Sebastien Buemi will retire from Formulation E on the finish of this weekend’s London E-Prix to tackle an advisory function with Envision Racing, it has been introduced.
The Swiss driver will carry the curtain down on a glittering stint within the all-electric championship after 12 seasons throughout which he scored 14 wins, 36 podiums, 17 pole positions and the 2015-16 drivers’ title.
Hypothesis has been rife about Buemi’s future in Formulation E for a number of months, with the sequence’ authentic 2026-27 calendar that includes two clashes with the World Endurance Championship.
Whereas Formulation E has since rescheduled the 2027 Monaco spherical, leaving only one conflict between the 2 sequence. Buemi will however retire from FE to deal with his Hypercar commitments with Toyota.
He’ll proceed to stay concerned with Envision, nevertheless, as he takes on an advisory and growth function forward of the beginning of Formulation E’s Gen4 period.
The information about his departure was made official on Thursday, simply 12 hours after the Chinese language staff revealed that Joel Eriksson may also be stepping down from his seat on the finish of the present season. This implies the staff will subject an all-new driver line-up subsequent season.
“This has been a tough determination, significantly given the contribution each Seb and Joel have made to our staff,” mentioned staff principal Sylvain Filippi.
“As we stay up for Gen4 and an more and more demanding Formulation E calendar, we’re coming into an essential interval of growth for the staff. Seb’s expertise will stay helpful to us, and we’re happy that he’ll proceed to assist Envision Racing in an advisory and growth capability.
“We’re grateful to each drivers for all the things they’ve given to Envision Racing and sit up for ending the Gen3 period on a excessive in London.”
Sebastien Buemi, Envision Racing
Photograph by: Joe Portlock / Getty Photographs
Buemi was one of many championship’s largest stars throughout his early years, turning into synonymous with the Renault e.dams operation that grew to become Nissan’s manufacturing unit squad later.
Profitable the championship in solely the second season of the then-nascent all-electric championship, Buemi was additionally a major title contender. However a conflict along with his WEC commitments pressured him to overlook the New York double header, and it in the end made the distinction between successful the championship and ending second.
He remained a frontrunner with Renault/Nissan over the next seasons, however made a daring determination to depart a manufacturing unit staff to hitch Jaguar buyer Envision in 2023.
Though failing to duplicate his earlier highs, Buemi continued to attain podiums on an occasional foundation and returned to successful methods final 12 months, successful the Monaco E-Prix. The 2025/26 season marks Buemi’s fourth and final at Envision.
Buemi gained’t be the one Formulation E stalwart to hold up his helmet in Formulation E. 2016-17 champion Lucas di Grassi, who has additionally been racing within the sequence since inception, introduced his impending departure in April.
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