Jamie Chadwick and Simona de Silvestro headlined a remaining flurry of bulletins because the lineup for System E’s first all-female check was accomplished on Tuesday.
The pair will drive for Jaguar TCS Racing and Kiro Race Co. respectively on the half-day check at Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo Circuit on November 7.
de Silvestro’s outing can be her first in System E for the reason that 2015-16 season when she competed for Andretti. For the final 5 years she’s been a check and growth driver for Porsche, which can provide powertrains to Kiro in what can be its debut season, having taken over the previous ERT group in the course of the low season.
“I’m thrilled to affix Kiro Race Co for the System E Ladies’s Take a look at,” mentioned de Silvestro. “It’s an excellent alternative to work with a brand new group and contribute to their growth. I’m excited to see what we will obtain collectively.”
de Silvestro raced for Andretti within the first two seasons of System E. Zak Mauger/Motorsport Photographs
Kiro Race Co. has but to substantiate its race drivers for the upcoming season, however an announcement is predicted later this week. Within the meantime, the group’s chief working officer Russell O’Hagan is “extremely excited” to safe the skilled de Silvestro for the feminine driver check.
“Her huge expertise and confirmed monitor file make Simona the proper addition to our driver lineup,” he mentioned. “We consider that her participation will play an necessary function in our ongoing preparation for the brand new season forward in addition to inspiring our followers and the broader motorsport group.”
For Chadwick, it should mark her first official System E outing since 2020, when she examined for NIO and Jaguar in Marrakesh. She additionally demonstrated a GEN3 automobile on the Portland E-Prix final season (pictured prime).
“I’m very excited to be again working with Jaguar TCS Racing – a group which have had a lot success just lately – and to be again on the earth of electrical racing,” mentioned Chadwick. “System E is such an thrilling, future-facing championship and I’m actually wanting ahead to testing out the Jaguar I-TYPE 7.
“Will probably be an excellent alternative to develop my relationship with the group, meet many different proficient drivers and get to expertise the mind-blowing know-how in these vehicles.”
Chadwick can be joined on the reigning Groups’ champions by sports activities automobile racer Lilou Wadoux, who has been competing in IMSA’s LMP2 class (by which she gained at Watkins Glen) for AF Corse, and in Japan’s Tremendous GT sequence with PONOS Racing. She was additionally a winner within the FIA World Endurance Championship LMGTE Am class at Spa-Francorchamps final 12 months.
“This can be my first time in a System E automobile and I can’t anticipate the expertise,” mentioned Wadoux. “This check is an incredible alternative for me to become involved within the sport, one that’s so well-known for uplifting the following technology, and to get ladies extra concerned in motorsports.
Wadoux has podium finishes in sports activities vehicles in Europe, the U.S. and Japan. Yasushi Ishihara/Motorsport Photographs
“I’m so grateful for the chance and stay up for getting behind the wheel of the Jaguar I-TYPE 7.”
Mahindra additionally revealed that Lena Buehler will drive for it on the check. Like Kiro and Lola-Yamaha Abt – which can subject Miki Koyama – Mahindra will solely subject one driver within the check.
“I’m very grateful to have this chance to participate within the Ladies’s Take a look at with Mahindra Racing,” she mentioned. “It’s one of many championship’s iconic names, and with two robust drivers, and a wealth of engineering data and expertise, I do know I’ll haven’t solely a implausible alternative to study, but in addition be given one of the best preparation doable for my first time within the System E automobile.
“This check is such an excellent initiative, and the GEN3 Evo goes to be a really fascinating automobile to drive. The objective is to study as a lot as doable, each out and in of the automobile, and ensure I’m spending time with the group, understanding the processes and so forth to develop as a driver. Above all, I simply wish to benefit from the expertise.”
System E feminine driver check lineup
Jaguar TCS Racing – Jamie Chadwick, Lilou Wadoux
TAG Heuer Porsche – Marta Garcia, Gabriella Jilkova
DS Penske – Jess Edgar, Beitske Visser
Nissan System E Group – Abbi Pulling, Sophia Floersch
Andretti System E – Chloe Chambers, Nerea Marti
Envision Racing – Alisha Palmowski, Alice Powell
NEOM McLaren – Ella Lloyd, Bianca Bustamante
Maserati MSG Racing – Tatiana Calderon, Carrie Schreiner
Lola-Yamaha Abt – Miki Koyama
Mahindra Racing – Lena Buehler
Kiro Race Co. – Simona de Silvestro
