The 2018–19

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was the inaugural season of the battery electric

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international

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series supporting the FIA

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. It started in December 2018 and ended in July 2019. The series saw entrants compete in a race-prepared

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, built by

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's Special Vehicle Operations team with technical support from

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, who maintain the cars. The races took place on selected Formula E weekends.

Teams and drivers

Mid-season changes

* A new Austrian entry, led by

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, was attempting to enter championship mid-season. An entry dubbed 'Team Bleiner' was featured on a provisional entry list for the second round in

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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. *

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's deal with TWR Techeetah came to end before the

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. A former Panasonic Jaguar Racing driver and the 2008–09 A1GP champion Adam Carroll was announced as his replacement. The team, however, completely withdrew from the following round held in

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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.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2018-19 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy

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