Jean-Éric Vergne Explained

Jean-Éric Vergne
Nationality: French
Birth Date:1990 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Pontoise, France
Racing Licence: FIA Platinum
Current Series:FIA Formula E Championship
First Year:2014–15
Current Team:DS Penske
Former Teams:Andretti Autosport, DS Virgin Racing, DS Techeetah
Car Number:25
Starts:118
Wins:11
Championships:2
Fastest Laps:6
Poles:15
Podiums:33
Best Finish:1st
Year:2017–18, 2018–19
Last Finish:5th (139 pts)
Embed:yes
Years:
Teams:Toro Rosso
Car Number:25
Races:58 (58 starts)
Championships:0
Wins:0
Podiums:0
Points:51
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0
First Race:2012 Australian Grand Prix
Last Race:2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Last Season:2014
Last Position:13th (22 pts)
Embed:yes
Years:
Best Finish:5th
Class Wins:0
Prev Series Years:201214
201011
2010
2010
200809
2008–09
2007
Titles:Formula E
British Formula 3
French Formula Renault 2.0
French FRenault Campus
Title Years:2017–18, 2018–19
2010
2008
2007

Jean-Éric Serge Raymond Vergne[1] (in French pronounced as /ʒɑ̃.e.ʁik sɛʁʒ ʁe.mɔ̃ vɛʁɲ/; born 25 April 1990), also known by his initials of JEV, is a French racing driver who competes in Formula E with DS Penske, and in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Peugeot TotalEnergies. He became the 2017–18 ABB Formula E Champion, after clinching fifth in the New York ePrix in 2018, and he became the first Formula E driver to win two consecutive championships after his repeat success in the 2018–19 season. He competed in Formula One for Scuderia Toro Rosso from 2012 to 2014, and was a Ferrari test and development driver from 2015 to 2016. He won the British Formula 3 Championship in 2010 and then finished runner up to teammate Robert Wickens in the 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season.

Early career

Karting

Born in Pontoise, France, Vergne started competing in karting at age 4[2] at his dad's kart circuit near Paris.[3] He entered his first competition in 2000 and became French champion in the "kids" ("Minimes") category in 2001. Three years later, he became runner–up in the French Rotax Max championship.[2] In 2005, he finished as runner-up in the ICA class of the European Championship, behind James Calado,[4] with the highlight of his karting career coming the following year when he finished seventh in the premier KF1 World Championship, held at Angerville, another track near Paris.[5]

Formula Renault 1.6 and 2.0

In 2007, Vergne moved up to single-seater racing, joining the French Formula Renault Campus series which he won comfortably at the first attempt, taking ten podium places from thirteen races in the process. Vergne became a member of both the renowned Red Bull Junior Team and the French Automobile Sport Federation (FFSA), at the conclusion of the 2007 season.[6]

The following season, Vergne competed in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup championships for SG Formula. He finished sixth in the Eurocup standings, taking nine points scoring positions in fourteen races, including a podium in the final race of the season at Barcelona.[7] In the West European Cup, he took fourth place in the championship, scoring three podium places.[8]

In both series, he finished as the highest placed rookie driver, and in addition, he also won the French Formula Renault 2.0 title, which was awarded to the best French driver in the West European Cup standings.[9]

For 2009, Vergne remained in both championships with SG Formula. He finished second behind Spain's Albert Costa in both the Eurocup, and the WEC.

Formula Three

2010 saw Vergne move to the British Formula 3 Championship, competing for multiple champions Carlin.[10] He took 12 victories from the first 24 races, including a clean sweep of three victories at the Spa-Francorchamps round. This was enough to give him the title with six races remaining in the season. It was the third consecutive year that a driver from the Red Bull Junior Team had won the title with Carlin, following on from Jaime Alguersuari in 2008 and Daniel Ricciardo in 2009.[11]

During the season, Vergne also contested the two main non-championship Formula Three races, the Masters of Formula 3 at Zandvoort, where he finished just off the podium in fourth,[12] and the Macau Grand Prix where he finished in seventh position.[13] On both occasions he was also the highest placed finisher from the British series.

GP3 Series

In May 2010, Vergne was signed by Tech 1 Racing to contest the opening GP3 Series round in Barcelona.[14] He was replaced by countryman Jim Pla for the next round in Turkey as it clashed dates with the British Formula 3 event at Hockenheim, but returned to the team for the following round in Valencia.[15] However, in early July it was announced that Daniel Juncadella would take Vergne's seat at the team for the remainder of the season.[16]

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Along with his Formula Three campaign, Vergne had been due to compete in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for SG Formula.[17] However, SG Formula pulled out a week before the first race, meaning that Vergne could concentrate on his Formula Three campaign.[18]

In July 2010, it was announced that Vergne would replace Brendon Hartley at Tech 1 Racing for the final three events of the season after Hartley was released by the Red Bull Junior Team.[19] Despite only taking part in those meetings, Vergne finished 8th in the championship with four podium places, including his first series win at Silverstone after original race winner Esteban Guerrieri was disqualified for a technical infringement.[20]

Vergne graduated to the series full-time in 2011, switching from Tech 1 Racing to Carlin.[21] After winning the second race at the Monza round in May, Vergne was given a time penalty and demoted to third place after he was adjudged to have cut a chicane in order to maintain the lead of the race.[22] However, after an appeal by his Carlin team, the Italian Motorsports Commission (CSAI) overturned the penalty and reinstated Vergne to the victory.[23]

Going into the final round of the season in Barcelona, Vergne trailed series leader and teammate Robert Wickens by two points, having taken five race victories including a double win at the Hungaroring.[24] In the final race of the season, Wickens and Vergne collided on the opening lap, sending Wickens into retirement. Although Vergne was able to continue, he was later taken out of the race by Mofaz Racing's Fairuz Fauzy,[25] handing the title to Wickens by just nine points.

Formula One

Vergne had his first outing in a Formula One car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July 2010, driving a Red Bull RB5.[26] In September 2010, it was announced that he would drive for Toro Rosso in the post-season young driver test to be held at the Yas Marina Circuit in November,[26] with the team later confirming that he would drive the Toro Rosso STR5 for both days of the test.[27] On the first day of the test he set the seventh fastest time with a lap of 1:42.489, completing 93 laps in the process.[28]

On the second day of the test, Vergne finished ninth fastest with a lap time of 1:40.974, just 0.030 seconds behind the Williams of new GP2 champion Pastor Maldonado. As well as suffering an engine-related issue which limited his running, he also had to leave the test early to travel to Macau for the end-of-season Formula Three race.[29]

In August 2011, during the weekend, it was confirmed that Vergne would participate in selected first practice sessions later in the season for Toro Rosso,[30] with the team later confirming that he would take part in three of the final four race weekends, beginning at the . He did not take part in practice at the to allow race drivers Jaime Alguersuari and Sébastien Buemi the maximum track time at the brand new circuit.[31] Vergne was eleventh fastest during free practice at the, less than 0.3 seconds off the pace of Alguersuari, who was in the other STR6.[32]

In November 2011, Vergne tested the title-winning Red Bull RB7 at the young driver test in Abu Dhabi, setting the fastest lap time on all three days.[33] [34] [35]

Toro Rosso (2012–2014)

2012 season

On 14 December 2011, it was officially confirmed that Vergne would race for Toro Rosso in the season, alongside fellow Red Bull Junior Team member Daniel Ricciardo.[36] After qualifying and finishing in eleventh place at the season-opening, Vergne scored his first World Championship points at the following race in Malaysia by finishing eighth in a rain-affected race.[37] In the he turned into the car of Heikki Kovalainen from outside of the racing line during an overtake attempt, damaging both cars severely and scattering enough debris on the track that the safety car had to be deployed. After the race the stewards found that the accident had been avoidable and that Vergne had caused the accident. He would receive a 10-position double-penalty to his qualification result at the, along with a €25,000 fine.[38]

This also proved to be his first race retirement in Formula One as he had finished consistently at the previous seven races on the schedule. Vergne would not score points again until the, but scored again four races later, at the and then finally at the season-ending race, the . Vergne finished the season in 17th in the Drivers' Championship with 16 points, the total being accrued with four eighth-place finishes. Despite not scoring points as frequently as Daniel Ricciardo, he finished the season ahead of Ricciardo.

2013 season

Vergne started the season with a twelfth-place finish at the, before taking his first point of the season with tenth place in Malaysia, despite contact with the Caterham of Charles Pic. Vergne did not score points again until the, where he finished the race in eighth place, matching the best result of his career. Vergne had the best qualifying of his career for the, when he qualified seventh on the grid, before going on to take a career best finish of sixth the following day, in the race. The rest of the season was a nightmare with a highest finish of 12th with three retirements, finishing the final race in 15th place and 15th in the standings with a total of 13 points while Daniel Ricciardo outshone him to earn 20 points.

2014 season

It was announced in 2013 that Vergne would drive again for Toro Rosso alongside rookie, 19-year-old Daniil Kvyat, who replaced Ricciardo at the team. Vergne qualified well in the season opener in Australia in sixth place beating champions Kimi Räikkönen, Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button and he finished the race just ahead of his teammate in ninth, however after Daniel Ricciardo was disqualified, he moved up to eighth place. In Malaysia he qualified ninth but did not finish the race after getting a poor start and colliding with the Marussia and Caterham while his rookie teammate Kvyat finished tenth. Vergne then retired again in the following race in Bahrain. At the, Vergne qualified in ninth while Kvyat qualified 13th in the wet conditions. Vergne again had a poor start and finished in 12th place while Kvyat scored again in tenth place.

As the calendar moved to Europe for the, Vergne's luck did not improve. A wheel was not properly fitted in Friday practice ending his session early and earning him a 10 place grid penalty. As a result, he started from 21st position, only ahead of Pastor Maldonado who crashed in Q1. Vergne got off to a decent start getting through the Marussias and Caterhams while pulling away from Maldonado, but he retired for the third time in five races due to technical problems. At the, Vergne retired for the fifth time in eight races, after finishing the previous race in Canada in eighth place. In the following race at Silverstone, Vergne was able to get in to Q3 for the 6th time, finishing the race in 10th. In Hungary, Vergne qualified eighth in changing conditions, but in the race he managed to get as high as second after pitting after a safety car; he held position in front of a battle which included Nico Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton. However, after his second stop he dropped back to eventually finish in ninth place.

At the, Vergne was able to equal his best-ever Formula One result with a sixth-place finish after a late charge which saw him pass Nico Hülkenberg, Kimi Räikkönen and Valtteri Bottas in the last four laps of the race, despite two five-second time penalties. In Japan, Vergne finished 9th in worsening wet conditions despite starting 20th on the grid. At the, he qualified ninth while Kvyat started fifth for his home race. At the start of the race, Vergne climbed to fifth and pulled a move around the outside of Kevin Magnussen at turn three on the third lap. However, Vergne slowly dropped back, finishing 13th, directly ahead of Kvyat.

In August, Red Bull announced that Kvyat would be joined in the Toro Rosso team by Max Verstappen for, leaving Vergne without a drive for the 2015 season.[39] However, after Sebastian Vettel left Red Bull, it was announced that Kvyat would replace him, leaving a possible seat for Vergne at Toro Rosso for 2015. On 26 November 2014 however, Vergne announced that he would be leaving Toro Rosso for 2015, and Carlos Sainz Jr would replace him.[40]

Test driver at Ferrari (2015–2016)

On 19 December 2014, it was announced that Vergne would join Ferrari in 2015, as test and development driver particularly in respect of simulator work.[41] He left Ferrari in February 2017.[42]

Formula E

Andretti Autosport (2014–2015)

2014–15 season

After being unable to secure a full-time drive for the 2015 Formula One season, he switched to the FIA Formula E Championship and signed for Andretti Autosport.[43] Vergne made his debut in the third race of the season in Uruguay and secured pole position.[44] Vergne was overtaken at the start by Nelson Piquet Jr., and he retook the lead on lap 12. After the pit stops Vergne conceded the lead to Sébastien Buemi, but he attacked Buemi until retiring due to a broken suspension two laps before the end of the race.[45] He achieved his first podium in Long Beach, finishing second behind race winner Piquet.[46] He finished third in the first race at the London ePrix, passing Piquet and Lucas di Grassi in the process. In the second race, he finished 16th after receiving a drive-through penalty. He ultimately finished seventh in the final championship standings, with 70 points.

DS Virgin Racing (2015–2016)

2015–16 season

On 8 August 2015, it was announced that Vergne would join the DS Virgin Racing team for the 2015–16 Formula E season, partnering Sam Bird.[47] Vergne struggled to compete with Bird and finished ninth in the championship.

Techeetah (2016–2022)

2016–17 season

In July 2016, it was announced Vergne would compete with the newly formed Techeetah, following their acquisition of Team Aguri. Vergne went on to score the first podiums, fastest lap award and the team's first win at the 2016–17 season finale in Montréal.

2017–18 season

Vergne was confirmed to continue with the team in the 2017–18 season.He scored his second win at the 2018 Santiago ePrix, and achieved his third win in his Formula E career at the 2018 Punta del Este ePrix. After stringing together a consistent run of points finishes, Vergne clinched the title with a race to spare in New York, becoming the fourth different driver's champion in four seasons.[48]

2018–19 season

For the 2018–19 season Vergne stayed with Techeetah and won 3 races in Sanya, Monaco and Bern. He also became champion for the second year in a row, becoming Formula E's first repeat champion.[49]

2019–20 season

It was announced that in the 2019–20 season, Vergne would be racing alongside António Félix da Costa, who would replace the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team bound André Lotterer (who was his teammate from 2017 to 2019). After two points finishes and two retirements, Vergne scored his first podium finish in Marrakesh despite missing FP1 due to a fever. Super GT and Super Formula veteran James Rossiter took his place during FP1. After a brief hiatus to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vergne scored two podium finishes in two of the six rounds in the Berlin, finishing third in round three, and scoring his first victory of the season in round four. He would ultimately finish third in the championship standings, just one point behind Stoffel Vandoorne.

2020–21 season

Vergne remained with DS Techeetah for the 2020-21 season. Vergne failed to score in Diriyah and won the first race in Rome, leaving Italy with 25 points after 4 races. Vergne failed to finish in the first race in Puebla after being squeezed into the wall after activating attack mode. Vergne took second in New York on day 1 but remained in the 24th slot on the grid after the lights went out the next day, giving him his second DNF. Vergne again failed to score in London and finished the season in 10th with 80 points, 19 behind De Vries who won the championship.[50]

2021–22 season

Vergne stayed with DS Techeetah for a sixth straight season.[51] Vergne got 12 points from Diriyah and took 3rd in Mexico. His 2 poles were in the second race in Rome and Jakarta, finishing second in both to Mitch Evans and scored 2 more podium in Monaco and Berlin inbetween. Vergne had a DNF in both second races in New York and London, Both from contact. Vergne finished 6th in both races in Seoul which meant he finished the season in 4th with 144 points.

DS Penske (2023–)

2022–23 season

In October 2022, it was announced that Vergne would be joining the newly formed DS Penske outfit alongside reigning champion Stoffel Vandoorne for the 2023 season.[52] [53] The season started out with disappointing rounds in Mexico City and Diriyah, with the Frenchman only taking points in one of the three races. In an unexpected manner however, Vergne bounced back at the inaugural Hyderabad ePrix, where he scored his first victory of the season, defending from a hard-charging Nick Cassidy during the final sequence of laps.[54] [55] He would come close to the top in the next round in Cape Town, where an audacious overtake from former teammate Felix da Costa relegated Vergne to second by the checkered flag.[56]

2023–24 season

Vergne continued his relationship with DS Penske for the 2023–24 season alongside Stoffel Vandoorne once again.[57] He finished 6th in the first race in Mexico, and became the second driver in history to score 1000 points.[58] After a 7th place finish at Misano, he broke the record for the most points scored in Formula E, previously held by di Grassi.[59] Having setting pole positions for Diriyah race 1, Shanghai race 2 and Portland race 2, he broke the record for most pole positions in Formula E held by Sebastien Buemi.[60]

World Endurance Championship

Vergne signed with the Peugeot Sport factory team to compete at the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship at the Hypercar class,[61] having previously raced with CEFC Manor TRS Racing and G-Drive Racing at the LMP2 class.

Personal life

In 2018, Vergne signed a partnership with Veloce Esports. They became the co-founders of Veloce Racing, a racing team currently part of Extreme E.[62]

Vergne plays the piano. In addition to his native French, Vergne also speaks English, Spanish,[63] and Italian.[64] He considers André Lotterer, his teammate from 2017 to 2019, a close friend.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2007Formula Campus RenaultFormule Campus1365?101891st
2008Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0align=left rowspan=2SG Formula140001586th
Formula Renault 2.0 WEC150003954th
2009Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0align=left rowspan=2SG Formula1445291282nd
Formula Renault 2.0 WEC14320101432nd
2010British Formula 3 International Seriesalign=left rowspan=3Carlin30131113203921st
Masters of Formula 310010N/A4th
Macau Grand Prix10000N/A7th
GP3 Seriesalign=left rowspan=2Tech 1 Racing40000917th
Formula Renault 3.5 Series61004538th
2011Formula Renault 3.5 SeriesCarlin1754192322nd
Formula OneScuderia Toro RossoTest driver
2012Formula OneScuderia Toro Rosso2000001617th
2013Formula OneScuderia Toro Rosso1900001315th
2014Formula OneScuderia Toro Rosso1900002213th
2014–15Formula EAndretti Autosport90312707th
2015Formula OneScuderia FerrariTest driver
2015–16Formula EDS Virgin Racing100102569th
2016Formula OneScuderia FerrariTest driver
2016–17Formula ETecheetah1210051175th
2017FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2align=left rowspan=2CEFC Manor TRS Racing800018110th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/A6th
24H Series - A6GP Extreme
2017–18Formula ETecheetah1244061981st
2018European Le Mans Series - LMP2align=left rowspan=2G-Drive Racing5311388.252nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/ADSQ
2018–19Formula EDS Techeetah1331351361st
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2TDS Racing100001216th
2019European Le Mans Series - LMP2align=left rowspan=2G-Drive Racing41002635th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/A6th
2019–20Formula EDS Techeetah111203863rd
2020European Le Mans Series - LMP2G-Drive Racing100011813th
2020–21Formula EDS Techeetah1511028010th
2021European Le Mans Series - LMP2IDEC Sport10000230th
2021–22Formula EDS Techeetah1602051444th
2022FIA World Endurance Championship - HypercarPeugeot TotalEnergies300101210th
2022–23Formula EDS Penske1610231075th
2023FIA World Endurance Championship - HypercarPeugeot TotalEnergies70001518th
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar10000N/A8th
2023–24Formula EDS Penske1603031395th
2024FIA World Endurance Championship - HypercarPeugeot TotalEnergies40000620th*

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 WEC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415PosPoints
2008nowrapSG FormulaNOG
1

NOG
2

DIJ
1

DIJ
2

VAL
1

VAL
2

LEM
EST
1

EST
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

MAG
1

MAG
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

4th95
2009nowrapSG FormulaNOG
1

NOG
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

PAU
1

PAU
2

MAG
1

MAG
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

VAL
1

VAL
2

ALG
1

ALG
2

2nd143

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant1234567891011121314PosPoints
2008nowrapSG Drivers ProjectSPA
1

SPA
2

SIL
1

SIL
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

LMS
1
LMS
2
EST
1

EST
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

6th58
2009nowrapSG FormulaCAT
1

CAT
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

SIL
1

SIL
2

LMS
1

LMS
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

ALC
1

ALC
2

2nd128

Complete British Formula 3 International Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617PosPoints
2010nowrapTech 1 RacingALC
1
ALC
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
MON
1
BRN
1
BRN
2
MAG
1
MAG
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
HOC
1

HOC
2

SIL
1

SIL
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

8th53
2011nowrapCarlinALC
1

ALC
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

MON
1

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

SIL
1

SIL
2

LEC
1

LEC
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

2nd232

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617181920WDCPoints
nowrapScuderia Toro RossonowrapToro Rosso STR6nowrapFerrari 056 2.4 V8AUSMALCHNTURESPMONCANEURGBRGERHUNBELITASINJPNKOR
INDABU
BRA
 – –
2012nowrapScuderia Toro RossonowrapToro Rosso STR7nowrapFerrari 056 2.4 V8AUS
MAL
CHN
BHR
ESP
MON
CAN
EUR
GBR
GER
HUN
BEL
ITA
SIN
JPN
KOR
IND
ABU
USA
BRA
17th16
2013nowrapScuderia Toro RossonowrapToro Rosso STR8nowrapFerrari 056 2.4 V8AUS
MAL
CHN
BHR
ESP
MON
CAN
GBR
GER
HUN
BEL
ITA
SIN
KOR
JPN
IND
ABU
USA
BRA
15th13
nowrapScuderia Toro RossonowrapToro Rosso STR9nowrapRenault Energy F12014 1.6 V6 tAUS
MAL
BHR
CHN
ESP
MON
CAN
AUT
GBR
GER
HUN
BEL
ITA
SIN
JPN
RUS
USA
BRA
ABU
13th22
Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula E results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamChassisPowertrain12345678910111213141516PosPoints
nowrap2014–15nowrapAndretti AutosportnowrapSpark SRT01-eSRT01-eBEIPUTPDE
BUE
MIA
LBH
MCO
BER
MSC
LDN
LDN
7th70
nowrap2015–16nowrapDS Virgin RacingnowrapSpark SRT01-enowrapVirgin Racing Engineering DSV-01BEI
PUT
PDE
BUE
MEX
LBH
PAR
BER
LDN
LDN
9th56
nowrap2016–17nowrapTecheetahnowrapSpark SRT01-enowrapRenault Z.E. 16HKG
MRK
BUE
MEX
MCO
PAR
BER
BER
NYC
NYC
MTL
MTL
5th117
nowrap2017–18nowrapTecheetahnowrapSpark SRT01-enowrapRenault Z.E. 17HKG
HKG
MRK
SCL
MEX
PDE
RME
PAR
BER
ZUR
NYC
NYC
1st198
nowrap2018–19nowrapDS TecheetahnowrapSpark SRT05enowrapDS E-TENSE FE19ADR
MRK
SCL
MEX
HKG
SYX
RME
PAR
MCO
BER
BRN
NYC
NYC
1st136
nowrap2019–20nowrapDS TecheetahnowrapSpark SRT05enowrapDS E-TENSE FE20DIR
DIR
SCL
MEX
MRK
BER
BER
BER
BER
BER
BER
3rd86
2020–21DS TecheetahSpark SRT05enowrapDS E-TENSE FE20DIR
DIR
10th80
nowrapDS E-TENSE FE21RME
RME
VLC
VLC
MCO
PUE
PUE
NYC
NYC
LDN
LDN
BER
BER
nowrap2021–22nowrapDS TecheetahnowrapSpark SRT05enowrapDS E-TENSE FE21DRH
DRH
MEX
RME
RME
MCO
BER
BER
JAK
MRK
NYC
NYC
LDN
LDN
SEO
SEO
4th144
nowrap2022–23nowrapDS PenskenowrapFormula E Gen3nowrapDS E-Tense FE23MEX
DRH
DRH
HYD
CAP
SAP
BER
BER
MCO
JAK
JAK
POR
RME
RME
LDN
LDN
5th107
nowrap2023–24nowrapDS PenskenowrapFormula E Gen3nowrapDS E-Tense FE23MEX
DRH
DRH
SAP
TOK
MIS
MIS
MCO
BER
BER
SIC
SIC
POR
POR
LDN
LDN
5th139
Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456789RankPoints
2017nowrapCEFC Manor TRS RacingLMP2nowrapOreca 07nowrapGibson GK428 4.2 L V8SIL
SPA
LMS
NÜRMEX
COA
FUJ
SHA
BHR
10th81
nowrap2018–19nowrapTDS RacingLMP2nowrapOreca 07nowrapGibson GK428 4.2 L V8SPALMSSILFUJ
SHASEBSPALMS16th12
2022nowrapPeugeot TotalEnergiesHypercarnowrapPeugeot 9X8nowrapPeugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6SEBSPALMSMNZ
FUJ
BHR
10th12
2023nowrapPeugeot TotalEnergiesHypercarnowrapPeugeot 9X8nowrapPeugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6SEB
ALG
SPA
LMS
MNZ
FUJ
BHR
8th51
2024Peugeot TotalEnergiesHypercarPeugeot 9X8Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6QAT
IMO
SPALMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
BHR
20th*6*

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLaps
2017 CEFC Manor TRS Racing Tor Graves
Jonathan Hirschi
Oreca 07-GibsonLMP23607th6th
2018 G-Drive Racing Roman Rusinov
Andrea Pizzitola
Oreca 07-GibsonLMP2369DSQDSQ
2019 G-Drive Racing Roman Rusinov
Job van Uitert
Aurus 01-GibsonLMP236411th6th
2020 G-Drive Racing Roman Rusinov
Mikkel Jensen
Aurus 01-GibsonLMP23679th5th
2023 Peugeot TotalEnergies Paul di Resta
Mikkel Jensen
Peugeot 9X8Hypercar3308th8th
2024 Peugeot TotalEnergies Mikkel Jensen
Nico Müller
Peugeot 9X8Hypercar30912th12th

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2018nowrapG-Drive RacingLMP2nowrapOreca 07nowrapGibson GK428 4.2 L V8LECMNZ
RBR
SIL
SPA
ALG
2nd88.25
2019nowrapG-Drive RacingLMP2nowrapAurus 01nowrapGibson GK428 4.2 L V8LECMNZCAT
SIL
SPA
ALG
5th63
2020nowrapG-Drive RacingLMP2nowrapAurus 01nowrapGibson GK428 4.2 L V8LECSPALEC
MNZALG13th18
2021nowrapIDEC SportLMP2nowrapOreca 07nowrapGibson GK428 4.2 L V8CATRBRLEC
MNZSPAALG30th2
Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

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