• Team looking to build on improved pace, reliability and performance shown in pre-season testing
• After a challenging race here in Season 11, Lucas di Grassi is looking to thrill his passionate home crowd in his 148th E-Prix
• Zane Maloney hoping to build on his performance in his first ever E-Prix in São Paulo last season where he finished in 12th
• Eurosport logo will feature on the Lola T001 as part of Lola Cars’ ongoing partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery
Lola Yamaha ABT ready for its second season in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship with Season 12 kicking off in São Paulo, Brazil, this weekend.
After showing improved pace, reliability and performance at pre-season testing in Valencia, the team is prepared to build on the success of its inaugural season
The 2.93km track around the Anhembi Sambadrome, usually home to the dancing and revelry of Carnival, features three long straights, tricky chicanes and tight corners, sure to provide fans with some thrilling wheel-to-wheel action.
Lucas di Grassi, #11: “I’m really excited to start another season with Lola Yamaha ABT and to be competing once again in front of my home crowd in São Paulo. I had a challenging first race here with the team last season but with the hard work everyone has put in over the summer break we are in a much better position, with a better package and more structured team. Spurred on by the incredible support and passion from the Brazilian fans, we are going to focus and give 100% to try to get the best result we can.”
Zane Maloney, #22: “Entering my second season in Formula E, I’m even more determined than ever to achieve positive results for Lola Yamaha ABT this season, especially given all the hard work the team has put in during the off-season. With the challenging, bumpy track in São Paulo, combined with the expected high temperatures, we’re sure to see some unpredictable racing that we can hopefully take advantage of.”
Mark Preston, Team Principal, Lola Yamaha ABT, said: “Following a productive off-season and a positive step forward in testing, we are looking to build on the performance we had in our inaugural Formula E campaign. São Paulo is a circuit where energy management is particularly crucial and we’ll be looking to bring together everything we learnt here last season, along with the development points from throughout the year, to maximise our potential on track.”
As part of Lola Cars’ partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery, announced at the Berlin E-Prix in July, the Lola Yamaha ABT Formula E car will feature the Eurosport logo for the first time in São Paulo. The logo will be visible on the rear endplate of the T001 throughout Season 12, with the agreement also including the production of bespoke content and collaboration on partnership agreements and activation.
The first round of Season 12 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship takes place on Saturday 6th December with qualifying at 09:40 local time (12:40 UTC) and the race at 14:05 local time (17:05 UTC). Find out where to watch the action where you are here.
SHARE ON
No Instagram photos to display at the moment.
