![]() ![]() Robin Frijns returned to Formula E as a Virgin Racing driver, replacing Alex Lynn.Jerome d'Ambrosio in turn was replaced at Dragon by former FIA Formula 2 Championship driver Maximilian Günther. Nick Heidfeld was replaced in the other Mahindra car by Jérôme d'Ambrosio, who moved to the team from Dragon Racing.On 15 November 2018, it was announced that Rosenqvist will drive the opening round for Mahindra in place of Wehrlein. He was replaced by former Manor and Sauber Formula One driver and 2015 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters champion Pascal Wehrlein. Felix Rosenqvist left Mahindra Racing to join Chip Ganassi Racing in the Ind圜ar Series.Alexander Sims made his race debut with BMW i Andretti Motorsport alongside regular driver António Félix da Costa.Nico Prost left the e.dams team at the end of the 2017–18 season.Massa replaced Maro Engel Tom Dillmann moved to Nio Formula E Team to replace Luca Filippi. Former Sauber, Ferrari and Williams Formula One driver Felipe Massa made his Formula E debut with Venturi.Meanwhile, Virgin Racing switched to use an Audi powertrain. Techeetah switched from Renault to DS Automobiles powertrain, becoming DS Performance's partner.Renault cited a desire to concentrate on their Formula One programme as their motivation for leaving Formula E. Nissan entered the championship as a manufacturer replacing partner company Renault in their partnership with DAMS. ![]() The agreement sees HWA receive powertrains for the 2018–19 season, serving as a precursor to Mercedes' entry as a manufacturer team in the 2019–20 season. Mercedes affiliate HWA entered the championship and establish a technical partnership with Venturi.BMW entered Formula E as a manufacturer, partnering with Andretti Autosport.Techeetah won their first constructor's championship. Īfter the first race in New York City, Jean-Éric Vergne secured enough points to become the Drivers' Champion, winning his second Formula E championship. The Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy featured at 10 of the 13 rounds of the calendar. The 2018–19 season was the first to have an official support category since Greenpower ran the Schools Series during Formula E's debut 2014–15 season. Four drivers have started every Formula E race they are Lucas di Grassi, Sam Bird, Daniel Abt and Jérôme d'Ambrosio. Formula E has raced in 22 cities in 17 countries across five continents and has seen 13 global manufactures compete in the series. The 2019 Hong Kong ePrix was the 50th race of Formula E since its inception in 2014. įrenchman Jean-Éric Vergne entered as the defending Drivers’ Champion after securing his first title at the New York City ePrix, while Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler returned as defending Teams’ Champions – having beaten Vergne's Techeetah team by a narrow two point margin. The arrival of the Gen2 car also saw an end to the series’ mid-race car-swaps. The 2018–19 season saw the introduction of the all-new Gen2, second generation Formula E car, which boasted significant technological advances over the previous Spark-Renault SRT 01E chassis – its power output rose from 200 kW to 250 kW and top speeds rose to around 280 km/h (174 mph). The 2018–19 FIA Formula E Championship was the fifth season of the FIA Formula E championship, a motor racing championship for electrically-powered vehicles recognised by motorsport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for electric open-wheel racing cars. ![]()
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