Formula E: Meet the Porsche 99X Electric

Meet the new Porsche 99X Electric. It will become Porsche's Formula E car for the next two seasons. The 99X Electric made its debut ...

Meet the new Porsche 99X Electric.

It will become Porsche's Formula E car for the next two seasons.

The 99X Electric made its debut online in a film with Bruno Correia, the Formula E safety car driver and GEN3 Evo development driver.

It has the ability to power the front wheels in certain scenarios, tyres with better grip and a modified front wing.

In fact, it's the redesigned wing that distinguishes the car from its predecessor.

World Champion Pascal Wehrlein and last season’s driver with the most wins, António Félix da Costa, retain their positions as the drivers for the works TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team.

The two Andretti Formula E customer cars will have former World Champion Jake Dennis, and the new Porsche works driver Nico Müller at the wheel.

The 99X builds on Porsche’s most successful formula sports car to date.

In its GEN3 version, the Porsche 99X Electric won the drivers’ world championship two years in a row – with Dennis in 2022/2023, and with Wehrlein in 2023/2024.

The concept remains the same: available energy is restricted according to series regulations.

This forces the teams and drivers to optimise the efficiency of the cars across all areas.

Porsche development in Weissach took the opportunity to optimise the powertrain.

Homologation of components is valid for two seasons, with the fourth car generation set to be introduced for Season 13 (2026/2027)..

 

Key technical innovations of the GEN3 Evo relate to the standardised hardware of all teams and manufacturers taking part.

From now on, front-wheel drive may be engaged during qualifying duels, race starts and Attack Mode.

This gives the cars temporary all-wheel drive, enabling the Porsche 99X Electric to accelerate to 100km/h in about two seconds.

Making the engagement of front-wheel drive as efficient as possible represents another technical challenge, with the lessons learned also benefiting Porsche road cars.

Higher performance tyres from exclusive supplier Hankook will help the Formula E cars reach even higher speeds in the new season.

To reduce the footprint, each car will still only have two sets of tyres available per race weekend (three sets for double headers).

The profile makes the tyres suitable for both dry and wet conditions.

The new form should make it more stable, enabling it to withstand contact better.

Further modifications to the cladding were made behind the roll bar and in front of the rear wheels.

The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team and Andretti Formula E will take part in Formula E’s official pre-season testing in Valencia, Spain from November 4 to 7.

In addition to Wehrlein and da Costa, the two female drivers Gabriela Jílková and Marta García from Czechia and Spain will be taking the wheel of the two works Porsches in Valencia.

 

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