Formula E: Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing commits to Jaguar support series

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has committed to running two cars in the Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY Electric Race Series, a Formula E support series.

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, a full-time IndyCar team co-owned by Bobby Rahal, David Letterman and Mike Lanigan, has committed to running two cars in the new Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY Electric Race Series, which is set to be a Formula E support series. The team is the first to commit to joining the series.

According to the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing website, the new series is the first to be based off of a street-legal production battery electric vehicle. It is set to feature 20 cars in races that will take place on the same weekend and on the same street circuits in cities.

The series is set to get going in December of 2018, and James Barclay, the Jaguar Racing Team Director, says he looks forward to building the series up and working to add more teams in addition to working with Bobby Rahal and his team.

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"“Since the global announcement of eTROPHY the reaction has been very positive and we are in discussions with many teams and drivers about entering the series next year. As part of our Race to Innovate strategy, we are obviously delighted to be able to announce our first Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY team with racing legend Bobby Rahal and we look forward to working together with all our teams to make it a big success. The series is in a strong place and we look forward to announcing more news over the next few months.”"

Here is how Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing broke the news that they became the first team to commit to racing in the series.

In addition to operating as a full-time IndyCar team with drivers Graham Rahal and Takuma Sato, who is a new addition to the team for the 2018 season, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing also competes in the United SportsCar Championship and the Global Rallycross Championship.

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Which other high-profile teams from other racing series will join the Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY Electric Race Series before it gets going in just over a year in December of 2018? Will any of them follow Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s lead and make the move in the near future?