Kiro Race Co

United States Cupra Kiro
Founded2013 (as Team China Racing (NEXTEV))
BaseSilverstone Park, United Kingdom
Team principal(s)Alex Hui
Current seriesFormula E
Current driversGermany 3. David Beckmann
United Kingdom 33. Dan Ticktum
Drivers'
Championships
FIA Formula E:
2014–15: Nelson Piquet Jr.
Websitehttps://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]

  1. ^ Smith, Sam (29 July 2019). "REVEALED: NIO Shake-Up Hastens New Team Structure". e-racing365.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  2. ^ "EV startup NIO sold its Formula e racing team". 6 August 2019. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ "FOREST ROAD ACQUIRES FORMULA E TEAM". Kiro Race Co. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  4. ^ "NIO - NEXTEV TCR wins the Drivers Title in the first Formula E Championship ever". www.nio.io. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

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