| DS E-Tense FE25 | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Car Details | ||
| Manufacturer | DS Automobiles | |
| Model | E-Tense FE25 | |
| Chassis | Spark Gen 3 Evo | |
| Motor | DS Performance Dual Motor | |
| Battery |  Williams Advanced Engineering 39kWh
| |
| Tyres |  Hankook iON Evo
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| Formula E Record | ||
| Début |  2024/25 São Paulo E-Prix
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| Entries | 0 (0 Starts) | |
| Entrants |  DS Penske Maserati MSG Racing
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| Poles | Wins | F.L.s |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Win |  2025 Jeddah E-Prix I
| |
| Podiums | 0 | |
| T.P.s | 0 | |
The DS E-Tense FE25, also known as the Maserati Tipo Folgore, is an all electric, single-seater racing car developed by DS Automobiles to compete in the 2024/25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship with DS Penske and Maserati MSG Racing.[1] Based on the Gen 3 Evo ruleset which was introduced at the start of the eleventh FE season, the E-Tense FE25 was tasked with returning DS and its fellow Stellantis brand Maserati back to the front of the Championship.[1]
Competitive History[]
The DS E-Tense FE25 made its race debut at the 2024/25 São Paulo E-Prix at the start of the 2024/25 season, where four examples, two in Maserati colours, would follow its predecessor, the FE23's trait of strong one-lap pace, with Maximilian Günther almost getting into the pole position shootout for the seaosn opener.[2] Race pace would not reflect this however, with three of the four cars running in the midfield for most of the race, while Jake Hughes was removed early on in an accident midway around the second lap.[2] More promise was shown in Mexico City, where all four cars finished in the top ten, before Günther claimed a maximum score in the 2025 Jeddah E-Prix I, where the FE25 benefitted from the additional function of Pit Boost, an in-race recharge system, to claim an impressive maiden victory for the new car on the final lap.[3]
Development History[]
The FE25 began development in mid-2023, with DS subsequently beginning on-track running in early 2024 after the Gen 3 Evo ruleset was finalised, with Jean-Éric Vergne leading the development programme on the driving front with additional test running from Nicolas Pino as the race approached race ready status at the end of 2024.[4] The car made its public debut at the 2024 Jarama Test, with the car completely developed in-house by DS Performance with a dual motor system and a single-speed gearbox, with a pair of sister cars also re-badged as Maserati Tipo Folgores for the Maserati MSG Racing effort alongside the factory DS Penske operation.[1][5]
Formula E Record[]
The tables below show DS E-Tense FE25's full record in the FIA Formula E Championship.
Formula E Entries[]
The table below given and overview of DS E-Tense FE25's entries in Formula E:
| DS E-Tense FE25's overall Formula E Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Official name | No. | Drivers | DC Pos. | DC Pts. | TC Pos. | TC Pts. | |
| 2024/25 | DS Penske[6]
|
7 |  Maximilian Günther[7]
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5th | 37 | 4th | 63 | |
| 25 |  Jean-Éric Vergne[8]
|
9th | 26 | |||||
| 2024/25 | Maserati MSG Racing
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2 |  Stoffel Vandoorne[9]
|
14th | 16 | 6th | 43 | |
| 55 | Jake Hughes[10]
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6th | 27 | |||||
Career Results[]
Listed below are the full career results of DS E-Tense FE25:
| 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 | |||||
| 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[]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 'SEASON 11 FORMULA E LAUNCH: DS AUTOMOBILES PRESENTS THE DS E-TENSE FE25', media.stellantis.com, (Stellantis, 16/10/2024), https://www.media.stellantis.com/uk-en/ds/press/season-11-formula-e-launch-ds-automobiles-presents-the-ds-e-tense-fe25, (Accesed 20/03/2025)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 'RACE REPORT: Jaguar's Mitch Evans races from last to the win in staggering São Paulo E-Prix Round 1', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 07/12/2024), https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/515104, (Accessed 07/12/2024)
- ↑ 'Last corner heroics secure victory for Guenther in first-ever Jeddah E-Prix', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 14/02/2025), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/519017, (Accessed 05/03/2025)
- ↑ 'Nico Pino concludes Young Driver Programme with DS E-Tense FE25', electricmotornews.com, (Electric Motor News, 29/11/2024), https://www.electricmotornews.com/gb/motorsports/nico-pino-ds-e-tense-fe25/, (Accessed 20/03/2025)
- ↑ 'Maserati unveils Season 11 Maserati Tipo Folgore livery', maserati.com, (Maserati, 07/11/2024), https://www.maserati.com/global/en/news/first-look-at-maserati-formula-e-season-11-car-livery, (Accessed 20/03/2025)
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