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DS E-Tense FE21
DS ETense FE21
Car Details
Manufacturer Flag of France DS Automobiles
Model E-Tense FE21
Designer
Chassis Spark SRT05e
Motor Flag of France DS
Battery Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren Applied Technologies
Tyres Flag of France Michelin
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Formula E Record
Début Flag of Italy 2021 Rome E-Prix I
Last Race Flag of South Korea 2022 Seoul E-Prix II
Entries 27 (54 Starts)
Best 3rd (2020/21)
Entrants Flag of France DS Techeetah
Poles Wins F.L.s
6 3 2
First Win Flag of Italy 2021 Rome E-Prix I
Final Win Flag of the United States 2022 New York City E-Prix II
Only Win
Podiums 12
T.P.s 151

The DS E-Tense FE21 (stylised as the DS E-TENSE FE21) is an all-electric single-seater racing car, developed by DS Automobiles and run by DS Techeetah in the 2021/22 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.[1] Originally developed for the 2020/21 season, the E-Tense FE21 originally made its debut at the 2021 Rome E-Prix I, after DS opted to delay its release to focus on further development work.[2]

Competitive History[]

The E-Tense FE21 was originally set to debut at the start of the 2020/21 Formula E World Championship, although after the series introduced its two-year homogation rule, DS opted to delay its introduction to complete further development work.[3] Instead, the E-Tense FE21 would make its debut at the third round of the season in Rome, with Jean-Éric Vergne and António Félix da Costa piloting the pair of factory cars run by the DS Techeetah.[2] The new car would make an impressive debut in the opening battle of Rome, as Vergne not only got into the Shoot Out in qualifying, but would go on to win the DS E-Tense FE21's first E-Prix after a battling display.[4]

Development History[]

The E-Tense FE21's powertrain would be redesigned from its predecessor's design, the DS E-Tense FE20, which had itself received some updates prior to the start of the 2020/21 season after the FIA and Formula E adopted a two-year homogation rule.[3] DS Automobiles opted to completely rework the powertrain for the FE21, introducing new inverter and motor designs as well as a complete software overhaul, with the decision to extend the service life of the FE20 allowing the French manufacturer to take more time in refining the design.[5] The DS engineers would also work alongside Total, who co-developed specific lubricants and cooling fluids that were effectively tuned to work directly with the E-Tense FE21 powertrain.[5]

Formula E Record[]

The tables below show DS E-Tense FE21's full record in the FIA Formula E Championship.

Formula E Entries[]

The table below given and overview of DS E-Tense FE21's entries in Formula E:

DS E-Tense FE21's overall Formula E Record
Season Official name No. Drivers DC Pos. DC Pts. TC Pos. TC Pts.
2020/21 Flag of China DS Techeetah[6] 13 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa[7] 8th 86 3rd 166*
25 Flag of France Jean-Éric Vergne[8] 10th 80
2021/22 Flag of France DS Techeetah[1] 13 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa[9] 8th 122 3rd 266
48 Flag of France Jean-Éric Vergne[10] 4th 144
  • * Includes 15 points scored by the DS E-Tense FE20.

Career Results[]

Listed below are the full career results of DS E-Tense FE21:

FIA Formula E Championship Record
Year Entrant No. Rounds Pos. Pts.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
2020/21 Flag of Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia Flag of Italy Flag of Italy Flag of Spain Flag of Spain Flag of Monaco Flag of Mexico Flag of Mexico Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Germany 3rd 166
DS Techeetah 13 Ret 7th DSQ 22nd 1st 6th Ret 12th 3rd 8th Ret 7th Ret
25 1st 11th 9th 7th 4th Ret 8th 2nd Ret 12th 12th 6thG 11th
Results Key
Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning
1st Winner Ret Retired
2nd Second DSQ Disqualified
3rd Third DNS Did Not Start
7th Points Finish 16th Non-Points Finish
NC Not Classified CAN Race Cancelled
INJ Driver Injured Italics Fastest Lap
Bold Pole Position G Group Fastest Lap

References[]

Videos and Images:

References:

  1. 1.0 1.1 'DS Automobiles commits to Gen3 era of ABB FIA Formula E World Championship', automobilsport.com, (AutoMobilSport, 11/02/2021), http://www.automobilsport.com/race-categories--24/race-categories--24,219211,DS-Automobiles-commits-to-Gen3-era-of-ABB-FIA-Formula-E-World-Championship,news.htm, (Accessed 11/02/2021)
  2. 2.0 2.1 'Formula E 2021: the DS E-TENSE FE21 unveils itself in Rome', dsautomobiles.ps, (GROUP PLUS, 30/01/2021), https://www.dsautomobiles.ps/formula-e-2021-the-ds-e-tense-fe21-unveils-itself-in-rome/, (Accessed 09/08/2022)
  3. 3.0 3.1 'DS TECHEETAH to switch to DS E-TENSE FE21 at the Rome E-Prix', motorsport.tech, (Motorsport Technology, 26/11/2020), https://motorsport.tech/formula-e/ds-techeetah-to-switch-to-ds-e-tense-fe21-at-the-rome-e-prix, (Accessed 09/08/2022)
  4. 'Jean-Eric Vergne conquers frenetic Rome E-Prix Round 3', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 10/04/2021), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2021/april/rome-e-prix-round-3-report-jean-eric-vergne-winner, (Accessed 10/04/2021)
  5. 5.0 5.1 'New Powertrain for DS Techeetah in Formula E Rome E-Prix', electricmotornews.com, (Electric Motor News, 09/04/2021), https://www.electricmotornews.com/gb/motorsports/propulsore-ds-techeetah-formula-e-roma/, (Accessed 09/08/2022)
  6. 'Season 6 manufacturers confirmed', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 10/04/2018), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2018/april/season-6-manufacturers-confirmed/, (Accessed 01/12/2018)
  7. Alex Kalinauckas, 'Da Costa to partner Vergne at DS Techeetah', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 17/09/2019), https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/da-costa-techeetah-vergne-2020/4542866/, (Accessed 17/09/2019)
  8. Alex Kalinauckas, 'Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne's Techeetah contract extended', autosport.com, (Motorsport Network, 14/12/2018), https://www.autosport.com/fe/news/140671/vergne-techeetah-fe-contract-extended, (Accessed 08/06/2019)
  9. Rachit Thukral, 'Da Costa to remain with DS Techeetah in 2022 FE season', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 05/11/2021), https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/antonio-felix-da-costa-ds-techeetah-2022/6748044/, (Accessed 14/11/2021)
  10. 'Vergne and Da Costa confirm their seats at DS TECHEETAH for Season 8', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 10/11/2021), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2021/november/vergne-da-costa-confirm-ds-techeetah, (Accessed 16/11/2021)
2020/21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
Entrants
Audi Sport ABT SchaefflerBMW i Andretti MotorsportDragon/Penske AutosportDS TecheetahEnvision Virgin RacingJaguar RacingMahindra RacingMercedes-EQ Formula E TeamNIO 333 FE TeamNissan e.DamsROKiT Venturi RacingTAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
Manufacturers
AudiBMWDSJaguarMahindra & MahindraMercedes-BenzNIONissanPenskePorsche
Cars
Spark SRT05e
Audi e-tron FE07BMW iFE.21DS E-Tense FE20DS E-Tense FE 21Jaguar I-Type VMahindra M7ElectroMercedes-EQ Silver Arrow 02NIO 333 FE 001Nissan IM02Nissan IM03Penske EV-4Penske EV-5Porsche 99X Electric
Drivers
4 Robin Frijns5 Stoffel Vandoorne6 Nico Müller/Joel Eriksson7 Sérgio Sette Câmara8 Oliver Turvey10 Sam Bird11 Lucas di Grassi13 António Félix da Costa17 Nyck de Vries20 Mitch Evans22 Oliver Rowland23 Sébastien Buemi25 Jean-Éric Vergne27 Jake Dennis28 Maximilian Günther29 Alexander Sims33 René Rast36 André Lotterer48 Edoardo Mortara71 Norman Nato88 Tom Blomqvist94 Alex Lynn99 Pascal Wehrlein
E-Prix
Diriyah IDiriyah IIRome IRome IIValencia IValencia IIMonacoPuebla IPuebla IINew York City INew York City IILondon ILondon IIBerlin IBerlin II
Cancelled E-Prix
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