have…

Cupra Kiro and Porsche to remain together. (Image credit: Instagram) Cupra Kiro will continue as Porsche’s customer team when Formula E enters its new GEN4 era in the 2026/27 season. The team confirmed the extension of its technical partnership with Porsche through a post on Instagram, saying it will continue using the German manufacturer’s technology as it looks to build…

Lucas Di Grassi at Goodwood Festival of Speed. (Image credit: Lucas Di Grassi/Instagram) Lucas Di Grassi is in the UK for the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Formula E veteran made history by driving the GEN1 Formula E car in which he won the Formula E World Championship in the 2016–17 season. The Lola Yamaha ABT driver drove the car…

This week at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Formula E has unleashed four generations of all-electric machinery – including the brand new GEN4, Formula E’s newest and most innovative car to date.  READ: Formula E and Teams showcase electric racing evolution at Goodwood Festival of Speed Fans will watch electric racing history come alive on track, tracing the sport’s…

Bahrain’s government remains hopeful its cancelled round of this year’s world championship can go ahead before the season ends. The Bahrain Grand Prix was due to take place in April. However the outbreak of hostilities between the USA and Iran in February, and the latter’s strikes against its enemy’s allies in the region, forced the cancellation of Bahrain’s round and…

Cupra has appeared at the 2026 Festival of Speed with a range of motorsport and road car announcements, including an extended partnership with Kiro for its Formula E program, the debut of the new Cupra Leon VZ e-Hybrid Racer, the Gen4 Formula E car and the fully electric Raval in right-hand drive. The company positions motorsport as a development platform…

Welcome to Friday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! No RaceFans reader birthdays today On this day in motorsport Fernando Alonso won at Silverstone for Ferrari today in 2011 Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Published by Keith Collantine Lifelong motor sport fan Keith set up RaceFans in 2005 – when it was originally called F1…

Shanghai E-Prix winners (Image credit: Formula E) A rain-hit Shanghai E-Prix weekend turned into one of the most memorable events in Formula E history, producing several record-breaking moments, a dramatic championship twist and the oldest race winner the series has ever seen. The two races at the Shanghai International Circuit tested drivers with changing weather, slippery conditions and drying tracks….

The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship has arrived at Goodwood Festival of Speed with all four generations of all-electric machinery ready to take a turn around the historic Goodwood circuit.  Today’s schedule sees five Formula E cars make history as they join the Group 3 procession, with the likes of Scuderia Ferrari and McLaren.  label.gallery.fullScreen label.gallery.closeFullScreen label.gallery.prevSlide label.gallery.nextslide label.gallery.swipe…

Every great adventure begins with a little inspiration, and in the case of Formula E (the exhilarating motorsports competition that brings electric racing to life), this story started 15 years ago – with nothing more than an idea and a napkin. Formula E The Electric Racing Championship That’s Rewriting the Rules of Motorsport (ABB FIA Formula E) On the evening…

Cupra Kiro has confirmed the continuation of its technical partnership with Porsche for the 2026/27 Formula E season and beyond. This extension was announced as the championship prepares to enter the GEN4 era, and with Porsche currently leading the constructors’ standings with four races remaining. Since the start of their collaboration in the 2024/25 season, the Cupra Kiro team has…

Geely is taking an increasingly serious look at Formula E, possibly for the second stage of the Gen4 era in 2028, with discussions continuing with possible partners for a project at the Shanghai E-Prix last weekend. And a green light on such a programme could result in a return to top-level motorsport for the Lotus name. The Race can reveal…