2018–19 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy

Jaguar I-Pace car concept at the Frankfurt Autoshow 2017

The 2018–19 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy was the inaugural season of the battery electric zero-emission international motor racing series supporting the FIA Formula E Championship. It started in December 2018 and ended in July 2019.[1] The series saw entrants compete in a race-prepared Jaguar I-PACE, built by Jaguar's Special Vehicle Operations team with technical support from M-Sport, who maintain the cars. The races took place on selected Formula E weekends.[2][3]

Teams and drivers

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Team Class No. Drivers Rounds
United Kingdom Jaguar VIP Car[4]
G
1 United Kingdom Alice Powell[4] 1
Mexico Salvador Durán[5] 2
Hong Kong Darryl O'Young[6] 3
China David Cheng[7] 4
Italy Luca Salvadori[8] 5
United Kingdom Archie Hamilton[9] 6
France Anthony Beltoise[10] 7
Germany Jens Dralle[11] 8
Canada Mark Hacking[12] 9–10
Full-time entries
Brazil Jaguar Brazil Racing[13]
P
0 Brazil Cacá Bueno[13] All
10 Brazil Sérgio Jimenez[13] All
United States Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing[14]
P
3 United Kingdom Katherine Legge[14] All
6 United States Bryan Sellers[14] All
Germany Viessmann Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY Team Germany[15]
PA
7 France Célia Martin[15] All
China Jaguar China Racing[16]
PA
8 China Tao Wang[4] 1, 4
9 China Yaqi Zhang[4] All
11 China Qi Lin[6] 2–3, 5
15 China Ziyi Zhang[17] 6–10
Saudi Arabia Saudi Racing[4]
PA
12 Saudi Arabia Bandar Alesayi[4] All
24 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Bin Khanen[4] All
China TWR Techeetah[18]
P
18 Canada Stefan Rzadzinski[18] 1–7
77 United Kingdom Adam Carroll[11] 8
New Zealand Sri Lanka Singapore Team Asia New Zealand[19]
P
99 New Zealand Simon Evans[20] All
Source:[21]
Icon Class
P Pro
PA Pro-Am
G Guest

Mid-season changes

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  • A new Austrian entry, led by Thomas Bleiner, was attempting to enter championship mid-season.[22] An entry dubbed 'Team Bleiner' was featured on a provisional entry list for the second round in Mexico City, but never actually entered the championship.
  • Jaguar China Racing have been rotating multiple drivers throughout the season before ultimately sticking with the line-up of Yaqi Zhang (who competed in every race) and Ziyi Zhang.
  • Stefan Rzadzinski's deal with TWR Techeetah came to end before the Berlin ePrix. A former Panasonic Jaguar Racing driver and the 2008–09 A1GP champion Adam Carroll was announced as his replacement.[23] The team, however, completely withdrew from the following round held in New York City.[24]

Calendar

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Round City Country Circuit Date
1 Ad Diriyah  Saudi Arabia Riyadh Street Circuit[25] 15 December 2018
2 Mexico City  Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 16 February 2019
3 Hong Kong  Hong Kong Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Circuit 10 March 2019
4 Sanya  China Haitang Bay Circuit 23 March 2019
5 Rome  Italy Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR 13 April 2019
6 Paris  France Circuit des Invalides 27 April 2019
7 Monaco  Monaco Circuit de Monaco 11 May 2019
8 Berlin  Germany Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit 25 May 2019
9 New York City  United States Brooklyn Street Circuit 13 July 2019
10 Brooklyn 14 July 2019
Source:[26]

Results and standings

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Round Race Pole position Fastest lap Winning Pro Winning Team Winning Pro-Am
1 Saudi Arabia Ad Diriyah New Zealand Simon Evans United Kingdom Katherine Legge New Zealand Simon Evans Team Asia New Zealand Saudi Arabia Bandar Alesayi
2 Mexico Mexico City United Kingdom Katherine Legge United States Bryan Sellers United Kingdom Katherine Legge Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Saudi Arabia Bandar Alesayi
3 Hong Kong Hong Kong Brazil Cacá Bueno New Zealand Simon Evans United States Bryan Sellers Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing China Yaqi Zhang
4 China Sanya Brazil Cacá Bueno United States Bryan Sellers Brazil Cacá Bueno Jaguar Brazil Racing Saudi Arabia Bandar Alesayi
5 Italy Rome Brazil Sérgio Jimenez Brazil Cacá Bueno Brazil Sérgio Jimenez Jaguar Brazil Racing Saudi Arabia Bandar Alesayi
6 France Paris United States Bryan Sellers New Zealand Simon Evans United States Bryan Sellers Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Saudi Arabia Ahmed Bin-Khanen
7 Monaco Monaco Brazil Cacá Bueno Brazil Cacá Bueno Brazil Cacá Bueno Jaguar Brazil Racing China Yaqi Zhang
8 Germany Berlin Brazil Cacá Bueno Brazil Sérgio Jimenez Brazil Cacá Bueno Jaguar Brazil Racing China Yaqi Zhang
9 United States New York City Brazil Sérgio Jimenez Brazil Cacá Bueno Brazil Sérgio Jimenez Jaguar Brazil Racing Saudi Arabia Bandar Alesayi
10 Brazil Sérgio Jimenez Brazil Sérgio Jimenez Brazil Sérgio Jimenez Jaguar Brazil Racing Saudi Arabia Ahmed Bin-Khanen

Drivers' championship

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Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in every race, and the pole position starter in each class, using the following structure:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Pole
Points 20 15 11 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
Pos. Driver ADR
Saudi Arabia
MEX
Mexico
HKG
Hong Kong
SYX
China
RME
Italy
PAR
France
MCO
Monaco
BER
Germany
NYC
United States
Pts
Pro class
1 Brazil Sérgio Jimenez 22 33 33 44 11 33 22 22 11 11 149
2 Brazil Cacá Bueno 44 44 55 11 66 Ret 11 11 22 22 121
3 United States Bryan Sellers 33 22 11 DSQ 22 11 33 44 DNS 55 107
4 New Zealand Simon Evans 11 65 44 22 33 44 44 33 33 44 106
5 United Kingdom Katherine Legge 65 11 22 55 44 105 Ret 66 44 33 86
6 Canada Stefan Rzadzinski 126 Ret Ret 33 55 22 105 43
7 United Kingdom Adam Carroll 55 6
Pro-Am class
1 Saudi Arabia Bandar Alesayi 71 51 82 61 71 84 62 Ret 51 83 155
2 China Yaqi Zhang 104 Ret 71 93 92 73 51 71 62 72 136
3 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Bin-Khanen 82 72 Ret 82 114 51 Ret 93 73 61 117
4 France Célia Martin 115 Ret 93 DNS 103 62 83 82 84 Ret 77
5 China Ziyi Zhang 95 94 114 95 94 36
6 China Tao Wang 93 Ret 11
7 China Qi Lin 83 Ret Ret 11
Guest drivers ineligible for points
United Kingdom Alice Powell 5
Hong Kong Darryl O'Young 6
China David Cheng 7
France Anthony Beltoise 7
Italy Luca Salvadori 8
Germany Jens Dralle 10
Mexico Salvador Durán Ret
United Kingdom Archie Hamilton Ret
Canada Mark Hacking Ret DNS
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Superscript – Position within class

‡ – Qualification was not held due to poor weather conditions and safety concerns.[27] Therefore, no extra point was given for pole position.[28][29]

See also

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References

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