Leading female racer Simona de Silvestro will make her Formula E debut in the Visa London ePrix double header on June 27/28.
The Swiss IndyCar racer will drive for the Andretti Formula E team alongside Jean-Eric Vergne, and while it will be her first race in the all-electric championship, it won’t be the first time she has driven the Spark-Renault SRT_01E as she performed a demonstration run in Geneva earlier this year.
De Silvestro will not be the only driver change for the season finale, as Amlin Aguri needs to hire a replacement for Antonio Felix da Costa who is on DTM duty that weekend, while there will also be a change at Trulli as Vitantonio Liuzzi also has clashing commitments.
Formula E Championship standings before final two rounds (10 and 11) in London:
Drivers’ Standings:
1. Nelson Piquet Jr. – 128 pts
2. Sebastien Buemi – 116 pts
3. Lucas di Grassi – 111 pts
4. Nicolas Prost – 80 pts
5. Jerome d’Ambrosio – 77 pts
6. Sam Bird – 68 pts
7. Jean-Eric Vergne – 50 pts
8. Antonio Felix da Costa – 45 pts
9. Daniel Abt – 30 pts
10. Jaime Alguersuari – 30 pts
Teams’ Standings:
1. e.dams-Renault Formula E – 196 pts
2. Audi Sport ABT Formula E – 141 pts
3. NEXTEV TCR (China Racing Formula E) – 132 pts
4. Dragon Racing Formula E – 116 pts
5. Andretti Formula E – 99 pts
6. Virgin Racing Formula E – 98 pts
7. Amlin Aguri Formula E – 58 pts
8. Mahindra Racing Formula E – 46 pts
9. Venturi Formula E – 46 pts
10. Trulli Formula E – 17 pts
