By Jamie White – Head of Communications
The winner of the inaugural FIA Formula E Championship was decided in dramatic fashion yesterday (Sunday) in the final round in London.
Held in Battersea Park, the final race was won by Sam Bird, but overall, the all-electric series’ inaugural titles were won by Nelson Piquet (Nextev TCR) and e.dams-Renault.
For the first time in Formula E, two ePrix were held on the same weekend. After Saturday’s race had seen e.dams-Renault cap a fine season by becoming the category’s first ever winner of the Teams’ title, Sunday’s contest would determine the outcome of the first ever Drivers’ Championship.
Technical partner of the all-electric series, Renault Sport Technologies saw the 40 Spark-Renault SRT01_E – the architecture of which it has supervised throughout the year, conclude its campaign.
Renault conducted its job to perfection this season, demonstrating expertise in ensuring all ten teams benefitted from an equal chance of winning in reliable, safe and fast single-seaters. It has also supported the stewards in getting to grips with the unprecedented procedures related to this new technology.
All the drivers and teams will now be stepping up their preparations in order to be ready for the start of the second season, which kicks off this coming autumn in Beijing.
Patrice Ratti, Managing Director of Renault Sport Technologies, said: “Congratulations to Nelson Piquet on claiming the drivers’ title which means he joins e.dams-Renault as the series’ first winners!”
“This season has been a very successful one for three reasons. First of all, from a technical point of view, with Spark, we have managed to achieve an unprecedented level of performance and reliability for this technology. And secondly, from a sporting point of view, with the teams’ title win for e.dams Renault, brilliantly led by Alain Prost and Jean-Paul Driot.
“We are determined to come back stronger next season thanks to our expertise in the field of electric vehicles, against new rivals in an open formula.”
CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
- Nelson Piquet (Nextev TCR), 144 points
- Sébastien Buemi (e.dams-Renault), 143
- Lucas di Grassi (Audi Sport Abt), 133
- Jérôme d’Ambrosio (Dragon Racing), 113
- Sam Bird (Virgin Racing), 103
- Nicolas Prost (e.dams-Renault), 88
- Jean-Eric Vergne (Andretti), 70
- Antonio Felix da Costa (Amlin Aguri), 51
- Loïc Duval (Dragon Racing), 42
- Bruno Senna (Mahindra Racing), 40
