MONACO -- Catch him if you can: Leonardo DiCaprio is getting into the electric race-car business.
The
Oscar-nominated actor announced Monday he's partnering with Venturi
Automobiles and will enter a team in the FIA Formula E Championship,
which is the first series exclusively for electric cars. The
DiCaprio-backed entry is the 10th and final entrant for the open-wheel
series set to launch next year.
"The future of our planet depends
on our ability to embrace fuel-efficient, clean-energy vehicles,"
DiCaprio said in a statement. "Venturi Grand Prix has shown tremendous
foresight in their decision to create an environmentally friendly racing
team, and I am happy to be a part of this effort."
Alejandro Agag, CEO of series promoter Formula E Holdings, welcomed DiCaprio to the series.
"Very
few environmental leaders have helped more than him to spread the
message of sustainability around the world," Agag said. "Having people
like him and Richard Branson -- global ambassadors for the environment
-- is a privilege for our championship and will greatly help us to
spread the use of electric cars in cities around the planet."
The
Venturi Grand Prix Formula E Team will also have as its co-founders
Bert Hedaya, Francesco Costa and Gildo Pallanca Pastor, founder of
Venturi Automobiles. Venturi Automobiles is the current holder of the
world land speed record for an electric vehicle; a Buckeye Bullet 2.5
clocked 307 mph in 2010.
"Venturi has been a pioneer in electric
high performance vehicles for more than a decade and Formula E gives us
the fantastic opportunity to further improve our advanced technologies
through motorsport, as well as compete all over the world," Pastor said.
Formula
E is slated to debut next September and run through June 2015 on street
courses that run through the heart of major cities. Beijing, London and
Los Angeles are expected to be on the schedule for the one-hour races
intended for electric cars capable of reaching speeds of more than 135
mph with zero emissions.
Other teams already announced are
IndyCar's Andretti Autosport and Dragon Racing, ex-Formula 1 team Super
Aguri, Audi-backed Abt and Branson's Virgin. Venturi plans to become a
Formula E constructor in season 2, when the team plans to build its own
car.
Teams will have two drivers and four series-provided,
single-seat cars in the first season. Renault has signed on as the car
manufacturer, but series officials expect three to five manufacturers in
the second season. Michelin is the tire supplier.
The car
batteries will last up to 25 minutes at a time, so drivers will have to
switch cars during the race while their batteries recharge.
Fox Sports has signed a multi-year deals with the FIA Formula E Championship and the International Motor Sports Association.
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