Sustainable motorsport must be technology agnostic. This is something I have argued for years and in this week’s Sustainable Motorsport Roundup you will learn why Alejandro Agag agrees. I also have sustainable motorsport news from Formula E, Formula 1 and MotoGP plus how you can race your EV on the Green Hell!
Sustainable Motorsport News
Alejandro Agag, the pioneer behind electric and hydrogen racing says motorsports will not be dictated by a single solution in future and should remain open minded regarding combustion technology. He spoke to Autosport to explain why.
“I think motorsport needs to be flexible,” said Agag. “Motorsport is in a good place. Formula 1 is in an amazing place, definitely. Formula E is in an amazing place. But regarding future technologies, we have to keep our mind open as to which technologies will be the winners.”
On Thursday 31 July 2025, Jyväskylä hosts Spark the Future – The Sustainable Mobility Forum at Paviljonki, spotlighting innovation during Secto Rally Finland. The final program is now confirmed – and it’s packed with globally recognized voices, timely topics and a powerful message: the future of mobility is sustainable, inclusive, and driven by innovation.
This one-day high-level forum brings together pioneers from sport, technology, energy, media, and motorsport to explore how we can transition to a greener future with motorsport being part of the solution, rather than the problem.
You. can find more information about the conference here.
Carbon Positive Motorsport ambassador Cat Lund brings a unique combination of experience, passion, and advocacy to the sport. A familiar face in the co-driver’s seat, she’s also a vocal supporter of greater sustainability in rallying – both through her own example and her work behind the scenes. As a long-time competitor and motorsport communicator, Cat plays an active role in helping to shape a more responsible future for the sport she loves.
“It’s absolutely vital to be able to demonstrate that we are taking some responsibility for the harmful effect our sport has on the environment. Even if you’re a climate sceptic, all you need to do is look at the way events like the Hills Ford Stages have been cancelled, in part because they had no response to criticism from the environmental lobby.”
Yamaha has been awarded the ISO 20121 sustainability certificate once again, thanks to its planning and execution of the FIM-licensed R3 BLU CRU World Cup. For those of you who might not be too familiar with the R3 BLU CRU World Cup, it is a racing series in conjunction with the FIM World Superbike championship. Yamaha is the sole provider of motorcycles in the series, providing young riders with equal R3 machinery.
Appointed last February as head of DS Automobiles, Xavier Peugeot quickly got to grips with the challenges facing the brand, particularly through competition. Present in the paddock of the London E-Prix for the end of the 2024-2025 Formula E season, the man at the helm of France’s only premium brand shared his ambition: to make competition a lever for innovation.
“We are indeed in very different worlds, but a number of technological features are quite clearly found in our production models. I’m thinking primarily of the entire brake regeneration system, which is taken to the extreme in Formula E and can now be found in the performance of the DS N°8.”
Sustainable Motorsport Tech
Multimatic is proud to support the future of sustainable motorsport, advancing hydrogen-powered racecars for Le Mans through our collaboration with H24Project and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest on MissionH24.
At this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, the H24EVO prototype, featuring a custom Multimatic DSSV damper, was showcased in the ACO H2 Village. Just weeks later, it returned to the track at Le Mans Classics, standing alongside motorsport legends.
With over 25 years of Le Mans heritage, Multimatic is committed to shaping the next era of zero-emissions endurance racing.
Škoda Motorsport presents the latest version of its recently unveiled, all-electric racing car concept: the new Enyaq RS Race. The concept car builds on the Czech brand’s rich motorsport heritage and continues it with a focus on developing innovative technologies and sustainable materials. It thus also serves as a pilot project for future production models. Featuring a wider track and lower ground clearance than its production counterpart, the Enyaq Coupé RS, the concept car utilizes numerous components made from innovative, sustainable biocomposite materials. These achieve comparable stiffness and weight advantages to carbon fiber materials and contribute significantly to the fact that the concept car weighs over 300 kilograms less than the new, production Škoda Enyaq Coupé RS on which it is based.
Learn more in this video here and read about the car here.
Sustainable Racing
Hyundai’s high-performance N division is going all-in on electric speed, and now it has the hardware to match. Fresh off a successful Ioniq 6 N debut at Goodwood, the company has confirmed it will open a new N-branded fast-charging station right at the Nürburgring — one of the most fearsome test tracks on Earth and the spiritual home of the N brand.
“The Nürburgring station is Hyundai’s second N Charging Station globally, following the first one launched last year in Australia. Positioned beside the Nordschleife circuit entrance, the new unit will deliver 150 kW fast charging, allowing drivers to juice up quickly between laps — whether they drive a Hyundai or not.”
Series News
Following an independent, rigorous and successful audit, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship has officially achieved BSI’s (British Standards Institution) Net Zero Pathway certification since Season 9 (2022/23), confirming it has robust, science-based emissions reduction targets in place.
Unlike many ‘net zero’ claims that rely heavily on offsets alone, the BSI Net Zero Pathway goes beyond generic carbon pledges by verifying that an organisation’s carbon footprint data, reduction plans and methodologies meet the highest international benchmarks.
More details can be found here.
In other Formula E news, the series has signed an extension with the FIA until 2048 and have extended their strategic global partnership with ABB. “We are pleased to be continuing our partnership with Formula E which, like ABB, is striving for a leaner and cleaner future. The synergy between the two organizations, combined with the global appeal of the Championship, make it a great platform to promote our brand positioning.”
Adam Stern reports in Sports Business Journal that Formula E shocked the racing world this year by saying it attracted 11 million U.S. viewers for its Mexico City race. But while the event did get impressive figures, the rub is a matter of apple-to-orange comparisons and having an ideal lead-in.
“The 11 million figure was “reach,” which counts anyone who watched a show for at least one minute. But average minute audience — the metric more commonly used in the U.S. — was 2.771 million viewers, and the race followed an NFL playoff game that got 31.1 million average minute audience viewers.”
In my last bit of Formula E news, The Race reports that a Formula E return to Sanya for an additional Asian race in the summer of 2026 is believed to be increasingly likely and is expected to be confirmed at October’s FIA World Motor Sport Council.
Formula 1’s Head of ESG Ellen Jones explores how the sport is on track for its 2030 net zero goal and the unique environment for sustainability progress. “What we have tried to do as a sport is ask how we can take climate action now and explore how we can do so much more together, whether that’s through partnerships or through shared solutions. It’s a real balance of individual activity within the organisations that make up our sport, as well as shared activity across the stakeholders who all love the races.”
MotoGP has announced that the fuels used across all Grand Prix classes will be non-fossil and effective from the 2027 season. “For 2027 MotoGP fuels, these figures should be the same minus a tolerance, meaning the C14 content of the fuel sample should be the same as the atmosphere, ruling out the possibility of the fuel being of fossil origin. The fuels will therefore no longer be obtained by crude oil refinement and they may in principle be either biofuels or e-fuels obtained by direct atmosphere CO2-capturing.”
Author: Mark Boudreau
Mark is the publisher of Motorsport Prospects. As a lawyer, he applies his legal background and research skills to assist race drivers by showcasing the resources they need to make their motorsport careers happen.
