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  • Opel finalises line-up with Mitch Evans signing

    Opel GSE has confirmed the capture of one of the most successful drivers in ABB FIA Formula E World Championship history with Mitch Evans joining the squad from the 2026/27 season.

    The 32 year old New Zealander has achieved the most victories in the racing series – 16 – and brings his experience from 10 years in the series to the new German manufacturer team.

    Together with rookie Theo Pourchaire, Evans forms what Opel GSE view as a driver mix of top driver and young talent, underpinning the team’s ambitions to compete at the front field from the start.

    The completion of the driver line-up, which includes Test and Development Driver Sophia Florsch in addition to Evans and Pourchaire, marks Opel’s next step on the way to the World Championship.

    The next major milestone is coming this autumn, when Opel, together with Evans and Pourchaire, will unveil the final design of the race car for the 2026/27 season at the Paris Motor Show on 12th October 2026.

    We have secured our dream team. Mitch Evans was the preferred candidate for our Opel GSE Formula E Team from the very beginning. His commitment once again underlines the seriousness of the entire project. We have already met Mitch on and off the racetrack. In addition to his undisputed exceptional sporting pedigree, he also fits perfectly into our team as a person. After so many years with another manufacturer, he was deliberately looking for a new challenge. Now the Opel family and Mitch are taking this next step together. In doing so, we are sending a clear message: We are joining the World Championship to challenge at the front.
    Opel Motorsport Director and Team Principal, Jorg Schrott

    I am proud to be an Opel works driver and to be part of this new chapter in Formula E. It’s great that we can finally make this step official. After ten years with a manufacturer, it was time for me to take on a fresh challenge. The leap to the GEN4 cars represents the perfect moment to start something new. I immediately felt how much energy and passion Opel is putting into the Formula E project. The team isn’t just coming into the series to compete: Opel is here to win, and that’s exactly what I aspire to. The title clearly remains the big goal for me, in this respect I still have a score to settle in Formula E. That’s exactly why the move to Opel feels like the right new challenge for me. Starting a new Formula E generation with a new team and being successful right away is anything but a matter of course, but that’s exactly what appeals to me. I want to contribute my experience from ten years of Formula E and play a strong role in the World Championship together with Opel and Théo.
    Evans on the news.

  • Theo Pourchaire joins Formula E grid

    The 22 year old Frenchman will make his Formula E debut next season, at the start of the Gen4 era.

    Despite his young age, Pourchaire has already made a name for himself in the motorsport world, winning the FIA Formula 2 title in 2023. Since then, he has raced in Indycar, the European Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship, as well as taking up a driver development role in Formula 1.

    And although the 2026/27 Formula E season will mark his debut campaign in the championship, Pourchaire’s skill and growing experience behind the wheel of all-electric machinery has been on display in rookie tests, including this year’s Miami Rookie Free Practice session and Madrid Rookie Test
    Pourchaire impressed many in the paddock with his performance in Miami, after finishing the session in P2, just 0.093 off the fastest time.

    Fielding the Frenchman for his debut season is Opel GSE Formula E, the newest team to enter the championship. As a German brand with a long motorsport tradition and success in rallying, touring cars and endurance racing, Opel is now bringing its technical expertise to welcome the Gen4 era – Formula E’s most exciting evolution to date.

    It feels great to be joining the Opel GSE Formula E Team and the Opel family – an iconic brand with a rich racing history which is now making a name for itself in the World Championship. It’s the next step in my career and the biggest single-seater opportunity I’ve had so far. The new GEN4 generation is a perfect fit for my transition from Formula 2: more power, all-wheel drive and incredible acceleration – that’s exactly the kind of car I love. I want to learn, continue developing further and I will give my all from day one to ensure Opel’s succeed.
    Pourchaire on the news.

  • Sophia Florsch joins Opel as Test & Development Driver

    Opel has signed Sophia Florsch as Test and Development Driver as it enters the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.

    The 25 year old will make her first public appearance on April 21st and 22nd, when the new Gen4 cars of the all-electric series will be officially presented in France.

    Florsch began her career in karting before moving up to motor racing in 2015 and making a splash in the British Ginetta Junior Championship as the youngest winner.

    Through stints in ADA Formula 4, the European Formula 3 Championship and the Formula Regional European Championship, she established herself in single-seater racing and made history by becoming the first woman to score points and podium finishes in both the German Formula 4 and later in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.

    In the years that followed, she successfully continued her career in prototype and GT racing, finished on the podium in the European Le Mans Series, finished in the top 10 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship and the German Touring Car Masters (DTM) – and is now considered among the most prominent women in international motorsport.

    With Sophia’s signing, we at Opel are sending a clear signal for the consistent promotion of young talents in electric motorsport. Her precise technical feedback as well as her analytical way of working in the simulator and on the track will play an essential role in the further development of our GEN4 package. At the same time, her fresh approach fits perfectly with our OMG! GSE campaign, with which we present the emotional side of our all-electric high-performance models. We combine targeted talent promotion with high sporting standards and thus strengthen the visibility of a new generation in motorsport that combines sporting performance with public presence.
    Jorg Schrott, Team Principal.

    Formula E is currently the toughest racing series in the world – and that’s exactly where Opel and I are now competing together. The fact that a brand with 125 years of motorsport DNA is now taking the step into a world championship is impressive. As a German driver, being part of this factory team is more than a privilege for me. The GEN4 car is a thoroughbred race car: over 800 hp, all-wheel drive, ultra-fast. I can’t wait to go into depth with the engineers, understand this car and get the maximum out of it. Together, we want to show what true teamwork can do – achieve sporting success and win the hearts of motorsport fans for Opel and Formula E.
    Florsch on the news.

  • Opel announce entry into Formula E

    Opel has announced its entry into the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship for Season 13 – the beginning of the GEN4 era.

    Named the ‘Opel GSE Formula E Team’ the Russelsheim-based organisation is taking its commitment to electric motorsport to the next level, while showcasing its all-electric GSE models.

    As a German brand with a long motorsport tradition and success in rallying, touring cars and endurance racing, Opel is now bringing its technical expertise to the world’s fastest-growing racing series.

    The news was officially announced by Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds and Opel CEO Florian Huettl at a press conference.

    Opel’s motorsport department, led by Opel GSE Formula E Team Principal and Motorsport Director Jorg Schrott, has already been established and is preparing for the German brand’s entry into the championship.
    A team of vehicle, development and strategy engineers and operational management is already preparing for the start of the season.

    We are delighted to welcome Opel as a new factory team in Formula E. As a strong German brand with distinctive engineering expertise and a fresh, bold image, Opel brings a long and storied history in motorsport and a new dynamic to the starting grid. Opel’s commitment also shows the importance of Formula E for global car manufacturers in the transition to electric mobility.
    Jeff Dodds on the news.

    Joining Formula E marks a new milestone for Opel on our journey towards an electric future. With Formula E moving to GEN4 cars as of the coming season, we see this as the ideal time to join this exciting, all-electric racing competition. Our Opel GSE Formula E Team will show what our brand stands for: German engineering, bold design and electrified performance, attributes that also apply to Opel’s fully-electric GSE models such as the Mokka GSE and soon the new Corsa GSE.
    Huettl on the news.