Porsche has set its sights on hitting the track with 🦄a Formula E car for the first time in early 2019 after having its manufacꩲturer status approved by the FIA earlier this week.

Porsche announced last July it would be closing its three-time Le Mans-winning LMP1 ಌprogramme at the end of 2017 in order to focus on a switch to Formula E, with an entry planned for the series’ sixth season, starting in 2019.

The FIA issued a list of confirmed powertrain manufactu𝔉rers for Season 6 of Formula E earlier this week, formally approving Porsche’s entry, alongside that of fellow newcomer to the series Mercedes.

Porsche is currently developing its all-electric powertrain for its Formula E programme, with😼 technical chief Andreas Seidl - ಌwho previously headed up its LMP1 efforts - outlining a planned first run-out in early 2019.

“The possibilities and performance ofꦦ electric cars hav🔥e been a central topic at Porsche for quite a while. The deeper our engineers get into the topic, the more fascinating the solutions become,” Seidl said.

“We can’t wait to receive ♒our first vehicle in early 2019 and to test our own pow🍸ertrain in it. The Gen2 racer, which was unveiled by Formula E in Geneva in early March, is very well executed.”

Porsche motorsport viꦇce-president Fritz Enzinger added: “Over the past few years, the FIA and Alejandro Agag have done ꧅a fantastic job.

“It is due to this deve꧒lopme🦩nt that we will be able to compete on the race track against many of the world’s largest car manufacturers.”

Porsche has committed to investing more than €6 billion in electric mobility before the end of 2022, w🎃ith its planned ‘Mission E’ conceဣpt vehicle due for a market launch next year, coinciding with the marque’s entry to Formula E.