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Formula E: Volkswagen Partner ABT Schaeffler off to Successful Start

  • Successful start to the season continues for the strategic partnership between Volkswagen and the ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport team
  • Lucas di Grassi tops the drivers’ standings with 39 points
  • The team has also taken the lead in the team standings with 49 points

At the end of an eventful second race of the season on Saturday, Volkswagen’s strategic partner – ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport – was the winner in Malaysia. In extreme heat, driver Lucas di Grassi secured first place on Putrajaya’s street circuit and now leads the drivers’ table. The team has simultaneously taken the lead in the team standings.

“Today was a prime example of the fact that in Formula E it’s not solely about pure speed, but also about perfect teamwork, optimum strategy in relation to power and temperature and not least reliability,” said winner Lucas di Grassi after the race.

The Volkswagen brand has entered Formula E for this new 2015/16 season as the strategic partner of the Abt Schaeffler Audi Sport team. The race series for electrically powered single-seaters is run on street circuits around the world.

ABT Sportsline and Volkswagen have been in successful partnership for many years. Sustainable concepts have played an important role in this. Run from 2011 to 2014, the Scirocco R Cup with its biogas vehicles was, for example, the world’s most eco-friendly one-make cup. With 100% electric models, such as the e-Golf and e-up!, plus plug-in hybrids like the Golf GTE and Passat GTE, Volkswagen has electric drive systems across the largest product range and will be continuing to expand this in the future.

The electric championship’s next race is on 19 December in Punta del Este (Uruguay).

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