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Sam Bird
Sam Bird
Driver Details
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom British
P.o.B. Flag of the United Kingdom Roehampton, Greater London, UK
D.o.B. 9 January 1987[1]
Date of Death Unknown
Début Flag of China 2014 Beijing ePrix
Final Race Unknown
Best Unknown
First Win Flag of Malaysia 2014 Putrajaya ePrix
Teams Flag of the United Kingdom Envision Virgin Racing
Formula E Career
Entries 104 (103 Starts)
Wins 11
Poles 6
F.L.s 12
T.P.s 837
Podiums 26
FanBoosts 14
Duel Record
Duels 15
Quarters Semis Finals
W L W L W L
3 7 2 1 0 2
Current Season
Team Flag of the United Kingdom Jaguar TCS Racing
Number Standings Points
10 8th 95

'Sam Bird (born 9 January 1987, Roehampton, Greater London, UK) is a British racing driver, who competes for Jaguar TCS Racing in the 2022/23 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.[2] Consistently competitive and unlucky, Bird has been a title contender in almost every season, although his best shot in the inaugural 2014/15 campaign ultimately fell apart in spite of a last minute victory at the 2015 London ePrix II. A similar fate would befall his second title challenge in the 2017/18 season as the Brit went toe-to-toe with Jean-Éric Vergne in New York City.[3]

During the 2015/16 season, Bird remained a threat for the occasional victory, although the new DS Virgin DSV-01 proved to be too much of a handful.[4] A single victory that season came in Buenos Aires, with Bird retained at the end of the season.[5]

2016/17 would see Bird claim a double victory in New York City, although an inconsistent season, hampered by a poor qualifying record, ultimately left him out of the title fight.[6] His victories, however, were enough to see the Brit earn another season with DS Virgin Racing, with Bird partnered with Alex Lynn for the 2017/18 season, and would end the season with two more wins.[7]

Bird would complete a fifth full FE campaign in 2018/19, with Virgin signing Robin Frijns to join the Brit as they became a customer Audi squad for the season.[8] The Brit quickly emerged as a title contender, picking up an early win in Santiago, only for his title bid to fade as he failed to finish on the podium for the rest of the campaign.[9] A similar campaign would follow for Bird in the Covid-19 plagued 2019/20 season, with the Brit's early title hopes escaping with just one victory at the start of the season.[10]

For the 2020/21 season Bird would move to the Jaguar Racing team, partnering Mitch Evans as he returned to a factory backed team.[11] Two victories, including his first for team in only his second race with them at the 2021 Diriyah E-Prix II, would see Bird again challenge for the title, only for three retirements in the final four races to leave him down in sixth.[12]

2021/22 saw Bird compete in his eighth FE campaign, with hopes of finally claiming the Championship after a new qualifying format was introduced which would cause less randomness in the grid.[11] Yet, it was Bird's, and Jaguar's, qualifying form that would undermine his campaign, with the Brit only getting into the "Duels" three times during the season, before breaking his hand at the 2022 London E-Prix II.[13] That injury ruled Bird out of the final races in Seoul, Norman Nato replacing him, meaning Bird not only missed an FE race for the first time, but also saw his win-streak come to an end.[13]

Background[]

Bird made his name in karting, before earning a scholarship drive after a successful début season in Formula BMW.[1] After a few seasons of racing in Formula Renault and Formula Three, Bird was rewarded with a test for Williams F1, ultimately becoming the main test driver for Mercedes GP at the young driver tests.[1] Bird has also competed in GP2 and the World Series by Renault.[1]

Formula E History[]

Virgin Racing announced that Bird and Jaime Alguersuari would be driving for them in Formula E in early 2014, the first driver pair to be announced.[1] Bird's start to the season was almost perfect, with a victory at the second ePrix of the season in Putrajaya.[14] A retirement in Punta del Este, along with a pitstop penalty in Buenos Aires cost Bird valuable points to take the lead in the championship, but he remained in contention for the title after Miami.[15]

His form then took a nose dive, as a mixture of misfortune and mistakes (both by Bird and Virgin Racing) saw him tumble to being one of the dark horses of the Championship. Solid points finishes in Monaco and Berlin were countered by retirements in Long Beach and Moscow. By the time Formula E rolled back into Britain, Bird was in an effective fight for fourth, but still retained hopes of the title.

He headed into the season ending double header in London needing a perfect result from both races, but fell short after a poor qualifying for the First London ePrix. Regardless, Bird battled with his nearest championship rival Nicolas Prost throughout the race, before ending the season perfectly the following afternoon. Sunday saw Bird qualify fourth, with the Brit also missing out on FanBoost at his home race.[16] Yet, Bird finally got the result he deserved all season, using a strategy that allowed him to push the leading cars hard in the second half of the race to win the Second Visa London ePrix, after Stéphane Sarrazin was penalised.[16]

Developmental Days: 2015/16[]

Bird and Jean-Éric Vergne were confirmed as the drivers for DS Virgin Racing in 2015/16, as the team built their first powertrain for the series.[17] The car featured two motors and was, by far, the heaviest car in the field, hampering the ability for Bird to throw the car around.[18] That said, Bird would claim second in Putrajaya, retire while leading Punta del Este, before taking pole and victory in Buenos Aires.[4]

Unfortunately for Bird, the rest of the season would not go to plan, as he recorded three sixth places on the trot, two from having started from pole. An eleventh place at the 2016 Berlin ePrix ended any hopes for Bird to win the Championship, and at the season finale in London, the Brit could only muster a seventh place finish.[19]

Season III: Promise Returns?: 2016/17[]

Once again retained by DS Virgin for the 2016/17, Bird was partnered with WTCC Champion José María López for season three, with both drivers taking part at the 2016 Donington Test.[5] Bird, with more experience in the Formula E car, which shared the same philosophy as the previous season, got more pace out of the car over the six days before the quartet of DS Virgins were shipped to Hong Kong for the season opener.

It would be a slow start to the season for Bird, although he quickly reversed a non-score in Hong Kong with a second in Marrakech.[20] Bird would then retire from two of the next three rounds, standing on the podium in Mexico City, before claiming the fastest lap during the 2017 Paris ePrix.[21] A double seventh place finish in Berlin followed, leaving Bird outside of the top five in the Championship.

However, when the field rolled into New York for the first time, it instantly became clear that Bird, a temporary teammate Alex Lynn, were the men to beat.[22] While it was the debuting Lynn who claimed pole for the first New York ePrix, it was Bird who claimed victory, cruising home to record his first win of the season.[22] He would follow that performance up with a dominant display in the second race of the weekend, claiming pole and victory.[6]

Those victories gave Bird an outside shot at the title, although he would need to claim maximum points in the two Montreal races to do so, regardless of anyone else. His campaign came to an end when he failed to claim pole for the first race, although the Brit still claimed strong finishes in the ePrix themselves, claiming fifth and fourth respectively.[23]

Four Score: 2017/18[]

Bird and DS Virgin Racing agreed a contract for the Brit to drive for them during the 2017/18 season, with Bird once again leading the team.[7] He would be partnered with Alex Lynn for the season, the youngster being promoted from the team's reserve roster.[7] Regardless, Bird would go on to make a strong start to the season, claiming victory with a battling performance against ex-teammate Vergne in Hong Kong.[24]

Unfortunately for Bird his form did not carry over into the second race of the season, although the Brit still held the Championship lead heading into Marrakech.[25] There Bird would finish on the podium, but lose the Championship lead to Felix Rosenqvist as the Swede claimed his second victory of the season, with Bird's car suddenly losing power mid-race while running in second.[25] The Brit would then lose another place in the table as Vergne claimed victory in 2018 Santiago E-Prix, although Bird did manage to score a fifth place and fastest lap.[26]

Bird's scoring run would come to an end in Mexico City as the Brit was knocked out of contention by Nicolas Prost, before bouncing back with a podium in Punta del Este.[27] The Brit then scored an excellent victory in Rome, pressuring Rosenqvist into a race ending mistake, putting the Brit back into title contention.[28] A controversial race in Paris followed, with Bird slamming into the back of André Lotterer in the final corner of the race to claim third, the result of the German running out of power and moving into the middle of the track to block the chasing pack.[29]

A miserable day in Berlin followed for Bird, the DS powertrain simply unsuited to the long Temphelhofring layout, before the Brit just kept his title hopes alive with a podium at the 2018 Zürich E-Prix.[30] Indeed, with two races to go Bird was 23 points behind Vergne in the Championship hunt, and needed to finish ahead of the Frenchman in the 2018 New York City E-Prix I to stand any hope of taking the crown.[31] Both would start at the back of the field after issues in qualifying, although Vergne would ultimately snatch the crown in fifth place, having battled past Bird as he did so, with Bird ending the day in ninth.[31] Indeed, the DS powertrain had again been punished for its inefficiency on a longer circuit, an issue that was further compounded on the final day of the season as Bird lost second in the Championship to Lucas di Grassi by a single point.[3]

Customer Care: 2018/19[]

Bird would remain with Virgin Racing for the 2018/19 season, with the British squad switching to become customers of Audi after losing their deal with DS at the end of the 2017/18 campaign.[8][32] He was to be partnered by Audi factory racer Robin Frijns, with both performing well in the 2018 Valencia Test using the same powertrain as the factory Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler squad.

The season opened with Bird battling the two factory Audis in Ad Diriyah, although the Brit ultimately missed out on points.[33] The Brit subsequently swept to pole at the following round in Marrakech, despite the fact that he was carrying diffuser damage after Tom Dillmann smashed into the back of his car in the pitlane.[34] There would be more drama for Bird during the race, surviving a barge from Vergne into the first corner, although the #2 Virgin would ultimately slip down to third come the end of the race.[34]

The 2019 Santiago E-Prix followed, and would see Bird produce his best performance of the season, fighting into Super Pole before claiming third early on.[9] The Brit subsequently lunged past Pascal Wehrlein to secure second, before strategic use of Attack Mode carried him past Sébastien Buemi to claim the victory.[9] However, his hopes of building on that performance were undermined in Mexico City, with a failure in qualifying meaning the Brit's entire weekend was ruined.[35]

Bird's title hopes took a further blow in Hong Kong, despite fighting for victory throughout the race.[36] Indeed, the Brit would even cross the line in Hong Kong in first place, only to be slapped with a post-race penalty for causing a collision with André Lotterer, which had seen the Brit shred the back wheel of the DS Techeetah when fighting for the lead on the penultimate lap.[36] Bird was hence dumped back to sixth, before being taken out during the opening stages of the 2019 Sanya E-Prix two weeks later.[37]

That was the start of a four race pointless run for the Brit, with Bird only returning to the points with a ninth place finish in Berlin, his place in the top two qualifying groups a major factor in his poor form.[38] However, a strong weekend in Bern in mixed conditions saw Bird score a fourth place finish, with a stunning move on Maximilian Günther the stand-out moment.[38] Yet, that would not be enough to keep Bird in the title hunt heading to the season finale in New York City, the Brit arriving in the Big Apple some 61 points behind Vergne, with 58 points left to fight for.[38]

The final two races in New York saw Bird do his best to support teammate Frijns' bid for the title, although the Dutchman's fight was over after the opening race.[39] Bird would subsequently go on to claim fourth in the season ending race as Frijns claimed victory, getting stuck in a queue behind Alexander Sims, leaving the Brit in ninth place in the Championship with 85 points to his name.[39]

A Sixth Sense: 2019/20[]

Bird and Frijns were retained by Virgin for a second consecutive season in 2019/20, with the squad once again opting to use customer Audi powertrains.[40] The pair subsequently performed well at the 2019 Valencia Test, with Bird and Frijns both out-pacing the two factory cars during qualifying runs.[41]

Jaguar Jump: 2020/21[]

In July 2020, rumours began circulating that Bird would be ending his six year partnership with the Virgin outfit to switch to Panasonic Jaguar Racing.[42] The following week, Bird's move to the Grove-based squad was confirmed.[43]

The End of the Run: 2021/22[]

Bird would remain with Jaguar for the 2021/22 season alongside Mitch Evans, with the hope that the new qualifying format would better suit his campaign, having spent much of the 2020/21 season in unfavourable groups.[44]

At the 2022 London E-Prix II an accident at the start of the race saw Bird break his left hand, although the British pilot still battled his way into the points with an eighth place finish.[45] That injury would, however, result in Bird requiring surgery after the race, and hence meant he would be forced to miss the season finale in Seoul, which was to be held just two weeks afterwards.[13] His spot in the #10 Jaguar was hence taken over by Norman Nato, although it meant that Bird would not only miss an E-Prix for the first time, but also saw his streak of claiming a victory in every FE season come to an end.[13]

Full Formula E Record[]

Shown below are a series of tables outlining Sam Bird's career in Formula E in statistical form.

Formula E Entries[]

The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Sam Bird during their FE career:

Sam Bird's Overall Formula E Record
Year Entrant No. Car Pos. Pts.
2014/15 Flag of the United Kingdom Virgin Racing 2 Spark-Renault SRT_01E 5th 113
2015/16 Flag of the United Kingdom DS Virgin Racing 2 DS Virgin DSV-01 4th 88
2016/17 Flag of the United Kingdom DS Virgin Racing 2 DS Virgin DSV-02 4th 122
2017/18 Flag of the United Kingdom DS Virgin Racing 2 DS Virgin DSV-03 3rd 143
2018/19 Flag of the United Kingdom Envision Virgin Racing[8] 2 Audi e-tron FE05 9th 85
2019/20 Flag of the United Kingdom Envision Virgin Racing[40] 2 Audi e-tron FE06 10th 63
2020/21 Flag of the United Kingdom Jaguar Racing[11] 10 Jaguar I-Type V 6th 87
2021/22 Flag of the United Kingdom Jaguar TCS Racing[11] 10 Jaguar I-Type V 13th 51
2022/23 Flag of the United Kingdom Jaguar TCS Racing[2] 10 Jaguar I-Type 6 8th 95

Career Results[]

Below is a table showing Sam Bird's full Formula E record.

FIA Formula E Championship Record
Year Rounds Pos. Pts.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
2014/15 Flag of China Flag of Malaysia Flag of Uruguay Flag of Argentina Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of Monaco Flag of Germany Flag of Russia Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom 5th 113
3rd 1st Ret 7th 8th Ret 4th 8th Ret 6th 1st
2015/16 Flag of China Flag of Malaysia Flag of Uruguay Flag of Argentina Flag of Mexico Flag of the United States Flag of France Flag of Germany Flag of Russia Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom 4th 88
7th 2nd Ret 1st 6th 6th 6th 11th CAN 7th Ret
2016/17 Flag of Hong Kong Flag of Morocco Flag of Argentina Flag of Mexico Flag of Monaco Flag of France Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of Canada Flag of Canada 4th 122
13th 2nd Ret 3rd Ret 16th 7th 7th 1st 1st 5th 4th
2017/18 Flag of Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong Flag of Morocco Flag of Chile Flag of Mexico Flag of Uruguay Flag of Italy Flag of France Flag of Germany Flag of Switzerland Flag of the United States Flag of the United States 3rd 143
1st 5th 3rd 5th 17th 3rd 1st 3rd 7th 2nd 9th 10th
2018/19 Flag of Saudi Arabia Flag of Morocco Flag of Chile Flag of Mexico Flag of Hong Kong Flag of China Flag of Italy Flag of France Flag of Monaco Flag of Germany Flag of Switzerland Flag of the United States Flag of the United States 9th 85
11th 3rd 1st 9th 6th Ret 11th 11th 16th 9th 4th 8th 4th
2019/20 Flag of Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia Flag of Chile Flag of Mexico Flag of Morocco Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany 10th 63
1stG Ret 10th Ret 10th 3rd 6th 13th 11th 20th 5th
2020/21 Flag of Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia Flag of Italy Flag of Italy Flag of Spain Flag of Spain Flag of Monaco Flag of Mexico Flag of Mexico Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Germany 6th 87
Ret 1st 2nd Ret DSQ 14th 7th Ret 12th 9th 1stG Ret Ret Ret 7th
2021/22 Flag of Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia Flag of Mexico Flag of Italy Flag of Italy Flag of Monaco Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Indonesia Flag of Morocco Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of South Korea Flag of South Korea 13th 51
4th 15th 15th 5th Ret Ret 7th 11th 9th 9th 7th 5th Ret 8th
2022/23 Flag of Mexico Flag of Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia Flag of India Flag of South Africa Flag of Brazil Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Monaco Flag of Indonesia Flag of Indonesia Flag of the United States Flag of Italy Flag of Italy Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom 8th 95
Ret 3rd 4th Ret DNS 3rd 2nd 19th 16th 20th DNS 17th Ret 3rd 4th 7th
Results Key
Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning
1st Winner Ret Retired
2nd Second DSQ Disqualified
3rd Third DNS Did Not Start
7th Points Finish 16th Non-Points Finish
NC Not Classified CAN Race Cancelled
INJ Driver Injured Italics Fastest Lap
Bold Pole Position G Group Fastest Lap

See Also[]

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References[]

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References:

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 'Driver's Club:Sam Bird', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 2015), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/drivers-club/sam-bird.aspx, (Accessed 01/07/2015)
  2. 2.0 2.1 'Sam Bird and Jaguar TCS Racing agree multi-year contract extension', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 19/01/2022), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2022/january/sam-bird-signs-multi-year-contract-extension-jaguar-tcs-racing, (Accessed 31/07/2022)
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  4. 4.0 4.1 'Bird holds off Buemi for BA win', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 06/02/2016), http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/february/bird-holds-off-buemi-for-ba-win.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2016)
  5. 5.0 5.1 'DS VIRGIN RACING CONFIRM NEW LINE UP FOR 2016/17 FORMULA E SEASON: JOSE MARIA LOPEZ TO PARTNER BRITISH DRIVER SAM BIRD', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 07/07/2016), http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/july/ds-virgin-racing-confirm-new-line-up-for-201617-fia-formula-e-season/, (Accessed 08/07/2016)
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  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 'Lynn joins Bird for full-time drive at DS Virgin', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 05/09/2017), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2017/september/lynn-joins-bird-for-full-time-drive-at-ds-virgin/, (Accessed 05/09/2017)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Sam Smith, 'Bird to Remain at Virgin Despite BMW Approach', e-racing365.com, (John Dagys Media, LLC., 25/07/2018), https://e-racing365.com/formula-e/bird-to-stay-at-virgin-despite-bmw-approach/, (Accessed 18/08/2018)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 'Bird storms to victory in sweltering Santiago showdown', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 26/01/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/january/race-report-santiago-2019, (Accessed 27/01/2019)
  10. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Bir19A
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named SBir20A
  12. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Ber21R2
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 'Nato to step in for injured Bird at Jaguar in Seoul', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 04/05/2022), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2022/august/nato-bird-jaguar-seoul, (Accessed 05/08/2022)
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  18. 'Buemi to the max in Beijing', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 24/10/2015),http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/october/buemi-wins-swusp-beijing-eprix.aspx, (Accessed 25/10/2015)
  19. 'BUEMI AND DI GRASSI CHARGE UP THE ORDER, BUT IT’S PROST WHO LEADS THE WAY', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 02/07/2016), http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/july/prost-wins-in-style-as-di-grassi-inches-closer-to-title/, (Accessed 03/07/2016)
  20. 'Buemi magnificent in Marrakesh', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 12/11/2016), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/november/buemi-magnificent-in-marrakesh/, (Accessed 12/11/2016)
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  22. 22.0 22.1 'Bird soars to historic Qualcomm New York City ePrix win', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 15/07/2017), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2017/july/bird-soars-to-historic-qualcomm-new-york-city-eprix-win/, (Accessed 18/07/2017)
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  24. 'Bird clinches victory in Hong Kong', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 02/12/2017), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2017/december/bird-clinches-victory-in-hong-kong/, (Accessed 16/12/2017)
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  36. 36.0 36.1 'Bird victorious in furious battle for first on Hong Kong Harbourfront', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 10/03/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/march/race-report-hong-kong-2019, (Accessed 11/03/2019)
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2014/15 FIA Formula E Championship
Entrants
Amlin AguriAndretti AutosportAudi Sport ABTDragon Racinge.Dams-RenaultMahindra RacingNextEV TCRTrulli Formula E TeamVenturi Formula E TeamVirgin Racing
Manufacturers
Spark-Renault
Cars
Spark-Renault SRT 01E
Drivers
2 Sam Bird • 3 Jaime Alguersuari/Fabio Leimer • 5 Karun Chandhok • 6 Oriol Servià/Loïc Duval • 7 Jérôme d'Ambrosio • 8 Nicolas Prost • 9 Sébastien Buemi • 10 Jarno Trulli • 11 Lucas di Grassi • 18 Michela Cerruti/Vitantonio Liuzzi/Alex Fontana • 21 Bruno Senna • 23 Nick Heidfeld • 27 Franck Montagny/Jean-Éric Vergne • 28 Charles Pic/Matthew Brabham/Marco Andretti/Scott Speed/Justin Wilson/Simona de Silvestro • 30 Stéphane Sarrazin • 55 Takuma Sato/António Félix da Costa/Sakon Yamamoto • 66 Daniel Abt • 77 Katherine Legge/Salvador Duran • 88 Ho-Pin Tung/Antonio Garcia/Oliver Turvey • 99 Nelson Piquet Jr.
E-Prix
BeijingPutrajayaPunta del EsteBuenos AiresMiamiLong BeachMonacoBerlinMoscowLondon ILondon II
Tests
DoningtonPunta del Este
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2015/16 FIA Formula E Championship
Entrants
ABT Schaeffler Audi SportAmlin AndrettiDS Virgin RacingDragon RacingMahindra RacingNextEV TCRRenault e.DamsTeam AguriTrulli Formula E TeamVenturi Formula E Team
Manufacturers
ABT SchaefflerAndretti TEDSMahindra & MahindraMotomaticaNextEVRenaultSparkVenturi Automobiles
Cars
Spark-Renault SRT 01E
ABT Schaeffler FE01Andretti ATEC-01DS Virgin DSV-01Mahindra M2ElectroMotomatica JT-01NextEV FormulaE 001Renault Z.E. 15Venturi VM200-FE-01
Drivers
1 Nelson Piquet Jr. • 2 Sam Bird • 4 Stéphane Sarrazin • 6 Loïc Duval • 7 Jérôme d'Ambrosio • 8 Nicolas Prost • 9 Sébastien Buemi • 10 Vitantonio Liuzzi/Jarno Trulli • 11 Lucas di Grassi • 12 Jacques Villeneuve/Mike Conway • 18 Salvador Duran • 21 Bruno Senna • 23 Nick Heidfeld/Oliver Rowland • 25 Jean-Éric Vergne • 27 Robin Frijns • 28 Simona de Silvestro • 55 António Félix da Costa/René Rast • 66 Daniel Abt • 77 Nathanaël Berthon/Ma Qing Hua
E-Prix
BeijingPutrajayaPunta del EsteBuenos AiresMexico CityLong BeachParisBerlinLondon ILondon II
2016 Moscow ePrix
Tests
2015 Donington Test2015 Punta del Este Test
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FIA Formula E Championship2014/152016/17
2016/17 FIA Formula E Championship
Entrants
ABT Schaeffler Audi SportDS Virgin RacingFaraday Future Dragon RacingMahindra RacingMS Amlin AndrettiNextEV NIOPanasonic Jaguar RacingRenault e.DamsTecheetahVenturi Formula E Team
Manufacturers
ABT SchaefflerAndretti TEDSJaguarMahindra & MahindraNextEVPenskeRenaultVenturi Automobiles
Cars
Spark-Renault SRT 01E
ABT Schaeffler FE02Andretti ATEC-02DS Virgin DSV-02Jaguar I-Type IMahindra M3ElectroNextEV FormulaE 002Penske 701-EVRenault Z.E. 16Venturi VM200-FE-02
Drivers
2 Sam Bird • 3 Nelson Piquet Jr. • 4 Stéphane Sarrazin/Tom Dillmann • 5 Maro Engel • 6 Loïc Duval/Mike Conway • 7 Jérôme d'Ambrosio • 8 Nicolas Prost • 9 Sébastien Buemi/Pierre Gasly • 11 Lucas di Grassi • 19 Felix Rosenqvist • 20 Mitch Evans • 23 Nick Heidfeld • 25 Jean-Éric Vergne • 27 Robin Frijns • 28 António Félix da Costa • 33 Ma Qing Hua/Esteban Gutiérrez • 37 José María López/Alex Lynn • 47 Adam Carroll • 66 Daniel Abt • 88 Oliver Turvey
E-Prix
Hong KongMarrakechBuenos AiresMexico CityMonacoParisBerlin IBerlin IINew York City INew York City IIMontreal IMontreal II
Tests
2016 Donington Test
Related Content
FIA Formula E Championship2015/162017/18
2017/18 ABB FIA Formula E Championship
Entrants
Audi Sport ABT SchaefflerDragon RacingDS Virgin RacingMahindra RacingMS&AD Andretti Formula ENIO Formula E TeamPanasonic Jaguar RacingRenault e.DamsTecheetahVenturi Formula E Team
Manufacturers
Andretti TEAudiDSJaguarMahindra & MahindraNextEVPenskeRenaultVenturi Automobiles
Cars
Andretti ATEC-03Audi e-tron FE04DS Virgin DSV-03Jaguar I-Type IIMahindra M4 ElectroNextEV NIO 003Penske EV-2Renault Z.E. 17Venturi VM200-FE-03
Drivers
1 Lucas di Grassi • 2 Sam Bird • 3 Nelson Piquet Jr. • 4 Edoardo Mortara/Tom Dillmann • 5 Maro Engel • 6 Neel Jani/José María López • 7 Jérôme d'Ambrosio • 8 Nicolas Prost • 9 Sébastien Buemi • 16 Oliver Turvey • 18 André Lotterer • 19 Felix Rosenqvist • 20 Mitch Evans • 23 Nick Heidfeld • 25 Jean-Éric Vergne • 27 Kamui Kobayashi/Tom Blomqvist/Stéphane Sarrazin • 28 António Félix da Costa • 36 Alex Lynn • 66 Daniel Abt • 68 Luca Filippi/Ma Qing Hua
E-Prix
Hong Kong IHong Kong IIMarrakechSantiagoMexico CityPunta del EsteRomeParisBerlinZürichNew York City INew York City II
Tests
ValenciaRookie Test
Related Content
FIA Formula E Championship2016/172018/19
2018/19 ABB FIA Formula E Championship
Entrants
Audi Sport ABT SchaefflerBMW i Andretti MotorsportDS TecheetahEnvision Virgin RacingGEOX DRAGONHWA RacelabMahindra RacingNIO Formula E TeamNissan e.DamsPanasonic Jaguar RacingVenturi Formula E Team
Manufacturers
AudiBMWDSJaguarMahindra & MahindraNIONissanPenskeVenturi
Cars
Spark SRT05e
Audi e-tron FE05BMW iFE.18DS E-Tense FE 19Jaguar I-Type IIIMahindra M5ElectroNIO Sport 004Nissan IM01Penske EV-3Venturi VFE 05
Drivers
2 Sam Bird • 3 Nelson Piquet Jr./Alex Lynn • 4 Robin Frijns • 5 Stoffel Vandoorne • 6 Maximilian Günther/Felipe Nasr • 7 José María López • 8 Tom Dillmann • 11 Lucas di Grassi • 16 Oliver Turvey • 17 Gary Paffett • 19 Felipe Massa • 20 Mitch Evans • 22 Oliver Rowland • 23 Sébastien Buemi • 25 Jean-Éric Vergne • 27 Alexander Sims • 28 António Félix da Costa • 36 André Lotterer • 48 Edoardo Mortara • 64 Jérôme d'Ambrosio • 66 Daniel Abt • 94 Pascal Wehrlein/Felix Rosenqvist
E-Prix
Ad DiriyahMarrakechSantiagoMexico CityHong KongSanyaRomeParisMonacoBerlinBernNew York City INew York City II
Tests
ValenciaAd DiriyahRookie TestMexico City
Related Content
2017/182019/202018/19 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Season
2019/20 ABB FIA Formula E Championship
Entrants
Audi Sport ABT SchaefflerBMW i Andretti MotorsportDS TecheetahEnvision Virgin RacingGEOX DRAGONMahindra RacingMercedes-Benz EQ Formula E TeamNIO 333 FE TeamNissan e.DamsPanasonic Jaguar RacingROKiT Venturi RacingTAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
Manufacturers
AudiBMWDSJaguarMahindra & MahindraMercedes-BenzNIONissanPenskePorsche
Cars
Spark SRT05e
Audi e-tron FE06BMW iFE.20DS E-Tense FE20Jaguar I-Type IVMahindra M6ElectroMercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01NIO FE-005Nissan IM02Penske EV-4Porsche 99X Electric
Drivers
2 Sam Bird3 Oliver Turvey4 Robin Frijns5 Stoffel Vandoorne6 Brendon Hartley/Sérgio Sette Câmara7 Nico Müller11 Lucas di Grassi13 António Félix da Costa17 Nyck de Vries18 Neel Jani19 Felipe Massa20 Mitch Evans22 Oliver Rowland23 Sébastien Buemi25 Jean-Éric Vergne27 Alexander Sims28 Maximilian Günther33 Ma Qing Hua/Daniel Abt36 André Lotterer48 Edoardo Mortara51 James Calado64 Jérôme d'Ambrosio66 Daniel Abt/René Rast94 Pascal Wehrlein/Alex Lynn
E-Prix
Diriyah IDiriyah IISantiagoMexico CityMarrakechBerlin IBerlin IIBerlin IIIBerlin IVBerlin VBerlin VI
Cancelled E-Prix
Sanya E-PrixRome E-PrixParis E-PrixSeoul E-PrixJakarta E-PrixNew York City E-PrixLondon E-Prix
Tests
ValenciaRookie Test
Related Content
2018/192020/212019/20 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Season
2020/21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
Entrants
Audi Sport ABT SchaefflerBMW i Andretti MotorsportDragon/Penske AutosportDS TecheetahEnvision Virgin RacingJaguar RacingMahindra RacingMercedes-EQ Formula E TeamNIO 333 FE TeamNissan e.DamsROKiT Venturi RacingTAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
Manufacturers
AudiBMWDSJaguarMahindra & MahindraMercedes-BenzNIONissanPenskePorsche
Cars
Spark SRT05e
Audi e-tron FE07BMW iFE.21DS E-Tense FE20DS E-Tense FE 21Jaguar I-Type VMahindra M7ElectroMercedes-EQ Silver Arrow 02NIO 333 FE 001Nissan IM02Nissan IM03Penske EV-4Penske EV-5Porsche 99X Electric
Drivers
4 Robin Frijns5 Stoffel Vandoorne6 Nico Müller/Joel Eriksson7 Sérgio Sette Câmara8 Oliver Turvey10 Sam Bird11 Lucas di Grassi13 António Félix da Costa17 Nyck de Vries20 Mitch Evans22 Oliver Rowland23 Sébastien Buemi25 Jean-Éric Vergne27 Jake Dennis28 Maximilian Günther29 Alexander Sims33 René Rast36 André Lotterer48 Edoardo Mortara71 Norman Nato88 Tom Blomqvist94 Alex Lynn99 Pascal Wehrlein
E-Prix
Diriyah IDiriyah IIRome IRome IIValencia IValencia IIMonacoPuebla IPuebla IINew York City INew York City IILondon ILondon IIBerlin IBerlin II
Cancelled E-Prix
Marrakesh E-PrixMexico City E-PrixParis E-PrixSantiago E-PrixSanya E-PrixSeoul E-Prix
Tests
Valencia
Related Content
2019/202021/22
2021/22 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
Entrants
Avalanche Andretti Formula EDragon/Penske AutosportDS TecheetahEnvision RacingJaguar TCS RacingMahindra RacingMercedes-EQ Formula E TeamNIO 333 FE TeamNissan e.DamsROKiT Venturi RacingTAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
Manufacturers
BMWDSJaguarMahindra & MahindraMercedes-BenzNIONissanPenskePorsche
Cars
Spark SRT05e
Audi e-tron FE07BMW iFE.21DS E-Tense FE21Jaguar I-Type VMahindra M7ElectroMercedes-EQ Silver Arrow 02NIO 333 FE 001Nissan IM03Penske EV-5Porsche 99X Electric
Drivers
3 Oliver Turvey4 Robin Frijns5 Stoffel Vandoorne7 Sérgio Sette Câmara9 Mitch Evans10 Sam Bird11 Lucas di Grassi13 António Félix da Costa17 Nyck de Vries22 Maximilian Günther23 Sébastien Buemi25 Jean-Éric Vergne27 Jake Dennis28 Oliver Askew29 Alexander Sims30 Oliver Rowland33 Dan Ticktum36 André Lotterer37 Nick Cassidy48 Edoardo Mortara94 Pascal Wehrlein99 Antonio Giovinazzi
E-Prix
Diriyah IDiriyah IIMexico CityRome IRome IIMonacoBerlin IBerlin IIJakartaMarrakeshNew York City INew York City IILondon ILondon IISeoul ISeoul II
Cancelled E-Prix
Cape Town E-Prix • Vancouver E-Prix
Tests
Valencia
Related Content
2020/212022/23
2022/23 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
Entrants
ABT Cupra Formula E TeamAvalanche Andretti Formula EDS PenskeEnvision RacingJaguar TCS RacingMahindra RacingMaserati MSG RacingNEOM McLaren Formula E TeamNIO 333 Formula E TeamNissan Formula E TeamTAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
Manufacturers
DSJaguarMahindra & MahindraMaseratiNIONissanPorsche
Cars
Spark Gen 3
DS E-Tense FE23Jaguar I-Type 6Mahindra M9ElectroMaserati Tipo FolgoreNIO 333 ER9Nissan e-4ORCE 04Porsche 99X Electric
Suppliers
ABBDallaraHankookLucid MotorsSpark Racing TechnologiesWilliams Advanced Engineering
Drivers
1 Stoffel Vandoorne3 Sérgio Sette Câmara4 Robin Frijns; Kelvin van der Linde5 Jake Hughes7 Maximilian Günther8 Oliver Rowland; Roberto Merhi9 Mitch Evans10 Sam Bird11 Lucas di Grassi13 António Félix da Costa16 Sébastien Buemi17 Norman Nato23 Sacha Fenestraz25 Jean-Éric Vergne27 Jake Dennis33 Dan Ticktum36 André Lotterer; David Beckmann37 Nick Cassidy48 Edoardo Mortara51 Nico Müller58 René Rast94 Pascal Wehrlein
E-Prix
Mexico CityDiriyah IDiriyah IIHyderabadCape TownSão PauloBerlin IBerlin IIMonacoJakarta IJakarta IIPortlandRome IRome IILondon ILondon II
Cancelled E-Prix
Paris E-PrixSeoul E-PrixVancouver E-Prix
Tests
ValenciaRookie Test
Related Content
2021/222023/24
ABB FIA Formula E Drivers
2022/23 Drivers
1 Stoffel Vandoorne • 3 Sérgio Sette Câmara• 4 Robin Frijns/Kelvin van der Linde • 5 Jake Hughes • 7 Maximilian Günther • 8 Oliver Rowland; Roberto Merhi • 9 Mitch Evans • 10 Sam Bird • 11 Lucas di Grassi • 13 António Félix da Costa • 16 Sébastien Buemi • 17 Norman Nato • 23 Sacha Fenestraz • 25 Jean-Éric Vergne • 27 Jake Dennis • 33 Dan Ticktum • 36 André Lotterer; David Beckmann • 37 Nick Cassidy • 48 Edoardo Mortara • 51 Nico Müller • 58 René Rast • 94 Pascal Wehrlein
2022/23 Test/Reserve Drivers
Jack AitkenMikel AzconaHugh BarterLuke BrowningJehan DaruvalaFelipe DrugovichCharlie EastwoodJonny EdgarSimon EvansLuca GhiottoJordan KingDaniil KvyatLinus LundqvistZane MaloneyVictor MartinsRobert ShwartzmanSimona de SilvestroWill StevensAdrien TambayTim TramnitzSheldon van der LindeYe Yifei
Former Drivers
Daniel AbtJaime AlguersuariMarco AndrettiNathanaël BerthonMatthew BrabhamJames CaladoAdam CarrollMichela CerrutiKarun ChandhokMike ConwayJérôme d'AmbrosioSimona de SilvestroTom DillmannSalvador DuranLoïc DuvalMaro EngelLuca FilippiAlex FontanaAntonio GarciaPierre GaslyAntonio GiovinazziEsteban GutiérrezBrendon HartleyNeel JaniKamui KobayashiKatherine LeggeFabio LeimerVitantonio LiuzziMa Qing HuaFelipe MassaFranck MontagnyFelipe NasrGary PaffettCharles PicNelson Piquet Jr.Nicolas ProstRené RastFelix RosenqvistStéphane SarrazinTakuma SatoBruno SennaOriol ServiàScott SpeedHo-Pin TungJarno TrulliJacques VilleneuveJustin WilsonSakon YamamotoOliver TurveyNyck de VriesAlexander SimsTom BlomqvistAlex LynnAntonio GiovinazziOliver AskewNick Heidfeld
Test Drivers
Alexander AlbonFilipe AlbuquerqueAmna Al QubaisiLucas AuerMichaël BenyahiaAndrea CaldarelliTatiana CaldéronDaniel CaoPatrick CarpentierJamie ChadwickStefano ColettiDa Sheng ZhangSam DejonghePipo DeraniGil de FerranPaul di RestaMattia DrudiJoel ErikssonPietro FittipaldiAntonio FuocoJamie GreenEsteban GuerrieriRio HaryantoColton HertaAlexandre ImperatoriCarmen JordáDaniel JuncadellaNicolas LapierreArthur LeclercKyle KirkwoodJuan Manuel LópezPippa MannRaffaele MarcielloJann MardenboroughAlice PowellThomas PreiningJames RossiterCarrie SchreinerSergey SirotkinBruno SpenglerDean StonemanMitsunori TakaboshiHarry TincknellBeitske VisserMarco Wittmann
Formula E Development Drivers
Gregoire DemoustierAnthoine HubertFrédéric MakowieckiThéo PourchaireBenoît Tréluyer
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