NXT Gen Cup and VARTA deepens successful partnership
NXT Gen Cup and leading battery producer Clarios with its VARTA brand deepens a successful partnership which was initiated last year for the inaugural season of the world's first 100% electric junior touring car cup.
"We are very glad to continue and expand our cooperation with VARTA which has been vital to us in the start of our groundbreaking journey. We will continue our technical cooperation and activation during race weekends, as well as expand our work regarding educational material for young mechanics," said Fredrik Lestrup, NXT Gen Cup founder.
Alongside the technical cooperation between NXT Gen Cup and VARTA is an educational programme which aims to bring young mechanics into the automotive industry.
"We enjoyed a successful and rewarding first year of cooperation with NXT Gen Cup and its innovative junior motorsport platform, making the choice to further extend and deepen our cooperation for 2024 easy," said Lena Schiewe, Director Marketing EMEA – Clarios.
"We will continue our push together to educate future mechanics and utilise the exciting international motorsport platform to showcase our products under the intense conditions that electric motorsport offers."
NXT Gen Cup will race together with the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship and DTM this year on iconic circuits like Monaco and Hockenheim, learn more about the championship and VARTA Automotive.
Clarios, with its VARTA brand, is the world's leading battery manufacturer and number one original equipment supplier for all major car and commercial vehicle manufacturers. Six out of ten new vehicles in Europe are equipped with a Clarios battery. The advanced design of VARTA AGM xEV batteries allows them to fulfil current and even future requirements of electric and hybrid vehicles.
About NXT Gen Cup
The NXT Gen Cup is the world’s first 100% electric junior touring car cup where young female and male drivers race the LRT NXT1, a fully electric race car based on the MINI Cooper SE road car - engineered and built by Lestrup Racing Team. The series races together with Formula E and DTM and is organised through an “arrive and drive” concept, enabling the junior drivers to focus on driving and creating the foundation for a professional racing career.
About VARTA
VARTA® Automotive batteries are powered by Clarios, a world leader in advanced energy storage solutions. We partner with our customers to meet increasing market demand for smarter applications, on a global scale. Our 16,000 employees develop, manufacture, and distribute a portfolio of evolving battery technologies for virtually every type of vehicle. Technologies that deliver uniquely sustainable, next-generation performance, and bring reliability, safety, and comfort to everyday lives. We add value at every link in the supply chain, contributing to the progress of the communities we serve and the planet we all share. It all starts with VARTA®.
About Formula E
As the world’s first all-electric FIA World Championship and the only sport certified net zero carbon since inception, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship brings dramatic racing to the heart of some of the world’s most iconic cities providing an elite motorsport platform for the world’s leading automotive manufacturers to accelerate electric vehicle innovation. The Formula E network of teams, manufacturers, partners, broadcasters, and host cities are united by a passion for the sport and belief in its potential to accelerate sustainable human progress and create a better future for people and planet.
About DTM
DTM is Europe’s premier and best-known racing series and is celebrating its 40th birthday in 2024. As one the most competitive racing series, DTM features seven prestigious brands in its anniversary season. The DTM has a German core, but a strong international fan base. Races are broadcasted live in 150 territories. The series is also a leader in sustainable motorsport. For the second season, all cars are powered by a sustainable fuel made of 50% renewable components. Not only the cars racing in DTM are in the center of sustainable project. For the events itself the ADAC as promoter of the DTM offers innovations like an initiative to reduce plastic waste and a digital carpool solution, which has been recognised and awarded by the FIA.
