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april 19, 2018 - BMW Motorsport

Progressing towards works entry for Season 5: Preparation of the new BMW iFE.18 for Formula E enters the next phase

“BMW #iFE.18 – TechLab for #BMW iNEXT”: This tag-line was prominently featured on the new #BMW i Motorsport race car for the ABB FIA Formula E Championship. This car completed its historic first appearance on the #BMW and MINI Driving Academy site in Maisach, near Munich (GER). It was powered by the completely new #BMW drivetrain, which was created specifically for the special challenges of motor #racing. It was the result of close collaboration between engineers from #BMW i production development and from #BMW Motorsport. #BMW works driver Tom Blomqvist (GBR) was behind the wheel of the first fully-electric #racing car in the history of the #BMW Group. 

“The #BMW #iFE.18 is a milestone for our company,” explains Marquardt. “After months of excellent collaboration between the engineers from production and #racing development, we can all now see the result in action. This Formula E project has seen the most remarkable technology transfer between production and motorsport in the history of #BMW. Everyone involved has breathed life into the ‘TechLab for #BMW i’ motto from the word go. I can hardly wait to see the car #racing for the first time in the #BMW i Motorsport colours when Season 5 gets going.”

The new #BMW drivetrain is the heart of the #BMW #iFE.18. The future common chassis for Formula E was first presented in early March at the International Motor Show in Geneva (SUI). Some impressive comparison figures provide the most compelling evidence of the performance increases that the new system generates for Formula E, compared to the production engine in the #BMW i3. The race machine is 50 percent lighter, 66 percent more compact and produces 100 percent more performance. It even reaches revs 400 percent higher than its production counterpart.

Alongside all the Formula E teams, the new #BMW #iFE.18 will take to the track at the official Formula E test in Calafat (ESP) from 17th to 19th April 2018.