Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy#Car
{{Short description|Former racing series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox motorsport championship
|name=Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy
|logo=File:Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY logo-1024x276.png
|image-size=200px
|caption=
|category= One-make racing stock production car by Jaguar
|country/region=International
|inaugural=2018–2019
|inaugural2= 2018–19
|folded=2020
|classes=Pro, Pro-Am, Guest
|teams=
|engines=
|tyres= Michelin
|champion driver={{flagicon|NZL}} Simon Evans (Pro)
{{nowrap|{{flagicon|KSA}} Fahad Algosaibi (Pro-Am)}}
|champion team=
}}
The Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy was a battery electric zero-emission international motor racing series supporting the FIA Formula E Championship which ran two seasons from late 2018{{Cite news|url=http://media.jaguar.com/en-gb/news/2017/09/jaguar-charges-i-pace-all-electric-race-series?q=&start=0&brand=jaguar#!|title=Jaguar charges up I-Pace with all-electric race series|date=12 September 2017|work=Jaguar Land Rover|access-date=3 December 2017}} to mid 2020. The series was cancelled after the 2019–20 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite news|url=https://media.jaguarracing.com/news/2020/05/jaguar-racing-announces-jaguar-i-pace-etrophy-series-conclude-end-1920-season|title=Jaguar Racing announces Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Series to conclude at the end of 19/20 season|date=18 May 2020|work=Jaguar Racing|access-date=14 August 2020}}
The eTrophy saw entrants compete in a race-prepared Jaguar I-Pace, also bearing the same name as the series, with the races taking place on selected Formula E weekends.{{Cite news|url=https://www.jaguar.com/electrification/i-pace-etrophy.html |title=History In The Making|date=12 September 2017|work=Jaguar Land Rover|access-date=3 December 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/09/12/jaguar-launches-i-pace-races-dispel-boring-image-electric-cars/|title=Jaguar launches I-Pace races to dispel 'boring' image of electric cars|date=12 September 2017|work=Telegraph Media Group|access-date=21 January 2018}}
Overview
The series was announced on 12 September 2017 at the Frankfurt Autoshow by chairman of Jaguar Racing Gerd Mäuser and Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag.{{Cite web|url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motorsport-formula-e/jaguar-i-pace-etrophy-racing-series-support-formula-e-next-year|title=Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy racing series to support Formula E next year|last=Sheehan|first=Sam|date=12 September 2017|website=autocar.com|publisher=Haymarket Media Group|access-date=3 December 2017}}
=Car=
The I-Pace racecar (carrying the same name as the series itself) was built by Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations, and developed from the road going Jaguar I-Pace. Both the road going and racing versions of the I-Pace benefit from electric drive technology developed as part of Jaguar Racing's I-TYPE Formula E program.{{cite news |url= http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1104588_2019-jaguar-i-pace-spy-shots |title= 2019 Jaguar I-Pace spy shots |author= Viknesh Vijayenthiran |date= 20 November 2016 |publisher= Motor Authority }}
On 11 January 2018, it was announced that Michelin would be the official tire supplier for the series.{{cite news |url= http://www.racer.com/international/item/146691-michelin-named-tire-supplier-for-jaguar-i-pace-etrophy-series |title= Michelin named tire supplier for Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy series |author= Racer |author-link= Racer (magazine) |date= 11 January 2018 |publisher= Racer Media & Marketing Inc. |access-date= 21 January 2018 |archive-date= 14 January 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180114130442/http://www.racer.com/international/item/146691-michelin-named-tire-supplier-for-jaguar-i-pace-etrophy-series |url-status= dead }}
=Format=
The series operated an 'Arrive and Drive' package for up to 20 drivers at each race, including a different VIP driver at every venue.
Much like its parent series, the race weekend began on the day before an ePrix with a shakedown session. It was usually the first on-track activity of the whole weekend. Unlike Formula E, the free practice session was also held on this day. A 30-minute qualifying session along with the race was then held the next day. Races were scheduled for 25 minutes + one lap.{{cite web|url=http://results.fiaformulae.com/Results/04_2018-19/01_R01%20Ad%20Diriyah/01_Event%20Information/01_Ad%20Diriyah%20Timetable.pdf|title=Ad Diriyah Timetable|date=4 December 2018|access-date=10 April 2019}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
For the 2019–20 season, Jaguar adopted the "attack mode" system from its parent series.{{cite web|url=https://e-racing365.com/i-pace-etrophy/ten-race-schedule-revealed-attack-mode-confirmed/|title=Ten-Race Schedule Revealed; Attack Mode Confirmed|last=Kilshaw|first=Jake|work=e-racing365|date=10 September 2019|access-date=16 November 2019}}
=Teams and drivers=
{{For|the full list of competitors|2018–19 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy#Teams and drivers|2019–20 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy#Teams and drivers}}
Drivers competed in three classes – Pro, Pro-Am and Guest. Only the Pro and Pro-Am drivers were eligible to score points in Drivers' Championship. Championship points were given separately for the Pro and Pro-Am class. The Guest class was reserved for a VIP driver who was ineligible to score points. There was no separate Teams' Championship to compete for.
The inaugural season saw eleven full-time entries with four teams entered in the Pro class and three teams entered in the Pro-Am class. Sérgio Jimenez from Jaguar Brazil Racing became the Pro Champion, while Bandar Alesayi from Saudi Racing won in the Pro-Am competition. There were nine different VIP drivers, with Alice Powell being the most successful, finishing fifth at the 2018 Ad Diriyah ePrix. The second season started with eight and finished with ten full-time entries. Simon Evans from Team Asia New Zealand won the Pro class by just one point, while Fahad Algosaibi from Saudi Racing dominated the Pro-Am class. There were six different VIP drivers, with Mario Domínguez finishing third at the 2020 Mexico City ePrix, the all-time best result for a VIP driver.
==Complete list of VIP drivers==
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| colspan=5 | Complete list of VIP drivers |
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| Season
! Date ! Event ! Driver ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|VIP driver's finishing position}} |
| rowspan=10 |2018–19
| 15 December 2018 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Alice Powell | style="background:#cfcfff; text-align:center;" | 5 |
| 16 February 2019
| {{flagicon|MEX}} Salvador Durán | style="background:#efcfff; text-align:center;" | Ret |
| 10 March 2019
| {{flagicon|HKG}} Darryl O'Young | style="background:#cfcfff; text-align:center;" | 6 |
| 23 March 2019
| {{flagicon|CHN}} David Cheng | style="background:#cfcfff; text-align:center;" | 7 |
| 13 April 2019
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Salvadori | style="background:#cfcfff; text-align:center;" | 8 |
| 27 April 2019
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Archie Hamilton | style="background:#efcfff; text-align:center;" | Ret |
| 11 May 2019
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Anthony Beltoise | style="background:#cfcfff; text-align:center;" | 7 |
| 25 May 2019
| {{flagicon|GER}} Jens Dralle | style="background:#cfcfff; text-align:center;" | 10 |
| 13 July 2019
| New York City ePrix Race 1 | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mark Hacking | style="background:#efcfff; text-align:center;" | Ret |
| 14 July 2019
| New York City ePrix Race 2 | style="background:#ffffff; text-align:center;" | DNS |
| rowspan="14" |2019–20
| rowspan="2" | 22 November 2019 | rowspan="2" | Diriyah ePrix Race 1 | {{flagicon|KSA}} Reema Juffali | style="background:#cfcfff; text-align:center;" | 10 |
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Abbie Eaton
| style="background:#cfcfff; text-align:center;" | 5 |
| rowspan="2" | 23 November 2019
| rowspan="2" | Diriyah ePrix Race 2 | {{flagicon|KSA}} Reema Juffali | style="background:#efcfff; text-align:center;" | Ret |
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Abbie Eaton
| style="background:#cfcfff; text-align:center;" | 4 |
| 15 February 2020
| {{flagicon|MEX}} Mario Domínguez | style="background:#cfcfff; text-align:center;" | 3 |
| 5 August 2020
| rowspan="2" | Berlin ePrix | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Webb | style="background:#cfcfff; text-align:center;" | 5 |
| 6 August 2020
| style="background:#cfcfff; text-align:center;" | 4 |
| 8 August 2020
| rowspan="3" | Berlin ePrix | rowspan="3" | {{flagicon|GBR}} Abbie Eaton | style="background:#cfcfff; text-align:center;" | 8 |
| 9 August 2020 (Race 1)
| style="background:#cfcfff; text-align:center;" | 6 |
| 9 August 2020 (Race 2)
| style="background:#cfcfff; text-align:center;" | 6 |
| rowspan="2" | 12 August 2020
| rowspan="2" | Berlin ePrix | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jessica Hawkins | style="background:#cfcfff; text-align:center;" | 11 |
| {{flagicon|AUT}} Sven Förster
| style="background:#cfcfff; text-align:center;" | 12 |
| rowspan="2" | 13 August 2020
| rowspan="2" | Berlin ePrix | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jessica Hawkins | style="background:#cfcfff; text-align:center;" | 10 |
| {{flagicon|AUT}} Sven Förster
| style="background:#cfcfff; text-align:center;" | 9 |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.jaguar.co.uk/jaguar-racing/i-pace-e-trophy/}}
{{Formula E}}
{{Class of Auto racing}}
Category:Sports car racing series