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DS Virgin Racing will be looking to finish the second FIA Formula E season in style when London’s Battersea Park hosts Rounds 9 and 10 on the weekend of 2-3 July.

DS Virgin Racing are now in third place in the overall Formula E Championship standings after a strong drive from Jean-Eric Vergne was enough to push the team one spot further up the leaderboard. Vergne’s performance also saw DS Virgin Racing secure their fourth Pole Position of the season, surpassing any other team.

As DS Virgin Racing prepare to race on the streets of the German capital for Round 8 of the FIA Formula E Championship, the team is seeking to carry through the form it displayed at the last race in Paris to ensure a top three position in the constructor standings by the season end. The Berlin ePrix is set on a 1.927km city centre track in the heart of the city winding around Strausberger Platz and towards the iconic Alexanderplatz..

Jean-Eric Vergne, French driver for DS Virgin Racing, gave fans the hometown hero they wanted as he claimed a 2nd place finish during the French capital’s first ever Formula E race.

The DS brand and DS VIRGIN RACING team are gearing up for the Paris ePrix on Saturday 23 April. As part of this exceptional event, the team is keen to share its enthusiasm and will to win. The Paris ePrix is a milestone in the championship for the entire team, starting with French driver, Jean-Éric Vergne who is more motivated than ever to score points and claim a place on the podium. The race starts at 4:00 pm for the DSV-01 full-electric single-seaters but visitors will have the opportunity to attend the non-qualifying practices and qualifying sessions. The eVillage will open in the morning, with a wide range of activities for the public, particularly at the DS stand. Visitors will also be able to watch a unique event at 1:35 pm, when DS E-TENSE enters the track. The brand’s latest creation, this unique vehicle allies refinement with advanced technology to express the future of DS. With the DS brand, it promises to be a superb, electrifying celebratory experience!

Three days ahead of the Paris ePrix, the Formula E race around the Hôtel des Invalides, the DS brand is putting on a show with an exceptional parade through the streets of the capital. The spotlight will be on DSV-01, the all-electric single-seater representing DS VIRGIN RACING in the FIA Formula E championship with, at the wheel, Jean-Eric Vergne, driver for the DS VIRGIN RACING team. Adding a further electrifying touch to this original event in the heart of Paris, DS E-TENSE will also be present. The brand’s latest creation, this unique vehicle features a high-performance electric drivetrain, embodying the brand’s future. Parisians and tourists alike are invited to watch the parade on Wednesday 20 April 2016 starting at 11:00 am in front of the Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme. The finish is scheduled for 1:00 pm at DS WORLD PARIS, 33 rue François 1er.

Sam Bird clinches pole position but finishes sixth for DS Virgin Racing in Long Beach ePrix after contact with a tyre wall ruins chance of victory.

As DS Virgin Racing enter the second half of the Formula E season, Team Principal Alex Tai is keen to maintain focus at the Long Beach ePrix and is looking for a strong performance from both drivers Sam Bird and Jean-Eric Vergne.

DS Virgin Racing’s Sam Bird brings home more points for the team after an intense and exceptionally dramatic ePrix on the 2.09km Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez track in the heart of Mexico City today.

After winning the Buenos Aires ePrix, DS Virgin Racing is determined to repeat the feat as they prepare to race on the 2.092km Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez track in the heart of Mexico City on 12th March.

It took skill, it took patience and it took excellent team management, and so, after just four races, DS Virgin Racing claimed their first win of the season. And it was all done in incredible fashion.

DS Virgin Racing’s drivers Jean-Éric Vergne and Sam Bird will take on the 2.44km track set in the popular district of Puerto Madero next weekend in the forecast sweltering Argentinian heat.

Jean-Éric Vergne secured his first points for DS Virgin Racing as he claimed a valuable six points at the FIA Formula E Punta del Este ePrix.

DS Virgin Racing will be looking to round off 2015 in style, when the FIA Formula E Championship returns to Uruguay next weekend.

DS Virgin Racing secured their first podium of the 2015-16 FIA Formula E season in dramatic fashion, as Sam Bird defied the odds to storm through the field in Putrajaya.

DS Virgin Racing’s Sam Bird picked up his first points of the season in Beijing as Renault’s Sébastien Buemi claimed victory in the Chinese capital.