Alexander Sims, Edoardo Mortara, James Rossiter, Tom Blomqvist and Michael Benyahia will all get their first chance to test the fully-electric Formula E cars at the season four official pre-season test session in Valencia on October 2-5.
Andretti and Venturi will be using the four-day test to evaluate the above drivers for a full-time drive in the 2017/18 FIA Formula E Championship.
The NIO Formula E Team will be launching their season four driver line-up and livery live from Valencia tomorrow morning at 8:30am (CEST), stay tuned to the NIO and Formula E social media channels for the full announcement.
The 3.09km National Circuit configuration of the track will be used, with an additional chicane inserted on the start/finish straight. Each day of testing will be split into two sessions, with cars running between 9-12 in the morning session and 2-5 in the afternoon.
Follow the FIA Formula E social media channels for live updates of pre-season testing throughout the week.
The full entry list can be found below:
|
Team Name |
Car # |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Thursday |
|
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler |
1 |
Lucas di Grassi |
Lucas di Grassi |
LucasdDi Grassi |
|
DS Virgin Racing |
2 |
Sam Bird |
Sam Bird |
Sam Bird |
|
Panasonic Jaguar Racing |
3 |
Nelson Piquet Jr. |
Nelson Piquet Jr. |
Nelson Piquet Jr. |
|
Venturi Formula E Team |
4 |
Edoardo Mortara |
AM:Michael Benyahia PM: Edoardo Mortara |
Edoardo Mortara |
|
Venturi Formula E Team |
5 |
James Rossiter |
James Rossiter |
Maro Engel |
|
Dragon Racing |
6 |
Neel Jani |
Neel Jani |
Neel Jani |
|
Dragon Racing |
7 |
Jerome D’Ambrosio |
Jerome D’Ambrosio |
Jerome D’Ambrosio |
|
Renault e.dams |
8 |
Nico Prost |
Nico Prost |
Nico Prost |
|
Renault e.dams |
9 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Sebastien Buemi |
Sebastien Buemi |
|
NIO Formula E Team |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
|
TECHEETAH |
18 |
Andre Lotterer |
Andre Lotterer |
Andre Lotterer |
|
Mahindra Racing |
19 |
Felix Rosenqvist |
Felix Rosenqvist |
Felix Rosenqvist |
|
Panasonic Jaguar Racing |
20 |
Mitch Evans |
Mitch Evans |
Mitch Evans |
|
Mahindra Racing |
23 |
Nick Heidfeld |
Nick Heidfeld |
Nick Heidfeld |
|
TECHEETAH |
25 |
Jean-Eric Vergne |
Jean-Eric Vergne |
Jean-Eric Vergne |
|
Andretti Formula E |
27 |
AM: Alexander Sims PM: Tom Blomqvist |
Tom Blomqvist |
Tom Blomqvist |
|
Andretti Formula E |
28 |
Antonio Felix da Costa |
Alexander Sims |
Antonio Felix da Costa |
|
DS Virgin Racing |
36 |
Alex Lynn |
Alex Lynn |
Alex Lynn |
|
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler |
66 |
Daniel Abt |
Daniel Abt |
Daniel Abt |
|
NIO Formula E Team |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |