JAGUAR TCS RACING APPOINTS IAN JAMES AS TEAM PRINCIPAL

25 September 2025

  • Ian James will join Jaguar TCS Racing as Team Principal ahead of the 2025/2026 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
  • Ian brings with him extensive leadership experience and expertise in Formula E, including two Teams’ and Drivers’ world titles with Mercedes, and most recently as Managing Director and Team Principal of McLaren Electric Racing
  • Ian will additionally fulfil the role of Managing Director, JLR Motorsport, and will start from 01 October
IAN JAMES, JAGUAR TCS RACING
IAN JAMES, JAGUAR TCS RACING



Ian will join the team on 01 October to lead them into Season 12 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, and subsequently into Formula E’s GEN4 era beginning late next year.

Ian, who will also be Managing Director JLR Motorsport, has a proven record of leadership success in Formula E including four World Championship titles with Mercedes – two Teams’ and two Drivers’. Ian will join from McLaren Electric Racing where he is Managing Director and Team Principal.

Ian will report directly to Chris Thorp, Chairman JLR Motorsport.

Our JLR Motorsport programmes play a vital role within the business – developing and innovating technology for the future benefit of our customers and inspiring our global 40,000‑strong workforce with a winning mindset.

Ian joins Jaguar TCS Racing at a particularly relevant time for the Jaguar Brand – as hardware and software technology proven on‑track will transfer to the next generation of Jaguar all‑electric road cars previewed by Type 00 – and also for Formula E as we are only a year away from the GEN4 era of regulations. I’m looking forward to working with Ian on leading the team to further success.

CHRIS THORP
CHAIRMAN, JLR MOTORSPORT

I’m incredibly proud to be joining Jaguar – a brand with a unique history of technical innovation through racing and now with an exciting all‑electric future ahead of it. To be able to lead the talented team at Jaguar TCS Racing to fight for success on‑track while pioneering EV development through competition will be a privilege.

IAN JAMES
Managing Director, JLR Motorsport and Team Principal, Jaguar TCS Racing

Further information

Josh Bell, Senior Communications Officer, Jaguar TCS Racing   
Tel: +44 (0)7469 405349 
Email: jbell7@jaguarlandrover.com  
 
Holly Webb, Senior Communications Officer, Jaguar TCS Racing 
Tel: +44 (0)77822 851577 

E: hwebb7@jaguarlandrover.com  
 
Montana Wright, Global PR & Communications Manager, Jaguar TCS Racing    
Tel: +44 (0)7384 532524  
Email: montanawright@jaguarlandrover.com   
  
Matthew Skelton, Head of Communications and PR, JLR Motorsport    
Tel: +44 (0)7468 473553  
Email: mskelto2@jaguarlandrover.com 

Notes to Editors

ABOUT JAGUAR TCS RACING   

Jaguar returned to racing in October 2016, becoming the first luxury manufacturer to join the all‑electric ABB FIA Formula E Championship.

Since then, Jaguar TCS Racing has taken more than 20 race victories and over 50 podium finishes in Formula E, and secured the ABB FIA Formula E Teams’ World Championship and Manufacturer’s Trophy in 2024 – Jaguar’s first World Championship win since 1991.

Last season, competing in the all‑new GEN3 Evo era, Jaguar TCS Racing debuted its most advanced and efficient Formula E race car – the Jaguar I‑TYPE 7 – and took six race wins across the 2024/25 campaign. This is the most victories the British team has taken across a single season since joining the championship nine years ago.

Jaguar TCS Racing will be led by new Team Principal Ian James, who has previously overseen two Drivers’ and Teams’ ABB FIA Formula E World Championship victories for the Mercedes‑EQ Formula E Team and led NEOM McLaren to their historic first Formula E win in 2024.

Jaguar TCS Racing have also confirmed a long‑term commitment to the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship by signing to participate in the GEN4 era, set to commence in 2026 and running through seasons 13‑16.

Beyond its all‑electric concept, Formula E is unique in the world of motorsport for its choice of venues. The 2025/26 World Championship will see many events take place on temporary street circuits in the centre of the world’s major cities including, São Paulo, Jeddah, Tokyo and Monaco. Additional new venues include Miami and Madrid, with the season finale again set to play out across a double‑header race weekend in London.

As an official manufacturer team in Formula E, Jaguar TCS Racing designs its own powertrain, which includes the motor generator unit, transmission, inverter, and rear suspension. Jaguar, via its long‑term Formula E technical partner Fortescue Zero, will also supply Envision Racing with its powertrain for the GEN3 Evo era.

To control costs, the carbon fibre chassis and battery are common components and the same for all teams. This allows the focus to be on developing efficient and lightweight electric vehicle powertrains which will improve the performance and range of future JLR electric vehicles.

Formula E remains a key priority for JLR and the company’s Reimagine strategy. As the premier all‑electric world championship, Formula E allows the team to test and develop new electric vehicle technologies in a high‑performance environment. It continues to be the test bed for the team’s Race to Innovate mission that will see Race to Road and Road to Race learnings that will help shape Jaguar’s all‑electric future.

Through our Race to Inspire mission, Jaguar TCS Racing are committed to inspiring the future generation by using the race programme to create a positive impact on our planet and the communities in which we race. From competing in the world’s first net zero carbon race car to supporting and training the next generation of engineers and motorsport professionals.

For more information, visit https://media.jaguarracing.com/ 

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