The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team is a German racing team that competes in

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, which is organized by the

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(FIA). The team made its debut in the category at the 2019 Ad Diriyah ePrix, which started the 2019–20 season, and had their first race win at the 2022 Mexico City ePrix.

History

In July 2017,

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confirmed that they would leave the

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at the end of the season in order to focus on their

campaign, which was set to begin with the 2019–20 season. This meant that Porsche would be entering the series at the same time as the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team, though the latter already competed in the 2018–19 season through the affiliated HWA Racelab team.

2019–20 season

In December 2018,

Neel Jani Neel Jani (born 8 December 1983) is a Swiss people, Swiss professional racing driver. He achieved his greatest success winning the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2016 after first joining Porsche 919 Hybrid, Porsche's Le Mans Pro ...

was announced as the first driver to drive for the new team.

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was also involved in the development of the new car. Porsche were then evaluating whether to sign the inexperienced Hartley or not. In July 2019, Porsche announced the former

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driver

André Lotterer André Lotterer (born 19 November 1981) is a German racing driver, who most recently competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Porsche in motorsport, Porsche. In formula racing, Lotterer competed in Formula One at the in , and Formu ...

as the second driver. In September, Porsche announced

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and Thomas Preining as their new development drivers after Hartley got signed to the GEOX Dragon team. On 1 March 2020, Preining and

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were brought to the

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rookie test, with Preining posting the fifteenth best lap and Makowiecki ending up the slowest of all drivers who partook the test.

2020–21 season

In August 2020, it was confirmed that former Mahindra Racing driver

Pascal Wehrlein Pascal Wehrlein (; born 18 October 1994) is a German and Mauritian racing driver, who competes in Formula E for Porsche. In formula racing, Wehrlein competed under the German flag in Formula One from to , and won the 2023–24 Formula E Worl ...

would be joining the Porsche team for the 2020-21 season, replacing Neel Jani.

2021–22 season

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, Pascal Wehrlein claimed his and the team's maiden victory after taking pole position. The team also claimed their first 1-2 finish as Lotterer finished 2nd.

2022–23 season

António Félix da Costa António Maria de Mello Breyner Félix da Costa (born 31 August 1991) is a Portugal, Portuguese professional racing driver for the Porsche Formula E Team, TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team and the 2019–20 Formula E Championship, 2019–20 Formul ...

was set to replace Lotterer and partner Wehrlein. Along the sister team Andretti, the Porsche powertrain dominated the early season, with Wehrlein winning both

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rounds and leading both drivers' and teams' championships. The team scored two more victories with Félix da Costa winning Cape Town ePrix and Wehrlein in

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. However, the team eventually lost the championship lead due to lack of consistency and qualifying pace. Porsche Formula E show car 2024 Tokyo e-Prix

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2023–24 season

Porsche has retained their driver lineup of Wehrlein and Félix da Costa. The team has performed well throughout the season, with 7 victories shared between Wehrlein and Félix da Costa.

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and their drivers Mitch Evans and

Nick Cassidy Nicholas Robert Cassidy (born 19 August 1994) is a New Zealand racing driver, currently competing in Formula E for Jaguar TCS Racing. He previously raced for Envision Racing in the series for three seasons, becoming the runner-up during the ...

were their biggest title rivals. While Wehrlein clinched the Drivers' title, Porsche fell behind Jaguar in both Teams' Championship and Manufacturers' Trophy.

2024–25 season

Both drivers are retained in season 11, while Wehrlein entered the season as the defending champion.

Results

( key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ;Notes * – Driver was fastest in group qualifying stage and was given one championship point. * † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. * * – Season still in progress.

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References

External links

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