The 2018–19
Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy
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was the inaugural season of the
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Zero emission engines
Vehicles and other mobile machinery used for transport (over land, se ...
international
motor racing
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series supporting the
FIA
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Fia or FIA may also refer to: People
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Formula E Championship
Formula E, officially the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, is a single-seater motorsport championship for electric cars. The series was conceived in 2011 in Paris by FIA president Jean Todt and Spanish businessman Alejandro Agag, who is ...
, which started in December 2018 and ended in July 2019.
The series saw entrants compete in a
race-prepared Jaguar I-PACE
The jaguar (''Panthera onca'') is a large cat
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, built by
Jaguar
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's Special Vehicle Operations team with technical support from
M-Sport
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who maintain the cars, with the races taking place on selected Formula E weekends.
Teams and drivers
Mid-season changes
* A new Austrian entry, led by
Thomas Bleiner, was trying to enter championship mid-season. An entry dubbed 'Team Bleiner' was featured on a provisional entry list for the second round in
Mexico City
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, 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
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Rzadzinski won several regional karting titles and placed highly in many major American national karting championships from 2002 to 2008. In 2009 and 2010 ...
's deal with
TWR Techeetah came to end before the
Berlin ePrix
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Circuits Tempelhof Airport
The 2015 Berlin ePrix took place at a tempor ...
. A former
Panasonic Jaguar Racing driver and the
2008–09 A1GP champion
Adam Carroll Adam Carroll may refer to:
* Adam Carroll (racing driver)
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was announced as his replacement.
The team, however, completely withdrew from the following round held in
New York City
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.
Calendar
Results and standings
Drivers' championship
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in every race, and the pole position starter in each class, using the following structure:
‡ – Qualification was not held due to poor weather conditions and safety concerns.
Therefore, no extra point was given for pole position.
See also
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Formula E
Formula E, officially the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, is a single-seater motorsport championship for electric cars. The series was conceived in 2011 in Paris by FIA president Jean Todt and Spanish businessman Alejandro Agag, who is ...
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Electric Production Car Series
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Electric motorsport
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References
External links
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Jaguar
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Jaguar
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I-Pace eTrophy
One-make series
Green racing