Dan Ticktum will give Formula E’s GEN4 car its first public UK run when he drives the new machine up the Goodwood hill next week.
Formula E confirmed that the CUPRA KIRO driver will take the wheel at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed, which runs from 9-12 July. The series will also display GEN1, GEN2, GEN3 and GEN4 together, framing the appearance as a live timeline of its technical direction.
Why Goodwood gives GEN4 a sharper stage
The choice of venue matters. Goodwood’s 1.16-mile hillclimb is short, exposed and watched by a crossover crowd that Formula E rarely reaches on race weekends. Goodwood lists the 2026 event as running from 9-12 July, with the Hill remaining the centrepiece of its motorsport programme.
Formula E says GEN4 is capable of more than 335km/h, 0-100km/h in around 1.8 seconds and 0-200km/h in 4.4 seconds. In Attack Mode it produces up to 600kW, or 815hp, while permanent all-wheel drive marks a major shift from the current GEN3 Evo platform.
For Ticktum, the run is more than a demonstration. It puts a British driver at the front of Formula E’s next public sales pitch before the new car begins its racing cycle in 2026/27.
The announcement also lands a day after ReadMotoSport covered Jaguar’s GEN4 customer agreement with Envision, underlining how quickly Formula E’s next rules phase is moving from paperwork to public proof.
