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Sébastien Buemi
Buemi in the Red Bull Racing pits in 2019
Nationality Switzerland Swiss
Born (1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 (age 35)
Aigle, Switzerland
Related to Natacha Gachnang (cousin)
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season 2012
Current team Toyota Gazoo Racing
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number8
Starts79
Championships4 ( 2014, 2018–19, 2022, 2023)
Wins24
Poles12
Fastest laps11
Best finish1st in ( 2014, 2018–19, 2022, 2023)
Formula E career
Debut season 2014–15
Current team Envision Racing
Car number16
Former teams Renault e.dams, Nissan e.dams
Starts116 (117 entries)
Championships1 (2015–16)
Wins13
Podiums31
Poles16
Fastest laps10
Best finish1st in 2015–16
Finished last season6th (105 pts)
Formula One World Championship career
Active years 20092011
Teams Toro Rosso
Entries55 (55 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points29
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry 2009 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years 2012
Teams Toyota Racing
Best finish1st ( 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022)
Class wins4

Sébastien Olivier Humbert Buemi (French pronunciation: [se.bas.tjɛ̃ ɔ.li.vje bɥe.mi]; born 31 October 1988) is a Swiss professional racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula E Championship for Envision Racing. He competed for Scuderia Toro Rosso in Formula One from 2009 to 2011. After leaving Formula One, Buemi became a reserve driver for Scuderia Toro Rosso's sister team, Red Bull Racing from 2012 to 2013. He returned to Red Bull Racing in 2019 as a reserve driver.

Buemi has competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Toyota Gazoo Racing (formerly Toyota Racing) since 2012. He became the 2014 World Endurance Champion in the LMP1 class. [1] He won both the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans and, subsequently, the 2018-19 WEC Championship. He also won the 2019, 2020 and 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Buemi has raced FIA Formula E Championship with e.dams Renault (now Nissan Formula E Team) since 2014. He won the Formula E Championship in 2015–16. Buemi also became part of the Nismo Global Driver Exchange.

Early career

Formula BMW

Born in Aigle, Vaud, Buemi graduated from karting and spent 2004 and 2005 in German Formula BMW, finishing third and second in the championship respectively. He was also runner up in the 2005 FBMW World Final.

Formula Three

Following a single race in Spanish Formula Three in 2005, Buemi moved up to the Formula Three Euroseries for 2006, finishing 12th in the championship, ceding 11th place to Charlie Kimball on countback. He remained in the series for 2007, and finished second in the championship, behind Romain Grosjean. He has also competed in the special Masters of Formula 3 and Macau Grand Prix races.

A1 Grand Prix

For the 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season, Buemi shared driving duties for A1 Team Switzerland with Neel Jani and Marcel Fässler. The team finished eighth in the championship.

GP2 Series

Buemi driving for Arden International at the Silverstone round of the 2008 GP2 Series season

Buemi was drafted in at short notice to replace the injured Michael Ammermüller at ART Grand Prix for the Monaco round of the 2007 GP2 Series season. He performed creditably on his GP2 début, qualifying fourth and finishing seventh. He joined the Arden International team for the 2008 GP2 Asia Series, and finished as runner-up with a win and four second places. He continued with the team for the main 2008 season. [2] He scored his first win in the French sprint race, starting 21st on the grid (after a technical problem in the feature race) on slick tyres on a drying track and benefitting as most rivals had to pit for slicks. He won one more race and ended the season sixth in the championship.

Buemi in 2008

Formula One

On 18 September 2007 he drove the Red Bull RB3 at the F1 test session in Jerez. He was third quickest on the day, behind Timo Glock ( BMW) and Vitantonio Liuzzi ( Scuderia Toro Rosso) but ahead of names such as Rubens Barrichello ( Honda) and Nelson Piquet Jr. ( Renault). On 16 January 2008 Red Bull Racing confirmed Buemi as their test and reserve driver for the 2008 season. [3] At the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix, Buemi drove the medical car as usual driver Dr Jacques Tropenat had been suffering from an ear problem. [4] Buemi also drove the medical car at the Chinese Grand Prix and Brazilian Grand Prix.

Scuderia Toro Rosso (2009–2011)

2009

Buemi during free practice at the 2009 Spanish Grand Prix

Scuderia Toro Rosso confirmed its signing of Buemi as one of its race drivers on 9 January 2009. [5] He was the first Swiss driver to take part in an F1 race since Jean-Denis Délétraz drove for Pacific at the 1995 European Grand Prix.

In his first race, the 2009 Australian Grand Prix, Buemi outqualified his teammate Sébastien Bourdais and then scored a point in the race by finishing in eighth position. He was later promoted to seventh place as a result of Lewis Hamilton being disqualified. At the Chinese Grand Prix, he scored another point, this time in the wet, finishing eighth after starting tenth. After a mid season dip in the Toro Rosso's form, Buemi rounded off a good weekend to finish 7th in the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix. He followed this with a third top ten qualification in a row and another points finish at the season finale in Abu Dhabi. Buemi finished the year sixteenth with 6 points as the best rookie.

2010

Buemi driving the Toro Rosso STR5 during practice for the 2010 Spanish Grand Prix

On 9 November 2009, it was confirmed that Buemi would race for a second season with Toro Rosso.

During the first free practice session of the 2010 Chinese Grand Prix, a front suspension wishbone broke under braking on Buemi's Toro Rosso as he braked for Turn 14. The two front wheels flew off while Buemi was travelling at over 300 km/h (190 mph). One wheel went over the safety fence and landed in a spectator area, missing a camera man on its way. Buemi's car continued to travel forward, veering to the left and sliding along an Armco barrier, knocking off the front wing. Neither Buemi nor any spectators were injured as a result of the incident. Toro Rosso blamed a failure of a new front right upright for the incident. [6] Buemi completed 2010 with eight points to teammate Alguersuari's five. He was sixteenth again in the drivers' championship.

2011

Buemi driving for Toro Rosso at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix

Buemi, along with his teammate from 2009 and 2010 – Jaime Alguersuari, continued to race for Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2011. On 14 December 2011 it was announced that both Buemi and Alguersuari had been dropped by the team, and would be replaced by Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Éric Vergne for the 2012 season. [7]

Red Bull Racing (2012–present)

2012

In January 2012 it was announced that Buemi would rejoin Red Bull Racing as a test and reserve driver for the 2012 season, as well as acting as Toro Rosso's reserve driver. [8] Buemi continued as Red Bull's test and reserve driver for the 2013 [9] and 2014 seasons. Buemi was again announced as reserve driver for 2019 for Red Bull Racing. He participated in the 2020 Young Driver's Test with the Milton Keynes squad. As of 2023, Buemi was not featured on Red Bull's list of reserve drivers. [10]

FIA World Endurance Championship

The Toyota TS040 Hybrid that Buemi drove at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans

Buemi also signed a deal to contest the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Toyota Motorsport GmbH, driving a Toyota TS030 Hybrid with Anthony Davidson and Hiroaki Ishiura (who later withdrew and was replaced by Stéphane Sarrazin). [11] After a strong performance, the car was running in third position in the early evening when Davidson collided with a GT Ferrari and crashed heavily.

In 2013, Buemi continued driving with Toyota for a full season and ended with third place in the drivers' championship. For the 2014 season, he drove Toyota's new car – the Toyota TS040 Hybrid. With four wins and seven podiums from the eight races, Buemi became World Endurance Drivers' Champion with teammate Anthony Davidson. [1]

As of 2023, Buemi has won the FIA WEC four times and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times.

Formula E

Buemi is currently one of the most successful drivers in the series' history having claimed many wins, poles, fastest laps and points in the series.

Renault e.dams (2014–2018)

Buemi raced in the inaugural Formula E season for e.dams alongside Frenchman Nicolas Prost.

2014–15 season

Buemi's season did not start off easily with a retirement in Beijing having started from last on the grid and being unable to set a qualifying time at the following round in Putrajaya, he lined up 19th on the grid. Buemi drove a brilliant recovery race having started in 19th and finishing 3rd on the podium ahead of his teammate who started in 11th. At the third round of the season Buemi secured his first race victory in Punta del Este. Buemi started on pole at the following round in Buenos Aires for the first time in his career but crashed out of the race after leading. Buemi went on to win in Monaco and the first London race, both from pole position, whereas he finished second in Berlin. Buemi finished the season second in the championship, one point short of Nelson Piquet Jr.'s tally.

2015–16 season

Buemi at the 2015 Punta del Este ePrix

In season two, Buemi dominated the early stages of the championship. In the season opening round in Beijing Buemi secured pole, fastest lap and the race win. The story was looking much the same in the following round in Putrajaya before Buemi's car experienced mechanical failure while leading the race. Having made a mistake in qualifying in Punta del Este, Buemi lined up fifth on the grid, but went on to claim his third fastest lap in three races and another race victory. Next he finished second in Buenos Aires and Mexico.

After a third-place finish at Paris, Buemi scored his third win of the season at Berlin, setting up a nail bitting finale in London. With Buemi needing to finish ahead of rival Lucas di Grassi to win the championship in the second race of the weekend, he was hit off by no other than Di Grassi himself at the first corner. Therefore, the title was to be headed to whoever could get the fastest lap bonus points in their second car. Despite the immense pressure, Buemi cruised to the fastest lap to become Formula E champion 2015-16.

2016–17 season

Season three started exceptionally well for Buemi, as he won the first three rounds of the championship, becoming the first Formula E driver to achieve the feat of three consecutive wins. Buemi would go on to take three more wins at Monaco, [12] Paris, [13] and Berlin [14] before the final 4 races in New York City and Montreal, both double headers.

However, Buemi skipped the New York event due to his WEC commitments with Toyota and participated in the 6 Hours of Nürburgring instead, with Red Bull F1 test and reserve driver Pierre Gasly taking his place. [15] In addition, he was disqualified from two races for technical infringements. Ultimately, this loss of points led to Buemi missing out on the championship as rival Lucas di Grassi took the title at the final race.

2017–18 season

Buemi on the podium at the 2017 Berlin ePrix

Buemi endured a tough start to the season, taking only one point from the opening double-header at Hong Kong, having been involved in some incidents, including with previous seasons' title rival Lucas di Grassi. Buemi hit back with pole position at Marrakesh. He led the race throughout, until 4 laps from the end, he was passed by the Mahindra of Felix Rosenqvist. He achieved two podium finishes at the next two races, to leave him in 4th place in the standings. However, he crashed out of the following race in Punta del Este. His Renault e.dams, however, proved not to be as competitive as previous seasons, and while consistently scoring in the points, he did not achieve a race win or podium for the next 4 races. In the final ePrix of the season, a double-header at New York, Buemi qualified on pole in both rounds, with the final round being achieved in the first wet qualifying session in Formula E history. However, he would slip behind faster cars in the races to 3rd and 4th respectively. This meant he finished the season in 4th place, his lowest position in the standings since Formula E began, with 125 points. Renault e.dams finished the season 5th in the standings, the first time they had not won the Teams' Championship, with Buemi scoring 125 out of the team's 133 points.

Nissan e.dams (2018–2022)

It was announced that the DAMS would switch from Renault to Nissan from the 2018-19 season. Buemi was initially meant to partner Alexander Albon, who raced for the DAMS Formula 2 team, but he was released by DAMS to join Buemi's former team, Toro Rosso to race in F1 in 2019. Albon was replaced by Oliver Rowland, who had previously raced for DAMS in Formula 2 in 2017.

2018–19 season

Buemi started the season with 3rd place on the grid, but slipped to 6th by the end of the race. At the next round in Marrakesh, Buemi again started 3rd on the grid, but had to avoid the spinning Techeetah of Jean-Éric Vergne and fell down the order. However, by the end of the race, he recovered to 8th place. At the next race, in Santiago, he inherited pole position when Lucas di Grassi was disqualified for a technical infringement. However, he crashed out of lead towards the end of the race due to a brake failure. Buemi's misfortune continued, when at the next race, both he and his teammate Rowland ran out of energy a lap before the end of the race, running in 4th and 3rd respectively, after Nissan had miscalculated the number of laps remaining. This was followed by a suspension failure causing him to retire from the following round. At the next round he crashed during his superpole run and therefore qualified 6th, but he was later disqualified for a technical infringement and had to start from the pit lane. By the last lap, he had made his way up to 8th place, but while attempting to overtake Robin Frijns, Buemi ploughed into the back of him, causing Frijns to take out di Grassi, moving Buemi up to 6th, while di Grassi retired on the spot, and Frijns limped back home in 14th. Buemi was given a 10-second time penalty for causing the collision and was classified 8th, the position he was in before the crash. He also had trouble in Rome and Paris. However, after taking pole for the Berlin ePrix, his results improved. He finished second, after di Grassi overtook him and won the race. In Bern, and in Race 2 in New York, he finished third. His first victory of the season came in Race 1 in New York, after taking pole position. He was under attack from Jaguar driver Alex Lynn. However, the Brit retired due to a loss of power. After that, Buemi held a comfortable margin to win the race over Lynn’s teammate, Mitch Evans, who had an incredible comeback from 13th position on the grid. By the end of the season, Buemi had overtaken 11 drivers, including title contenders Evans and di Grassi, to climb from 13th to 2nd in the championship.

2019–20 season

Buemi and Oliver Rowland were retained by Nissan e.dams for the 2019–20 season. Buemi finished fourth in the championship standings. [16]

2020–21 season

Nissan e.dams retained Buemi and Oliver Rowland for the 2020–21 season. [17]

2021–22 season

Buemi continued with Nissan e.dams with Maximilian Günther as his new teammate in 2022. [18] The season once again failed to yield any podiums for Buemi, who scored a best result of fifth in New York City, which put him 15th in the standings.

Envision Racing (2023–)

2022–23 season

Buemi at the 2023 Berlin ePrix.

In October 2022, Buemi announced that he would switch to the Envision Racing team, replacing the outgoing Robin Frijns and partnering Nick Cassidy, under a two year deal. [19] Additionally, he ended an eight year association with e.dams, which started in his first Formula E season. [20] Having finished sixth during the season opener in Mexico City, [21] Buemi scored his first pole position since the 2019 New York City ePrix weekend in Diriyah, having beaten rookie Jake Hughes in the final stage of qualifying. [22] [23] He took points from both races in the Kingdom, ending up fourth and sixth respectively. [24] At the Hyderabad ePrix, Buemi navigated through a chaotic race to cross the line in third position, however he would be demoted to 15th due to an overpower infringement. [25] More misery would pile on during the opening lap of the next race in Cape Town, as the Swiss driver was hit by a late-braking Pascal Wehrlein going into Turn 10. What followed would be a recovery drive with a damaged car, in which Buemi brought his Envision back up to fifth place. [26]

2023–24 season

Buemi remained at Envision Racing for the 2023–24 season as part of his contract, having Robin Frijns as his new teammate as Nick Cassidy departed for Jaguar Racing. [19] [27]

Personal life

As of 2009, Buemi resided in Bahrain with his family and his girlfriend Jennifer. [28] He has since moved to Switzerland. [29] He and Jennifer were married in 2015 and they have two sons together. [30] His grandfather Georges Gachnang and his first cousin Natacha Gachnang are also racing drivers. [31] [32]

In 2013, Buemi and Johnny Herbert mentored six contestants in a primetime ITV4 reality series, with the aim of taking players of the Gran Turismo videogames to the Dubai 24 Hour race as real drivers. [33] Other countries in Europe had heats mentored by Vitantonio Liuzzi. [34]

On 18 April 2023, Buemi became a father for the third time with the birth of his new son.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
1998 KIA Cup — Mini 12th
Swiss Championship — Mini 1st
1999 KIA Cup — Mini 90 1st
Swiss Championship — Mini 90 1st
2002 Trofeo Andrea Margutti — ICA Junior 2nd
Grand Prix Karting FFSA — Junior 9th
Italian Open Masters — ICA Junior 2nd
European Championship — ICA Junior Cegga Karts Racing 1st
Monaco Kart Cup — ICA Junior 17th
2003 South Garda Winter Cup — ICA Junior 20th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — ICA Junior Intrepid Kart Technology 30th
Italian Open Masters — ICA Junior 1st
European Championship — ICA Junior 4th
Swiss Championship — Junior Cegga Karts 13th
Grand Prix Karting FFSA — Junior 28th
Source: [35]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2004 Formula BMW ADAC Lars Kaufmann Motorsport 20 0 2 2 10 188 3rd
2005 Formula BMW ADAC ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. 20 7 7 12 16 282 2nd
Formula BMW World Final 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
Spanish Formula 3 Championship Racing Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2006 Formula 3 Euro Series ASL Mücke Motorsport 20 1 0 6 3 31 12th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Motopark Academy 8 2 1 1 6 172 7th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 6 1 0 0 1 33 11th
Macau Grand Prix Carlin Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2006–07 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team Switzerland 12 0 0 1 0 50 8th
2007 Formula 3 Euro Series ASL Mücke Motorsport 20 3 2 4 13 95 2nd
GP2 Series ART Grand Prix 11 0 0 3 0 6 21st
Macau Grand Prix Räikkönen Robertson Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
2008 GP2 Asia Series Trust Team Arden 10 1 0 1 5 37 2nd
GP2 Series 19 2 0 0 5 50 6th
Formula One Red Bull Racing Test driver
2009 Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso 17 0 0 0 0 6 16th
2010 Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso 19 0 0 0 0 8 16th
2011 Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso 19 0 0 0 0 15 15th
2012 FIA World Endurance Championship Toyota Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Boutsen Ginion Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Formula One Red Bull Racing Test driver
2013 FIA World Endurance Championship Toyota Racing 8 1 0 0 4 106.25 3rd
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 2nd
Formula One Infiniti Red Bull Racing Test driver
2014 FIA World Endurance Championship Toyota Racing 8 4 2 3 7 166 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 3rd
Formula One Infiniti Red Bull Racing Test driver
2014–15 Formula E e.dams Renault 11 3 3 1 5 143 2nd
2015 FIA World Endurance Championship Toyota Racing 8 0 0 0 1 79 5th
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
Formula One Infiniti Red Bull Racing Test driver
2015–16 Formula E Renault e.dams 10 3 3 5 6 155 1st
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship Toyota Gazoo Racing 9 0 0 0 1 60 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
Formula One Red Bull Racing Reserve driver
2016–17 Formula E Renault e.dams 10 6 2 1 6 157 2nd
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship Toyota Gazoo Racing 9 5 0 1 7 183 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 1 0 N/A 8th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Rebellion Racing 2 0 0 0 0 45 26th
Formula One Red Bull Racing Reserve driver
2017–18 Formula E Renault e.dams 12 0 3 0 4 125 4th
2018 24 Hours of Le Mans Toyota Gazoo Racing 1 1 1 1 1 N/A 1st
Formula One Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Reserve driver
2018–19 Formula E Nissan e.dams 13 1 3 0 4 119 2nd
FIA World Endurance Championship Toyota Gazoo Racing 8 5 4 0 7 198 1st
2019 24 Hours of Le Mans Toyota Gazoo Racing 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
Formula One Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Reserve driver
2019–20 Formula E Nissan e.dams 11 0 0 0 4 84 4th
FIA World Endurance Championship Toyota Gazoo Racing 8 2 1 1 8 202 2nd
2020 24 Hours of Le Mans Toyota Gazoo Racing 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
Formula One Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Reserve driver
2020–21 Formula E Nissan e.dams 15 0 0 0 0 20 21st
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Toyota Gazoo Racing 6 3 1 2 5 168 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
Formula One Red Bull Racing Honda Reserve driver
2021–22 Formula E Nissan e.dams 16 0 0 0 0 30 15th
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Toyota Gazoo Racing 6 2 2 1 5 149 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 1 1 0 1 N/A 1st
Formula One Oracle Red Bull Racing Reserve driver
2022–23 Formula E Envision Racing 16 0 2 2 1 105 6th
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Toyota Gazoo Racing 7 2 2 1 6 172 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 2nd
2023–24 Formula E Envision Racing 4 0 0 1 1 20* 9th
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Toyota Gazoo Racing 1 0 0 0 0 3 9th*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula BMW ADAC results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2004 Lars Kaufmann Motorsport HOC1
1

4
HOC1
2

2
ADR
1

3
ADR
2

4
NÜR1
1

6
NÜR1
2

5
LAU
1

3
LAU
2

2
NOR
1

DSQ
NOR
2

21
NÜR2
1

6
NÜR2
2

6
OSC
1

2
OSC
2

Ret
ZAN
1

3
ZAN
2

4
BRN
1

3
BRN
2

3
HOC2
1

2
HOC2
2

3
3rd 188
2005 Mücke Motorsport HOC1
1

2
HOC1
2

5
LAU
1

1
LAU
2

3
SPA
1

1
SPA
2

Ret
NÜR1
1

2
NÜR1
2

3
BRN
1

2
BRN
2

1
OSC
1

2
OSC
2

1
NOR
1

5
NOR
2

2
NÜR2
1

1
NÜR2
2

1
ZAN
1

2
ZAN
2

1
HOC2
1

16
HOC2
2

3
2nd 282

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2006 ASL Mücke Motorsport Dallara F305/011 Mercedes HOC
1

19
HOC
2

14
LAU
1

Ret
LAU
2

12
OSC
1

7
OSC
2

1
BRH
1

21
BRH
2

16
NOR
1

7
NOR
2

11
NÜR
1

4
NÜR
2

8
ZAN
1

Ret
ZAN
2

8
CAT
1

7
CAT
2

5
BUG
1

DSQ
BUG
2

11
HOC
1

2
HOC
2

3
12th 31
2007 ASL Mücke Motorsport Dallara F305/011 Mercedes HOC
1

1
HOC
2

3
BRH
1

7
BRH
2

2
NOR
1

2
NOR
2

2
MAG
1

3
MAG
2

19
MUG
1

3
MUG
2

5
ZAN
1

3
ZAN
2

2
NÜR
1

2
NÜR
2

3
CAT
1

Ret
CAT
2

6
NOG
1

4
NOG
2

1
HOC
1

5
HOC
2

1
2nd 95

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

( key)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2006–07 Switzerland NED
SPR

10
NED
FEA

8
CZE
SPR

8
CZE
FEA

10
BEI
SPR
BEI
FEA
MYS
SPR
MYS
FEA
IDN
SPR
IDN
FEA
NZL
SPR

5
NZL
FEA

4
AUS
SPR

4
AUS
FEA

7
RSA
SPR
RSA
FEA
MEX
SPR
MEX
FEA
SHA
SPR

4
SHA
FEA

9
GBR
SPR

Ret
GBR
SPR

DSQ
8th 50

Complete GP2 Series results

( key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2007 ART Grand Prix BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA

7
MAG
FEA
MAG
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
NÜR
FEA

Ret
NÜR
SPR

20
HUN
FEA

15
HUN
SPR

17
IST
FEA

Ret
IST
SPR

13
MNZ
FEA

7
MNZ
SPR

14
SPA
FEA

10
SPA
SPR

Ret
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
21st 6
2008 Trust Team Arden CAT
FEA

7
CAT
SPR

2
IST
FEA

6
IST
SPR

3
MON
FEA

Ret
MON
SPR

11
MAG
FEA

Ret
MAG
SPR

1
SIL
FEA

4
SIL
SPR

DNS
HOC
FEA

Ret
HOC
SPR

8
HUN
FEA

7
HUN
SPR

1
VAL
FEA

6
VAL
SPR

Ret
SPA
FEA

5
SPA
SPR

4
MNZ
FEA

3
MNZ
SPR

7
6th 50

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

( key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
2008 Trust Team Arden DUB1
FEA

DSQ
DUB1
SPR

Ret
SEN
FEA

1
SEN
SPR

7
SEP
FEA

Ret
SEP
SPR

Ret
BHR
FEA

2
BHR
SPR

2
DUB2
FEA

2
DUB2
SPR

2
2nd 37

Complete Formula One results

( key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 WDC Points
2009 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR4 Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 AUS
7
MAL
16†
CHN
8
BHR
17
ESP
Ret
MON
Ret
TUR
15
GBR
18
GER
16
HUN
16
EUR
Ret
BEL
12
ITA
13†
SIN
Ret
JPN
Ret
BRA
7
ABU
8
16th 6
2010 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR5 Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 BHR
16†
AUS
Ret
MAL
11
CHN
Ret
ESP
Ret
MON
10
TUR
16
CAN
8
EUR
9
GBR
12
GER
Ret
HUN
12
BEL
12
ITA
11
SIN
14
JPN
10
KOR
Ret
BRA
13
ABU
15
16th 8
2011 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR6 Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 AUS
8
MAL
13
CHN
14
TUR
9
ESP
14
MON
10
CAN
10
EUR
13
GBR
Ret
GER
15
HUN
8
BEL
Ret
ITA
10
SIN
12
JPN
Ret
KOR
9
IND
Ret
ABU
Ret
BRA
12
15th 15

Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2012 Japan Toyota Racing United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
France Stéphane Sarrazin
Toyota TS030 Hybrid LMP1 82 DNF DNF
2013 Japan Toyota Racing United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
France Stéphane Sarrazin
Toyota TS030 Hybrid LMP1 347 2nd 2nd
2014 Japan Toyota Racing United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
France Nicolas Lapierre
Toyota TS040 Hybrid LMP1-H 374 3rd 3rd
2015 Japan Toyota Racing United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS040 Hybrid LMP1 386 8th 8th
2016 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS050 Hybrid LMP1 384 NC NC
2017 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS050 Hybrid LMP1 358 8th 2nd
2018 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Spain Fernando Alonso
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS050 Hybrid LMP1 388 1st 1st
2019 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Spain Fernando Alonso
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS050 Hybrid LMP1 385 1st 1st
2020 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS050 Hybrid LMP1 387 1st 1st
2021 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota GR010 Hybrid Hypercar 369 2nd 2nd
2022 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Japan Ryō Hirakawa
Toyota GR010 Hybrid Hypercar 380 1st 1st
2023 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Japan Ryō Hirakawa
Toyota GR010 Hybrid Hypercar 342 2nd 2nd

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2012 Toyota Racing LMP1 Toyota TS030 Hybrid Toyota 3.4 L V8 (Hybrid) SEB SPA LMS
Ret
SIL SÃO BHR FUJ SHA NC 0
2013 Toyota Racing LMP1 Toyota TS030 Hybrid Toyota 3.4 L V8 (Hybrid) SIL
3
SPA
4
LMS
2
SÃO
Ret
COA
2
FUJ
15
SHA
Ret
BHR
1
3rd 106.25
2014 Toyota Racing LMP1 Toyota TS040 Hybrid Toyota 3.7 L V8 (Hybrid) SIL
1
SPA
1
LMS
3
COA
3
FUJ
1
SHA
1
BHR
10
SÃO
2
1st 166
2015 Toyota Racing LMP1 Toyota TS040 Hybrid Toyota 3.7 L V8 (Hybrid) SIL
3
SPA
8
LMS
8
NÜR
5
COA
4
FUJ
5
SHA
6
BHR
4
5th 79
2016 Toyota Gazoo Racing LMP1 Toyota TS050 Hybrid Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid) SIL
16
SPA
27
LMS
NC
NÜR
5
MEX
Ret
COA
5
FUJ
4
SHA
3
BHR
4
8th 60
2017 Toyota Gazoo Racing LMP1 Toyota TS050 Hybrid Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid) SIL
1
SPA
1
LMS
6
NÜR
4
MEX
3
COA
3
FUJ
1
SHA
1
BHR
1
2nd 183
2018–19 Toyota Gazoo Racing LMP1 Toyota TS050 Hybrid Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid) SPA
1
LMS
1
SIL
DSQ
FUJ
2
SHA
2
SEB
1
SPA
1
LMS
1
1st 198
2019–20 Toyota Gazoo Racing LMP1 Toyota TS050 Hybrid Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid) SIL
2
FUJ
1
SHA
2
BHR
2
COA
2
SPA
2
LMS
1
BHR
2
2nd 202
2021 Toyota Gazoo Racing Hypercar Toyota GR010 Hybrid Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid) SPA
1
ALG
1
MNZ
4
LMS
2
BHR
2
BHR
1
2nd 168
2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing Hypercar Toyota GR010 Hybrid Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid) SEB
2
SPA
Ret
LMS
1
MNZ
2
FUJ
1
BHR
2
1st 149
2023 Toyota Gazoo Racing Hypercar Toyota GR010 Hybrid Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid) SEB
2
ALG
1
SPA
2
LMS
2
MNZ
6
FUJ
2
BHR
1
1st 172
2024 Toyota Gazoo Racing Hypercar Toyota GR010 Hybrid Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid) QAT
9
IMO
SPA
LMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
BHR
9th* 3*

* Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2017 Rebellion Racing P Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
8
SEB
9
LBH COA DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 26th 45

Complete Formula E results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2014–15 Team e.dams Renault Spark SRT01-e SRT01-e BEI
Ret
PUT
3
PDE
1
BUE
Ret
MIA
13
LBH
4
MCO
1
BER
2
MSC
9
LDN
1
LDN
5
2nd 143
2015–16 Renault e.dams Spark SRT01-e Renault Z.E 15 BEI
1
PUT
12
PDE
1
BUE
2
MEX
2
LBH
16
PAR
3
BER
1
LDN
5
LDN
Ret
1st 155
2016–17 Renault e.dams Spark SRT01-e Renault Z.E 16 HKG
1
MRK
1
BUE
1
MEX
14
MCO
1
PAR
1
BER
DSQ
BER
1
NYC NYC MTL
DSQ
MTL
11
2nd 157
2017–18 Renault e.dams Spark SRT01-e Renault Z.E 17 HKG
11
HKG
10
MRK
2
SCL
3
MEX
3
PDE
Ret
RME
6
PAR
5
BER
4
ZUR
5
NYC
3
NYC
4
4th 125
2018–19 Nissan e.dams Spark SRT05e Nissan IM01 ADR
6
MRK
8
SCL
Ret
MEX
21†
HKG
Ret
SYX
8
RME
5
PAR
15
MCO
5
BER
2
BRN
3
NYC
1
NYC
3
2nd 119
2019–20 Nissan e.dams Spark SRT05e Nissan IM02 DIR
Ret
DIR
12
SCL
13
MEX
3
MRK
4
BER
7
BER
2
BER
11
BER
3
BER
10
BER
3
4th 84
2020–21 Nissan e.dams Spark SRT05e Nissan IM02 DIR
13
DIR
Ret
RME
5
RME
10
VLC
Ret
VLC
11
21st 20
Nissan IM03 MCO
11
PUE
DSQ
PUE
14
NYC
6
NYC
15
LDN
DSQ
LDN
13
BER
11
BER
14
2021–22 Nissan e.dams Spark SRT05e Nissan IM03 DRH
17
DRH
13
MEX
8
RME
16
RME
9
MCO
8
BER
14
BER
14
JAK
11
MRK
16
NYC
5
NYC
13
LDN
11
LDN
6
SEO
Ret
SEO
9
15th 30
2022–23 Envision Racing Formula E Gen3 Jaguar I-Type 6 MEX
6
DRH
4
DRH
6
HYD
15
CAP
5
SAP
10
BER
4
BER
20
MCO
8
JAK
20
JAK
10
POR
5
RME
Ret
RME
5
LDN
3
LDN
6
6th 105
2023–24 Envision Racing Formula E Gen3 Jaguar I-Type 6 MEX
2
DRH
12
DRH
WD
SAP
10
TOK
MIS
MIS
MCO
BER
BER
SIC
SIC
POR
POR
LDN
LDN
9th* 20*

Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
* Season still in progress.

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External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by World Endurance Drivers Champion
2014
With: Anthony Davidson
Succeeded by
Preceded by Formula E Champion
2015-16
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
2018, 2019, 2020
With: Fernando Alonso (2018-19), Kazuki Nakajima (2018-20) & Brendon Hartley (2020)
Succeeded by
Preceded by World Endurance Drivers Champion
2018–19
With: Fernando Alonso & Kazuki Nakajima
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
2022
With: Brendon Hartley & Ryo Hirakawa
Succeeded by
Preceded by World Endurance Drivers Champion
2022- 2023
With: Brendon Hartley & Ryo Hirakawa
Succeeded by
Incumbent
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sébastien Buemi
Buemi in the Red Bull Racing pits in 2019
Nationality Switzerland Swiss
Born (1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 (age 35)
Aigle, Switzerland
Related to Natacha Gachnang (cousin)
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season 2012
Current team Toyota Gazoo Racing
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number8
Starts79
Championships4 ( 2014, 2018–19, 2022, 2023)
Wins24
Poles12
Fastest laps11
Best finish1st in ( 2014, 2018–19, 2022, 2023)
Formula E career
Debut season 2014–15
Current team Envision Racing
Car number16
Former teams Renault e.dams, Nissan e.dams
Starts116 (117 entries)
Championships1 (2015–16)
Wins13
Podiums31
Poles16
Fastest laps10
Best finish1st in 2015–16
Finished last season6th (105 pts)
Formula One World Championship career
Active years 20092011
Teams Toro Rosso
Entries55 (55 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points29
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry 2009 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years 2012
Teams Toyota Racing
Best finish1st ( 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022)
Class wins4

Sébastien Olivier Humbert Buemi (French pronunciation: [se.bas.tjɛ̃ ɔ.li.vje bɥe.mi]; born 31 October 1988) is a Swiss professional racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula E Championship for Envision Racing. He competed for Scuderia Toro Rosso in Formula One from 2009 to 2011. After leaving Formula One, Buemi became a reserve driver for Scuderia Toro Rosso's sister team, Red Bull Racing from 2012 to 2013. He returned to Red Bull Racing in 2019 as a reserve driver.

Buemi has competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Toyota Gazoo Racing (formerly Toyota Racing) since 2012. He became the 2014 World Endurance Champion in the LMP1 class. [1] He won both the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans and, subsequently, the 2018-19 WEC Championship. He also won the 2019, 2020 and 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Buemi has raced FIA Formula E Championship with e.dams Renault (now Nissan Formula E Team) since 2014. He won the Formula E Championship in 2015–16. Buemi also became part of the Nismo Global Driver Exchange.

Early career

Formula BMW

Born in Aigle, Vaud, Buemi graduated from karting and spent 2004 and 2005 in German Formula BMW, finishing third and second in the championship respectively. He was also runner up in the 2005 FBMW World Final.

Formula Three

Following a single race in Spanish Formula Three in 2005, Buemi moved up to the Formula Three Euroseries for 2006, finishing 12th in the championship, ceding 11th place to Charlie Kimball on countback. He remained in the series for 2007, and finished second in the championship, behind Romain Grosjean. He has also competed in the special Masters of Formula 3 and Macau Grand Prix races.

A1 Grand Prix

For the 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season, Buemi shared driving duties for A1 Team Switzerland with Neel Jani and Marcel Fässler. The team finished eighth in the championship.

GP2 Series

Buemi driving for Arden International at the Silverstone round of the 2008 GP2 Series season

Buemi was drafted in at short notice to replace the injured Michael Ammermüller at ART Grand Prix for the Monaco round of the 2007 GP2 Series season. He performed creditably on his GP2 début, qualifying fourth and finishing seventh. He joined the Arden International team for the 2008 GP2 Asia Series, and finished as runner-up with a win and four second places. He continued with the team for the main 2008 season. [2] He scored his first win in the French sprint race, starting 21st on the grid (after a technical problem in the feature race) on slick tyres on a drying track and benefitting as most rivals had to pit for slicks. He won one more race and ended the season sixth in the championship.

Buemi in 2008

Formula One

On 18 September 2007 he drove the Red Bull RB3 at the F1 test session in Jerez. He was third quickest on the day, behind Timo Glock ( BMW) and Vitantonio Liuzzi ( Scuderia Toro Rosso) but ahead of names such as Rubens Barrichello ( Honda) and Nelson Piquet Jr. ( Renault). On 16 January 2008 Red Bull Racing confirmed Buemi as their test and reserve driver for the 2008 season. [3] At the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix, Buemi drove the medical car as usual driver Dr Jacques Tropenat had been suffering from an ear problem. [4] Buemi also drove the medical car at the Chinese Grand Prix and Brazilian Grand Prix.

Scuderia Toro Rosso (2009–2011)

2009

Buemi during free practice at the 2009 Spanish Grand Prix

Scuderia Toro Rosso confirmed its signing of Buemi as one of its race drivers on 9 January 2009. [5] He was the first Swiss driver to take part in an F1 race since Jean-Denis Délétraz drove for Pacific at the 1995 European Grand Prix.

In his first race, the 2009 Australian Grand Prix, Buemi outqualified his teammate Sébastien Bourdais and then scored a point in the race by finishing in eighth position. He was later promoted to seventh place as a result of Lewis Hamilton being disqualified. At the Chinese Grand Prix, he scored another point, this time in the wet, finishing eighth after starting tenth. After a mid season dip in the Toro Rosso's form, Buemi rounded off a good weekend to finish 7th in the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix. He followed this with a third top ten qualification in a row and another points finish at the season finale in Abu Dhabi. Buemi finished the year sixteenth with 6 points as the best rookie.

2010

Buemi driving the Toro Rosso STR5 during practice for the 2010 Spanish Grand Prix

On 9 November 2009, it was confirmed that Buemi would race for a second season with Toro Rosso.

During the first free practice session of the 2010 Chinese Grand Prix, a front suspension wishbone broke under braking on Buemi's Toro Rosso as he braked for Turn 14. The two front wheels flew off while Buemi was travelling at over 300 km/h (190 mph). One wheel went over the safety fence and landed in a spectator area, missing a camera man on its way. Buemi's car continued to travel forward, veering to the left and sliding along an Armco barrier, knocking off the front wing. Neither Buemi nor any spectators were injured as a result of the incident. Toro Rosso blamed a failure of a new front right upright for the incident. [6] Buemi completed 2010 with eight points to teammate Alguersuari's five. He was sixteenth again in the drivers' championship.

2011

Buemi driving for Toro Rosso at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix

Buemi, along with his teammate from 2009 and 2010 – Jaime Alguersuari, continued to race for Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2011. On 14 December 2011 it was announced that both Buemi and Alguersuari had been dropped by the team, and would be replaced by Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Éric Vergne for the 2012 season. [7]

Red Bull Racing (2012–present)

2012

In January 2012 it was announced that Buemi would rejoin Red Bull Racing as a test and reserve driver for the 2012 season, as well as acting as Toro Rosso's reserve driver. [8] Buemi continued as Red Bull's test and reserve driver for the 2013 [9] and 2014 seasons. Buemi was again announced as reserve driver for 2019 for Red Bull Racing. He participated in the 2020 Young Driver's Test with the Milton Keynes squad. As of 2023, Buemi was not featured on Red Bull's list of reserve drivers. [10]

FIA World Endurance Championship

The Toyota TS040 Hybrid that Buemi drove at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans

Buemi also signed a deal to contest the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Toyota Motorsport GmbH, driving a Toyota TS030 Hybrid with Anthony Davidson and Hiroaki Ishiura (who later withdrew and was replaced by Stéphane Sarrazin). [11] After a strong performance, the car was running in third position in the early evening when Davidson collided with a GT Ferrari and crashed heavily.

In 2013, Buemi continued driving with Toyota for a full season and ended with third place in the drivers' championship. For the 2014 season, he drove Toyota's new car – the Toyota TS040 Hybrid. With four wins and seven podiums from the eight races, Buemi became World Endurance Drivers' Champion with teammate Anthony Davidson. [1]

As of 2023, Buemi has won the FIA WEC four times and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times.

Formula E

Buemi is currently one of the most successful drivers in the series' history having claimed many wins, poles, fastest laps and points in the series.

Renault e.dams (2014–2018)

Buemi raced in the inaugural Formula E season for e.dams alongside Frenchman Nicolas Prost.

2014–15 season

Buemi's season did not start off easily with a retirement in Beijing having started from last on the grid and being unable to set a qualifying time at the following round in Putrajaya, he lined up 19th on the grid. Buemi drove a brilliant recovery race having started in 19th and finishing 3rd on the podium ahead of his teammate who started in 11th. At the third round of the season Buemi secured his first race victory in Punta del Este. Buemi started on pole at the following round in Buenos Aires for the first time in his career but crashed out of the race after leading. Buemi went on to win in Monaco and the first London race, both from pole position, whereas he finished second in Berlin. Buemi finished the season second in the championship, one point short of Nelson Piquet Jr.'s tally.

2015–16 season

Buemi at the 2015 Punta del Este ePrix

In season two, Buemi dominated the early stages of the championship. In the season opening round in Beijing Buemi secured pole, fastest lap and the race win. The story was looking much the same in the following round in Putrajaya before Buemi's car experienced mechanical failure while leading the race. Having made a mistake in qualifying in Punta del Este, Buemi lined up fifth on the grid, but went on to claim his third fastest lap in three races and another race victory. Next he finished second in Buenos Aires and Mexico.

After a third-place finish at Paris, Buemi scored his third win of the season at Berlin, setting up a nail bitting finale in London. With Buemi needing to finish ahead of rival Lucas di Grassi to win the championship in the second race of the weekend, he was hit off by no other than Di Grassi himself at the first corner. Therefore, the title was to be headed to whoever could get the fastest lap bonus points in their second car. Despite the immense pressure, Buemi cruised to the fastest lap to become Formula E champion 2015-16.

2016–17 season

Season three started exceptionally well for Buemi, as he won the first three rounds of the championship, becoming the first Formula E driver to achieve the feat of three consecutive wins. Buemi would go on to take three more wins at Monaco, [12] Paris, [13] and Berlin [14] before the final 4 races in New York City and Montreal, both double headers.

However, Buemi skipped the New York event due to his WEC commitments with Toyota and participated in the 6 Hours of Nürburgring instead, with Red Bull F1 test and reserve driver Pierre Gasly taking his place. [15] In addition, he was disqualified from two races for technical infringements. Ultimately, this loss of points led to Buemi missing out on the championship as rival Lucas di Grassi took the title at the final race.

2017–18 season

Buemi on the podium at the 2017 Berlin ePrix

Buemi endured a tough start to the season, taking only one point from the opening double-header at Hong Kong, having been involved in some incidents, including with previous seasons' title rival Lucas di Grassi. Buemi hit back with pole position at Marrakesh. He led the race throughout, until 4 laps from the end, he was passed by the Mahindra of Felix Rosenqvist. He achieved two podium finishes at the next two races, to leave him in 4th place in the standings. However, he crashed out of the following race in Punta del Este. His Renault e.dams, however, proved not to be as competitive as previous seasons, and while consistently scoring in the points, he did not achieve a race win or podium for the next 4 races. In the final ePrix of the season, a double-header at New York, Buemi qualified on pole in both rounds, with the final round being achieved in the first wet qualifying session in Formula E history. However, he would slip behind faster cars in the races to 3rd and 4th respectively. This meant he finished the season in 4th place, his lowest position in the standings since Formula E began, with 125 points. Renault e.dams finished the season 5th in the standings, the first time they had not won the Teams' Championship, with Buemi scoring 125 out of the team's 133 points.

Nissan e.dams (2018–2022)

It was announced that the DAMS would switch from Renault to Nissan from the 2018-19 season. Buemi was initially meant to partner Alexander Albon, who raced for the DAMS Formula 2 team, but he was released by DAMS to join Buemi's former team, Toro Rosso to race in F1 in 2019. Albon was replaced by Oliver Rowland, who had previously raced for DAMS in Formula 2 in 2017.

2018–19 season

Buemi started the season with 3rd place on the grid, but slipped to 6th by the end of the race. At the next round in Marrakesh, Buemi again started 3rd on the grid, but had to avoid the spinning Techeetah of Jean-Éric Vergne and fell down the order. However, by the end of the race, he recovered to 8th place. At the next race, in Santiago, he inherited pole position when Lucas di Grassi was disqualified for a technical infringement. However, he crashed out of lead towards the end of the race due to a brake failure. Buemi's misfortune continued, when at the next race, both he and his teammate Rowland ran out of energy a lap before the end of the race, running in 4th and 3rd respectively, after Nissan had miscalculated the number of laps remaining. This was followed by a suspension failure causing him to retire from the following round. At the next round he crashed during his superpole run and therefore qualified 6th, but he was later disqualified for a technical infringement and had to start from the pit lane. By the last lap, he had made his way up to 8th place, but while attempting to overtake Robin Frijns, Buemi ploughed into the back of him, causing Frijns to take out di Grassi, moving Buemi up to 6th, while di Grassi retired on the spot, and Frijns limped back home in 14th. Buemi was given a 10-second time penalty for causing the collision and was classified 8th, the position he was in before the crash. He also had trouble in Rome and Paris. However, after taking pole for the Berlin ePrix, his results improved. He finished second, after di Grassi overtook him and won the race. In Bern, and in Race 2 in New York, he finished third. His first victory of the season came in Race 1 in New York, after taking pole position. He was under attack from Jaguar driver Alex Lynn. However, the Brit retired due to a loss of power. After that, Buemi held a comfortable margin to win the race over Lynn’s teammate, Mitch Evans, who had an incredible comeback from 13th position on the grid. By the end of the season, Buemi had overtaken 11 drivers, including title contenders Evans and di Grassi, to climb from 13th to 2nd in the championship.

2019–20 season

Buemi and Oliver Rowland were retained by Nissan e.dams for the 2019–20 season. Buemi finished fourth in the championship standings. [16]

2020–21 season

Nissan e.dams retained Buemi and Oliver Rowland for the 2020–21 season. [17]

2021–22 season

Buemi continued with Nissan e.dams with Maximilian Günther as his new teammate in 2022. [18] The season once again failed to yield any podiums for Buemi, who scored a best result of fifth in New York City, which put him 15th in the standings.

Envision Racing (2023–)

2022–23 season

Buemi at the 2023 Berlin ePrix.

In October 2022, Buemi announced that he would switch to the Envision Racing team, replacing the outgoing Robin Frijns and partnering Nick Cassidy, under a two year deal. [19] Additionally, he ended an eight year association with e.dams, which started in his first Formula E season. [20] Having finished sixth during the season opener in Mexico City, [21] Buemi scored his first pole position since the 2019 New York City ePrix weekend in Diriyah, having beaten rookie Jake Hughes in the final stage of qualifying. [22] [23] He took points from both races in the Kingdom, ending up fourth and sixth respectively. [24] At the Hyderabad ePrix, Buemi navigated through a chaotic race to cross the line in third position, however he would be demoted to 15th due to an overpower infringement. [25] More misery would pile on during the opening lap of the next race in Cape Town, as the Swiss driver was hit by a late-braking Pascal Wehrlein going into Turn 10. What followed would be a recovery drive with a damaged car, in which Buemi brought his Envision back up to fifth place. [26]

2023–24 season

Buemi remained at Envision Racing for the 2023–24 season as part of his contract, having Robin Frijns as his new teammate as Nick Cassidy departed for Jaguar Racing. [19] [27]

Personal life

As of 2009, Buemi resided in Bahrain with his family and his girlfriend Jennifer. [28] He has since moved to Switzerland. [29] He and Jennifer were married in 2015 and they have two sons together. [30] His grandfather Georges Gachnang and his first cousin Natacha Gachnang are also racing drivers. [31] [32]

In 2013, Buemi and Johnny Herbert mentored six contestants in a primetime ITV4 reality series, with the aim of taking players of the Gran Turismo videogames to the Dubai 24 Hour race as real drivers. [33] Other countries in Europe had heats mentored by Vitantonio Liuzzi. [34]

On 18 April 2023, Buemi became a father for the third time with the birth of his new son.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
1998 KIA Cup — Mini 12th
Swiss Championship — Mini 1st
1999 KIA Cup — Mini 90 1st
Swiss Championship — Mini 90 1st
2002 Trofeo Andrea Margutti — ICA Junior 2nd
Grand Prix Karting FFSA — Junior 9th
Italian Open Masters — ICA Junior 2nd
European Championship — ICA Junior Cegga Karts Racing 1st
Monaco Kart Cup — ICA Junior 17th
2003 South Garda Winter Cup — ICA Junior 20th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — ICA Junior Intrepid Kart Technology 30th
Italian Open Masters — ICA Junior 1st
European Championship — ICA Junior 4th
Swiss Championship — Junior Cegga Karts 13th
Grand Prix Karting FFSA — Junior 28th
Source: [35]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2004 Formula BMW ADAC Lars Kaufmann Motorsport 20 0 2 2 10 188 3rd
2005 Formula BMW ADAC ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. 20 7 7 12 16 282 2nd
Formula BMW World Final 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
Spanish Formula 3 Championship Racing Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2006 Formula 3 Euro Series ASL Mücke Motorsport 20 1 0 6 3 31 12th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Motopark Academy 8 2 1 1 6 172 7th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 6 1 0 0 1 33 11th
Macau Grand Prix Carlin Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2006–07 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team Switzerland 12 0 0 1 0 50 8th
2007 Formula 3 Euro Series ASL Mücke Motorsport 20 3 2 4 13 95 2nd
GP2 Series ART Grand Prix 11 0 0 3 0 6 21st
Macau Grand Prix Räikkönen Robertson Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
2008 GP2 Asia Series Trust Team Arden 10 1 0 1 5 37 2nd
GP2 Series 19 2 0 0 5 50 6th
Formula One Red Bull Racing Test driver
2009 Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso 17 0 0 0 0 6 16th
2010 Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso 19 0 0 0 0 8 16th
2011 Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso 19 0 0 0 0 15 15th
2012 FIA World Endurance Championship Toyota Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Boutsen Ginion Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Formula One Red Bull Racing Test driver
2013 FIA World Endurance Championship Toyota Racing 8 1 0 0 4 106.25 3rd
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 2nd
Formula One Infiniti Red Bull Racing Test driver
2014 FIA World Endurance Championship Toyota Racing 8 4 2 3 7 166 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 3rd
Formula One Infiniti Red Bull Racing Test driver
2014–15 Formula E e.dams Renault 11 3 3 1 5 143 2nd
2015 FIA World Endurance Championship Toyota Racing 8 0 0 0 1 79 5th
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
Formula One Infiniti Red Bull Racing Test driver
2015–16 Formula E Renault e.dams 10 3 3 5 6 155 1st
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship Toyota Gazoo Racing 9 0 0 0 1 60 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
Formula One Red Bull Racing Reserve driver
2016–17 Formula E Renault e.dams 10 6 2 1 6 157 2nd
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship Toyota Gazoo Racing 9 5 0 1 7 183 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 1 0 N/A 8th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Rebellion Racing 2 0 0 0 0 45 26th
Formula One Red Bull Racing Reserve driver
2017–18 Formula E Renault e.dams 12 0 3 0 4 125 4th
2018 24 Hours of Le Mans Toyota Gazoo Racing 1 1 1 1 1 N/A 1st
Formula One Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Reserve driver
2018–19 Formula E Nissan e.dams 13 1 3 0 4 119 2nd
FIA World Endurance Championship Toyota Gazoo Racing 8 5 4 0 7 198 1st
2019 24 Hours of Le Mans Toyota Gazoo Racing 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
Formula One Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Reserve driver
2019–20 Formula E Nissan e.dams 11 0 0 0 4 84 4th
FIA World Endurance Championship Toyota Gazoo Racing 8 2 1 1 8 202 2nd
2020 24 Hours of Le Mans Toyota Gazoo Racing 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
Formula One Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Reserve driver
2020–21 Formula E Nissan e.dams 15 0 0 0 0 20 21st
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Toyota Gazoo Racing 6 3 1 2 5 168 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
Formula One Red Bull Racing Honda Reserve driver
2021–22 Formula E Nissan e.dams 16 0 0 0 0 30 15th
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Toyota Gazoo Racing 6 2 2 1 5 149 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 1 1 0 1 N/A 1st
Formula One Oracle Red Bull Racing Reserve driver
2022–23 Formula E Envision Racing 16 0 2 2 1 105 6th
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Toyota Gazoo Racing 7 2 2 1 6 172 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 2nd
2023–24 Formula E Envision Racing 4 0 0 1 1 20* 9th
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Toyota Gazoo Racing 1 0 0 0 0 3 9th*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula BMW ADAC results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2004 Lars Kaufmann Motorsport HOC1
1

4
HOC1
2

2
ADR
1

3
ADR
2

4
NÜR1
1

6
NÜR1
2

5
LAU
1

3
LAU
2

2
NOR
1

DSQ
NOR
2

21
NÜR2
1

6
NÜR2
2

6
OSC
1

2
OSC
2

Ret
ZAN
1

3
ZAN
2

4
BRN
1

3
BRN
2

3
HOC2
1

2
HOC2
2

3
3rd 188
2005 Mücke Motorsport HOC1
1

2
HOC1
2

5
LAU
1

1
LAU
2

3
SPA
1

1
SPA
2

Ret
NÜR1
1

2
NÜR1
2

3
BRN
1

2
BRN
2

1
OSC
1

2
OSC
2

1
NOR
1

5
NOR
2

2
NÜR2
1

1
NÜR2
2

1
ZAN
1

2
ZAN
2

1
HOC2
1

16
HOC2
2

3
2nd 282

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2006 ASL Mücke Motorsport Dallara F305/011 Mercedes HOC
1

19
HOC
2

14
LAU
1

Ret
LAU
2

12
OSC
1

7
OSC
2

1
BRH
1

21
BRH
2

16
NOR
1

7
NOR
2

11
NÜR
1

4
NÜR
2

8
ZAN
1

Ret
ZAN
2

8
CAT
1

7
CAT
2

5
BUG
1

DSQ
BUG
2

11
HOC
1

2
HOC
2

3
12th 31
2007 ASL Mücke Motorsport Dallara F305/011 Mercedes HOC
1

1
HOC
2

3
BRH
1

7
BRH
2

2
NOR
1

2
NOR
2

2
MAG
1

3
MAG
2

19
MUG
1

3
MUG
2

5
ZAN
1

3
ZAN
2

2
NÜR
1

2
NÜR
2

3
CAT
1

Ret
CAT
2

6
NOG
1

4
NOG
2

1
HOC
1

5
HOC
2

1
2nd 95

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

( key)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2006–07 Switzerland NED
SPR

10
NED
FEA

8
CZE
SPR

8
CZE
FEA

10
BEI
SPR
BEI
FEA
MYS
SPR
MYS
FEA
IDN
SPR
IDN
FEA
NZL
SPR

5
NZL
FEA

4
AUS
SPR

4
AUS
FEA

7
RSA
SPR
RSA
FEA
MEX
SPR
MEX
FEA
SHA
SPR

4
SHA
FEA

9
GBR
SPR

Ret
GBR
SPR

DSQ
8th 50

Complete GP2 Series results

( key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2007 ART Grand Prix BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA

7
MAG
FEA
MAG
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
NÜR
FEA

Ret
NÜR
SPR

20
HUN
FEA

15
HUN
SPR

17
IST
FEA

Ret
IST
SPR

13
MNZ
FEA

7
MNZ
SPR

14
SPA
FEA

10
SPA
SPR

Ret
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
21st 6
2008 Trust Team Arden CAT
FEA

7
CAT
SPR

2
IST
FEA

6
IST
SPR

3
MON
FEA

Ret
MON
SPR

11
MAG
FEA

Ret
MAG
SPR

1
SIL
FEA

4
SIL
SPR

DNS
HOC
FEA

Ret
HOC
SPR

8
HUN
FEA

7
HUN
SPR

1
VAL
FEA

6
VAL
SPR

Ret
SPA
FEA

5
SPA
SPR

4
MNZ
FEA

3
MNZ
SPR

7
6th 50

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

( key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
2008 Trust Team Arden DUB1
FEA

DSQ
DUB1
SPR

Ret
SEN
FEA

1
SEN
SPR

7
SEP
FEA

Ret
SEP
SPR

Ret
BHR
FEA

2
BHR
SPR

2
DUB2
FEA

2
DUB2
SPR

2
2nd 37

Complete Formula One results

( key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 WDC Points
2009 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR4 Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 AUS
7
MAL
16†
CHN
8
BHR
17
ESP
Ret
MON
Ret
TUR
15
GBR
18
GER
16
HUN
16
EUR
Ret
BEL
12
ITA
13†
SIN
Ret
JPN
Ret
BRA
7
ABU
8
16th 6
2010 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR5 Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 BHR
16†
AUS
Ret
MAL
11
CHN
Ret
ESP
Ret
MON
10
TUR
16
CAN
8
EUR
9
GBR
12
GER
Ret
HUN
12
BEL
12
ITA
11
SIN
14
JPN
10
KOR
Ret
BRA
13
ABU
15
16th 8
2011 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR6 Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 AUS
8
MAL
13
CHN
14
TUR
9
ESP
14
MON
10
CAN
10
EUR
13
GBR
Ret
GER
15
HUN
8
BEL
Ret
ITA
10
SIN
12
JPN
Ret
KOR
9
IND
Ret
ABU
Ret
BRA
12
15th 15

Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2012 Japan Toyota Racing United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
France Stéphane Sarrazin
Toyota TS030 Hybrid LMP1 82 DNF DNF
2013 Japan Toyota Racing United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
France Stéphane Sarrazin
Toyota TS030 Hybrid LMP1 347 2nd 2nd
2014 Japan Toyota Racing United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
France Nicolas Lapierre
Toyota TS040 Hybrid LMP1-H 374 3rd 3rd
2015 Japan Toyota Racing United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS040 Hybrid LMP1 386 8th 8th
2016 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS050 Hybrid LMP1 384 NC NC
2017 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS050 Hybrid LMP1 358 8th 2nd
2018 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Spain Fernando Alonso
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS050 Hybrid LMP1 388 1st 1st
2019 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Spain Fernando Alonso
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS050 Hybrid LMP1 385 1st 1st
2020 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS050 Hybrid LMP1 387 1st 1st
2021 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota GR010 Hybrid Hypercar 369 2nd 2nd
2022 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Japan Ryō Hirakawa
Toyota GR010 Hybrid Hypercar 380 1st 1st
2023 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Japan Ryō Hirakawa
Toyota GR010 Hybrid Hypercar 342 2nd 2nd

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2012 Toyota Racing LMP1 Toyota TS030 Hybrid Toyota 3.4 L V8 (Hybrid) SEB SPA LMS
Ret
SIL SÃO BHR FUJ SHA NC 0
2013 Toyota Racing LMP1 Toyota TS030 Hybrid Toyota 3.4 L V8 (Hybrid) SIL
3
SPA
4
LMS
2
SÃO
Ret
COA
2
FUJ
15
SHA
Ret
BHR
1
3rd 106.25
2014 Toyota Racing LMP1 Toyota TS040 Hybrid Toyota 3.7 L V8 (Hybrid) SIL
1
SPA
1
LMS
3
COA
3
FUJ
1
SHA
1
BHR
10
SÃO
2
1st 166
2015 Toyota Racing LMP1 Toyota TS040 Hybrid Toyota 3.7 L V8 (Hybrid) SIL
3
SPA
8
LMS
8
NÜR
5
COA
4
FUJ
5
SHA
6
BHR
4
5th 79
2016 Toyota Gazoo Racing LMP1 Toyota TS050 Hybrid Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid) SIL
16
SPA
27
LMS
NC
NÜR
5
MEX
Ret
COA
5
FUJ
4
SHA
3
BHR
4
8th 60
2017 Toyota Gazoo Racing LMP1 Toyota TS050 Hybrid Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid) SIL
1
SPA
1
LMS
6
NÜR
4
MEX
3
COA
3
FUJ
1
SHA
1
BHR
1
2nd 183
2018–19 Toyota Gazoo Racing LMP1 Toyota TS050 Hybrid Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid) SPA
1
LMS
1
SIL
DSQ
FUJ
2
SHA
2
SEB
1
SPA
1
LMS
1
1st 198
2019–20 Toyota Gazoo Racing LMP1 Toyota TS050 Hybrid Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid) SIL
2
FUJ
1
SHA
2
BHR
2
COA
2
SPA
2
LMS
1
BHR
2
2nd 202
2021 Toyota Gazoo Racing Hypercar Toyota GR010 Hybrid Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid) SPA
1
ALG
1
MNZ
4
LMS
2
BHR
2
BHR
1
2nd 168
2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing Hypercar Toyota GR010 Hybrid Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid) SEB
2
SPA
Ret
LMS
1
MNZ
2
FUJ
1
BHR
2
1st 149
2023 Toyota Gazoo Racing Hypercar Toyota GR010 Hybrid Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid) SEB
2
ALG
1
SPA
2
LMS
2
MNZ
6
FUJ
2
BHR
1
1st 172
2024 Toyota Gazoo Racing Hypercar Toyota GR010 Hybrid Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid) QAT
9
IMO
SPA
LMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
BHR
9th* 3*

* Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2017 Rebellion Racing P Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
8
SEB
9
LBH COA DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 26th 45

Complete Formula E results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2014–15 Team e.dams Renault Spark SRT01-e SRT01-e BEI
Ret
PUT
3
PDE
1
BUE
Ret
MIA
13
LBH
4
MCO
1
BER
2
MSC
9
LDN
1
LDN
5
2nd 143
2015–16 Renault e.dams Spark SRT01-e Renault Z.E 15 BEI
1
PUT
12
PDE
1
BUE
2
MEX
2
LBH
16
PAR
3
BER
1
LDN
5
LDN
Ret
1st 155
2016–17 Renault e.dams Spark SRT01-e Renault Z.E 16 HKG
1
MRK
1
BUE
1
MEX
14
MCO
1
PAR
1
BER
DSQ
BER
1
NYC NYC MTL
DSQ
MTL
11
2nd 157
2017–18 Renault e.dams Spark SRT01-e Renault Z.E 17 HKG
11
HKG
10
MRK
2
SCL
3
MEX
3
PDE
Ret
RME
6
PAR
5
BER
4
ZUR
5
NYC
3
NYC
4
4th 125
2018–19 Nissan e.dams Spark SRT05e Nissan IM01 ADR
6
MRK
8
SCL
Ret
MEX
21†
HKG
Ret
SYX
8
RME
5
PAR
15
MCO
5
BER
2
BRN
3
NYC
1
NYC
3
2nd 119
2019–20 Nissan e.dams Spark SRT05e Nissan IM02 DIR
Ret
DIR
12
SCL
13
MEX
3
MRK
4
BER
7
BER
2
BER
11
BER
3
BER
10
BER
3
4th 84
2020–21 Nissan e.dams Spark SRT05e Nissan IM02 DIR
13
DIR
Ret
RME
5
RME
10
VLC
Ret
VLC
11
21st 20
Nissan IM03 MCO
11
PUE
DSQ
PUE
14
NYC
6
NYC
15
LDN
DSQ
LDN
13
BER
11
BER
14
2021–22 Nissan e.dams Spark SRT05e Nissan IM03 DRH
17
DRH
13
MEX
8
RME
16
RME
9
MCO
8
BER
14
BER
14
JAK
11
MRK
16
NYC
5
NYC
13
LDN
11
LDN
6
SEO
Ret
SEO
9
15th 30
2022–23 Envision Racing Formula E Gen3 Jaguar I-Type 6 MEX
6
DRH
4
DRH
6
HYD
15
CAP
5
SAP
10
BER
4
BER
20
MCO
8
JAK
20
JAK
10
POR
5
RME
Ret
RME
5
LDN
3
LDN
6
6th 105
2023–24 Envision Racing Formula E Gen3 Jaguar I-Type 6 MEX
2
DRH
12
DRH
WD
SAP
10
TOK
MIS
MIS
MCO
BER
BER
SIC
SIC
POR
POR
LDN
LDN
9th* 20*

Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
* Season still in progress.

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2014
With: Anthony Davidson
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2022
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