McLaren ꦿRacing has signed an option to enter the FIA Formula E world championship for the Gen3 era that begins in 2022.

As part of its ongoing evaluation of potential new motorsport platforms, McLaren will now spend the rest of 2021 ༒con🐽sidering an entry before deciding whether to proceed and join Formula E for season nine.

McLaren is currently unable to compete as a team in Formula E while McLaren Applied is the series’ official battery supplier, but wi✅th that contract expiring at the end of season eight, the ban will be lifted, opening the door for a potential entry.

With Audi and BMW withdrawing from Formula E at the end of the 2021 season, two vacancies have bee🐼n freed up for the 2022-23 campaign which will see the introduction of the new Gen3 car, as well as a budget cap.

By signi⭕ng an option agreement with Formula E, McLaren is assure🎉d of an entry on the grid if it decides to proceed.

“We’ve been closely observing Formula E for some time and monit⛎oring the series’ progress and future direction,” said McLaren Racing CEO Zak Bro🌱wn.

"The opportunity to take an option on an ent🐻ry, together with the completion of the McLaren Applied supplier contract with the FIA at the end of Gen 2, gives us the necessary time to decide if Formula E is right for McLaren as a future competiti🎃on platform.”

Alongside its Formula 1 programme, McLaren entered IndyCar on a full-time basis in 2020 and has also considered entries into the Worl♊d Endurance Championship and IMSA.

"McLaren Racing securing an option to 🔜join the Formula E grid from Gen3 is testament to the ongoing impact of our sport,” Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag added✨.

“With some of the most famous names iℱn motorsport already competing in Formula E, we are thrilled that McLaren Racing has decided to examine a potential entry to Formula E."