Founded in 1958, Lola Cars is the most successful manufacturer of customer race cars of all time and has more than 500 championship wins globally. It is working to become an industry leader in sustainable engineering and motorsport, focusing on three areas of electrification, hydrogen and sustainable fuels and materials. Starting from season 11, ABT will compete with a powertrain from the newly registered manufacturer Lola Cars, which is has been developed together with the Yamaha Motor Company.
As the world’s first all-electric FIA World Championship, Formula E brings dramatic racing to the heart of some of the world’s most iconic cities providing an elite motorsport platform for the world’s leading automotive manufacturers to accelerate electric vehicle innovation. The Formula E network of teams, manufacturers, partners, broadcasters, and host cities are united by a passion for the sport and belief in its potential to accelerate sustainable human progress and create a better future.
ABT is one of the founding members of the series and one of its most successful teams with the most podium finishes and two titles.
Starting in December 2024, the World Championship will contest its eleventh season with eleven events and 17 races around the globe. The venues include the cities of Mexico City, Tokyo, London, Shanghai, São Paulo and Berlin.
ABT CUPRA competes in Formula E as a customer team with vehicles from Mahindra Racing. At the heart of the MahindraM10Electro is the drivetrain developed by ZF – the only component other than software that manufacturers are allowed to develop themselves. Otherwise, the third-generation Formula E car, including battery, aerodynamics and standard Hankook tyres, is identical for all participants. The car delivers 300 kW in the race and 350 kW in the qualifying duels.
ABT was a founding member of Formula E and participated in every race for the first seven years. Its greatest successes include winning the first race in Formula E history on 13 September 2014 in Beijing, Lucas di Grassi's drivers’ championship in 2017 and the team championship a year later. Still a private team from 2014 to 2017, the Kempten-based squad took over the race cars for Audi from 2017 to 2021. After a one-year break, the team returned to the World Championship in 2023.