It’s no secret that ABT CUPRA’s Lucas di Grassi played an important role in the championship, even before his first race. The Brazilian driver was one of the first to drive the Spark-Renault SRT_01E, testing it at a circuit in France just under a year before the inaugural circular of the 2014 Beijing E-Prix.
He also won the first Formula E race, after a last-corner tussle between Nico Prost and Nick Heidfeld knocked them out of the lead in dramatic fashion. Since then, he has won a further 12 races in nine seasons, he and Envision Racing’s Sebastien Buemi hold the record for most championship wins, with thirteen respectively.
In addition to his 40 podiums and his 4 pole positions Julius Baer, di Grassi also earned the name of the drivers in Formula E season 3. Although Buemi has led the standings for the peak this season, di Grassi has managed to turn the effects of the championship around biting his nails on the weekend of the 2017 Montreal E-Prix to earn the name.
He has been present at each and every Formula E race, but a factor related to the Mahindra’s rear suspension caused di Grassi to miss his first outing at the 2023 Cape Town E-Prix.
Frenchman and DS PENSKE driver Jean-Eric Vergne is the only one to have won the Formula E name twice, and the only one to do so consecutively. Winning back-to-back names in seasons four and five, Vergne made his Formula E debut. E debuts a little later than the others on this list. Starting his career at the 201 Julius Baer Punta del Este E-Prix, the third round of that first season, Vergne has competed in each and every race since, with a total of 118.
Although his first two seasons didn’t bring JEV any wins, he joined the Techeetah team in Season 3 and temporarily began racking up wins. In Season 4, the year he won his first Formula E championship, Vergne took 4 wins out of the 12 races to be contested, as well as six podiums and 4 pole positions. In fact, Vergne is a master of poles, scoring 15 in his career in the all-electric championship.
Despite competing in over a hundred Formula E races and reaching 1,000 points in the championship, JEV shows no signs of slowing down.
Despite having the same number of wins as 13-year-old di Grassi, Seb Buemi has a slightly higher winning percentage, having started 117 races in his incredible Formula E career. Representing Renault in its dominant era in the early stages of the championship, winning team names consecutively in the first 3 seasons, Buemi has 31 podiums and 16 pole positions to his name.
By winning the drivers’ championship in Season 2, he continued to double down on the electric racing series despite a dip in big results. He hasn’t won since Season 6, but found himself on the podium as recently as he did in Mexico City this season. With the competitive Jaguar powertrain in the rear of his Envision Racing car, Buemi is ready for some redemption.
NEOM McLaren’s Sam Bird has noticed this throughout his Formula E journey. From his participation in the first race in Beijing until now, the Briton has some really impressive stats under his belt. In addition to his six pole positions and 27 podiums, he also has 12 wins, the most recently at the 2024 São Paulo E-Prix.
Having won one race in each and every season up to Season 7, Bird has been a constant risk to the highly talented team and enjoys immense respect from the drivers. Bird reached the 100-race milestone at the 2022 Diriyah E-Prix when he made his debut for Jaguar, and went on to achieve the podium.
“I can’t tell you, it’s been a tough 12 months for me,” Bird said at the time, despite everything getting back to some silverware. In addition to the lack of victory in Season 8, Bird was also forced to sit out the doubles final in Seoul after suffering a fractured left hand at the London E-Prix. A collision in qualifying during the Cape Town weekend also forced Bird to watch the race from the sidelines after his car broke down and required a chassis. change.
With 116 starts to his name, TAG Heuer Porsche’s Antonio Felix da Costa is the last member of the 100 club until this weekend. The Portuguese driver, who also made his debut in Season 1, has not prepared for the first race yet of the Formula E family since the second race in Putrajaya. Despite missing a few races at the start, including the double final in London in 2015, da Costa has stood out as one of Formula E’s key players.
He also helped when he clinched the drivers’ championship in Season 6, recording 3 wins, 3 pole positions and six podiums to the title. By winning his championship crown at the ninth round of the 11 races on the calendar affected by the pandemic. , da Costa also holds the record for being the first to win the season, with two races remaining.
Making the step up to Porsche for Formula E’s new GEN3 era this season, da Costa was back in the most sensible position as he made two overtakes to take the lead and win the inaugural Cape Town E-Prix. Once again, he proves that all this experience makes him one of the most productive on the grid.
Jaguar TCS Racing’s Mitch Evans is on the verge of reaching the 100-race mark in Tokyo this weekend. The 29-year-old New Zealander has been part of the Jaguar family since making his Formula E debut in Season 3 and has made 10 starts. wins, 26 podiums and six pole positions in that time.
Evans is to blame for his three all-electric championship wins and has been a key figure for the team. Along with Evans, team principal James Barclay and Evans’ race engineer Josep Roca are the only team members who have been available for the 100 events.
His fast speeds and drivability make him one of the most reputable drivers on the grid, and he hopes that this season will ultimately be a chance to clinch the World Championship Trophy after coming so close on several occasions.
The first Tokyo E-Prix will start on Friday, March 29 with Free Practice 1 at 16:25 time.
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Then it will be time for the race on Saturday, March 30 with the second free practice consultation at 07:55 local time, qualifying will take place at 10:20 local time and the fifth round will end at 15:00 local time/06:00. UTC.
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