Team Aguri endured a difficult season in the FIA Formula E Championship, finishing eighth in the Teams’ Championship with 32 points.
The five drivers that took part in at least one ePrix during the season is the most out of any other team. Only Venturi and Mahindra used three drivers during the season, and for Mahindra they had to replace an injured Nick Heidfeld for a race.
Like NEXTEV TCR they weren’t very competitive with sixth place their best finish during the season, but unlike their rival team they were using the powertrain from season one.
They also seemed to have a tough time off the track. Half way through the season they announced the sponsorship of Gulf, and during the European rounds there were rumours of a change in ownerships. This was confirmed before the London ePrix, with a group of investors taking over the license.
Now known as Techeetah, they will be looking at improving over their performance this past season. With Jean-Eric Vergne and Ma Qing Hua already announced, and if they bring their own powertrain to the track, we could see them prosper.
Antonio Felix da Costa
Championship Position: 13th
Points: 28
Best Finish: 6th (three times)
The Portuguese driver was the only man at Team Aguri to take part in the majority of season two. He did miss the Berlin ePrix, but it was because of his commitments in the DTM series.
He also did very well in what was last years machinery, with Team Aguri and Andretti the only two teams to be using the SRT01-e powertrain from season one. He was able to finish in sixth place on three separate occasions, in fact he only finished outside of the top ten once in the races that he didn’t retire from.
He’s announced that he will be joining another team, with the now-named Techeetah confirming Ma Qing Hua and Jean-Eric Vergne. With better machinery he could get some great results.
Rene Rast
Championship Position: 23rd
Points: 0
Best Finish: Not classified
Rast was brought into the team to replace Da Costa for the Berlin ePrix, with the Portuguese driver also racing in DTM the same weekend.
He was shown the black and orange flag alongside a few drivers due to damage at the beginning of the race, and didn’t complete enough laps to be classified after staying in the pits for an extensive period.
Nathanael Berthon
Championship Position: 17th
Points: 4
Best Finish: 8th
Berthon started off the second season of Formula E as Da Costa’s teammate, and was able to grab eighth position in the opening round at Beijing.
After disappointing races at Putrajaya and Punta del Este he was dropped by the team. He is racing in the World Endurance Championship for LMP2 team G-Drive Racing.
Salvador Duran
Championship Position: 22nd
Points: 0
Best Finish: 14th
The team brought in Duran as a replacement for Berthon, the Mexican star knowing the team from the first Formula E season.
There wasn’t much that separated him and Berthon except that his best finish was 14th in three races rather than eighth. Having the only Mexican driver on the grid for the first Mexico City ePrix probably helped Team Aguri however.
Ma Qing Hua
Championship Position: 19th
Points: 0
Best Finish: 11th
Brought in for the last three weekends with rumours circulating about the future of the team, it can be said that Ma did alright even if his finishing positions say otherwise.
His first ePrix in Paris came to an abrupt end after a heavy crash. He then finish 14th in Berlin but was able to get 11th and 12th from the two London rounds.
The Chinese driver looked more competitive than the previous stars in the team. With the takeover from a group of Chinese investors it makes great sense for them to keep Ma in the team for season three.
