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What is Ace Championship?
Motor racing is one of the most unequal sport industries. ACE Championship aspires to ‘Level Up’ motorsport, aiming to be its most equal, diverse and inclusive modern form, taking electric racing to under-represented regions of the world and carving a pathway for the talent of the future.
Our objective is to transform the sport into a global inclusive force for opportunity, empowering diverse young communities to strive through the industry. We will prepare drivers, mechanics and engineers towards long-term, sustainable success.
WE ARE RACING FOR GOOD
Who is AceTargeting?
TALENT DEVELOPMENT
Our objective is to transform the sport into a global inclusive force for opportunity, empowering diverse young communities (15 to 25 years old) to strive through the industry, be it as a driver, engineer, logistician, marketeer, event manager, etc.
We will boost career opportunities throughout the multifaceted roles of the motor racing world, irrespective of background, location, gender or socio-economic status.
With varied pathways open to all backgrounds, all participants will gain real-life experience, teamwork, and skills in the competitive electric motor racing environment. ACE graduates can engage at all levels, preparing for roles in Formula E and beyond, as the series continues to nurture talent and promote education.
Future World Champions will be ACEs
We identified a worldwide lack of electric entry-level racing as well as spotting huge markets and regions seriously under-represented in regards of motor racing in general. ACE is aimed at young talent who are graduating from karting and entering into the e-racing training funnel.
We are creating a more accessible and affordable entry into racing for them. Entry is open to all. Drivers will be awarded Super License points* to start to build a bank for their future racing career.
* In discussions with FIA – in a few years time
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Who is ace Targeting?
Future World Champions will be ACEs
ACE is aimed at young drivers who are graduating from kartingand entering into the e-racing training funnel.
Entry is open to both male and female drivers. Drivers will be awarded Super License points* to start to build a bank for their future racing career. Get in touch with ACE’s Driver Development department and find out more about how you can get involved.
Technical Motorsport Talent Programme
ACE aims to Level Up motorsport into a global inclusive force for opportunity not only for drivers and technical professionals. With varied pathways open to all backgrounds, technical staff will gain real-life experience, teamwork, and skills in the competitive electric motorsport environment.
ACE graduates can engage at all levels, preparing for roles in Formula E and beyond, as the series continues to nurture talent and promote education.
* In discussions with FIA – in a few years time
A WORLD FIRST
TWO CATEGORIES, One car, Two power levels
The ACE Championship will have two levels, the top-tier Championship and the entry level Challenger Series. In a world first, the same car will be used in both levels of racing, meaning teams can run four drivers in two Championships with two vehicles - an opportunity afforded by the technological advancements the series will deliver.
Championship is our highest level. With increased power comes increased skill, and engineering guidance. Strategy, race and energy management will be key at this level.
Challenger is our entry level academy format. Young drivers master their single seater race skills post karting. A simplified sporting format to focus on technique, technology and collaborating with engineers.
ACE POWERPARK
ACE POWERPARK
THE HEARTOF THE CHAMPIONSHIP
The ACE Championship will be housed in its own ‘Powerpark’ to be located in one of the key territories. This motorsport ‘campus’ will be the centre for all the technical and logistical aspects of the two championships and will house the entire paddock between events.
It will also provide state of the art training facilities for the drivers who will hone their mental and physical skills to reach the peak of their potential whilst completing educational programmes and media, marketing and promotional training to allow them to manage all aspects of their progress.
Similarly, the Powerpark will be home to training facilities for young engineers and mechanics who will learn their skills on and off the track. This will be a unique facility where careers will be nurtured and opportunities provided in all areas of the motorsport employment sector.
DILBAGH GILL
Founder and CEO
ACE Motorsport is spearheaded by the charismatic and vastly experienced Dilbagh Gill.
Gill was a pioneer of the motorsport electrification world as the CEO and Team Principal of Mahindra Racing competing in the FIA ABB Formula E World Championship from its inaugural season in 2014/15 to the end of 2022, to great success with multiple race victories and podiums in the world’s first all-electric street racing championship.
Building the team from the ground up, Gil was instrumental in placing an Indian team and innovative company on the global motorsport stage.
As the Team Principal and CEO, Dilbagh not only managed the on-track activity, but he also pioneered the sustainability and technology transfer programmes making history when Mahindra Racing became the first Formula E team to receive a three-star Sustainability Accreditation from the FIA – making Mahindra Racing the “Greenest Team in Motorsport” and the only carbon neutral team since its inception.The technology on track extended to the road with the ‘Race to Road’ programe where learnings on the track were applied to Mahindra Group road cars, developing and promoting a more sustainable transportation solution.
Before becoming a well-known figure in motorsport paddocks around the world, Dilbagh had eight years at Tech Mahindra as VP for Sports Practice and Advisory Relations in the USA, developing sporting practices around IT solutions for some of the most prominent and high-profile sporting events such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Dilbagh and his team won the best sporting event award at the Sports Event Management Awards at the end of that year. Dilbagh’s early career was all centred around sport, technology and the introduction of renewable energy.
He was able to turn his intellectual skills into a winning combination and create a unique position within the sport. Dilbagh is famous for his passionate and emotional approach to supporting his team especially when he taps his heart during exciting moments for his team and drivers on the track.
He truly wears his heart on his sleeve.“I think if you didn’t care then you won’t last too long in any sport at all,” Dilbagh said. “Yes, it is a business and yes, we have a lot of technology that is relevant and there are great messages for society and industry in Formula E, but there is also a big human element and I think this is still what people watching on TV want to experience.”
Nick Heidfeld
ACE Development Driver
One of Germany’s top motorsport talents with an impressive array of wins and championships in the junior echelons before making his debut in Formula One in the year 2000.
He spent 11 years as a Grand Prix driver racing for several teams including Prost, BMW Sauber and Williams. He amassed 13 podium finishes from 183 starts and finished a career best fifth place in the 2007 Drivers World Championship.
He is a very versatile driver and has competed successfully in the FIA World Endurance Championship and Formula E where he became acquainted with Mahindra Racing and Dilbagh Gill. The two bonded as driver and Team Principal, which led to Nick becoming a source of technical advice and support for Mahindra Racing, staying with the team as reserve driver in 2018/19 before officially retiring from competitive racing.
Nick was a natural choice to work with the ACE Championship team as the development driver and advisor while the car is built and tested at the QEV headquarters. He will also advise on sporting regulations and liaison with the FIA technical teams.
“It is important to be creating a talent progression trail for the electric motorsport world as it exists in the more traditional motorsport series,” Nick said at the launch of the series in Hyderabad.
“I am also delighted to be able to help introduce motorsport to areas of the world starved of the thrill of watching, participating and working in this sport. So, all in all, I am delighted to be here from the beginning and to be inputting on a technical and sporting front and creating a first in motorsport with a series where two identical cars can compete with different power levels.
“We are very excited to have introduced the car and the concept in front of the Formula E crowds in Hyderabad – the first ever Indian Formula E race.”
Alejandro Agag
Advisory Role
Alejandro Agag is a true pioneer of sport in general and motorsport in particular.
He was the first to combine his vision of an essential electric future in transport with a sporting spectacle with the introduction of Formula E in 2014/15. The series has moved from strength to strength and achieved FIA World Status in 2021. He has now added Extreme E – the off-road series competing in areas of the world endangered by climate warming – which has just entered its third year and E1, the electric powerboat series which will become a reality at the end of 2023.
Agag’s background was politics. He was born in Madrid in 1970 and enjoyed an international upbringing in Madrid, Paris, and New York, gaining fluency in English, Spanish, French and Italian. After graduating from university, he moved into politics, quickly establishing himself and becoming the personal assistant to the Spanish Prime Minister at 25.
In 1999 he won a seat in the European Parliament, becoming the youngest Spanish person to ever do so at the age of 28. In 2001 he decided to leave the world of politics and move into motorsport where, together with his business partner Flavio Briatore, they purchased the F1 TV rights in Spain.
A few years later Agag purchased the Campos Racing GP2 Team, revamping it into the highly successful Barwa Addax Team. After investing in English football club QPR, Agag, together with business partner Enrique Bañuelos, began Formula E Holdings, winning the tender to promote the new FIA Formula E Championship.Alejandro Agag first entered the world of electric motorsport in 2014 when he launched the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship before creating Extreme E, which had its first race in April 2021.
Alejandro's leadership of both ABB FIA Formula E and Extreme E has showcased electric mobility and promoted cleaner technologies through the power of sport. Extreme E is also highlighting the devastating effects of climate change by racing in remote locations all suffering at the hands of the environmental crisis.
“The ACE Championship is an important initiative,” Agag commented. “To create opportunities for young drivers to enter motorsport via the electric avenue is crucial and was missing until now.
“Having more competitions in countries around the world where there is not as much access to and representation in motorsport is key to success. To create this championship in India is a great idea and certainly fills a gap in a huge market for the automotive industry.”
Joan Orus
CEO QEV
Joan Orus has a longstanding background in automotive engineering and technology.
He started his journey as a student over 20 years ago when he created the solar powered car that raced over salt lakes in Australia. He has always been interested in the pursuit of new energy and sustainable power. His journey through the sport brought him to Mahindra Racing where he was Technical Director and Team Manager from 2015 to 2019.
He then moved on to set up QEV – the Spanish electro-mobility specialist - which has led the development of 11 different vehicles and powertrains for many more. Over the course of his career Joan has worked in Formula 1, Formula E and the FIA World Rally Championship.
Motorsport has provided the ideal environment for QEV to design, test and perfect a wealth of sophisticated and innovative electric vehicle technologies which are deployed for the benefit of automotive companies large and small.
QEV is based in Barcelona, next door to the famous Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and is now the development and build centre for ACE Championship.
‘As an engineer, I am passionate about developing new talent around this sport. When QEV was approached by ACE I was delighted to be involved as the engineering and design facility for the two championships. QEV works in a number of different automotive sectors and electrification is at the core of everything we do. Motorsport is the ‘halo effect’ of the company bringing excitement and competition into this new and vital world. Adding ACE to our portfolio is a fantastic addition.”
Nina Dreier
Marketing Director
A sports and marketing specialist with a strong background in innovative motorsport brands.
She started her working career as a marketing intern with Formula E and then as a full-time marketing executive with the series. She moved to Red Bull in 2017 and worked with this disruptive brand, building local and regional brand affinity through events, athletes and influencers before joining the new Extreme E series as Head of Marketing in January 2021 bucking the trends of the ‘lock down’ suppression and bringing an extraordinary series to market.
The challenge of the ACE Championship was too tantalising to pass over, and Nina is at the forefront of a series which combines so many of her passions for discovering talent, exploring new and underrepresented territories, progressing equality and inclusion and delivering exciting racing.
“This is a new four-wheeled electric racing series that focuses on talent development and innovation,” she commented. “It seeks to develop motorsport in new and underrepresented territories where the appetite is powerful, and the growth will be rapid and exciting.
“It was an opportunity I could not pass over and I am excited to be at the forefront of another great and meaningful series in our sport.”
Nick Heidfeld
ACE Development Driver
One of Germany’s top motorsport talents with an impressive array of wins and championships in the junior echelons before making his debut in Formula One in the year 2000.
He spent 11 years as a Grand Prix driver racing for several teams including Prost, BMW Sauber and Williams. He amassed 13 podium finishes from 183 starts and finished a career best fifth place in the 2007 Drivers World Championship.
He is a very versatile driver and has competed successfully in the FIA World Endurance Championship and Formula E where he became acquainted with Mahindra Racing and Dilbagh Gill. The two bonded as driver and Team Principal, which led to Nick becoming a source of technical advice and support for Mahindra Racing, staying with the team as reserve driver in 2018/19 before officially retiring from competitive racing.
Nick was a natural choice to work with the ACE Championship team as the development driver and advisor while the car is built and tested at the QEV headquarters. He will also advise on sporting regulations and liaison with the FIA technical teams.
“It is important to be creating a talent progression trail for the electric motorsport world as it exists in the more traditional motorsport series,” Nick said at the launch of the series in Hyderabad.
“I am also delighted to be able to help introduce motorsport to areas of the world starved of the thrill of watching, participating and working in this sport. So, all in all, I am delighted to be here from the beginning and to be inputting on a technical and sporting front and creating a first in motorsport with a series where two identical cars can compete with different power levels.
“We are very excited to have introduced the car and the concept in front of the Formula E crowds in Hyderabad – the first ever Indian Formula E race.”
Alejandro Agag
Advisory Role
Alejandro Agag is a true pioneer of sport in general and motorsport in particular.
He was the first to combine his vision of an essential electric future in transport with a sporting spectacle with the introduction of Formula E in 2014/15. The series has moved from strength to strength and achieved FIA World Status in 2021. He has now added Extreme E – the off-road series competing in areas of the world endangered by climate warming – which has just entered its third year and E1, the electric powerboat series which will become a reality at the end of 2023.
Agag’s background was politics. He was born in Madrid in 1970 and enjoyed an international upbringing in Madrid, Paris, and New York, gaining fluency in English, Spanish, French and Italian. After graduating from university, he moved into politics, quickly establishing himself and becoming the personal assistant to the Spanish Prime Minister at 25.
In 1999 he won a seat in the European Parliament, becoming the youngest Spanish person to ever do so at the age of 28. In 2001 he decided to leave the world of politics and move into motorsport where, together with his business partner Flavio Briatore, they purchased the F1 TV rights in Spain.
A few years later Agag purchased the Campos Racing GP2 Team, revamping it into the highly successful Barwa Addax Team. After investing in English football club QPR, Agag, together with business partner Enrique Bañuelos, began Formula E Holdings, winning the tender to promote the new FIA Formula E Championship.Alejandro Agag first entered the world of electric motorsport in 2014 when he launched the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship before creating Extreme E, which had its first race in April 2021.
Alejandro's leadership of both ABB FIA Formula E and Extreme E has showcased electric mobility and promoted cleaner technologies through the power of sport. Extreme E is also highlighting the devastating effects of climate change by racing in remote locations all suffering at the hands of the environmental crisis.
“The ACE Championship is an important initiative,” Agag commented. “To create opportunities for young drivers to enter motorsport via the electric avenue is crucial and was missing until now.
“Having more competitions in countries around the world where there is not as much access to and representation in motorsport is key to success. To create this championship in India is a great idea and certainly fills a gap in a huge market for the automotive industry.”
Joan Orus
CEO QEV
Joan Orus has a longstanding background in automotive engineering and technology.
He started his journey as a student over 20 years ago when he created the solar powered car that raced over salt lakes in Australia. He has always been interested in the pursuit of new energy and sustainable power. His journey through the sport brought him to Mahindra Racing where he was Technical Director and Team Manager from 2015 to 2019.
He then moved on to set up QEV – the Spanish electro-mobility specialist - which has led the development of 11 different vehicles and powertrains for many more. Over the course of his career Joan has worked in Formula 1, Formula E and the FIA World Rally Championship.
Motorsport has provided the ideal environment for QEV to design, test and perfect a wealth of sophisticated and innovative electric vehicle technologies which are deployed for the benefit of automotive companies large and small.
QEV is based in Barcelona, next door to the famous Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and is now the development and build centre for ACE Championship.
‘As an engineer, I am passionate about developing new talent around this sport. When QEV was approached by ACE I was delighted to be involved as the engineering and design facility for the two championships. QEV works in a number of different automotive sectors and electrification is at the core of everything we do. Motorsport is the ‘halo effect’ of the company bringing excitement and competition into this new and vital world. Adding ACE to our portfolio is a fantastic addition.”
Nina Dreier
Marketing Director
A sports and marketing specialist with a strong background in innovative motorsport brands.
She started her working career as a marketing intern with Formula E and then as a full-time marketing executive with the series. She moved to Red Bull in 2017 and worked with this disruptive brand, building local and regional brand affinity through events, athletes and influencers before joining the new Extreme E series as Head of Marketing in January 2021 bucking the trends of the ‘lock down’ suppression and bringing an extraordinary series to market.
The challenge of the ACE Championship was too tantalising to pass over, and Nina is at the forefront of a series which combines so many of her passions for discovering talent, exploring new and underrepresented territories, progressing equality and inclusion and delivering exciting racing.
“This is a new four-wheeled electric racing series that focuses on talent development and innovation,” she commented. “It seeks to develop motorsport in new and underrepresented territories where the appetite is powerful, and the growth will be rapid and exciting.
“It was an opportunity I could not pass over and I am excited to be at the forefront of another great and meaningful series in our sport.”
DILBAGH GILL
Founder and CEO
ACE Motorsport is spearheaded by the charismatic and vastly experienced Dilbagh Gill.
Gill was a pioneer of the motorsport electrification world as the CEO and Team Principal of Mahindra Racing competing in the FIA ABB Formula E World Championship from its inaugural season in 2014/15 to the end of 2022, to great success with multiple race victories and podiums in the world’s first all-electric street racing championship.
Building the team from the ground up, Gil was instrumental in placing an Indian team and innovative company on the global motorsport stage.
As the Team Principal and CEO, Dilbagh not only managed the on-track activity, but he also pioneered the sustainability and technology transfer programmes making history when Mahindra Racing became the first Formula E team to receive a three-star Sustainability Accreditation from the FIA – making Mahindra Racing the “Greenest Team in Motorsport” and the only carbon neutral team since its inception.The technology on track extended to the road with the ‘Race to Road’ programe where learnings on the track were applied to Mahindra Group road cars, developing and promoting a more sustainable transportation solution.
Before becoming a well-known figure in motorsport paddocks around the world, Dilbagh had eight years at Tech Mahindra as VP for Sports Practice and Advisory Relations in the USA, developing sporting practices around IT solutions for some of the most prominent and high-profile sporting events such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Dilbagh and his team won the best sporting event award at the Sports Event Management Awards at the end of that year. Dilbagh’s early career was all centred around sport, technology and the introduction of renewable energy.
He was able to turn his intellectual skills into a winning combination and create a unique position within the sport. Dilbagh is famous for his passionate and emotional approach to supporting his team especially when he taps his heart during exciting moments for his team and drivers on the track.
He truly wears his heart on his sleeve.“I think if you didn’t care then you won’t last too long in any sport at all,” Dilbagh said. “Yes, it is a business and yes, we have a lot of technology that is relevant and there are great messages for society and industry in Formula E, but there is also a big human element and I think this is still what people watching on TV want to experience.”
Alejandro Agag
Advisory Role
Alejandro Agag is a true pioneer of sport in general and motorsport in particular.
He was the first to combine his vision of an essential electric future in transport with a sporting spectacle with the introduction of Formula E in 2014/15. The series has moved from strength to strength and achieved FIA World Status in 2021. He has now added Extreme E – the off-road series competing in areas of the world endangered by climate warming – which has just entered its third year and E1, the electric powerboat series which will become a reality at the end of 2023.
Agag’s background was politics. He was born in Madrid in 1970 and enjoyed an international upbringing in Madrid, Paris, and New York, gaining fluency in English, Spanish, French and Italian. After graduating from university, he moved into politics, quickly establishing himself and becoming the personal assistant to the Spanish Prime Minister at 25.
In 1999 he won a seat in the European Parliament, becoming the youngest Spanish person to ever do so at the age of 28. In 2001 he decided to leave the world of politics and move into motorsport where, together with his business partner Flavio Briatore, they purchased the F1 TV rights in Spain.
A few years later Agag purchased the Campos Racing GP2 Team, revamping it into the highly successful Barwa Addax Team. After investing in English football club QPR, Agag, together with business partner Enrique Bañuelos, began Formula E Holdings, winning the tender to promote the new FIA Formula E Championship.Alejandro Agag first entered the world of electric motorsport in 2014 when he launched the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship before creating Extreme E, which had its first race in April 2021.
Alejandro's leadership of both ABB FIA Formula E and Extreme E has showcased electric mobility and promoted cleaner technologies through the power of sport. Extreme E is also highlighting the devastating effects of climate change by racing in remote locations all suffering at the hands of the environmental crisis.
“The ACE Championship is an important initiative,” Agag commented. “To create opportunities for young drivers to enter motorsport via the electric avenue is crucial and was missing until now.
“Having more competitions in countries around the world where there is not as much access to and representation in motorsport is key to success. To create this championship in India is a great idea and certainly fills a gap in a huge market for the automotive industry.”
Joan Orus
CEO QEV
Joan Orus has a longstanding background in automotive engineering and technology.
He started his journey as a student over 20 years ago when he created the solar powered car that raced over salt lakes in Australia. He has always been interested in the pursuit of new energy and sustainable power. His journey through the sport brought him to Mahindra Racing where he was Technical Director and Team Manager from 2015 to 2019.
He then moved on to set up QEV – the Spanish electro-mobility specialist - which has led the development of 11 different vehicles and powertrains for many more. Over the course of his career Joan has worked in Formula 1, Formula E and the FIA World Rally Championship.
Motorsport has provided the ideal environment for QEV to design, test and perfect a wealth of sophisticated and innovative electric vehicle technologies which are deployed for the benefit of automotive companies large and small.
QEV is based in Barcelona, next door to the famous Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and is now the development and build centre for ACE Championship.
‘As an engineer, I am passionate about developing new talent around this sport. When QEV was approached by ACE I was delighted to be involved as the engineering and design facility for the two championships. QEV works in a number of different automotive sectors and electrification is at the core of everything we do. Motorsport is the ‘halo effect’ of the company bringing excitement and competition into this new and vital world. Adding ACE to our portfolio is a fantastic addition.”
Nina Dreier
Marketing Director
A sports and marketing specialist with a strong background in innovative motorsport brands.
She started her working career as a marketing intern with Formula E and then as a full-time marketing executive with the series. She moved to Red Bull in 2017 and worked with this disruptive brand, building local and regional brand affinity through events, athletes and influencers before joining the new Extreme E series as Head of Marketing in January 2021 bucking the trends of the ‘lock down’ suppression and bringing an extraordinary series to market.
The challenge of the ACE Championship was too tantalising to pass over, and Nina is at the forefront of a series which combines so many of her passions for discovering talent, exploring new and underrepresented territories, progressing equality and inclusion and delivering exciting racing.
“This is a new four-wheeled electric racing series that focuses on talent development and innovation,” she commented. “It seeks to develop motorsport in new and underrepresented territories where the appetite is powerful, and the growth will be rapid and exciting.
“It was an opportunity I could not pass over and I am excited to be at the forefront of another great and meaningful series in our sport.”
DILBAGH GILL
Founder and CEO
ACE Motorsport is spearheaded by the charismatic and vastly experienced Dilbagh Gill.
Gill was a pioneer of the motorsport electrification world as the CEO and Team Principal of Mahindra Racing competing in the FIA ABB Formula E World Championship from its inaugural season in 2014/15 to the end of 2022, to great success with multiple race victories and podiums in the world’s first all-electric street racing championship.
Building the team from the ground up, Gil was instrumental in placing an Indian team and innovative company on the global motorsport stage.
As the Team Principal and CEO, Dilbagh not only managed the on-track activity, but he also pioneered the sustainability and technology transfer programmes making history when Mahindra Racing became the first Formula E team to receive a three-star Sustainability Accreditation from the FIA – making Mahindra Racing the “Greenest Team in Motorsport” and the only carbon neutral team since its inception.The technology on track extended to the road with the ‘Race to Road’ programe where learnings on the track were applied to Mahindra Group road cars, developing and promoting a more sustainable transportation solution.
Before becoming a well-known figure in motorsport paddocks around the world, Dilbagh had eight years at Tech Mahindra as VP for Sports Practice and Advisory Relations in the USA, developing sporting practices around IT solutions for some of the most prominent and high-profile sporting events such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Dilbagh and his team won the best sporting event award at the Sports Event Management Awards at the end of that year. Dilbagh’s early career was all centred around sport, technology and the introduction of renewable energy.
He was able to turn his intellectual skills into a winning combination and create a unique position within the sport. Dilbagh is famous for his passionate and emotional approach to supporting his team especially when he taps his heart during exciting moments for his team and drivers on the track.
He truly wears his heart on his sleeve.“I think if you didn’t care then you won’t last too long in any sport at all,” Dilbagh said. “Yes, it is a business and yes, we have a lot of technology that is relevant and there are great messages for society and industry in Formula E, but there is also a big human element and I think this is still what people watching on TV want to experience.”
Nick Heidfeld
ACE Development Driver
One of Germany’s top motorsport talents with an impressive array of wins and championships in the junior echelons before making his debut in Formula One in the year 2000.
He spent 11 years as a Grand Prix driver racing for several teams including Prost, BMW Sauber and Williams. He amassed 13 podium finishes from 183 starts and finished a career best fifth place in the 2007 Drivers World Championship.
He is a very versatile driver and has competed successfully in the FIA World Endurance Championship and Formula E where he became acquainted with Mahindra Racing and Dilbagh Gill. The two bonded as driver and Team Principal, which led to Nick becoming a source of technical advice and support for Mahindra Racing, staying with the team as reserve driver in 2018/19 before officially retiring from competitive racing.
Nick was a natural choice to work with the ACE Championship team as the development driver and advisor while the car is built and tested at the QEV headquarters. He will also advise on sporting regulations and liaison with the FIA technical teams.
“It is important to be creating a talent progression trail for the electric motorsport world as it exists in the more traditional motorsport series,” Nick said at the launch of the series in Hyderabad.
“I am also delighted to be able to help introduce motorsport to areas of the world starved of the thrill of watching, participating and working in this sport. So, all in all, I am delighted to be here from the beginning and to be inputting on a technical and sporting front and creating a first in motorsport with a series where two identical cars can compete with different power levels.
“We are very excited to have introduced the car and the concept in front of the Formula E crowds in Hyderabad – the first ever Indian Formula E race.”
Joan Orus
CEO QEV
Joan Orus has a longstanding background in automotive engineering and technology.
He started his journey as a student over 20 years ago when he created the solar powered car that raced over salt lakes in Australia. He has always been interested in the pursuit of new energy and sustainable power. His journey through the sport brought him to Mahindra Racing where he was Technical Director and Team Manager from 2015 to 2019.
He then moved on to set up QEV – the Spanish electro-mobility specialist - which has led the development of 11 different vehicles and powertrains for many more. Over the course of his career Joan has worked in Formula 1, Formula E and the FIA World Rally Championship.
Motorsport has provided the ideal environment for QEV to design, test and perfect a wealth of sophisticated and innovative electric vehicle technologies which are deployed for the benefit of automotive companies large and small.
QEV is based in Barcelona, next door to the famous Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and is now the development and build centre for ACE Championship.
‘As an engineer, I am passionate about developing new talent around this sport. When QEV was approached by ACE I was delighted to be involved as the engineering and design facility for the two championships. QEV works in a number of different automotive sectors and electrification is at the core of everything we do. Motorsport is the ‘halo effect’ of the company bringing excitement and competition into this new and vital world. Adding ACE to our portfolio is a fantastic addition.”
Nina Dreier
Marketing Director
A sports and marketing specialist with a strong background in innovative motorsport brands.
She started her working career as a marketing intern with Formula E and then as a full-time marketing executive with the series. She moved to Red Bull in 2017 and worked with this disruptive brand, building local and regional brand affinity through events, athletes and influencers before joining the new Extreme E series as Head of Marketing in January 2021 bucking the trends of the ‘lock down’ suppression and bringing an extraordinary series to market.
The challenge of the ACE Championship was too tantalising to pass over, and Nina is at the forefront of a series which combines so many of her passions for discovering talent, exploring new and underrepresented territories, progressing equality and inclusion and delivering exciting racing.
“This is a new four-wheeled electric racing series that focuses on talent development and innovation,” she commented. “It seeks to develop motorsport in new and underrepresented territories where the appetite is powerful, and the growth will be rapid and exciting.
“It was an opportunity I could not pass over and I am excited to be at the forefront of another great and meaningful series in our sport.”
DILBAGH GILL
Founder and CEO
ACE Motorsport is spearheaded by the charismatic and vastly experienced Dilbagh Gill.
Gill was a pioneer of the motorsport electrification world as the CEO and Team Principal of Mahindra Racing competing in the FIA ABB Formula E World Championship from its inaugural season in 2014/15 to the end of 2022, to great success with multiple race victories and podiums in the world’s first all-electric street racing championship.
Building the team from the ground up, Gil was instrumental in placing an Indian team and innovative company on the global motorsport stage.
As the Team Principal and CEO, Dilbagh not only managed the on-track activity, but he also pioneered the sustainability and technology transfer programmes making history when Mahindra Racing became the first Formula E team to receive a three-star Sustainability Accreditation from the FIA – making Mahindra Racing the “Greenest Team in Motorsport” and the only carbon neutral team since its inception.The technology on track extended to the road with the ‘Race to Road’ programe where learnings on the track were applied to Mahindra Group road cars, developing and promoting a more sustainable transportation solution.
Before becoming a well-known figure in motorsport paddocks around the world, Dilbagh had eight years at Tech Mahindra as VP for Sports Practice and Advisory Relations in the USA, developing sporting practices around IT solutions for some of the most prominent and high-profile sporting events such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Dilbagh and his team won the best sporting event award at the Sports Event Management Awards at the end of that year. Dilbagh’s early career was all centred around sport, technology and the introduction of renewable energy.
He was able to turn his intellectual skills into a winning combination and create a unique position within the sport. Dilbagh is famous for his passionate and emotional approach to supporting his team especially when he taps his heart during exciting moments for his team and drivers on the track.
He truly wears his heart on his sleeve.“I think if you didn’t care then you won’t last too long in any sport at all,” Dilbagh said. “Yes, it is a business and yes, we have a lot of technology that is relevant and there are great messages for society and industry in Formula E, but there is also a big human element and I think this is still what people watching on TV want to experience.”
Nick Heidfeld
ACE Development Driver
One of Germany’s top motorsport talents with an impressive array of wins and championships in the junior echelons before making his debut in Formula One in the year 2000.
He spent 11 years as a Grand Prix driver racing for several teams including Prost, BMW Sauber and Williams. He amassed 13 podium finishes from 183 starts and finished a career best fifth place in the 2007 Drivers World Championship.
He is a very versatile driver and has competed successfully in the FIA World Endurance Championship and Formula E where he became acquainted with Mahindra Racing and Dilbagh Gill. The two bonded as driver and Team Principal, which led to Nick becoming a source of technical advice and support for Mahindra Racing, staying with the team as reserve driver in 2018/19 before officially retiring from competitive racing.
Nick was a natural choice to work with the ACE Championship team as the development driver and advisor while the car is built and tested at the QEV headquarters. He will also advise on sporting regulations and liaison with the FIA technical teams.
“It is important to be creating a talent progression trail for the electric motorsport world as it exists in the more traditional motorsport series,” Nick said at the launch of the series in Hyderabad.
“I am also delighted to be able to help introduce motorsport to areas of the world starved of the thrill of watching, participating and working in this sport. So, all in all, I am delighted to be here from the beginning and to be inputting on a technical and sporting front and creating a first in motorsport with a series where two identical cars can compete with different power levels.
“We are very excited to have introduced the car and the concept in front of the Formula E crowds in Hyderabad – the first ever Indian Formula E race.”
Alejandro Agag
Advisory Role
Alejandro Agag is a true pioneer of sport in general and motorsport in particular.
He was the first to combine his vision of an essential electric future in transport with a sporting spectacle with the introduction of Formula E in 2014/15. The series has moved from strength to strength and achieved FIA World Status in 2021. He has now added Extreme E – the off-road series competing in areas of the world endangered by climate warming – which has just entered its third year and E1, the electric powerboat series which will become a reality at the end of 2023.
Agag’s background was politics. He was born in Madrid in 1970 and enjoyed an international upbringing in Madrid, Paris, and New York, gaining fluency in English, Spanish, French and Italian. After graduating from university, he moved into politics, quickly establishing himself and becoming the personal assistant to the Spanish Prime Minister at 25.
In 1999 he won a seat in the European Parliament, becoming the youngest Spanish person to ever do so at the age of 28. In 2001 he decided to leave the world of politics and move into motorsport where, together with his business partner Flavio Briatore, they purchased the F1 TV rights in Spain.
A few years later Agag purchased the Campos Racing GP2 Team, revamping it into the highly successful Barwa Addax Team. After investing in English football club QPR, Agag, together with business partner Enrique Bañuelos, began Formula E Holdings, winning the tender to promote the new FIA Formula E Championship.Alejandro Agag first entered the world of electric motorsport in 2014 when he launched the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship before creating Extreme E, which had its first race in April 2021.
Alejandro's leadership of both ABB FIA Formula E and Extreme E has showcased electric mobility and promoted cleaner technologies through the power of sport. Extreme E is also highlighting the devastating effects of climate change by racing in remote locations all suffering at the hands of the environmental crisis.
“The ACE Championship is an important initiative,” Agag commented. “To create opportunities for young drivers to enter motorsport via the electric avenue is crucial and was missing until now.
“Having more competitions in countries around the world where there is not as much access to and representation in motorsport is key to success. To create this championship in India is a great idea and certainly fills a gap in a huge market for the automotive industry.”
Nina Dreier
Marketing Director
A sports and marketing specialist with a strong background in innovative motorsport brands.
She started her working career as a marketing intern with Formula E and then as a full-time marketing executive with the series. She moved to Red Bull in 2017 and worked with this disruptive brand, building local and regional brand affinity through events, athletes and influencers before joining the new Extreme E series as Head of Marketing in January 2021 bucking the trends of the ‘lock down’ suppression and bringing an extraordinary series to market.
The challenge of the ACE Championship was too tantalising to pass over, and Nina is at the forefront of a series which combines so many of her passions for discovering talent, exploring new and underrepresented territories, progressing equality and inclusion and delivering exciting racing.
“This is a new four-wheeled electric racing series that focuses on talent development and innovation,” she commented. “It seeks to develop motorsport in new and underrepresented territories where the appetite is powerful, and the growth will be rapid and exciting.
“It was an opportunity I could not pass over and I am excited to be at the forefront of another great and meaningful series in our sport.”
DILBAGH GILL
Founder and CEO
ACE Motorsport is spearheaded by the charismatic and vastly experienced Dilbagh Gill.
Gill was a pioneer of the motorsport electrification world as the CEO and Team Principal of Mahindra Racing competing in the FIA ABB Formula E World Championship from its inaugural season in 2014/15 to the end of 2022, to great success with multiple race victories and podiums in the world’s first all-electric street racing championship.
Building the team from the ground up, Gil was instrumental in placing an Indian team and innovative company on the global motorsport stage.
As the Team Principal and CEO, Dilbagh not only managed the on-track activity, but he also pioneered the sustainability and technology transfer programmes making history when Mahindra Racing became the first Formula E team to receive a three-star Sustainability Accreditation from the FIA – making Mahindra Racing the “Greenest Team in Motorsport” and the only carbon neutral team since its inception.The technology on track extended to the road with the ‘Race to Road’ programe where learnings on the track were applied to Mahindra Group road cars, developing and promoting a more sustainable transportation solution.
Before becoming a well-known figure in motorsport paddocks around the world, Dilbagh had eight years at Tech Mahindra as VP for Sports Practice and Advisory Relations in the USA, developing sporting practices around IT solutions for some of the most prominent and high-profile sporting events such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Dilbagh and his team won the best sporting event award at the Sports Event Management Awards at the end of that year. Dilbagh’s early career was all centred around sport, technology and the introduction of renewable energy.
He was able to turn his intellectual skills into a winning combination and create a unique position within the sport. Dilbagh is famous for his passionate and emotional approach to supporting his team especially when he taps his heart during exciting moments for his team and drivers on the track.
He truly wears his heart on his sleeve.“I think if you didn’t care then you won’t last too long in any sport at all,” Dilbagh said. “Yes, it is a business and yes, we have a lot of technology that is relevant and there are great messages for society and industry in Formula E, but there is also a big human element and I think this is still what people watching on TV want to experience.”
Nick Heidfeld
ACE Development Driver
One of Germany’s top motorsport talents with an impressive array of wins and championships in the junior echelons before making his debut in Formula One in the year 2000.
He spent 11 years as a Grand Prix driver racing for several teams including Prost, BMW Sauber and Williams. He amassed 13 podium finishes from 183 starts and finished a career best fifth place in the 2007 Drivers World Championship.
He is a very versatile driver and has competed successfully in the FIA World Endurance Championship and Formula E where he became acquainted with Mahindra Racing and Dilbagh Gill. The two bonded as driver and Team Principal, which led to Nick becoming a source of technical advice and support for Mahindra Racing, staying with the team as reserve driver in 2018/19 before officially retiring from competitive racing.
Nick was a natural choice to work with the ACE Championship team as the development driver and advisor while the car is built and tested at the QEV headquarters. He will also advise on sporting regulations and liaison with the FIA technical teams.
“It is important to be creating a talent progression trail for the electric motorsport world as it exists in the more traditional motorsport series,” Nick said at the launch of the series in Hyderabad.
“I am also delighted to be able to help introduce motorsport to areas of the world starved of the thrill of watching, participating and working in this sport. So, all in all, I am delighted to be here from the beginning and to be inputting on a technical and sporting front and creating a first in motorsport with a series where two identical cars can compete with different power levels.
“We are very excited to have introduced the car and the concept in front of the Formula E crowds in Hyderabad – the first ever Indian Formula E race.”
Alejandro Agag
Advisory Role
Alejandro Agag is a true pioneer of sport in general and motorsport in particular.
He was the first to combine his vision of an essential electric future in transport with a sporting spectacle with the introduction of Formula E in 2014/15. The series has moved from strength to strength and achieved FIA World Status in 2021. He has now added Extreme E – the off-road series competing in areas of the world endangered by climate warming – which has just entered its third year and E1, the electric powerboat series which will become a reality at the end of 2023.
Agag’s background was politics. He was born in Madrid in 1970 and enjoyed an international upbringing in Madrid, Paris, and New York, gaining fluency in English, Spanish, French and Italian. After graduating from university, he moved into politics, quickly establishing himself and becoming the personal assistant to the Spanish Prime Minister at 25.
In 1999 he won a seat in the European Parliament, becoming the youngest Spanish person to ever do so at the age of 28. In 2001 he decided to leave the world of politics and move into motorsport where, together with his business partner Flavio Briatore, they purchased the F1 TV rights in Spain.
A few years later Agag purchased the Campos Racing GP2 Team, revamping it into the highly successful Barwa Addax Team. After investing in English football club QPR, Agag, together with business partner Enrique Bañuelos, began Formula E Holdings, winning the tender to promote the new FIA Formula E Championship.Alejandro Agag first entered the world of electric motorsport in 2014 when he launched the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship before creating Extreme E, which had its first race in April 2021.
Alejandro's leadership of both ABB FIA Formula E and Extreme E has showcased electric mobility and promoted cleaner technologies through the power of sport. Extreme E is also highlighting the devastating effects of climate change by racing in remote locations all suffering at the hands of the environmental crisis.
“The ACE Championship is an important initiative,” Agag commented. “To create opportunities for young drivers to enter motorsport via the electric avenue is crucial and was missing until now.
“Having more competitions in countries around the world where there is not as much access to and representation in motorsport is key to success. To create this championship in India is a great idea and certainly fills a gap in a huge market for the automotive industry.”
Joan Orus
CEO QEV
Joan Orus has a longstanding background in automotive engineering and technology.
He started his journey as a student over 20 years ago when he created the solar powered car that raced over salt lakes in Australia. He has always been interested in the pursuit of new energy and sustainable power. His journey through the sport brought him to Mahindra Racing where he was Technical Director and Team Manager from 2015 to 2019.
He then moved on to set up QEV – the Spanish electro-mobility specialist - which has led the development of 11 different vehicles and powertrains for many more. Over the course of his career Joan has worked in Formula 1, Formula E and the FIA World Rally Championship.
Motorsport has provided the ideal environment for QEV to design, test and perfect a wealth of sophisticated and innovative electric vehicle technologies which are deployed for the benefit of automotive companies large and small.
QEV is based in Barcelona, next door to the famous Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and is now the development and build centre for ACE Championship.
‘As an engineer, I am passionate about developing new talent around this sport. When QEV was approached by ACE I was delighted to be involved as the engineering and design facility for the two championships. QEV works in a number of different automotive sectors and electrification is at the core of everything we do. Motorsport is the ‘halo effect’ of the company bringing excitement and competition into this new and vital world. Adding ACE to our portfolio is a fantastic addition.”
Our Team
Founder and CEO
“The ACE Championship is about innovation in motorsport and about opportunity. “
We are looking at ACE Championship to provide representation to people who are interested in driving, and engineers around the world who have not have not had the opportunity to date.
Development Driver
"It's important to be creating
a talent progression trail
for the electric motorsport world"
Nick Heidfeld is one of Germany’s top motorsport talents with an impressive array of wins and championships in the junior echelons before making his debut in Formula One in the year 2000.
Advisory Role
"To create opportunities for young drivers to enter motorsport via the electric avenue is crucial and was missing until now."
Alejandro Agag is a true pioneer of sport in general and motorsport in particular.
CEO QEV
“LOREM IPSUM LOREM LOREM IPSUM IPSUM, LOREM IPSUM LOREM“
Joan Orus has a longstanding background in automotive engineering and technology.
Marketing Director
"I am excited to be at the forefront of another great and meaningful series in our sport.”
Nina Dreier is a sports and marketing specialist with a strong background in innovative motorsport brands.
Joan Orus
CEO QEV
"As an engineer, I am passionate about developing new talent around this sport."
DILBAGH GILL
Founder and CEO
“The ACE Championship is about innovation in motorsport and about opportunity."
Nick Heidfeld
Development Driver
"It is important to be creating a talent progression trail for the electric motorsport world."
Alejandro Agag
Advisory Role
“To create opportunities for young drivers to enter motorsport via the electric avenue is crucial and was missing until now. "
Nina Dreier
Marketing Director
"I am excited to be at the forefront of another great and meaningful series in our sport.”
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DEVELOPINGRACING TALENT IN UNDER REPRESENTEDCOUNTRIES
REGION-CENTRIC
ACE Championship will run in four regional formats on local circuits across continents to bring a showcase to locations where fandom and industry around motor racing can be developed and grown.
The series will be active in both the traditional motorsport territories as well as taking the Championship to less exposed areas of the world where a thirst for motorsport is evident but unexploited.
The Championship aims to run 12 races per region, covering 2 regions in one season. Each race will consist of 6 double headers. The Championship will take racing to both permanent circuits and street circuits, the latter being a support event to Formula E events.
Americas
– Portland / Seattle
– Toronto
– Vancouver
– Detroit
– Mexico
– São Paulo / Chile
Europe & Africa
– Barcelona / Valencia
– Rome / Mugello
– Brands Hatch / Donington
– Berlin / Norisring
– Cape Town / Marrakech
– Portimao / Stockholm
East Asia
– Jakarta
– Shanghai / Zhuzhou
– Yeongam
– Fuji / Buriram
– Kuala Lumpur
– Manila
Southwest Asia
– Jeddah / Riyadh
– Dubai / Abu Dhabi
– Kuwait
– Doha
– Hyderabad
– Chennai / Goa
Europe & Africa
– Barcelona / Valencia
– Rome / Mugello
– Brands Hatch / Donington
– Berlin / Norisring
– Cape Town / Marrakech
– Portimao / Stockholm
East Asia
– Jakarta
– Shanghai / Zhuzhou
– Yeongam
– Fuji / Buriram
– Kuala Lumpur
– Manila
Southwest Asia
– Jeddah / Riyadh
– Dubai / Abu Dhabi
– Kuwait
– Doha
– Hyderabad
– Chennai / Goa
Americas
– Portland / Seattle
– Toronto
– Vancouver
– Detroit
– Mexico
– São Paulo / Chile
East Asia
– Jakarta
– Shanghai / Zhuzhou
– Yeongam
– Fuji / Buriram
– Kuala Lumpur
– Manila
Southwest Asia
– Jeddah / Riyadh
– Dubai / Abu Dhabi
– Kuwait
– Doha
– Hyderabad
– Chennai / Goa
Americas
– Portland / Seattle
– Toronto
– Vancouver
– Detroit
– Mexico
– São Paulo / Chile
Europe & Africa
– Barcelona / Valencia
– Rome / Mugello
– Brands Hatch / Donington
– Berlin / Norisring
– Cape Town / Marrakech
– Portimao / Stockholm
Southwest Asia
– Jeddah / Riyadh
– Dubai / Abu Dhabi
– Kuwait
– Doha
– Hyderabad
– Chennai / Goa
Americas
– Portland / Seattle
– Toronto
– Vancouver
– Detroit
– Mexico
– São Paulo / Chile
Europe & Africa
– Barcelona / Valencia
– Rome / Mugello
– Brands Hatch / Donington
– Berlin / Norisring
– Cape Town / Marrakech
– Portimao / Stockholm
East Asia
– Jakarta
– Shanghai / Zhuzhou
– Yeongam
– Fuji / Buriram
– Kuala Lumpur
– Manila
Global coverage
Two regions in YEAR 1
AMERICAS
EAST ASIA
SOUTHWEST ASIA
Europe & Africa
COMPETITIVE & ENGAGING RACING
Electric racing is synonymous with high powertrain torque and immediate car responsiveness. Our competitive short format racing will use innovation to engage fans in unique new ways. Thrilling racing is at the heart of the ACE Championship. It will be daring, different and digital.
racing weekend
format
Free practice
70
Mins
Qualifying
53
Mins
Sprint race
20
Mins
endurance race
35
Mins
+1
lap
THE CAR
FAN ENGAGEMENT
Integrated LED screens and lighting system will be used to communicate key racing elements such as race leader, battery status and fastest lap holder.
The battery
50kWH. The peak boost and regen power up to 250 kW.
AERO DESIGN
The scaled-down futuristic design is aero-sensitive and offers front and rear wing adjustment with specific set-ups for Championship and Challenger.
COST EFFECTIVE
Leveraging power of EV technology one car can be used by 4 drivers on 2 championship levels in 2 regions.
SAFETY FIRST
Built to latest FIA Formula Regional and FIA Formula E safety standards the car will comprise a carbon composite front and rear crash box and FIA homologated halo system. The monocoque has an integrated battery pack and is protected with anti-intrusion panels.
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