ERT Formula E Team

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Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ERT Formula E Team
ERT Formula E logo.png
Founded2013 (as Team China Racing (NEXTEV))
Base Silverstone Park, United Kingdom
Team principal(s)Alex Hui
Current series Formula E
Current drivers3. Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Sette Câmara
33. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Ticktum
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll [N 1]
Drivers'
Championships		 FIA Formula E:
2014–15: Nelson Piquet Jr.
Website https://www.ertfe.com

Electric Racing Technologies (ERT) Formula E Team is a motor racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula E Championship, an all-electric racing series. The team is owned and managed by Lisheng Sports and Gusto Engineering in China and Hong Kong, respectively. [2] [3]

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The team, previously competing under the names China Racing, NEXTEV TCR, NEXTEV Nio , Nio Formula E Team, and Nio 333 Racing, has participated in the FIA Formula E World Championship since its inaugural season, winning the first Drivers' Championship with Nelson Piquet Jr. [4]

History

China Racing was the second team (behind the Drayson Racing project, which then transformed into Trulli GP) to announce its involvement in Formula E, back in March 2013. [5]

2014–15 season

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Antonio García (front) and Nelson Piquet Jr. (back) at the 2014 Punta del Este ePrix, running the original liveries.
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Charles Pic in his final Formula E appearance at the 2015 Berlin ePrix, running the redesigned 2015 livery.

China Racing announced Nelson Piquet Jr. and Ho-Pin Tung as their drivers for the inaugural season. [6] Over the course of the season, the team used multiple drivers in car no. 88, with Tung taking part in three rounds, Antonio García in two rounds, Charles Pic in four rounds, before ultimately picking Oliver Turvey for the final double-header weekend in London. Piquet, on the other hand, completed the full season and managed to win the championship in the final race of the season. [7]

In 2015, the China Racing name and branding had phased out. For the Long Beach ePrix, the team introduced radical changes to their livery, removing the red and yellow which had been previously associated with the team and replacing it with NEXTEV branding. [8] The move was finalised in the following round in Monaco, which the team entered as NEXTEV TCR instead of China Racing. [9]

Despite Piquet winning the championship, NEXTEV TCR only finished fourth in the Teams' Championship, as his teammates only added 8 points, the team scoring 152 points in total.

2015–16 season

NEXTEV TCR chose to develop their own powertrain for the second season and began testing it in the summer of 2015. The team also confirmed Piquet, who was signed on a multi-year deal. [10] Turvey was later confirmed as Piquet's teammate for the season. [11] In 2016, NEXTEV acquired the whole team, which, at the time, was still partially-owned by Team China Racing (hence the 'TCR' part in its name). [12]

The 2015–16 season was a disappointment for the team. Piquet and Turvey only scored 19 points in total, falling down to ninth place in the Teams' Championship, only ahead of Trulli, who withdrew from the championship in its early stages. Turvey scored the team's best season result with a sixth place at the first round in Beijing.

2016–17 season

Piquet and Turvey were retained for the 2016–17 season. [13] The team, previously operated by Campos Racing, was set to form its own operational and engineering team, led by Gerry Hughes. [14] A new branding, NEXTEV Nio , was introduced for the season.

While the team's performance was an improvement over the previous season, it was still unable to compete for either of the Drivers' and Teams' Championships, despite setting pole positions in Hong Kong (with Piquet) and Mexico City (with Turvey). NEXTEV Nio would finish sixth with 59 points.

2017–18 season

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Oliver Turvey driving the NextEV NIO Sport 003 at the 2018 Berlin ePrix.

Piquet left the team after a performance clause allowed him to exit the team for Jaguar. Luca Filippi was announced as his replacement, while Turvey stayed with the team. [15] Ma Qinghua joined the team as a reserve driver. [16] During the season, he subbed for Filippi in Paris and Turvey in New York, who was forced to withdraw from the double-header after a hand injury. [17] [18] The NextEV brand was slowly phasing out as the team now competed under the name Nio Formula E Team. The NextEV brand stayed in the name of the powertrain.

Nio cemented their position at the back of the grid and only finished eighth in Teams' Championship with 47 points. Turvey, however, managed a podium spot with a second-place finish in Mexico City.

2018–19 season

Tom Dillmann and Oliver Turvey were announced as the driver pairing for the 2018–19 season, meaning Turvey would compete for the team for a fourth straight full season. [19] The NextEV brand remained on the car, but the powertrain only featured Nio in its name.

The season would prove to be another disappointment as the team only accumulated 7 points over the course of the season, all of them with Turvey, placing them last (eleventh) in the Teams' Championship.

2019–20 season

The team underwent a change in ownership and is currently managed by Lisheng Sports and Gusto Engineering. [2] On 10 September 2019, the definitive entry list was revealed, in which the team was listed under the name Nio 333 Formula E Team. [20] The team will not be using its own powertrains and it instead acquired last year's powertrain from GEOX Dragon. [21] Nio, however, kept their manufacturer status due to their new powertrain being homologated as such by the FIA in late August. [22] Ma Qinghua also joined the team on a permanent basis, racing alongside the team mainstay Turvey. [21] Qinghua, however, was unable to participate in the 2020 Berlin ePrix due to Chinese travel restrictions, and was replaced by Daniel Abt.

2020–21 season

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Turvey driving the NIO 333 001 at the 2021 Puebla ePrix.

Tom Blomqvist joined Nio 333 for the 2020–21 season to partner Turvey. [23] In February 2021, Adam Carroll was announced as the reserve driver. [1] The team scored points for the first time since the 2019 New York City ePrix after Turvey secured two points finishes at the Diriyah ePrix double-header. Blomqvist achieved the same feat at the following Rome ePrix double-header.

2021–22 season

Turvey was retained by the team while Blomqvist departed and was replaced by Carlin Formula 2 driver and former Williams Driver Academy member Dan Ticktum. The team scored their first points of the season in the second race of the Rome ePrix, where Turvey finished 7th and Ticktum finished 10th, which was his first points finish in Formula E. [24]

2023–24 season

Ahead of pre-season testing, it was announced that the team would rebrand into the ERT Formula E Team, with the Nio name leaving the team. [25]

Results

YearChassisPowertrainTyresNo.Drivers12345678910111213141516PointsT.C.
China Racing / NEXTEV TCR 1
2014–15 Spark SRT01-e SRT01-e 2 M BEI PUT PDE BUE MIA LBH MCO BER MSC LDN 1524th
88 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung 161111
Flag of Spain.svg Antonio García 1119
Flag of France.svg Charles Pic 1716815
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey 99
99 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. 8Ret235134157
2015–16 Spark SRT01-e NEXTEV TCR FormulaE 001 M BEI PUT PDE BUE MEX LBH PAR BER LDN 199th
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. 15†815†1213RetRet13129
88 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey 6Ret1291112131215†10
NEXTEV Nio
2016–17 Spark SRT01-e NEXTEV FormulaE 002 M HKG MRK BUE MEX MCO PAR BER NYC MTL 596th
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. 11165947121211161316
88 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey 879Ret13121096141517
Nio Formula E Team
2017–18 Spark SRT01-e NextEV Nio Sport 003 M HKG MRK SCL MEX PDE RME PAR BER ZUR NYC 478th
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey 166Ret162712759DNS
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Qinghua 13
68 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi 10Ret161214131317Ret15Ret
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Qinghua 17
2018–19 Spark SRT05e Nio Sport 004 M ADR MRK SCL MEX HKG SYX RME PAR MCO BER BRN NYC 711th
8 Flag of France.svg Tom Dillmann 1417Ret15121215Ret141916Ret14
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey 13168129111314Ret18151013
Nio 333 FE Team
2019–20 Spark SRT05e Nio FE-005 3 M DIR SCL MEX MRK BER BER BER 012th
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey 15DSQ111321161816221921
33 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Qinghua 201916Ret23
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Abt 18161518Ret20
2020–21 Spark SRT05e Nio 333 001 M DIR RME VLC MCO PUE NYC LDN BER 1912th
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey 106DNS14NC81911RetRetRet15141919
88 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Blomqvist 1818108NC171413Ret1621NC19NC10
2021–22 Spark SRT05e Nio 333 001 M DRH MEX RME MCO BER JAK MRK NYC LDN SEO 710th
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey 191814177141617121715161514Ret15
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Ticktum 18191818101219192018171217RetRetRet
2022–23 Formula E Gen3 NIO 333 ER9 H MEX DIR HYD CPT SPL BER MCO JAK PRT RME LDN 429th
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Sette Câmara 1615175121616151417DNS16816DSQ13
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Ticktum 171410Ret617Ret10613111313979
ERT Formula E Team
2023–24 Formula E Gen3 ERT X24 H MEX DIR SAP TOK MIS MCO BER SHA POR LDN 2*9th*
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Sette Câmara DNS917
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Ticktum 1821Ret
Notes

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Carroll is a reserve driver. [1]

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