2018–19 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy
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The 2018–19 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy was the inaugural season of the battery electric zero-emission international motor racing series supporting the FIA Formula E Championship. It started in December 2018 and ended in July 2019.[1] The series saw entrants compete in a race-prepared Jaguar I-PACE, built by Jaguar's Special Vehicle Operations team with technical support from M-Sport, who maintain the cars. The races took place on selected Formula E weekends.[2][3]

Teams and drivers
| Team | Class | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| 8 | ||||
| 9–10 | ||||
| Full-time entries | ||||
P |
0 | All | ||
| 10 | All | |||
P |
3 | All | ||
| 6 | All | |||
PA |
7 | All | ||
PA |
8 | 1, 4 | ||
| 9 | All | |||
| 11 | 2–3, 5 | |||
| 15 | 6–10 | |||
PA |
12 | All | ||
| 24 | All | |||
P |
18 | 1–7 | ||
| 77 | 8 | |||
P |
99 | All | ||
| Source:[21] | ||||
| Icon | Class |
|---|---|
| P | Pro |
| PA | Pro-Am |
| G | Guest |
Mid-season changes
- A new Austrian entry, led by Thomas Bleiner, was attempting to enter championship mid-season.[22] An entry dubbed 'Team Bleiner' was featured on a provisional entry list for the second round in Mexico City, 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's deal with TWR Techeetah came to end before the Berlin ePrix. A former Panasonic Jaguar Racing driver and the 2008–09 A1GP champion Adam Carroll was announced as his replacement.[23] The team, however, completely withdrew from the following round held in New York City.[24]
Calendar
| Round | City | Country | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ad Diriyah | Riyadh Street Circuit[25] | 15 December 2018 | |
| 2 | Mexico City | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 16 February 2019 | |
| 3 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Circuit | 10 March 2019 | |
| 4 | Sanya | Haitang Bay Circuit | 23 March 2019 | |
| 5 | Rome | Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR | 13 April 2019 | |
| 6 | Paris | Circuit des Invalides | 27 April 2019 | |
| 7 | Monaco | Circuit de Monaco | 11 May 2019 | |
| 8 | Berlin | Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit | 25 May 2019 | |
| 9 | New York City | Brooklyn Street Circuit | 13 July 2019 | |
| 10 | Brooklyn | 14 July 2019 | ||
| Source:[26] | ||||
Results and standings
| Round | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning Pro | Winning Team | Winning Pro-Am |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Asia New Zealand | |||||
| 2 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | |||||
| 3 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | |||||
| 4 | Jaguar Brazil Racing | |||||
| 5 | Jaguar Brazil Racing | |||||
| 6 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | |||||
| 7 | Jaguar Brazil Racing | |||||
| 8 | Jaguar Brazil Racing | |||||
| 9 | Jaguar Brazil Racing | |||||
| 10 | Jaguar Brazil Racing |
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:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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‡ – Qualification was not held due to poor weather conditions and safety concerns.[27] Therefore, no extra point was given for pole position.[28][29]