| DS Virgin DSV-02 | ||
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| Car Details | ||
| Manufacturer |  DS Performance
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| Model | Virgin DSV-02 | |
| Chassis | Spark-Renault SRT_01E | |
| Motor | DS Performance 02
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| Battery |  Williams Advanced Engineering 28 kWh
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| Tyres | Michelin Pilot Sport EV2
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| Formula E Record | ||
| Début |  2016 Hong Kong ePrix
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| Last Race |  2017 Montreal ePrix II
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| Entries | 12 (24 Starts) | |
| Best | 4th (2016/17) | |
| Entrants | DS Virgin Racing
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| Poles | Wins | F.L.s |
| 2 | 2 | 1 |
| First Win |  2017 New York City ePrix I
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| Final Win | 2017 New York City ePrix II
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| Podiums | 6 | |
| T.P.s | 190 | |
The DS Virgin DSV-02 was an all-electric, single-seater, racing car developed by DS Performance to compete in the 2016/17 FIA Formula E Championship with the factory supported DS Virgin Racing team.[1] A vastly different design compared to its predecessor, the DS Virgin DSV-01, the DSV-02 would prove to be a race winning car, collecting two victories in the hands of Sam Bird, although the car would ultimately fail to deliver DS and Virgin a Championship crown.
Competitive History[]
Development History[]
After finding its DSV-01 design effective but rather heavy, courtesy of its two pancake emotors, DS decided on a more conventional path for the DSV-02, returning to the single emotor format used by the majority of the field.[2] This motor was mounted transversely and with a two-speed gearbox mounted to it to give optimal conversion of energy into performance, while the inverter was moved inside the motor casing due to a reduction in its size and weight.[2] DS were also able to scultp their casings in carbon fibre for the first time, greatly cutting the weight on the entire unit, while the rear-suspension was re-profiled to account for the different powertrain concept, and was considered a lot stiffer than its predecessor.[3]
Formula E Record[]
The tables below show DS Virgin DSV-02's full record in the FIA Formula E Championship.
Formula E Entries[]
The table below given and overview of DS Virgin DSV-02's entries in Formula E:
| DS Virgin DSV-02's overall Formula E Record | ||||||||
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| Season | Official name | No. | Drivers | DC Pos. | DC Pts. | TC Pos. | TC Pts. | |
| 2016/17 | DS Virgin Racing[1]
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2 | Sam Bird[4]
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4th | 122 | 4th | 190 | |
| 37 |  José María López[4]
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9th | 65 | |||||
| Alex Lynn[5]
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23rd | 3 | ||||||
Career Results[]
Listed below are the full career results of DS Virgin DSV-02:
| FIA Formula E Championship Record | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Rounds | Pos. | Pts. | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||
| 2016/17 | DS Virgin Racing | 
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4th | 190 | |
| 2 | 13th | 2nd | Ret | 3rd | Ret | 16th | 7th | 7th | 1st | 1st | 5th | 4th | ||||
| 37 | Ret | 10th | 10th | 6th | Ret | 2nd | 4th | 5th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3rd | ||||
| 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:
- 'DS Virgin gears up for season three', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 26/09/2016), https://www.fiaformulae.com/it/news/6354/ds-virgin-gears-up-for-season-three, (Accessed 26/04/2025)
References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'TEN TEAMS ENTERED FOR THE 2016-17 FIA FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 01/07/2016), http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/july/ten-teams-entered-for-the-2016-17-fia-formula-e-championship/, (Accessed 08/07/2016)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 'INSIGHT: how the cars have changed', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 08/10/2016), https://www.fiaformulae.com/de/news/6427, (Accessed 27/03/2025)
- ↑ Ben Barry, 'The future of racing: we drive DS Virgin Racing Formula E car', carmagazine.co.uk, (Car, 16/08/2018), https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/ds/ds-virgin-racing-dsv-02-formula-e-electric-race-car/, (Accessed 26/04/2025)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 'DS VIRGIN RACING CONFIRM NEW LINE UP FOR 2016/17 FORMULA E SEASON: JOSE MARIA LOPEZ TO PARTNER BRITISH DRIVER SAM BIRD', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 07/07/2016), http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/july/ds-virgin-racing-confirm-new-line-up-for-201617-fia-formula-e-season/, (Accessed 08/07/2016)
- ↑ 'Alex Lynn gets DS Virgin call-up for New York', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 28/06/2017), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2017/june/alex-lynn-gets-ds-virgin-call-up-for-new-york/, (Accessed 28/06/2017)