Nissan and McLaren Racing have announced a multi-year technical collaboration, which will begin in the 2022/23 season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.

With McLaren Racing confirming its participation in the sport from season 9 of the all-electric series, the partnership will see the Japanese automaker provide its electric powertrain technology to the famed British team throughout the Formula E Gen3 era.

This new agreement with McLaren is in addition to Nissan's direct involvement in the long-awaited Gen3 homologation of the sport. As the world's leading specialist in the design and manufacture of exciting all-electric vehicles, and following the recent acquisition of e.dams, Nissan will also continue to compete in Formula E with its factory team.

Through this relationship, Nissan and McLaren Racing will work together as they compete with other successful brands in one of the world's most challenging and technically advanced racing series.

"Our new partnership with McLaren Racing will be powerful as the association will inspire collaboration and knowledge sharing," said Ashwani Gupta, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Nissan. "Pioneering and a desire to innovate are characteristics that Nissan and McLaren Racing share, making them an ideal partner for us in Formula E as we continue to electrify our vehicles."

Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, said, "As we are shaping the team for its first season in Formula E, we are naturally looking for the best partnerships and opportunities on all fronts - with the technical aspect being one of the key areas. Nissan has proven its knowledge, skill and commitment over the past four seasons in Formula E, and going into the Gen3 era, we are fully confident that the collaboration will bring great success to both parties. This will be a true partnership that will boost the team's performance and the development of Nissan Formula E powertrain technology."

Tommaso Volpe, Nissan Formula E General Manager and Managing Director of the Nissan e.dams Formula E Team, also commented, "We are proud to announce this multi-year agreement with a great motorsport brand like McLaren Racing. Our partnership begins next season with the exciting new Formula E Gen3 regulations, which will take the performance of all-electric race cars to incredible new heights. At Nissan, we are in Formula E not just to race, but also to show a diverse range of spectators how impressive, powerful and efficient our electric vehicles are. And our collaboration with McLaren will give us even more opportunities to accelerate the development of our technology and show it to fans around the world."

Nissan races in this all-electric world championship to bring the excitement and fun of zero-emission vehicles to a global audience. As part of its goal to achieve carbon neutrality in its operations and product life cycle by 2050, Nissan intends to electrify all new vehicle offerings by the early 2030s in major global markets. The Japanese automaker intends to bring its expertise in transferring knowledge and technology between the track and the road to better electric vehicles for customers.

About Nissan in Formula E

Nissan made its debut in all-electric racing in Season 5 (2018/19) of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, becoming the first and only Japanese manufacturer to enter the category.

In season 7 (2020/21), Nissan announced its long-term involvement in Formula E and its commitment to the Gen3 era, which will run from season 9 (2022/23) and through the end of season 12 (2025/26) of the all-electric racing series.

In April 2022, Nissan announced the acquisition of the e.dams racing team, with the Japanese automaker taking full ownership of its involvement in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.

For the current season (Season 8), highly successful veteran Sébastien Buemi remains with the team for his fourth season, having joined Nissan e.dams since the start of his Formula E journey in 2018. The Swiss driver partners with rising star Maximilian Günther, who joined the team in September 2021. The German driver had already shown great pace in the championship with three race wins and a second podium finish.

The team continues to link its presence in the all-electric championship to Nissan's electric street cars. Buemi once again races in his #23 Nissan Ariya, named after the Japanese manufacturer's all-new electric crossover SUV. Günther takes on the #22 Nissan LEAF, in honor of the brand's well-known 100% electric, first launched in 2010.

Nissan is a world-leading specialist in the design and manufacture of all-electric vehicles. With nearly 600,000 Nissan LEAF vehicles sold since the model's launch in 2010, Nissan has made use of its existing EV experience to develop its Formula E race car.

In turn, the lessons learned on the track are helping shape the Japanese automaker's next generation of EVs, with the sleek, high-performance all-electric Ariya crossover launching in 2021.

About McLaren Racing

McLaren Racing was founded by New Zealand driver Bruce McLaren in 1963. The team entered its first Formula One race in 1966, since when McLaren has won 20 Formula One world championships, over 180 Formula One GPs, the Indianapolis 500 three times, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans on its first attempt.

The team competes in the FIA Formula One World Championship with Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo, in the INDYCAR Series with Arrow McLaren SP drivers Pato O'Ward and Felix Rosenqvist, and in the Extreme E Championship with Emma Gilmour and Tanner Foust. McLaren will compete in the ninth season of the FIA Formula E World Championship in 2022/23.

McLaren was the first F1 team to receive the Carbon Trust Standard in 2010 and has maintained it every six months since, most recently in February 2021. The team was also the first in F1 to receive the FIA's Sustainability Accreditation Award at a threes three-star level in 2013 as part of the FIA Environmental Certification framework, before becoming a signatory to the UN Sport Commitment to Climate Action in 2021.