Antonio Felix da Costa secured 5 podiums in 9 rounds up to now of the 2019/20 Formulation E Season 6 and has been topped the world champion with Staff DS Cheetah defending its title within the constructors’ standings.
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Felix da Costa received the drivers’ championship with a lead of 76 factors over teammate Jean-Eric Vergne
Antonio Felix da Costa has been topped the 2019/20 Formulation E Season 6 world champion, his first within the all-electric racing sequence. Staff DS Techeetah received the constructors’ championship for the present season with two races nonetheless remaining. That is Felix da Costa’s maiden win within the championship and a long-awaited one because the driver has been part of Formulation E from the very first season. For DS Techeetah, the group defended its crown for the second yr in a row with its driver Jean-Eric Vergne taking the win in Spherical 9 of the sequence in Berlin.
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Staff DS Techeetah has been topped the Formulation E world champion for the second consecutive yr
After a gradual begin to the season with the Diriyah ePrix doubleheader, Antonio Felix da Costa had a change within the later rounds. The motive force first confirmed potential with two second-place finishes at Santiago and Mexico, which was adopted his first win of the season at Marrakesh. The pandemic put a halt on the championship quickly after and issues resumed for a ultimate six-race showdown in Berlin earlier this month. Da Costa retained his high kind and prolonged his lead additional with two back-to-back wins in Berlin throughout Spherical 6 and Spherical 7. He completed fourth in Spherical eight of the e-Prix however had prolonged his lead over rivals to safe the championship title in Spherical 9 with a second-place end behind teammate Jean-Eric Vergne.
Da Costa received the championship with a lead of 76 factors as in comparison with the second-placed Vergne’s 60 factors. The distinction between the highest two drivers within the standings has been the highest-ever in Formulation E. That is additionally the primary season the place a driver has received the world title with two rounds to spare. The championship win marks Da Costa’s first since Formulation Renault 2.zero in 2009, whereas DS Techeetah has received the drivers’ championship thrice now. NIO Formulation E group (beforehand China Racing), Renault and Staff Abt received the primary three rounds respectively.
DS Techeetah’s Jean-Eric Vergne is at the moment positioned second within the drivers’ standings
In the meantime, Jean-Eric Vergne will now need to defend his second place within the drivers’ standings with BMW Andretti Motorsport driver Maximilian Guenther at a detailed third with 69 factors. With respect to group standings, the DS Techeetah group secured a complete of 236 factors with the second group in place – Nissan e.dams – securing 121 factors within the championship. Nissan will face warmth from BMW Andretti within the ultimate rounds for the second place within the standings.
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The one Indian group on the grid, Mahindra Racing had a forgettable season with power administration points, adopted by a mid-season driver swap. The group at the moment sits 10th within the standings with 35 factors. Mahindra driver Jerome d’Ambrosio secured the utmost factors for the group with 19 factors to his credit score, adopted by Pascal Wehrlein, who had collected 14 factors however left the group in the course of the indefinite break. Alex Lynns was roped in to interchange Wehrlein for the final six races and he has managed to seize two factors within the final 4 races up to now.
Mahindra Racing struggled with power administration points, adopted by driver Pascal Wehrlein leaving the group in the course of the indefinite break
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The ultimate rounds of the Formulation E Season 6 will happen on August 12 and 13, 2020. The season was shortened to solely 11 races because of the pandemic and can return for the 2021 season subsequent January with the races more likely to kick-start with the Santiago e-Prix.
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