2019–20 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy

The 2019–20 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy is the second and final season of the battery electric zero-emission international motor racing series supporting the FIA Formula E Championship, which started in November 2019 and will end in August 2020. The series sees entrants compete in a race-prepared Jaguar I-PACE, built by Jaguar's Special Vehicle Operations team with technical support from M-Sport, with the races taking place on selected Formula E weekends.

2019–20 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy
Previous: 2018–19 Next: none
Parent series:
Formula E
Sérgio Jimenez (pictured at the 2020 Mexico City ePrix) is the defending champion and also the current Pro class leader.

Teams and drivers
Team Class No. Drivers Rounds
Jaguar VIP Car
G
 1 Reema Juffali[1] 1–2
Mario Domínguez[2] 3
TBA TBA
2 Abbie Eaton[3] 1–2
N/A
G
 71 Vincent Radermecker[4] 3[N 1]
Full-time entries
ZEG iCarros Jaguar Brazil[7][8]
P
 0 Mário Haberfeld[9] 1–2
Cacá Bueno[10] 3
10 Sérgio Jimenez[10] 1–3
PA
 18 Adalberto Baptista[2] 3
Jaguar ran racing eTROPHY Team Germany[7]
P
 7 Alice Powell[10] 1–3
Jaguar China Racing[7]
PA
 8 Sun Chao[10] 1–2
David Cheng[2] 3
9 Yaqi Zhang[10] 1–2
P
 Manuel Cabrera[2] 3
Saudi Racing[7]
PA
 13 Fahad Algosaibi[10] 1–3
34 Mashhur Bal Hejaila[10] 1–3
Team Yokohama Challenge[11]
P
 24 Takuma Aoki[11] 3
Team Asia New Zealand[3]
P
 99 Simon Evans[3] 1–3
Source:[8][4]
Icon Class
P Pro
PA Pro-Am
G Guest

Driver changes
  • Alice Powell joined the grid as a full-time driver, formerly competing in the inaugural race as a VIP driver.[10]
  • Fahad Algosaibi and Mashhur Bal Hejaila replaced the reigning Pro-Am Champion Bandar Alesayi and Ahmed Bin-Khanen at Saudi Racing.[10]
  • Sun Chao replaced Ziyi Zhang at Jaguar China Racing.[10]

Team changes

Mid-season changes
  • Mário Haberfeld replaced Cacá Bueno in the opening race weekend in Diriyah. Bueno returned in the following round.[9]
  • A new Japanese entry dubbed 'Team Yokohama Challenge' will field Takuma Aoki, the first disabled person to compete in an international electric race series, starting with round three at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.[11]
  • ZEG iCarros Jaguar Brazil expanded their entry to three cars prior to the Mexico City ePrix and added Adalberto Baptista to their lineup.[2]
  • Jaguar China Racing couldn't fly its standard driver lineup to Mexico City due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the team to replace them with David Cheng and a local driver Manuel Cabrera.[2]

Calendar
Round City Country Circuit Date
1 Diriyah Race 1  Saudi Arabia Riyadh Street Circuit 22 November 2019
2 Diriyah Race 2 23 November 2019
3 Mexico City  Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 15 February 2020
4 Berlin  Germany Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit 5 August 2020
5 6 August 2020
6 8 August 2020
7 9 August 2020
8 9 August 2020
9 12 August 2020
10 13 August 2020
Source:[7][13]
CAN Sanya  China Haitang Bay Circuit 21 March 2020
Rome  Italy Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR 4 April 2020
Paris  France Circuit des Invalides 18 April 2020
New York City  United States Brooklyn Street Circuit 11 July 2020
London Race 1  United Kingdom ExCeL London[N 2] 25 July 2020
London Race 2 26 July 2020

Calendar changes
  • The Diriyah ePrix was expanded to two races.
  • The Monaco ePrix did not return for this season as the event is run biennially.
  • The Hong Kong ePrix, scheduled for 1 March, was scrapped due to political protests in the city.[15] The event was supposed to be replaced by the returning Sanya ePrix.
  • Any races scheduled after 1 March 2020 were initially postponed and then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic until it was announced that the Berlin ePrix will host all of the remaining races in August.[13]

Regulation changes

Technical regulations
  • The "attack mode" system will be adopted from the parent series after successful trials were completed in New York City in July 2019.[16]

Pre-season

On 3 October 2019, Mark Turner was announced as the series' championship manager. Turner was formerly involved in the Audi R8 LMS Cup, Formula BMW and the SEAT Cupra Championship.[17] The new VIP car was unveiled on the same day, now sporting a black-dominated livery with cyan accents. Pre-season testing began on 28 October at the Bedford Autodrome.[18]

Results and standings
Round Race Qualifying · Pole position Race
Pro Pro-Am Fastest lap Winning Pro Winning Pro-Am
1 Diriyah Simon Evans Yaqi Zhang Alice Powell Simon Evans Yaqi Zhang
2 Sérgio Jimenez Yaqi Zhang Sérgio Jimenez Sérgio Jimenez Yaqi Zhang
3 Mexico City Session cancelled[N 3] Cacá Bueno Sérgio Jimenez Fahad Algosaibi
4 Berlin
5
6
7
8 Reverse grid race[13]
9
10

Drivers' Championship

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in every race, and the pole position starter in each class, using the following structure:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Pole
Points 20 15 11 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
Pos. Driver DIR
 MEX
 BER
 Pts
Pro class
1 Sérgio Jimenez 22 11 11 57
2 Simon Evans 11 22 22 51
3 Alice Powell 33 33 85 28
4 Mário Haberfeld 84 74 16
5 Takuma Aoki 53 11
6 Cacá Bueno 74 8
7 Manuel Cabrera Ret 0
Pro-Am class
1 Yaqi Zhang 41 51 42
2 Fahad Algosaibi 62 Ret 41 36
3 Sun Chao 73 62 26
4 Mashhur Bal Hejaila 94 83 Ret 19
5 Adalberto Baptista 62 15
6 David Cheng Ret 0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Mario Domínguez 3
Abbie Eaton 51 41
Reema Juffali 102 Ret
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Superscript – Position within class

See also

Footnotes
  1. Radermecker only took part in free practice session and his times were not officially recorded.[4][5][6]
  2. The circuit was designed as an indoor-outdoor venue, combining the ExCeL facilities and the surrounding public roads at Royal Docks.[14]
  3. Session was cancelled due to ongoing track repairs caused by Daniel Abt's crash in Formula E's Free Practice 1. It was decided that the grid order would be based on Free Practice results, meaning that Sérgio Jimenez and Fahad Algosaibi would start from pole position in their respective classes.[19]

References
  1. Kilshaw, Jake (11 November 2019). "Juffali to Become First Saudi Woman to Race on Home Soil". e-racing365. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. "Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Returns in Mexico City With Extended Grid". Jaguar Racing. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. "Simon Evans Returns, Abbie Eaton and Mario Háberfeld Complete the Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Grid for the Double Header Opening Weekend in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia". Jaguar Racing. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. "Entry List Mexico v1.0" (PDF). Mark Turner, Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Series Manager. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  5. Dungan, Nick (14 February 2020). "Vincent Radermecker, Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy at Mexico". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  6. "Round 3 - Mexico City ePrix - Free Practice - Final Classification" (PDF). Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  7. "Sérgio Jimenez Returns to Defend Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Title". Jaguar Racing. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  8. "Official Entry List Saudi Arabia v1.0" (PDF). Mark Turner, Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Series Manager. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  9. Klein, Jamie (18 November 2019). "Haberfeld returns to racing in Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  10. Smith, Sam (1 November 2019). "First Seven Drivers Revealed; Sanya Added to Schedule". e-racing365. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  11. Laurens, Pel (6 February 2020). "Takuma Aoki joins the Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy". Let's Talk Motorsport. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  12. "Frauen-Power: Deutsches Jaguar ran racing eTrophy-Team setzt auch in der neuen Saison auf weibliche Talente und Nachwuchstalente am Steuer". Jaguar Racing (in German). 7 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  13. "LOCKDOWN SHOWDOWN: JAGUAR I-PACE ETROPHY SERIES TO GET BACK ON TRACK IN BERLIN IN AUGUST". Jaguar Racing. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  14. Smith, Topher (March 5, 2019). "London Calling: British capital returns to calendar". Downforce Radio.
  15. Smith, Sam (4 October 2019). "Calendar Confirmed: Marrakesh Replaces Hong Kong". e-racing365. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  16. Kilshaw, Jake (10 September 2019). "Ten-Race Schedule Revealed; Attack Mode Confirmed". e-racing365. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  17. "Mark Turner Announced as New Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Championship Manager". Jaguar Racing. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  18. @JaguarRacing (28 October 2019). "Today official @Jaguar #IPACE #eTROPHY testing got underway as some returning and new faces are set to drive our all-electric touring car!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. @JaguarRacing (15 February 2020). "Due to barrier replacements after @FIAFormulaE Free Practice 1, the @Jaguar #IPACE #eTROPHY Qualifying Session has been cancelled. We'll be back Live for the full race from 2.05pm CST, with drivers lining up on the grid based on yesterday's FP1 times" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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