GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED: DS AUTOMOBILES IN THE SPOTLIGHT WITH THE DS E-TENSE FE19

• The 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed, a historic hillclimb event featuring many of the world’s greatest competition cars, takes place from 9–12 July in England

• This year, the all-electric race car that secured the 2019 Formula E drivers’ and teams’ titles for Jean-Éric Vergne and DS Automobiles will take part in a series of demonstration runs

• Jean-Éric Vergne himself will once again drive the DS E-TENSE FE19 on Friday 10 July

Nestled in the heart of West Sussex, England, the Goodwood Festival of Speed has become one of the world’s most prestigious motorsport events. Since its debut in 1993, it has brought together leading manufacturers, legendary drivers, and hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts for a unique celebration of automotive performance and innovation.

From 9 to 12 July, the 33rd edition of the festival will showcase the evolution of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship through a series of seven demonstrations featuring all four generations of Formula E cars.

DS Automobiles, double Formula E teams’ and drivers’ world champions in seasons 5 and 6, will be represented by the iconic DS E-TENSE FE19. The second-generation Formula E car that carried Jean-Éric Vergne to the 2019 drivers’ title will tackle Goodwood’s famous hillclimb throughout all four days of the festival.

Sporting its distinctive black and gold livery, the championship-winning machine will take to the legendary course in the grounds of Goodwood House, giving spectators the opportunity to experience one of Formula E’s most successful cars at a true highlight of the international motorsport calendar.

Formula E’s only two-time champion Jean-Éric Vergne, who raced for DS Automobiles throughout eight seasons will make a special return to the cockpit of the DS E-TENSE FE19 on Friday 10 July, completing two highly anticipated demonstration runs.

Formula E demonstration run schedule at Goodwood

• Thursday 9 July: 14:35
• Friday 10 July: 11:45 and 14:50 (with Jean-Éric Vergne)
• Saturday 11 July: 11:50 and 15:40
• Sunday 12 July: 10:05 and 13:25

Key figures since DS Automobiles entered Formula E:

• 150 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