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Founded | 2013 (as Team China Racing (NEXTEV)) |
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Base | Silverstone Park, United Kingdom |
Team principal(s) | Alex Hui |
Current series | Formula E |
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Drivers' Championships | FIA Formula E: 2014–15: Nelson Piquet Jr. |
Website | https://www.kiroraceco.com/ |
The Kiro Race Co, competing as Cupra Kiro, is an American-owned, British-based motor racing team that currently competes in the FIA Formula E Championship, an all-electric racing series. The team was previously owned and managed by Chinese companies Lisheng Sports and Gusto Engineering respectively, before being acquired by The Forest Road Company, a Los Angeles-based investment firm.[1][2][3]
The team, previously competing under the names China Racing, NEXTEV TCR, NEXTEV Nio, Nio Formula E Team, Nio 333 Racing, and Electric Racing Technologies (ERT) Formula E Team, has participated in the FIA Formula E World Championship since its inaugural season, winning the first Drivers' Championship with Nelson Piquet Jr.[4]