Proponents of women in racing need look no further than Formula E. The nascent electric racing series has had a number of female drivers come and go from the grid this past season. But for the upcoming second season, one female racer will be a permanent fixture in the paddock.

That would be none other than Simona de Silvestro, who has signed a full-time contract to drive in the series for the Andretti Autosport team. The Swiss driver has been racing for the last several seasons in the IndyCar Series and served as a test driver for the Sauber F1 team last year. She drove the Formula E racer in a demonstration last year in Geneva, and returned to compete in the season-closing double-header in London late this past June, where she finished eleventh in the first race and thirteenth in the second.