| Andretti Technologies | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Background | ||
| Based |  Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Founded | 2015 | |
| Founder | Michael Andretti
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| Key People | Michael Andretti
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| Industry | Automobiles | |
| Formula E Record | ||
| Début | 2016 Hong Kong ePrix | |
| Total Entries | 24 (24 Starts) | |
| Wins | Poles | FLs |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Points | 58 | |
| Current Season | ||
| Team(s) | MS&AD Andretti Formula E
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| Car | Porsche 99X Electric Gen 3 | |
Andretti Technologies, otherwise known as Andretti TE, is an American based manufacturer and part of Andretti Autosport.[1] Andretti TE supply their own team, Andretti Formula E, in the 2017/18 ABB FIA Formula E Championship, although their entry as a manufacturer will come to an end at the end of the season, being replaced by BMW for 2018/19.[2]
Background[]
Andretti Technologies was formed in 2015 for the sole purpose of building powertrains for the Formula E Championship.[3] A deal was also signed with TE Connectivity to develop sensors and advise on software during their testing programme ahead of the 2015/16 season, which would last through until the end of the 2017/18 season.[3]
Formula E History[]
Andretti's first powertrain was set to appear at the start of the 2015/16 FIA Formula E Championship, and duly arrived in time for the 2015 Donington Test.[4] However, after a series of catastrophic failures during the public test, the Andretti Formula E team were forced to revert to the old Spark-Renault SRT_01E for the season, with Andretti TE abandoning development of their ATEC-01.[5] They regrouped and started development of their 2016/17 powertrain as soon as the regulations allowed, resulting in the heavily revised ATEC-02[6], which would result in the ATEC-03 a year later, a not entirely improved in comparison to the ATEC-02 but still kept the now much more reliable streak that it had managed to build up, this however, would be the last self made car, switching to using BMW powertrains during their 3 year manufacturer deal from the 2018/19 - 2020/21 seasons, followed by a licencing deal the year after, switching to Porsche drivetrains for the new Gen3 era.
Products[]
Andretti Technologies have produced three powertrains for the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, although only two have been used in competition.
Andretti ATEC-01[]
Main article: Andretti ATEC-01
Andretti's first car, the ATEC-01, was not a particularly strong one, and, having failed to cover any serious mileage at the 2015 Donington Test, would never race in the FE Championship.[5]
Andretti ATEC-02[]
Main article: Andretti ATEC-02
The second ATEC-02 would be a far more reliable platform for the Andretti Formula E team, although the three speed design was only able to pick-up a handful of points at the hands of Robin Frijns and António Félix da Costa.[6]
Andretti ATEC-03[]
Main article: Andretti ATEC-03
The third, and likely final, Andretti Technology creation, the ATEC-03, proved to be another reliable but unspectacular design, with no real improvements compared to its predecessor.[7]
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- ↑ 'Racing', andrettiautosport.com, (Andretti Autosport, 2016), https://www.andrettiautosport.com/racing, (Accessed 28/05/2018)
- ↑ 'Nine manufacturers homologated for Season 5', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 21/03/2017), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2017/march/nine-season-5-powertrain-manufacturers-homologated/, (Accessed 22/03/2017)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 'Andretti technologies to build Formula E powertrain', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 26/06/2015), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/june/andretti-technologies-to-build-formula-e-powertrain.aspx, (Accessed 28/05/2018)
- ↑ 'Entry list for first day of pre-season testing', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 10/08/2015), http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/august/entry-list-for-first-day-of-pre-season-testing.aspx, (Accessed 11/08/2015)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 'Prost fastest as testing concludes', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 25/08/2015), http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/august/prost-fastest-as-testing-concludes.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2015)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 'ANDRETTI COMPLETES TRACK TESTING WITH NEW POWERTRAIN: ATEC-02 TO DEBUT IN 2016/17 SEASON', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 15/06/2016), http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/june/andretti-completes-track-testing-with-new-powertrain/, (Accessed 08/07/2016)
- ↑ Horatiu Boeriu, 'BMW works driver António Félix da Costa to compete in Formula E in Season 4', bmwblog.com, (BMW A.G., 02/10/2017), http://www.bmwblog.com/2017/10/02/bmw-works-driver-antonio-felix-da-costa-compete-formula-e-season-4/, (Accessed 02/10/2017)