Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team
The Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team is a German motorsport team that will compete in the FIA Formula E championship from the 2019/20 season . It is located through the wholly owned subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Formula E Ltd. owned by Daimler AG .
history
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In June 2017, Mercedes-Benz announced that a works team would be participating in the FIA Formula E championship from the 2019/20 season. At the same time, the exit from the DTM was announced at the end of the 2018 season . The drive for the team is developed by Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains , the company that is also responsible for developing the Mercedes engines for the Formula 1 World Championship . The first test drive with the drive was carried out at the end of March 2019. Shortly beforehand, the team presented a teaser paint job for the vehicle at the Geneva Motor Show .
The races are taken over by HWA . In preparation, HWA competed in the 2018/19 season as an independent team under the name HWA Racelab with customer engines from Venturi .
In the 2019/20 season , the team will include drivers Nyck de Vries and Stoffel Vandoorne , team principal is Ian James . The racing car bears the designation Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01 .
statistics
Individual results in the FIA Formula E Championship
driver | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | Points | rank |
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FIA Formula E Championship 2019/20 |
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5 | 3 ° | 3 ° | 6 ° | NC ° | 15 ° | 6 ° | 5 ° | DNF ° | 12 ° | 9 ° | 1 ° | |||||||
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18th | 6 ° | 16 ° | 5 ° | DNF ° | 11 | 4th | DNF ° | 18th | 4th | 14th | 2 ° |
( Legend )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Timo Pape: Officially: Mercedes enters Formula E - and leaves the DTM. e-Formel.de, July 24, 2017, accessed October 12, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Timo Pape: Toto Wolff confirms: HWA carries out races for Mercedes EQ in Formula E. e-Formel.de, August 2, 2018, accessed on October 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Timo Pape: Formula E: Track debut for Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01 with Vandoorne & Mortara. e-Formel.de, April 3, 2019, accessed on October 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Markus Lüttgens: Mercedes EQ Silver Arrow 01: First design for Formula E 2019/20. Motorsport-Total.com, March 4, 2019, accessed October 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Tobias Wirtz: Newcomers & Pioneers for Mercedes - HWA Racelab. e-Formel.de, December 3, 2018, accessed on October 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Timo Pape: Mercedes presents Stoffel Vandoorne, Nyck de Vries & the first Formula E Silver Arrow. e-Formel.de, September 11, 2019, accessed on October 12, 2019 .
Web links
- Official website of the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team (English / German)