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World Endurance Championship driver Mikkel Jansen is to take on the challenge of Formula E in next week’s rookie test at the inaugural Jeddah E-Prix.
Jensen, who has been competing for Peugeot TotalEnergies since 2022, has been chosen by Cupra Kiro to participate in the FP0 session ahead of the weekend’s full race schedule. He recently finished eighth for TDS Racing in the LMP2 class at the Daytona 24 Hours event in Saudi Arabia. After starting his career in European Formula 3, Jensen transitioned to sportscar racing in 2016 and clinched the LMP3 championship in the European Le Mans Series in 2019 with Eurointernational. In 2021, he secured the LMP2 title in IMSA with PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports and now competes in the series alongside his WEC commitments. Jensen is excited to test a Formula E car for the first time and expressed gratitude to Cupra Kiro for the opportunity, while Team Principal Alex Hui praised his skills and experience ahead of the upcoming test in Jeddah.
