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jbell7@jaguarlandrover.com

Having joined the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in Season 3, Jaguar TCS Racing heads into its sixth campaign in the series with its new Gen2 Jaguar I-Type 5, driven by Sam Bird and Mitch Evans.

With one of the richest histories in motorsport of any manufacturer, dating back to 1948, the British manufacturer revived its motorsport programme to showcase its range of electric cars with its entry into Formula E in 2016.

For its inaugural season in the championship, the team signed Adam Carroll and New Zealander Mitch Evans to the team. After a difficult season, the team finished at the back of the pack, accruing just 27 points over the 12 races.

For its second campaign, the team drafted in inaugural ABB FIA Formula E Champion, Nelson Piquet Jr. to partner Mitch Evans, who remained at the team for a second season after his impressive Formula E debut. Finishing the 2017/18 season in sixth place, the team improved its standing in the series but victory still proved elusive for the British squad.

Mid-way through the 2018/19 season, however, Evans clinched an emotional maiden victory for the team in Rome after battling for the win with DS Techeetah's Andre Lotterer. Prior to the victory, Nelson Piquet Jr. parted ways with the team while British driver Alex Lynn was drafted in to take his place and partner Evans for the remainder of the season.

Now with over three years worth of learnings from Formula E behind it, the British car maker is applying it's electric vehicle know-how to its first EV, the Jaguar I-Pace. After making its first production appearance at the 2017 Mexico City E-Prix, driven by Kiwi driver Mitch Evans, the team's efforts in the series continue to help test, develop and refine the latest technology available to the next generation of Jaguar's all-electric cars. Shortly after the production car broke cover, Formula E's first official support series, the Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy made its debut on the streets of Saudi Arabia, marking the start of its inaugural season, which came to a conclusion in New York City alongside the 2018/19 season of Formula E.

Now entering its fourth season in Formula E, the British team calls on Mitch Evans and British driver James Calado as they get behind the wheel of their Gen2 Jaguar I-Type 4 cars. Going up against the most competitive line up in motorsport, Evans demonstrated Jaguar's strength in the early portion of the season, taking the Julius Baer Pole Position in Santiago and followed this with a commanding victory in Mexico City. A drop in form in the six-race season-finale in Berlin saw the British team drop to seventh in the teams' standings.

Jaguar Racing headed into the Season 7 finale with both drivers in with a shout of the World Championship title. Bird won in Diriyah on debut for the famous British marque and produced a stunning zero to hero drive in New York City after a practice shunt. A blank on home soil in London put Bird on the back foot and with what looked like a little too much to do in Berlin. A technical issue in Round 14 put paid to his title shot.

Teammate Mitch Evans was right in the hunt with the Kiwi leading the charge for the team in the Drivers' title chase after teammate Bird's retirement in Round 14. He looked to be in the box seat having taken third in race one, and given he'd qualified well ahead of his nearest championship rivals as well as standings leader and eventual World Champion Nyck de Vries. A technical issue prevented his getaway from the line, though, and abruptly halted a potential run at the title proper.

Evans’ 180 points in Season 8 was a stunning 75 better than his prior benchmark effort in his third campaign. A win double in Rome threw down the gauntlet for the chasing pack in a big way after a disappointing first few rounds. Second followed in Monaco but and up and down mid-season with wins at the inaugural Jakarta E-Prix and podiums in New York City and Marrakesh interspersed with a non-score in the Big Apple and a best of only fifth in Berlin. A gutting retirement in London meant he had it all to do to overturn Stoffel Vandoorne come the Seoul finale. He did all he could with a win in the opener, but didn’t have enough in the tank to outdo the Belgian, settling for second in the table overall.

Season 8 was undoubtedly Bird’s most disappointing to-date. Just 13^th in the standings and 51 points was a surprise. Even more of a shock was that the ultra-experienced Formula E head failed to win in a season for the very first time. In fact, he wouldn’t take home any silverware at all. He’ll be hoping for a far stronger start to life in Gen3, and has all the tools at his disposal to nail it from the off.

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António FélixDa Costa

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Date of Birth31 August 1991
BirthplaceLisbon
Season 6 champion Antonio Felix da Costa makes the jump to TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team for 2022/23. The passionate Portuguese brings his racing winning prowess to Porsche as the legendary German marque hunts for title success.

Antonio Felix da Costa is one of the most experienced Formula E drivers on the grid, having been a popular fixture in the series since Season 1.

Da Costa grew up in family of racers and started karting at the age of nine, competing in a number of domestic series in his native Portugal. In 2007, he progressed into single-seaters, in Formula Renault 2.0, and after catching the eye in both Formula 3 Euro Series and GP3, he would eventually join the Red Bull Junior Team. After making his Formula 1 test debut for Force India in 2010, the Portuguese took his testing skills to Red Bull Racing, where he went on to pilot four of legendary car designer Adrian Newey's title-winning machines.

Making a move to Formula E in the inaugural season, da Costa started out his all-electric journey at the second round at Putrajaya as a driver for Team Aguri, where he raced for two seasons - securing an early maiden victory in his first three races at Buenos Aires.

The Lisbon-born driver moved to American outfit Andretti for two seasons, benefiting from the team's technical partnership with BMW in 2017/18. For Season 5 and the new Gen2 era, Andretti's relationship with the German marque blossomed into a full manufacturer effort, with team newly-christened BMW i Andretti Motorsport. The top step of the podium had proved elusive since his first taste of the winner's Moet & Chandon champagne in 2014/15, until his win at the opening round of the 2018/19 season in Saudi Arabia.

He mounted a title charge with BMW as the season went on, eventually falling by the wayside, and Da Costa made his move to pastures new for Season 6 as he joined DS TECHEETAH alongside double champion Jean-Eric Vergne. Both drivers were gunning for the crown, but it was Da Costa that made the most headway, eventually storming to a record-equalling three wins on the spin between Round 5 in Marrakesh and Round 7 in Berlin - enough to steer him to the Drivers' Championship in dominant style.

With competition hotter than ever in Season 7, da Costa was the man with the target on his back. A single podium in Diriyah was the only silverware the Portuguese could accrue in the first half of a hard-fought campaign.

Three non-scores - including a disqualification for running out of usable energy having led an extraordinary encounter in Valencia - was not what the Portuguese would have hoped for but a statement victory via a last lap overtaking manoeuvre in Monaco provided a season-high.

Still in the famous black and gold of DS TECHEETAH in 2021/22, da Costa had a slow start to the season but came alive in Marrakesh with a pole and a podium with a return to the top step two races later in New York City. In a neat and fitting bookend to the Gen2 era, da Costa claimed the first and final pole positions on a competitive period of Formula E.

Shifting across to the factory Porsche outfit for the debut of the high-powered Gen3 in Season 9, da Costa will be looking for more title success at the wheel of the 99X Electric.
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MitchEvans

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Date of Birth24 June 1994
BirthplaceAuckland
Having joined Jaguar TCS Racing ahead of their debut season, Kiwi racer Mitch Evans remains with the legendary British motorsport outfit for his sixth campaign in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. He showed plenty of pace and promise in Season 6, went so close to the Drivers’ crown in Season 7, and secured by far his best points haul in the series to-date to round out the Gen2 era.

Evans’ 180 points was a stunning 75 better than his prior benchmark effort in his third campaign. A win double in Rome threw down the gauntlet for the chasing pack in a big way after a disappointing first few rounds. Second followed in Monaco but and up and down mid-season with wins at the inaugural Jakarta E-Prix and podiums in New York City and Marrakesh interspersed with a non-score in London and a best of only fifth in Berlin. A gutting retirement in London meant he had it all to do to overturn Stoffel Vandoorne come the Seoul finale. He did all he could with a win in the opener, but didn’t have enough in the tank to outdo the Belgian, settling for second in the table overall.

Evans started his motorsport career in karts at the age of six and won the NZ Grand Prix at the age of 16. Mentored by seasoned racer Mark Webber, the young driver went on to win the 2012 GP3 title. Moving to GP2 in 2013 and at aged just 18, while still a rookie, he became the youngest driver in GP2 history to stand on the podium after finishing third in Sepang, Malaysia.

Starting his all-electric racing career in 2016 ahead of Panasonic Jaguar Racing's debut season, the New Zealand driver's first season was marked by a fine fourth place finish in Mexico. Remaining with the team for a second season (2017/18), Evans put in a number of promising performances including Jaguar's first podium finish in Hong Kong and a Julius Baer Pole Position in Zurich. Despite no overall win that season, Evans outdrove his teammate Nelson Piquet Jr, finishing two places above the Brazilian and seventh overall.

For the 2018/19 season, Evans remained with the British racing squad. Piloting the team's Gen2 Jaguar I-Type 3, the Kiwi driver secured both his and Jaguar's first Formula E victory in Rome. Coming into the final round in New York City, Evans was amongst eight drivers in contention for the title but fell short after a collision with Audi's Lucas di Grassi in the final race and ended the year in fifth.

In his third season, Evans remained with Panasonic Jaguar Racing alongside British rookie James Calado, with the pair behind the wheel of the British marque's new I-Type 4 as they challenged for the 2019/20 Formula E title.

Evans bounced back from a slow start in opening double-header Diriyah to become an early title contender in 2019/20. The Kiwi driver followed up a podium finish in Santiago with a commanding victory in Mexico City, and despite a qualifying mishap in Marrakesh he flew through the field from the back of the grid to finish in sixth.

With the season recommencing with six races in Berlin, after racing was paused due to the coronavirus pandemic, Evans and Jaguar didn't maintain their earlier form and dropped down the order in the final standings.

Continuing with the team for a fifth campaign, Evans will be looking to regain his form from the start of last season. The Kiwi will be joined by Sam Bird for the 2020/21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, bringing together two successful Formula E stars in one of the strongest line-ups on the grid.

The Kiwi led the charge for the team in the Drivers' title chase after teammate Bird's retirement in Round 14. He looked to be in the box seat having taken third in race one, and given he'd qualified well ahead of his nearest championship rivals as well as standings leader and eventual World Champion Nyck de Vries. A technical issue prevented his getaway from the line, though, and abruptly halted a potential run at the title proper.

Season 8 proved to be his best yet in terms of points but it was still short of the pace required for a Drivers’ title. Can Evans make the leap in Gen3?