Formula E, Diriyah E-Prix 2019

The record man 

Lucas di Grassi is one of the fixtures in Formula E. With 32 podium finishes, 10 victories and 796 points under his belt, he is more successful than any other driver in the electric racing series. Even off the race track di Grassi is a spirited ambassador of electric mobility. 

Lucas di Grassi and Formula E have belonged together from the get-go. Even before driving his first kilometers in the electric race car, he was working on the basics and processes of the racing series together with its founder, Alejandro Agag. Since then, di Grassi has been a fixture in the field of entrants. He is still one of only two drivers – Sam Bird being the other one – to have been on the Formula E grid and in each race from day one.

When looking at the Formula E statistics, there is no getting around Lucas di Grassi’s name either: With 796 points, 10 victories and 32 podium finishes under his belt, he is the most successful driver in the field after six seasons. Unforgotten have been his victory in Formula E’s inaugural race in Beijing in 2014, his driver-title win in 2016/2017 and the teams’ championship in 2017/2018. 

His passion for technology and innovation play an important role in di Grassi’s private life as well. As a founding member of and consultant to Roborace, he is driving the development of autonomous vehicles. A new project pursued by the Brazilian is the eSkootr Championship (eSC), a racing series for electric scooters. As a co-founder and sustainability ambassador of the series, di Grassi has been advancing sustainable urban micromobility since 2020. 

As a UN climate ambassador, the Brazilian has been active in environmental protection and furthering the cause of enhancing the climate. For the Formula E documentation “The Race for Clean Air,” Lucas di Grassi visited a megacity that is in one of the top spots of the world’s bad-air quality ranking: the Indian capital New Delhi. On the ground, di Grassi obtained a personal impression of the conditions, talked with people affected by it and learned about projects that are planned to improve the situation. In the documentary “And We Go Green” that takes viewers behind the scenes of Formula E, Lucas di Grassi was one of the protagonists, too. 

Outside the cockpit, Lucas di Grassi enjoys high recognition in the paddock: with the media as an authentic conversation partner who rarely minces his words, with fans, because he grants nearly every wish for a photo or signature and, last but not least, with the engineers of his team, because he not only delivers strong race results, but also advances the development of the race car with his experience and precise feedback. 

Lucas di Grassi lives in Monaco together with his wife, Bianca, and children, Leonardo and Beatriz. For the native Brazilian, the Côte d’Azur with its pleasant weather and ideal opportunities for sports is the perfect place to live. 

Biography
Lucas di Grassi (BR)
Date of birth: August 11, 1984
Place of birth: São Paulo (BR)
Residence: Monaco (MC)
Marital status: married to Bianca, one son (Leonardo), one daughter (Beatriz)
Height/weight: 1.80 m/75 kg
Motorsport since: 1997 (Audi driver since 2012)

1997–2001 Kart, Pan American Kart Champion (2000)
2002 2nd Brazilian Formula Renault Championship
2003 2nd South American Formula 3 Championship
2004 British Formula 3 Championship, 3rd GP Macau, Formula 3 Masters
2005 1st GP Macau, 3rd Formula 3 Euro Series, 3rd Formula 3 Masters, Formula 1 test
2006 GP2 Series, Formula 1 test
2007 2nd GP2 Series, Formula 1 test driver
2008 3rd GP2 Series, Formula 1 reserve driver
2009 3rd GP2 Series, Formula 1 reserve driver
2010 Formula 1
2011 Formula 1 tire test driver, ILMC tests
2012 Formula 1 tire test driver, Nürburgring 24 Hours, 3rd WEC São Paulo (Audi R18 ultra)
2013 3rd Le Mans 24 Hours (Audi R18 e-tron quattro)
2014 2nd Le Mans 24 Hours, 4th FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) (in Audi R18 e-tron quattro at each event)
2015 3rd FIA Formula E, 1 victory, 4th FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) (Audi R18 e-tron quattro)
2016 2nd FIA Formula E, 3 victories, FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), 1 victory (Audi R18), 3rd Le Mans 24 Hours (Audi R18)
2017 1st FIA Formula E, 2 victories
2018 2nd ABB FIA Formula E (Audi e-tron FE04), 2 victories
2019 3rd ABB FIA Formula E (Audi e-tron FE05), 2 victories
2020 6th ABB FIA Formula E (Audi e-tron FE06)
2021 ABB FIA Formula E (Audi e-tron FE07)

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