DGRA PROJECT BY LUCAS DI GRASSI

DGR / ELECTRIC RACING, FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES

RACING.
RETHOUGHT.

What could a racing car become if you started with a blank sheet?

DGR is the independent electric racing project created and owned by Lucas di Grassi. Created from scratch to rethink how an electric car generates grip, carries speed and uses energy.

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ON THE COVER / JANUARY 2026RACE TECH January 2026 cover featuring the DGR concept, with the headline Better than F1!RACE TECH · Issue 302
DGR / ELECTRIC CONCEPTDESIGNED BY LUCAS DI GRASSI

01 / THE STARTING POINT

A different question.
A different car.

A racing car usually gains downforce as it gains speed. DGR explores what happens when electric power can generate that grip through the slow corners, too.

Developed from scratch by Lucas, the concept combines fan-assisted downforce, efficient bodywork and a modular battery. The initial Monaco study uses a Formula E Gen4 simulation as its starting point, then tests the contribution of each major design change.

The January 2026 RACE TECH cover story, “Breaking the mould”, explores the thinking behind the car. This is the project’s home for that story, its engineering and the work still to come.

Three-quarter view of the DGR concept with covered wheels and yellow aerodynamic details
01 / DGRCONCEPT RENDER · CHRIS PAUL DESIGN

02 / THE MONACO SIMULATION

Grip changes
everything.

The October 2025 study explores a different route to performance: using electric power to generate grip, then combining it with a lighter qualifying setup and lower drag.

Full qualifying concept · P4
59.5 s

Simulated Monaco lap. The study’s rounded F1 track reference is 70.0 s.

Powered downforce alone · P1
−13.4 s

Versus the FE Gen4 simulation: 78.5 → 65.1 s, with the same motor power and mass.

Average apex-speed gain · P1
+33 km/h

Across the Monaco corners studied, compared with the FE Gen4 simulation.

Initial simulation study · 23 October 2025 · Estimated absolute lap-time uncertainty ±2 s. P1 and P4 are different model configurations; these are simulated results, not recorded laps.

Explore the performance
Track study · results, pp. 10–12

03 / EXPLORE THE PROJECT

Go beneath
the surface.

01

Engineering

Aerodynamics, downforce and the electric architecture.

02

Project library

The RACE TECH feature, simulation reports and technical studies.

DGR / THE NEXT CONVERSATION

Help shape what comes next.

Engineering, technology and project enquiries.

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