Porsche Formula E Team

The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team is a German racing team that competes in Formula E, which is organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The team made its debut in the category at the 2019 Ad Diriyah ePrix, which started the 2019–20 season.

TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
Team principal(s)Amiel Lindesay[1]
Current seriesFormula E
Current drivers Pascal Wehrlein
André Lotterer
Simona de Silvestro[N 1]
Thomas Preining[N 2]

History
The Spark SRT05e in a Porsche demo livery at the 2019 Rome ePrix.

In July 2017, Porsche confirmed that they would leave the FIA World Endurance Championship at the end of the season in order to focus on their Formula E campaign, which was set to begin with the 2019–20 season.[3] This meant that Porsche would be entering the series at the same time as the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team, though the latter already competed in the 2018–19 season through the affiliated HWA Racelab team.

Entering FE and achieving success in this category are the logical outcomes of our Mission E road car programme. The growing freedom for in-house technology developments makes FE attractive to us. For us, FE is the ultimate competitive environment for driving forward the development of high performance vehicles in areas such as environmental friendliness, efficiency and sustainability.

— Michael Steiner, "Porsche quits WEC LMP1 class for Formula E programme, Autosport.com (28 July 2017)[3]

2019–20 season
André Lotterer at the 2020 Mexico City ePrix, where he qualified on pole.

In December 2018, Neel Jani was announced as the first driver to drive for the new team.[4] Brendon Hartley was also involved in the development of the new car.[5] Porsche were then evaluating whether to sign the inexperienced Hartley or not.[6] In July 2019, Porsche announced the former Techeetah driver André Lotterer as the second driver.[7] In September, Porsche announced Simona de Silvestro and Thomas Preining as their new development drivers after Hartley got signed to the GEOX Dragon team.[2] On 1 March 2020, Preining and Frédéric Makowiecki were brought to the Marrakesh rookie test, with Preining posting the fifteenth best lap and Makowiecki ending up the slowest of all drivers who partook the test.[8]

2020-21 season

In August 2020, it was confirmed that former Mahindra Racing driver Pascal Wehrlein would be joining the Porsche team for the 2020-21 season, replacing Neel Jani.[9]

Sponsors
Sponsor[N 3] 2019–20 2020–21
TAG Heuer[10] T T
Puma[11]
Hugo Boss[12]
Vodafone[13]
Mobil[14]
Ansys[15]

Results
Year Chassis Powertrain Tyres No. Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points T.C.
TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
2019–20 Spark SRT05e Porsche 99X Electric M DIR SCL MEX MRK BER I BER II BER III 79 8th
18 Neel Jani 17 13 Ret 14 18 11 15 Ret 19 6 15
36 André Lotterer 2 14 DSQ Ret 8 2 9 5 8 4 14
Notes
  • † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Footnotes
  1. De Silvestro is a test and development driver.[2]
  2. Preining is a test and development driver.[2]
  3. This list only includes companies whose logos have appeared on the team's cars. Mandatory logos of series' partners are also excluded from the list.

References
  1. "Porsche: "It's going to be one hell of a fight"". FIA Formula E. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. Smith, Sam (30 September 2019). "De Silvestro, Preining Get Porsche Formula E Roles". e-racing365. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. Watkins, Gary (28 July 2017). "Porsche quits WEC LMP1 class for Formula E programme". Autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. Smith, Sam (14 December 2018). "Porsche Confirms Jani for Formula E Entry". e-racing365. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  5. Kilshaw, Jake (7 February 2019). "Hartley Involved in Porsche Formula E Development". e-racing365. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  6. Smith, Sam (4 July 2019). "Jani Shares Porsche's Wish for Experienced Teammate". e-racing365. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  7. Smith, Sam (17 July 2019). "Lotterer Completes Porsche Formula E Driver Lineup". e-racing365. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  8. Khorounzhiy, Valentin (1 March 2020). "Cassidy smashes lap record in Formula E rookie test". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  9. Thukral, Rachit. "Porsche signs Wehrlein to replace Jani in Formula E line-up". Autosport.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  10. "TAG Heuer becomes Title and Timing Partner of the Porsche Formula E Team". Porsche. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  11. "Porsche Motorsport enters into a multi-year partnership with Puma". Porsche. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  12. "Hugo Boss, Porsche Celebrate Formula E Electric Car Series". Wwd.com. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  13. "Porsche get Vodafone backing for Formula E debut". SportsPro. SportsPro Media Ltd. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  14. "ExxonMobil and Porsche Expand Motorsports Technology Partnership Into Formula E". Business Wire. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  15. "Porsche Fully Electric Race Car Targets Formula E Championship Using Ansys Technology". Ansys. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
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