Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team

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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

Team boss Ian James, drivers Nyck de Vries and Stoffel Vandoorne as well as Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff at the team presentation of the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E team at the IAA 2019
Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01 at the IAA 2019

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
FIA Formula E Championship 2019/20 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia TO YOU ChileChile SAN MexicoMexico MEX MoroccoMorocco MAR GermanyGermany BER GermanyGermany BER GermanyGermany BER           147 3.
BelgiumBelgium Stoffel Vandoorne 05 °3 ° °3 ° °6 ° °NC ° °15 ° °6 ° °5 ° °DNF ° °12 ° °9 ° °1 °
NetherlandsNetherlands Nyck de Vries 18th °6 ° °16 ° °5 ° °DNF ° 11 4th °DNF ° 18th 4th 14th °2 °

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Timo Pape: Officially: Mercedes enters Formula E - and leaves the DTM. e-Formel.de, July 24, 2017, accessed October 12, 2019 .
  2. ↑ 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 .
  3. ↑ 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 .
  4. ↑ Markus Lüttgens: Mercedes EQ Silver Arrow 01: First design for Formula E 2019/20. Motorsport-Total.com, March 4, 2019, accessed October 12, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Tobias Wirtz: Newcomers & Pioneers for Mercedes - HWA Racelab. e-Formel.de, December 3, 2018, accessed on October 12, 2019 .
  6. ↑ 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 .

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