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27 Oct 2025
DS AUTOMOBILES EMBARKS ON OFFICIAL TESTING AHEAD OF FORMULA E SEASON 12
The official tests before Season 12 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship get underway today at Valencia in Spain DS Automobiles, which has been part of the championship since 2015, now embarks on its 11th season of the all-electric series Driving the two DS E-TENSE FE25 cars will be Germany’s Maximilian Günther and his young British team mate Taylor Barnard
- The official tests before Season 12 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship get underway today at Valencia in Spain
- DS Automobiles, which has been part of the championship since 2015, now embarks on its 11th season of the all-electric series
- Driving the two DS E-TENSE FE25 cars will be Germany’s Maximilian Günther and his young British team mate Taylor Barnard
From today until Friday, Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo circuit in Spain hosts official testing ahead of Season 12 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
Following weeks of work devoted to strategy and software evolution on the DS E-TENSE FE25 cars, DS Automobiles and its partner PENSKE AUTOSPORT will be back on track for eight timed test sessions.
The first six sessions will be carried out by factory drivers Maximilian Günther and Taylor Barnard, while the final two sessions will be driven by Lindsay Brewer and Jessica Edgar during the women’s test day.
DS PENSKE has its sights firmly set on the sharp end of the championship, so will be counting on its talented drivers to put in a solid performance and collect as much data as possible ahead of the first race in Sao Paulo (Brazil) on December 6.
The first official test session in Valencia gets underway today at 2 PM:00 CET.
Eugenio Franzetti, DS Performance Director:
“We’re proud to begin what is our 11th season in Formula E! DS Automobiles is one of the key players in the championship and we are targeting more podiums and above all more wins this season. With Maximilian and Taylor at the wheel of our DS E-TENSE FE25 cars, we have the ideal package to fight at the front of Season 12. I would also like to thank all our engineers and mechanics, who have worked tirelessly during the off-season, and who are set to give their all once again so that we can keep fighting all the way down to the last race!”
Key figures since DS Automobiles entered Formula E:
- 137 races
- 4 championship titles
- 18 victories
- 55 podiums
- 26 pole positions
PRESS CONTACTS
DS Performance : Nathalie Dumas +33 (0) 6 60 26 10 37 –nathalie.dumas@external.stellantis.com
DS Automobiles : Benjamin Maigre + 33 (0) 6 75 58 80 41 – benjamin.maigre@dsautomobiles.com