Fortescue Zero launches Australia’s first Formula E team

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Fortescue Zero has unveiled its car, drivers and electric green livery as Australia’s first Formula E team prepares for its debut season. The post Fortescue Zero launches…

The technology arm of Australian mining giant Fortescue officially unveiled its debut team, car, and livery for the 2026/27 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, which gets underway next month.

Fortescue Zero, an electrification technology company, was born out of the 2022 acquisition of Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), the technology and consulting arm of the Williams Formula 1 team. Though WAE’s history and pedigree were based in the world of Formula 1 racing, Fortescue Zero has expanded its remit to tackle everything from batteries to powertrains, wind technology to charging.

This led to Fortescue Zero being announced as the official “Pit Boost Provider” of the Formula E World Championship for its 11th season, utilising technology that is capable of adding a 10 per cent boost to total battery capacity in just 30 seconds.

Fortescue Zero announced in September that it would enter its own team into the Formula E World Championship, powered by a Jaguar GEN4 powertrain, after it acquired the Penske Autosport Formula E operation.

This will be the first Australian-owned and entered outfit to take to the track in the all-electric series.

Following the announcement, Fortescue Zero quickly filled out the headline roles in its new team, announcing experienced motorsport executive Jim Wright as Team Principal, as well as Taylor Barnard and Dan Ticktum as its driver line-up for its debut season.

The car’s livery boasts Fortescue’s distinctive electric green and black and the usual proliferation of sponsors – including several Fortescue brands such as Elysia Battery Intelligence and Nabrawind. The car is also fitted out with a design featuring a topographical map of Fortescue’s first green mine in the Pilbara, as well as nods to the respective founders that made Fortescue Zero, Dr Andrew Forrest (from Fortescue) and Sir Frank Williams (from Williams).

Team Principal Jim Wright is bullish about the team’s chances, explaining that the team is not competing to “blend in” but “to…

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