Jean-Éric Vergne

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Jean-Éric Vergne
Vergne at the 2023 Berlin ePrix
Born
Jean-Éric Serge Raymond Vergne

(1990-04-25) 25 April 1990 (age 34)
Pontoise, France
Formula E career
Debut season2014–15
Current teamDS Penske
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number27 (2014–2015)
25 (2015–present)
Former teamsAndretti, Virgin, Techeetah
Starts118
Championships2 (2017–18, 2018–19)
Wins11
Podiums33
Poles15
Fastest laps6
Finished last season5th (139 pts)
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2017
Current teamPeugeot TotalEnergies
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number93
Former teamsManor, TDS
Starts26
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums3
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish8th in 2023 (HY)
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityFrance France
Active years20122014
TeamsToro Rosso
Car number25
Entries58 (58 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points51
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry2012 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years20172020, 20232024
TeamsManor, G-Drive, Peugeot
Best finish7th (2017)
Class wins0
Previous series
20102011
2010
2010
20082009
20082009
2007
Formula Renault 3.5
British F3
GP3 Series
Formula Renault Eurocup
Formula Renault WEC
French FRenault Campus
Championship titles
2010
2008
2007
British F3
French Formula Renault
French FRenault Campus

Jean-Éric Serge Raymond Vergne (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃.e.ʁik sɛʁʒ ʁe.mɔ̃ vɛʁɲ]; born 25 April 1990), also known by his initials JEV, is a French racing driver, currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Peugeot and in Formula E for DS Penske. In formula racing, Vergne competed in Formula One from 2012 to 2014, and has won a record two Formula E Championship titles with Techeetah.

Vergne 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 life and career

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Jean-Éric Serge Raymond Vergne was born on 25 April 1990 in Pontoise, France.[1]

Karting

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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

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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

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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

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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 and return to GP3

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Vergne at the penultimate round of the 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season, at Paul Ricard

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

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Vergne during pre-season testing, for Toro Rosso, at Jerez in February 2012

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 Belgian Grand Prix 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 Korean Grand Prix. He did not take part in practice at the Indian Grand Prix 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 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 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)

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2012 season

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Vergne driving for Toro Rosso at the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix

On 14 December 2011, it was officially confirmed that Vergne would race for Toro Rosso in the 2012 season, alongside fellow Red Bull Junior Team member Daniel Ricciardo.[36] After qualifying and finishing in eleventh place at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Vergne scored his first World Championship points at the following race in Malaysia by finishing eighth in a rain-affected race.[37] In the European Grand Prix 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 British Grand Prix, along with a €25,000 fine.[38]

Vergne at the 2012 United States Grand Prix

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 Belgian Grand Prix, but scored again four races later, at the Korean Grand Prix and then finally at the season-ending race, the Brazilian Grand Prix. 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

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Vergne at the 2013 Belgian Grand Prix

Vergne started the season with a twelfth-place finish at the Australian Grand Prix, 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 Monaco Grand Prix, 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 Canadian Grand Prix, 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

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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 Chinese Grand Prix, 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.

Vergne at the 2014 Singapore Grand Prix

As the calendar moved to Europe for the Spanish Grand Prix, 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 Austrian Grand Prix, 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 Singapore Grand Prix, 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 Russian Grand Prix, 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 2015, 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)

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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

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Andretti Autosport (2014–2015)

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2014–15 season

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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)

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2015–16 season

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Vergne in his DS Virgin Racing Formula E car

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)

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2016–17 season

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Vergne during the 2022 Mexico City ePrix, where he finished in third place

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–)

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Vergne driving at the 2023 Berlin ePrix

2022–23 season

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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

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Vergne at the 2024 Tokyo ePrix

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

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Vergne competing at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans

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

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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

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2007 Formula Campus Renault Formule Campus 13 6 5 ? 10 189 1st
2008 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 SG Formula 14 0 0 0 1 58 6th
Formula Renault 2.0 WEC 15 0 0 0 3 95 4th
2009 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 SG Formula 14 4 5 2 9 128 2nd
Formula Renault 2.0 WEC 14 3 2 0 10 143 2nd
2010 British Formula 3 International Series Carlin 30 13 11 13 20 392 1st
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 1 0 N/A 4th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
GP3 Series Tech 1 Racing 4 0 0 0 0 9 17th
Formula Renault 3.5 Series 6 1 0 0 4 53 8th
2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Carlin 17 5 4 1 9 232 2nd
Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso Test driver
2012 Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso 20 0 0 0 0 16 17th
2013 Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso 19 0 0 0 0 13 15th
2014 Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso 19 0 0 0 0 22 13th
2014–15 Formula E Andretti Autosport 9 0 3 1 2 70 7th
2015 Formula One Scuderia Ferrari Test driver
2015–16 Formula E DS Virgin Racing 10 0 1 0 2 56 9th
2016 Formula One Scuderia Ferrari Test driver
2016–17 Formula E Techeetah 12 1 0 0 5 117 5th
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 CEFC Manor TRS Racing 8 0 0 0 1 81 10th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
24H Series - A6 GP Extreme
2017–18 Formula E Techeetah 12 4 4 0 6 198 1st
2018 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 5 3 1 1 3 88.25 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DSQ
2018–19 Formula E DS Techeetah 13 3 1 3 5 136 1st
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 TDS Racing 1 0 0 0 0 12 16th
2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 4 1 0 0 2 63 5th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2019–20 Formula E DS Techeetah 11 1 2 0 3 86 3rd
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 1 0 0 0 1 18 13th
2020–21 Formula E DS Techeetah 15 1 1 0 2 80 10th
2021 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport 1 0 0 0 0 2 30th
2021–22 Formula E DS Techeetah 16 0 2 0 5 144 4th
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Peugeot TotalEnergies 3 0 0 1 0 12 10th
2022–23 Formula E DS Penske 16 1 0 2 3 107 5th
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Peugeot TotalEnergies 7 0 0 0 1 51 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
2023–24 Formula E DS Penske 16 0 3 0 3 139 5th
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Peugeot TotalEnergies 7 0 0 0 1 41 13th
2024–25 Formula E DS Penske

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 WEC results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos Points
2008 SG Formula NOG
1

Ret
NOG
2

9
DIJ
1

5
DIJ
2

5
VAL
1

4
VAL
2

DSQ
LEM
2
EST
1

2
EST
2

5
SPA
1

4
SPA
2

4
MAG
1

3
MAG
2

7
CAT
1

4
CAT
2

7
4th 95
2009 SG Formula NOG
1

1
NOG
2

1
CAT
1

1
CAT
2

2
PAU
1

Ret
PAU
2

10
MAG
1

8
MAG
2

3
SPA
1

2
SPA
2

3
VAL
1

1
VAL
2

1
ALG
1

3
ALG
2

6
2nd 143

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
2008 SG Drivers Project SPA
1

10
SPA
2

24
SIL
1

38†
SIL
2

8
HUN
1

4
HUN
2

4
NÜR
1

6
NÜR
2

27
LMS
1

7
LMS
2

5
EST
1

4
EST
2

Ret
CAT
1

12
CAT
2

3
6th 58
2009 SG Formula CAT
1

Ret
CAT
2

23†
SPA
1

3
SPA
2

8
HUN
1

1
HUN
2

7
SIL
1

3
SIL
2

1
LMS
1

1
LMS
2

1
NÜR
1

3
NÜR
2

2
ALC
1

3
ALC
2

6
2nd 128

Complete British Formula 3 International Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2010 Carlin OUL
1

1
OUL
2

5
OUL
3

1
SIL1
1

4
SIL1
2

5
SIL1
3

6
MAG
1

4
MAG
2

1
MAG
3

2
HOC
1

1
HOC
2

5
HOC
3

1
ROC
1

1
ROC
2

9
ROC
3

2
SPA
1

1
SPA
2

1
SPA
3

1
THR
1

2
THR
2

1
THR
3

1
SIL2
1

2
SIL2
2

3
SIL2
3

1
SNE
1

1
SNE
2

8
SNE
3

2
BRH
1

8
BRH
2

4
BRH
3

Ret
1st 392

Complete GP3 Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2010 Tech 1 Racing CAT
FEA

5
CAT
SPR

21
IST
FEA
IST
SPR
VAL
FEA

4
VAL
SPR

17
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HOC
FEA
HOC
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
17th 9

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Points
2010 Tech 1 Racing ALC
1
ALC
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
MON
1
BRN
1
BRN
2
MAG
1
MAG
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
HOC
1

11
HOC
2

5
SIL
1

1
SIL
2

3
CAT
1

3
CAT
2

2
8th 53
2011 Carlin ALC
1

6
ALC
2

7
SPA
1

2
SPA
2

1
MNZ
1

2
MNZ
2

1
MON
1

12
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

4
HUN
1

1
HUN
2

1
SIL
1

12
SIL
2

4
LEC
1

1
LEC
2

3
CAT
1

2
CAT
2

Ret
2nd 232

Complete Formula One results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 WDC Points
2011 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR6 Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 AUS MAL CHN TUR ESP MON CAN EUR GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN JPN KOR
TD
IND ABU
TD
BRA
TD
 –  –
2012 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR7 Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 AUS
11
MAL
8
CHN
16
BHR
14
ESP
12
MON
12
CAN
15
EUR
Ret
GBR
14
GER
14
HUN
16
BEL
8
ITA
Ret
SIN
Ret
JPN
13
KOR
8
IND
15
ABU
12
USA
Ret
BRA
8
17th 16
2013 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR8 Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 AUS
12
MAL
10
CHN
12
BHR
Ret
ESP
Ret
MON
8
CAN
6
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
HUN
12
BEL
12
ITA
Ret
SIN
14
KOR
18
JPN
12
IND
13
ABU
17
USA
16
BRA
15
15th 13
2014 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR9 Renault Energy F1‑2014 1.6 V6 t AUS
8
MAL
Ret
BHR
Ret
CHN
12
ESP
Ret
MON
Ret
CAN
8
AUT
Ret
GBR
10
GER
13
HUN
9
BEL
11
ITA
13
SIN
6
JPN
9
RUS
13
USA
10
BRA
13
ABU
12
13th 22

Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula E results

[edit]

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

Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2014–15 Andretti Autosport Spark SRT01-e SRT01-e BEI PUT PDE
14†
BUE
6
MIA
18†
LBH
2
MCO
Ret
BER
7
MSC
4
LDN
3
LDN
16†
7th 70
2015–16 DS Virgin Racing Spark SRT01-e Virgin Racing Engineering DSV-01 BEI
12
PUT
Ret
PDE
7
BUE
11
MEX
16
LBH
13
PAR
2
BER
5
LDN
3
LDN
8
9th 56
2016–17 Techeetah Spark SRT01-e Renault Z.E. 16 HKG
Ret
MRK
8
BUE
2
MEX
2
MCO
Ret
PAR
Ret
BER
8
BER
6
NYC
2
NYC
8
MTL
2
MTL
1
5th 117
2017–18 Techeetah Spark SRT01-e Renault Z.E. 17 HKG
2
HKG
4
MRK
5
SCL
1
MEX
5
PDE
1
RME
5
PAR
1
BER
3
ZUR
10
NYC
5
NYC
1
1st 198
2018–19 DS Techeetah Spark SRT05e DS E-TENSE FE19 ADR
2
MRK
5
SCL
Ret
MEX
13
HKG
13
SYX
1
RME
14
PAR
6
MCO
1
BER
3
BRN
1
NYC
15
NYC
7
1st 136
2019–20 DS Techeetah Spark SRT05e DS E-TENSE FE20 DIR
Ret
DIR
8
SCL
Ret
MEX
4
MRK
3
BER
NC
BER
10
BER
3
BER
1
BER
18
BER
7
3rd 86
2020–21 DS Techeetah Spark SRT05e DS E-TENSE FE20 DIR
15
DIR
12
10th 80
DS E-TENSE FE21 RME
1
RME
11
VLC
9
VLC
7
MCO
4
PUE
Ret
PUE
8
NYC
2
NYC
Ret
LDN
12
LDN
12
BER
6
BER
11
2021–22 DS Techeetah Spark SRT05e DS E-TENSE FE21 DRH
8
DRH
6
MEX
3
RME
4
RME
2
MCO
3
BER
2
BER
9
JAK
2
MRK
4
NYC
18
NYC
Ret
LDN
14
LDN
Ret
SEO
6
SEO
6
4th 144
2022–23 DS Penske Formula E Gen3 DS E-Tense FE23 MEX
12
DRH
7
DRH
16
HYD
1
CAP
2
SAP
5
BER
7
BER
3
MCO
7
JAK
5
JAK
16
POR
11
RME
5
RME
15
LDN
Ret
LDN
22
5th 107
2023–24 DS Penske Formula E Gen3 DS E-Tense FE23 MEX
6
DRH
2
DRH
8
SAP
7
TOK
12
MIS
6
MIS
7
MCO
4
BER
2
BER
10
SIC
6
SIC
7
POR
3
POR
5
LDN
17
LDN
5
5th 139

Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

[edit]

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2017 CEFC Manor TRS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
6
SPA
7
LMS
4
NÜR MEX
3
COA
6
FUJ
5
SHA
9
BHR
6
10th 81
2018–19 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA LMS SIL FUJ
4
SHA SEB SPA LMS 16th 12
2022 Peugeot TotalEnergies Hypercar Peugeot 9X8 Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 SEB SPA LMS MNZ
Ret
FUJ
4
BHR
Ret
10th 12
2023 Peugeot TotalEnergies Hypercar Peugeot 9X8 Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 SEB
9
ALG
7
SPA
8
LMS
6
MNZ
3
FUJ
8
BHR
9
8th 51
2024 Peugeot TotalEnergies Hypercar Peugeot 9X8 Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 QAT
DSQ
IMO
9
SPA LMS
12
SÃO
8
COA
12
FUJ
4
BHR
3
13th 41

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

[edit]
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2017 China CEFC Manor TRS Racing Thailand Tor Graves
Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 360 7th 6th
2018 Russia G-Drive Racing Russia Roman Rusinov
France Andrea Pizzitola
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 369 DSQ DSQ
2019 Russia G-Drive Racing Russia Roman Rusinov
Netherlands Job van Uitert
Aurus 01-Gibson LMP2 364 11th 6th
2020 Russia G-Drive Racing Russia Roman Rusinov
Denmark Mikkel Jensen
Aurus 01-Gibson LMP2 367 9th 5th
2023 France Peugeot TotalEnergies United Kingdom Paul di Resta
Denmark Mikkel Jensen
Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar 330 8th 8th
2024 France Peugeot TotalEnergies Denmark Mikkel Jensen
Switzerland Nico Müller
Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar 309 12th 12th

Complete European Le Mans Series results

[edit]

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2018 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ
1
RBR
1
SIL
1
SPA
12‡
ALG
4
2nd 88.25
2019 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ CAT
1
SIL
2
SPA
4
ALG
6
5th 63
2020 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC SPA LEC
2
MNZ ALG 13th 18
2021 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT RBR LEC
9
MNZ SPA ALG 30th 2

Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

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[edit]
Sporting positions
Preceded by French Formula Renault Campus
Champion

2007
Succeeded by
Arthur Pic
(Formul'Academy)
Preceded by French Formula Renault 2.0
Champion

2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by British Formula Three Champion
2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by Formula E Champion
2017–18
2018–19
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Inaugural
Voestalpine European Races Trophy
Champion

2018–19
Succeeded by
Not held
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Autosport Awards
Moment of the Year

2019
Succeeded by