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Electric motorsportis a category of motor sport that consists of the racing of electric powered vehicles for competition, either in all-electric series, or in open-series against vehicles with different powertrains. Very early in the history of automobiles, electric cars held several performance records overinternal combustion enginecars, such asland speed records,but fell behind in performance during the first decade of the 20th century.

Electric Motorsport
Formula EWorld Championship, Berlin E-Prix 2023: Sam Bird (GBR, Jaguar TCS Racing)
Characteristics
Mixed-sexYes
TypeOutdoor

With the renaissance of electric vehicles during the early 21st century, notable electric-only racing series have been developed, for both cars and motorcycles, including for example, theFIA Formula E World Championship.In other racing events, electric vehicles are competing alongside combustion engine vehicles, for example in theIsle of Man TTand thePikes Peak International Hill Climb,and in some cases winning outright.

History

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Early land speed records

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La Jamais Contenteelectric, 1899
Main article:Land speed record

The table below details the early history of land speed records from 1898 into the early decades of the 20th century.La Jamais Contente(English:The Never Satisfied) was the first road vehicle to go over 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). It was anelectric vehiclewith alight alloytorpedoshaped bodywork and with Fulmenbatteries.The vehicle established theland speed recordon April 29 or May 1, 1899 atAchères, YvelinesnearParis,France.The vehicle had two direct drive Postel-Vinay 25 kW motors, running at 200 V drawing 124 Amperes each[1][2]for about 68 hp, and was equipped withMichelintires.

As of 1900, 38% of US automobiles, 33,842 cars, were powered by electricity (40% by steam, and 22% by gasoline).[3]However, as combustion powertrains developed, they offered a superior range to electrics and had a much lower price after theFord Model Twas invented in 1908. In 1912 the electric starter motor was invented byCharles Ketteringleading to easier and faster starting of internal combustion powertrains, and removing what had been perceived as one of their main drawbacks (having to use a hand crank). Electric and subsequently steam still had some performance advantages and dominated the outright speed record until 1924. Yet the combustion engine technology benefitted from much greater market penetration and thus more development, and began to achieve greater speed performance than electrics and stream from 1924 onwards.

Date Location Driver Vehicle Power Speed over
1 km 		Speed over
1 mile 		Comments
mph km/h mph km/h
December 18, 1898 Achères, Yvelines,France Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat JeantaudDuc[4] Electric 39.24 63.15
December 18, 1898 Achères, Yvelines,France Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat JeantaudDuc Electric 57.65 92.78 First specialist land speed record vehicle, first 60 mph pass[5]
January 17, 1899 Achères, Yvelines,France Camille Jenatzy[4] La Jamais Contente Electric 65.792 105.882 First man to break a land speed record[4]
April 13, 1902 Nice,France
Promenade des Anglais		 Léon Serpollet Gardner-Serpollet
Œuf de Pâques(Easter Egg)		 Steam[5] 75.06 120.80
Aug 5, 1902 Albis-St. Arnoult, France William K. Vanderbilt Mors Internal combustion 76.08 122.438 First IC-powered record[5]
January 12, 1904 Lake St. Clair,USA Henry Ford Ford 999Racer Internal combustion n/a n/a 91.37 147.05 On frozen lake[6](Not recognized byL'Automobile Club de France)
January 26, 1906 Ormond Beach,USA Fred Marriott StanleyRocket[7] Steam 127.66 205.44 First speed greater than contemporary rail speed record.
July 12, 1924 France Ernest Eldridge FIATMephistopheles Internal combustion n/a n/a 145.89 234.98 Fastest LSR ever on a public road[7]

21st century renaissance

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Main article:History of the electric vehicle

The emergence of higher volume manufacturing of electric powertrain vehicles has allowed for economies of scale and increased research and development of electrical batteries, the critical technology in electric powertrains.Specific energy(the amount of energy stored per unit mass) has typically been the greatest drawback of electric powertrains in comparison to gasoline combustion engine powertrains. Steady advances in battery technology,especially lithium-ion battery technologiesfirst commercialized in the early 1990s have driven innovations in electric powertrains, and further battery advances allow them to once again compete with the combustion engine powertrains in motorsports events.

Electric drag racingis a sport where electric vehicles start from standstill and attempt the highest possible speed over a short given distance.[8]They sometimes race and usually beat gasoline sports cars.[9]Organizations such asNEDRAkeep track of records worldwide using certified equipment.

Stoffel Vandoornedriving theGen2Formula Ecar at the2019 Hong Kong ePrix.

At theFormula Studentcompetition at theSilverstone Circuitin July 2013, the electric powered car of theETH Zurichwon against all cars with internal combustion engines. It is believed to be the first time that an electric vehicle has beaten cars powered by combustion engines in any accredited motorsport competition.[10]

In 2015, an electric car won all places of thePikes Peak International Hill Climb.Also in that year the second place on all classes was won by an electric car. Already in 2014, electric cars had won second and third place.[11][12][13]

In 2016, the company E-RacingCar based in France launched an electric racing car with a 140 kW engine designed for racing schools and competition.[14]

In January 2017, a pure electric car participated in theParis-Dakar Rallyand completed the entire route of 9,000 km (5,600 mi) through Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia. The vehicle had been specially designed and built for the race. The car had a 250 kW engine (340 hp) and a 150 kWh battery. The battery consisted of several modules. Each module could be charged separately by power cable to speed up the charging process.[15]

Open-category series

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Nobuhiro Tajima's Suzuki SX4 during his record-breaking 9:51 run in 2011
2016 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Race timings for Gasoline vs. Electric powertrains

Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

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Main article:Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

ThePikes Peak International Hill Climb,also known asThe Race to the Clouds,is an annual automobile and motorcyclehillclimbto the summit ofPikes Peakin Colorado, USA. The track measures 12.42 miles (19.99 km) over 156 turns, climbing 4,720 ft (1,440 m) from the start at Mile 7 on Pikes Peak Highway, to the finish at 14,110 ft (4,300 m), on grades averaging 7.2%.[16]

The race is self sanctioned and has taken place since 1916, making it the second oldest motorsport event in the Western Hemisphere behind the Indianapolis 500.[16]It is contested by a variety of classes of cars, trucks, motorcycles and quads. There are often numerous new classes tried and discarded year-to-year. In the modern era, electric vehicles have competed in the event since 1983 (Joe Balls, Sears Electric car). In the 2-wheeled divisions, the electric powertrains are already able to outcompete the combustion engines; the 2013 overall winner was an electric bike, theLightning MotorcycleLS-218 electric Superbikeridden by Carlin Dunne in a time of 10:00.694 minutes, a new course record for the 2-wheeled class.

In the 4-Wheeled Divisions, the results of recent years show that the relative improvements in race time are advancing at different rates in the electric classes compared to the unlimited/combustion engine classes. Unlimited class vehicles, with combustion engines, broke the 16 minute barrier in 1938, and have steadily improved over the subsequent decades, breaking the 10-minute barrier in 2011.[17]Meanwhile, the electric vehicle class broke the 16 minute barrier in 1994 (Katy Endicott, Honda Civic Shuttle finishing in 15:44:71 minutes), and the 10-minute barrier in 2013 (Nabuhiro 'Monster' Tajima, E-Runner finishing in 9:46:53 minutes).[17]In the 2014 event, the Mitsubishi team (MiEV Evolution III) achieved 2nd (Greg Tracey, 9:08.188 minutes) and 3rd position (Hiroshi Masuoka, 9:12:204 minutes) - within 3 seconds and 7 seconds (respectively) of the overall fastest vehicle, a gasoline powered Norma race car.[18]The graph to the right shows the relative rates of improvement of these two classes since the 1980s.

2015 for the first time in the history of the race was an electric car to win the race outright. The winning car was the Latvian teamDrive eO's 3rd generation vehicle, eO PP03 with peak power of 1020 kW and peak torque of 2160 Nm, weighing 1200 kg. The time achieved was 9:07.222 minutes, just faster than Greg Tracey's 9:08.188 time in 2014. Second place was also earned by an electric car, the TajimaRimac AutomobiliE-Runner Concept_Onewith peak power of 1100 kW, peak torque of 1500 Nm, and weighing 1500 kg.[19]

The winning driverRhys Millensaid in an interview that the vehicle had lost half its tractive power (due to heat) from around the halfway point. Based on testing the team had expected a run 30 seconds faster.[20]

Both the two above teams and drivers raced again in 2016, with evolutions of the vehicles, and were joined by a prototype '4-motor EV' from Acura based on the 2016 NSX production car, with heavy modifications to all-electric drive. The Acura, driven by Tetsuya Yamano, achieved a remarkable time for its first outing, finishing in 9:06:015 minutes, and third place overall.Drive eO's 4th generation vehicle, eO PP100 achieved a time of 8:57:118 minutes, improving on the previous year's time and coming second overall. The winning 2016 vehicle was a combustion engine Norma driven byRomain Dumaswith a time 8:51:445 minutes. The Norma has similar power to weight ratio to the PP100, but weighs half as much and as a result has better traction in corners. Dumas' team also won in an earlier version of the same vehicle in 2014 with a time of 9:05:801 minutes, thus improving by some 14 seconds over 2 years technological evolution. The Drive eO vehicle improved by some 10 seconds in one year, over its 2015 time.

In 2018, the outright winner was the all-electricVolkswagen I.D. RPikes Peak Prototype driven by Romain Dumas, in new overall record time 7:57.148 minutes. The previous track record stood at 8:13.878 minutes, driven by Sébastien Loeb in the 2013Peugeot 208T16 Pikes Peak.

Isle of Man TT

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Main articles:Isle of Man TTandTT Zero
Komatti-Mirai EV, 2013 TT Zero

TT Zero is part of theIsle of Man TTand races for 1 lap (37.733 miles) of theSnaefell Mountain Course.The TT Zero event as an officially sanctionedIsle of Man TTrace is forracing motorcycleswhere "The technical concept is for motorcycles (two wheeled) to be powered without the use of carbon based fuels and have zero toxic/noxious emissions."[21]

The inaugural 2010 TT Zero race was won byMark Millerriding aMotoCzysz E1pcmotor-cycle in 23 minutes and 22.89 seconds at an average race speed of 96.820 mph for 1 lap (37.733 miles) of the Mountain Course and the firstUnited Stateswinner since Dave Roper won the 1984 Historic TT riding a 500ccMatchless.The TT Zero race replaced theTTXGPfranchise with the simplification of the regulations[22]and the emphasis on electric powered motor-cycles.[23]TheMotoCzyszE1pcwas also the firstAmericanmanufactured motor-cycle to win an Isle of Man TT Race since Oliver Godfrey won the1911Senior TTwith anIndianV-Twin motor-cycle.

Since joining the event in 2012, and following a brace of runner-up finishes in 2012/2013, the Japanese team Mugen won the TT Zero race for the first time in 2014, and were victors in the race for 6 consecutive years through to 2019, setting 4 new lap records, and becoming the first electric motorcycle to lap the Snaefell Course at an average speed in excess of 120 mph (190 km/h) in the process.

The riders of the TT Zero bikes are typically those that also compete in the combustion engine classes and are very experienced on the circuit. Comparing the experience of the different powertrains, Lee Johnston said as he climbed off his electric bike in the 2015 practice sessions: "That was just mint. It feels so stable, it's unbelievable. It's just so peaceful. No revving." Asked for what was memorable, he responded "I think just the peace and quiet and riding over the mountain, no noise and seeing the sunset..."[24]

Fastest race lap by year

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(practice & qualifying session laps not included)

Year Rider(s) Machine Lap time Average speed
mph km/h
2010 Mark Miller MotoCzysz E1pc/ MotoCzysz 23:22:89 96.820 155.817
2011 Michael Rutter MotoCzysz 22:43:68 99.604 160.297
2012 Michael Rutter MotoCzysz 21:45:33 104.056 167.462
2013 Michael Rutter MotoCzysz 20:38:461 109.675 176.505
2014 John McGuinness Mugen Shinden San / Team Mugen 19:17:300 117.366 188.882
2015 John McGuinness Mugen Shinden Yon / Team Mugen 18:58:743 119.279 191.961
2016 Bruce Anstey Mugen Shinden Go / Team Mugen 19:07:043 118.416 190.572
2017 Bruce Anstey Mugen Shinden Roku / Team Mugen 19:13:924 117.410 188.953
2018 Michael Rutter Mugen Shinden Nana / Team Mugen 18:34:956 121.824 196.057
2019 Michael Rutter Mugen Shinden Hachi / Bahams Mugen 18:34.172 121.91 196.195

The TT Zero lap speeds have been improving at an average rate of around 2 mph in recent years (121.824 mph as of 2018). With more mature technology, the combustion engine bikes'lap speedsin the mainstream TT have been improving at a lower rate of around 1 mph each year in recent years (135.452 mph as of 2018). It's likely that the electric bikes will surpass the combustion bikes at some point, but it may not happen until the mid to late 2020s.

FIA World Endurance Championship

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Nissan ZEOD RC, first electric vehicle to complete a lap of Le Mans
Main article:FIA World Endurance Championship

TheFIA World Endurance Championshipis anauto racingworld championshiporganized by theAutomobile Club de l'Ouest(ACO) and sanctioned by theFédération Internationale de l'Automobile(FIA). The series usurps the ACO's formerIntercontinental Le Mans Cupwhich began in2010,and is the first endurance series of world championship status since the demise of theWorld Sportscar Championshipat the end of1992.The World Endurance Championship name was previously used by the FIA from1981 to 1985.

The series feature multiple classes of cars competing inendurance races,withsports prototypescompeting in theLe Mans Prototypecategories, and production-basedgrand tourerscompeting in theLM GTEcategories. World champion titles are awarded to the top scoring manufacturers and drivers over the season,[25][26]while other cups and trophies will be awarded for drivers andprivate teams.[27]

TheNissan ZEOD RCwas designed by Ben Bowlby, who previously designed the2012Garage 56 entryDeltaWingas an employee for DeltaWing Project 56 LLC, a consortium led by Don Panoz. He previously worked for DeltaWing LLC, a Chip Ganassi company created to develop a DeltaWing concept race car for IndyCar. Nissan provided an engine and received naming rights on the Garage 56 entry at the 2012 Le Mans race, as well as and other 2012 American Le Mans Series races

The ZEOD RC had ahybrid electric drivetrainwithlithium ionbattery packs in a chassis similar in design to the DeltaWing.[28] In a June 22, 2013 article at Autosport, Bowlby said: "This is a new car, but it uses the narrow track technology of the DeltaWing and that gives us great efficiency. It is something we understand and it is an efficient way of getting around Le Mans."

At the2014 24 Hours of Le Mans,the car had to retire during the race's early hours due to a gearbox failure. However it managed to achieve its goals of reaching a speed above 300 km/h and completing a lap inLe Mansusing electric power only.

Rally Paris-Dakar

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Main article:Dakar Rally

In January2017,a pure electric car participated in the Paris-Dakar Rally and completed the entire route of 9000 km through Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia. The vehicle had been specially designed and built for the race. The car had a 250 kW engine (340 hp) and a 150 kWh battery. The battery consisted of several modules. Each module could be charged separately by power cable to speed up the charging process.[29]

All-electric series

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The Formula E race in Berlin Tempelhof, 2015.

Formula E

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Main article:Formula E

Formula Eis the highest class of competition forelectrically poweredsingle-seaterracing cars.[30]The series was conceived in 2012, and the inaugural championship started inBeijingin September 2014.[31] Since the 2020–21 season, the Formula E Championship hasFIAWorld Championship status.[32]

MotoE World Championship

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Main article:MotoE World Championship

TheMotoGPmotorcycle world championship has an all-electric series calledMotoEsince2019.[33] The series has used theEnergica EgoCorsa motorcycle from inception, manufactured byEnergica Motor Company,[34]but changed toDucatiin 2023.[35]

Touring Car

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FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup

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Cupra#010 (Blomqvist) leadsGiulia#025 (Filippi) andVeloster#005 (Michelisz) at theHungaroringin Round 2 of the2022 ETCR season
Main article:FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup

TheFIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup(known asPure ETCRduring the 2021 season) was atouring carseries forelectric cars.It ran for two seasons in 2021 and 2022, but then ended, with the promoter citing unresolvable differences among the various stakeholders concerning the sporting and regulatory format..[36]

STCC Scandinavia Touring Car Championship

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Main article:2024 STCC Scandinavia Touring Car Championship

STCCis the first nationaltouring carseries forelectric cars.It was announced in 2022. The inaugural season was meant to be held in 2023, but was delayed due to production challenges.[37]The first races are now intended for the 2024 season. The top 3 drivers from NXT Gen Cup were offered a test in the STCC prototype car in advance of the season.[38]

NXT Gen Cup

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NXT Gen Cup[39]is an electric junior (ages 15 to 25[40]) touring car championship that started in 2023. Founded by Fredrik Lestrup, former racing driver and owner of Lestrup Racing, the series developed a custom electric race car, the LRT NXT1, based on theMini Cooperelectric chassis. In 2023 the series completed 6 race weekends, with 4 inSwedenand two inGermany.In 2024 four of the six European races were planned to be held atFIA Formula Eweekends, but those were later cancelled due to "unexpected constraints".[41]The series features a push-to-pass feature where drivers receive additional power twice per race. The 2023 series champion was Elias Adestam.[42]

Ellis Spiezia and the LRT NXT1 car, used in the inaugural season of the NXT Gen Cup Championship.

Extreme E

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Main article:Extreme E

Extreme Eis an off-road racing series that useselectric SUVsto race in remote parts of the world, such as theArabian desertorGreenland.The series was conceived in 2018, and thefirst eventtook place in April 2021.[43]After its fourth season in 2024, Extreme E will be replaced byExtreme H,which useshydrogen-powererdcars for a similar race format.[44]

Grand Tourer

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Electric GT Championship

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Main article:FIA Electric GT Championship

TheFIA Electric GT Championshipis a plannedsports car racingseries forelectricgrand tourerssanctioned by theFédération Internationale de l'Automobileset to premiere in 2023.[45]

Rallycross

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The Projekt E electric rallycross car

Because of the short races, and focus on acceleration,rallycrossis well suited for electric vehicles. Several electric rallycross series exist already or are planned:

World Rallycross (World RX)

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Main article:FIA World Rallycross Championship

Since the2022 season,the FIA World Rallycross Championship top category "World RX" uses the fully electric classRX1e.All cars in this new class are based on the same powertrain developed by Kreisel Electric.[46]

A second-tier electric support series to the World Rallycross Championship isRX2e.The first season of six races was held alongside the2021 WorldRX season.It uses aspec cardeveloped by QEV Technologies and Swedish rallycross teamOlsbergs MSE.[47]

Projekt Ewas an electric support series during the2020 World Rallycross season.,[48]but due to theCOVID-19only two rounds were contested. No further races have been held since then.

Nitro Rallycross

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Main article:Nitro Rallycross

Since the2022–23 season,the main Nitro Rallycross category is electric. The car, designated FC1-X, has been developed by QEV Technologies andOlsbergs MSE.[49]

Andros Trophy

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TheAndros Trophy,a French ice racing series, began experimenting with electric cars in 2007. An electric car class was added in 2010. The car, developed by Exagon, features a 67 kW engine and a total weight of 800 kg. Since the 2019–20 season, the series has exclusively featured electric cars.[50]

Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy

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Main article:Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy

The Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy was astock carsupport series forFormula Erun byJaguarlasting for two Formula E seasons from 2018 to 2020. The races took place on the same tracks and on the same day as theFormula Eraces.

Student competitions

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World Solar Challenge

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Nuna 7, winner of the 2013 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge
Main article:World Solar Challenge

TheWorld Solar Challengeis a biennialsolar-powered car racewhich covers 3,021 km (1,877 mi) through theAustralianOutback,fromDarwin,Northern TerritorytoAdelaide,South Australia.

The race attracts teams from around the world, most of which are fielded byuniversitiesorcorporationsalthough some are fielded byhigh schools.The race has a 28-year history spanning twelve races, with the inaugural event taking place in 1987.

MotoStudent Electric

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The MotoStudent Electric is the pure electric category of the International Competition MotoStudent.[51]The first race took place in 2016 being the first full electric two wheeled race under FIM Standards. The competition is based as a university challenge, where teams have to design a racing bike similar to aMoto3.The series use a sealed racing kit provided by the Moto Engineering Foundation and TechnoPark MotorLand,[52][53]with same standards for all teams and capability of reaching 200 km/h (120 mph). The championship is biennial and held in theMotorLand Aragoncomplex over six laps.

Formula SAE

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Formula SAEis astudent design competitionorganized bySAE International(previously known as the Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE). The competition was started in 1980 by the SAE student branch at theUniversity of Texas at Austinafter a prior asphalt racing competition proved to be unsustainable.

Future prospects

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Electric powertrains have advantages over combustion engines in power delivery and vehicle dynamics (especially on motorbikes), but are heavy and still have range disadvantages in longer races (note that combustion engine vehicle often have to refill energy supply also, e.g. Isle of Man TT bikes refill every two laps). Early electric challengers to combustion engine vehicles are therefore typically in shorter more intensive races such as hill climbs or other limited distance races, or simply in fastest lap times (e.g. around the Isle of Man Snaefell circuit). Nevertheless, for endurance racing, hybrid electric powertrains have also proven their advantages over pure combustion engine powertrains, with recent years at the24 Hours of Le Mansall won by the hybrid electric powered cars.

See also

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