The headquarters will provide facilities for each of the 10 Formula E teams, together with offices, stores and workshops for Formula E’s own operational staff.
The work will be complete by the end of April with the first teams moving in on 1st May.
Managing director Chris Hamer said: “We are delighted to be working with Donington Park and [consultant] Pick Everard, and to be part of a scheme which will redefine the British motor sport industry. Innovation is at the heart of our business lines so working with people who push new sustainable technologies is something we are proud to be involved with.”
Formula E chief executive Alejandro Agag said: “We looked at a number of locations around Europe but the British motorsport industry is regarded as the best in the world so it was an easy decision for us to be based in the UK and our new facilities at Donington Park provide the perfect central location for operating the FIA Formula E Championship.
“Being in the ‘Motorsport Valley’ also means we can take advantage of the technology and skills all around us, as we have already done through McLaren and Williams.”
Formula E is a new FIA Championship using electric, single seat racing cars (like the one pictured below) capable of speeds in excess of 140mph. Beginning this September in Beijing, the series will compete on city streets around the world including London, Miami and Rio de Janeiro.
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