Dragon / Penske / Fortescue Zero

The Dragon Racing team existed well before Formula E. The Los Angeles-based team was founded back in 2006 by Jay Penske, the son of IndyCar legend Roger Penske. Until 2013, Dragon competed in several IndyCar seasons and secured numerous podium finishes, before the team shifted its focus to Formula E from 2014 onwards.

In its debut Formula E season, Dragon finished as runners-up. Things then went downhill, however: a partnership with the electric car start-up Faraday Future fell apart after just one season. In addition, there was a spate of driver changes, often under questionable circumstances. For instance, Neel Jani only contested the season opener for Dragon in the 2017/18 season before leaving the team again. The personnel reshuffle involving Maximilian Günther – who, despite promising performances in Season 5, was replaced by Felipe Nasr after just three races, only to regain his seat after a further three races – also raised eyebrows. Brendon Hartley left the team midway through the 2019/20 season, as did Nico Müller in the 2021 season.

At the start of the Gen3 era, Dragon Racing and DS Automobiles announced a new, long-term partnership under the name DS Penske. Jay Penske was appointed team principal of the alliance. The team signed the previous season’s Formula E world champion, Stoffel Vandoorne, and long-serving DS driver Jean-Eric Vergne. In Hyderabad, the Frenchman secured the team’s first victory since Season 1; ultimately, DS Penske finished fifth in the team standings. In the following season, the team failed to secure a victory but still managed to climb to third place in the team standings.

In the eleventh season, Maximilian Günther joined the team, replacing Stoffel Vandoorne, and went on to win two races in his very first season with the team. The following season, Vergne also left the team and was replaced by Taylor Barnard. After a disappointing season – Barnard secured the team’s only podium finish with his victory in the season finale – Jay Penske sold a majority stake in the team to Fortescue Zero, which will compete as a Jaguar customer team in the Gen4 era. Barnard and Dan Ticktum were initially announced as the drivers, but Barnard left the team before the start of the season due to contractual disputes.