He went out on top winning his final IndyCar race as well as his final sportscar event but for Gil de Ferran, the future of motorsport looks quite electrifying.

The two-time IndyCar Champion, Indianapolis 500 race winner and American Le Mans Series team owner and race winner has joined the FIA Formula E Championship as an Official Ambassador.

Debuting in September 2014, Formula E is the world’s first fully-electric racing Championship competing in city-centre circuits worldwide.

The 45-year-old Brazilian, who boasts more than two decades of top-level motorsport experience gained both on and off the track in Formula 1, IndyCar and the American Le Mans Series, will act as an advisor to the new Championship focusing on further enhancing the race format.

In addition, de Ferran will also be an official spokesman for Formula E, particularly in North America, where interest in the series remains high following the recent announcement that leading IndyCar outfit Andretti Autosport will field a two-car team and the fact the inaugural calendar will feature races in Los Angeles and Miami.

“Electric vehicles are undoubtedly playing an increasing role in the transportation landscape worldwide and as such, electric car racing will provide the perfect platform to help accelerate the development of relevant technologies and showcase the potential in an exciting way,” de Ferran said.

“The FIA Formula E Championship is the leading global initiative in electric car racing and I am thrilled and honored to be able to lend my expertise to this exciting and ground breaking endeavor.”

de Ferran field a team in the American Le Mans Series in 2008 and 2009 as a factory representative for Acura/HPD. Teamed with young Frenchman Simon Pagenaud – the duo were a force to be reckoned with by taking five victories including a farewell to the series win at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca at the end of 2009.