Jake Dennis | |
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.jpg) Dennis at the2023 Berlin ePrix | |
| Born | (1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (age 30) Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England |
| Nationality |  British |
| Formula E career | |
| Debut season | 2020–21 |
| Current team | Andretti-Porsche |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold(until 2023) FIA Platinum(2024–)[1] |
| Car number | 27 1 (2023–2024)[a] |
| Starts | 79 |
| Championships | 1 (2022–23) |
| Wins | 6 |
| Podiums | 23 |
| Poles | 7 |
| Fastest laps | 10 |
| Finished last season | 7th (93 pts) |
| Previous series | |
| 2017–2019,2021 2020 2019 2018 2017–2018,2020 2016 2015–2016 2014–2015,2017 2013 2012 2011 | GTWC Europe ELMS DTM ADAC GT Masters IGTC GP3 Series MRF Challenge FIA F3 European Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault NEC InterSteps |
| Championship titles | |
| 2012 2011 | Formula Renault NEC InterSteps |
| Awards | |
| 2012 | Autosport BRDC Award |
| Statistics up to date as of 28 July 2025. | |
Jake Dennis (born 16 June 1995) is a Britishracing driver who competes inFormula E forAndretti and serves as a factory driver forBMW. Dennis won the2022–23 Formula E World Championship with Andretti.
Born and raised inNuneaton, Warwickshire, Dennis began competitivekart racing aged eight. After a successful karting career—culminating in his victory at thejunior direct-driveKarting World Championship in 2010—Dennis progressed tojunior formulae. He has served as atest driver forRed Bull inFormula One since2018.
Dennis began his racing career inkarting at the age of eight with Andy Cox Racing. In 2005, he clinched South West Cadet championship title. Following year he finished third in the Shenington Club Championship. In 2008, he receivedRacing Steps Foundation backing and graduated to KF3 category. In his first year, he became British champion in KF3. By 2010, he claimed MSA Super 1 British Junior Championship and the CIK-FIA U18 World Championship.[3]
In 2011, Dennis made his début insingle-seaters taking part in the new-for-2011 InterSteps championship forFortec Motorsport, dominated in the championship and won the title with eight wins.[4] Also he raced for Fortec in off-seasonFormula Renault UK Finals Series, finishing 19th in the standings with just three point-scoring finishes.[5]
Dennis continued his collaboration with Fortec forFormula Renault 2.0 NEC (initially inBritish Formula Renault Championship but the championship was closed due to lack of entries) andEurocup Formula Renault 2.0.[6][7]
Dennis was nominated for theMcLaren Autosport BRDC Award due to his performances in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC series,[8] Jake then went on to win the prestigious award, and became the youngest ever participant at only 17 years of age.
In 2014, Dennis joinedCarlin Motorsport to compete in theFIA European Formula 3 Championship, where he collected multiple podiums.
In December 2015, it was announced that Dennis would compete in the 2016 GP3 Series withArden International. He finished fourth in the drivers standings, having taken a pair of victories.
Dennis debuted in the2020–21 Formula E World Championship driving for theBMW i Andretti team alongsideMaximilian Günther.[9] With 0 points from the first 4 races, he took his first win during the second race of the2021 Valencia ePrix, held at theCircuit Ricardo Tormo, and a second win in the first race round the Excel arena in London. After a red flag in the final race of the season in Berlin which saw 2 title contenders eliminated on the start line. The provisional standings meant Jake Dennis and Nyck De Vries would be tied on 95 points if the race finished as it was, however in the restart Dennis went for an overtake and crashed, meaning he would score 0 points, and not win the championship in his rookie season.
Dennis finished the season with four retirements and ended up third in the standings with 91 points, placing as the highest rookie.[10]
Dennis remained withAndretti Autosport despiteBMW withdrawing from the team. He was partnered byOliver Askew.[11]Dennis took 3rd in the opening race and 5th the next day giving him 25 points after 2 races. He then took 1 point from the next 3 races with a DNF in the second race in Rome, and then 2 points from the next 3, with a total of 28 points from 8 races. with a 6th, 7th, 10th and 8th following up. Dennis then had 47 points from 12 races heading to his home race in London.
Dennis topped the fp2 times in London and took the pace into Qualifying to secure pole and 3 points, Dennis won round 13 leading the race from championship leader Stoffel Vandoorne, and also took the fastest lap, giving him the maximum 29 points on Saturday. Dennis took pole again on Sunday but fought with Di Grassi for the win and ended the race in 2nd with the fastest lap. The strong weekend meant he climbed up the championship table gaining 51 points in 2 races. Dennis finished 4th with a fastest lap and 3rd in Seoul to finish the season in 6th with 126 points, joint on points with Di Grassi but behind due to countback, and Di Grassi having 1 4th place and Dennis having no 4th places.[10]
Dennis extended his contract to remain withAndretti for the2022–23 season and beyond.[12] At the season opener inMexico City, Dennis managed to qualify second despite damaging his front wing during the quarter-final session, which he was unable to change due toParc fermé regulations.[13] He used his position to overtake polemanLucas di Grassi in the opening stage of the race, after which the Briton created a gap, taking victory with a margin of eight second and becoming the first winner of theGen3 era.[14][15] His title charge continued inDiriyah, as, having started from the sixth row of the grid, Dennis charged through to finish second, narrowly missing out on victory toPascal Wehrlein,[16][17] an end result that repeated itself the following day.[18][19] At theHyderabad ePrix, Dennis would miss out on the points for the first time that year, being the victim of an error fromRené Rast, who collided with the back of the Andretti driver in the closing stages of the race.[20][deprecated source] Misery would pile on inCape Town, where, having been given a drive-through penalty for under-pressured tyres, the Briton ended up 13th.[21]
InSão Paulo, Dennis crashed into the back of championship rivalPascal Wehrlein after contact withDan Ticktum, causing him to once again not score points and take only a fifth DNF in Formula E. The Brit once again failed to score at the following race inBerlin, being involved in a crash withAntónio Félix da Costa due to a brake failure, though he was able to come back with a runner-up finish on Sunday.[22][23] This began a podium streak which continued through the races inMonaco,Jakarta, andPortland, edging himself back into the title battle.[24][25]
Following a lap count misjudgement on the part of Andretti that cost Dennis a potential victory in the firstRome race, a pole and subsequent victory in race two put the Brit into the lead of the championship, with his title rivals Cassidy and Evans having crashed out behind him.[26][27] He eventually clinched the title atLondon with one race to go, having finished second on Saturday.[28] By the end of the campaign, Dennis had scored eleven podiums, including two wins and two podiums, outscoring his teammate Lotterer by 206 points.
Dennis returned toAndretti for the2023–24 season, partneringNorman Nato.[29] During the first race inDiriyah, Dennis battled pastJean-Éric Vergne before extending his lead, scoring the fastest lap and taking the win in dominant fashion, ending up 13 seconds ahead of the Frenchman.[30][31]
Pre-season, Dennis signed a multi-year extension to remain with Andretti through the2024–25 Formula E season and beyond.[32]
Following his season inFormula E in 2022 for theAvalanche Andretti team, Dennis tested one of the team's cars in October 2022 in a private IndyCar driver evaluation test atSebring.[33][34]
In2018, Dennis was the simulator and development driver forRed Bull Racing. As a result of the team's association withAston Martin, he tested for them at theBarcelona mid-season tests in May 2018, and then again at theHungaroring in August.[35] As of 2023, Dennis remains a development driver for Red Bull.
Dennis was chosen to participate in theFriday free practice session (FP1) at the2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Red Bull.[36] He finished the session in 16th.[37]
† As Dennis was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Fortec Motorsports | HOC 1 3 | HOC 2 1 | HOC 3 2 | NÜR 1 12 | NÜR 2 7 | OSC 1 3 | OSC 2 4 | OSC 3 1 | ASS 1 1 | ASS 2 3 | RBR 1 4 | RBR 2 2 | MST 1 3 | MST 2 7 | MST 3 4 | ZAN 1 3 | ZAN 2 3 | ZAN 3 5 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 7 | 1st | 376 |
| 2013 | Fortec Motorsports | HOC 1 24 | HOC 2 1 | HOC 3 9 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 DNS | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | MST 1 | MST 2 | MST 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | 31st | 42 | |||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Fortec Motorsports | ALC 1 | ALC 2 | SPA 1 10 | SPA 2 2 | NÜR 1 14 | NÜR 2 24 | MSC 1 | MSC 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | CAT 1 12 | CAT 2 4 | 12th | 31 |
| 2013 | Fortec Motorsports | ALC 1 5 | ALC 2 5 | SPA 1 6 | SPA 2 5 | MSC 1 11 | MSC 2 5 | RBR 1 4 | RBR 2 4 | HUN 1 5 | HUN 2 9 | LEC 1 4 | LEC 2 2 | CAT 1 23† | CAT 2 4 | 4th | 130 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Carlin | Volkswagen | SIL 1 17 | SIL 2 17 | SIL 3 Ret | HOC 1 7 | HOC 2 10 | HOC 3 6 | PAU 1 4 | PAU 2 3 | PAU 3 4 | HUN 1 11 | HUN 2 17 | HUN 3 9 | SPA 1 3 | SPA 2 6 | SPA 3 7 | NOR 1 5 | NOR 2 4 | NOR 3 Ret | MSC 1 15 | MSC 2 6 | MSC 3 4 | RBR 1 3 | RBR 2 18† | RBR 3 5 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 Ret | NÜR 3 9 | IMO 1 7 | IMO 2 7 | IMO 3 7 | HOC 1 15 | HOC 2 12 | HOC 3 11 | 9th | 174 |
| 2015 | Prema Powerteam | Mercedes | SIL 1 3 | SIL 2 Ret | SIL 3 3 | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 15 | HOC 3 8 | PAU 1 1 | PAU 2 1 | PAU 3 23 | MNZ 1 3 | MNZ 2 2 | MNZ 3 2 | SPA 1 5 | SPA 2 1 | SPA 3 1 | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 Ret | NOR 3 11 | ZAN 1 Ret | ZAN 2 3 | ZAN 3 4 | RBR 1 1 | RBR 2 8 | RBR 3 7 | ALG 1 1 | ALG 2 2 | ALG 3 2 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 4 | NÜR 3 4 | HOC 1 2 | HOC 2 2 | HOC 3 7 | 3rd | 375 |
| 2017 | Carlin | Volkswagen | SIL 1 2 | SIL 2 5 | SIL 3 5 | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 Ret | MNZ 3 Ret | PAU 1 Ret | PAU 2 10 | PAU 3 9 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | NOR 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 3 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | 17th | 41 | |||
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Arden International | SPA FEA 7 | SPA SPR 4 | RBR FEA Ret | RBR SPR Ret | SIL FEA 12 | SIL SPR 9 | HUN FEA 3 | HUN SPR 7 | HOC FEA 12 | HOC SPR 6 | SPA FEA 2 | SPA SPR 5 | MNZ FEA 1 | MNZ FEA 4 | SEP FEA 6 | SEP SPR 1 | YMC FEA 2 | YMC SPR 4 | 4th | 149 |
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| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Gibson 015S | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA 6 | LMS Ret | NÜR | MEX | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 28th | 8 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  G-Drive Racing | Simon Dolan Giedo van der Garde | Gibson 015S-Nissan | LMP2 | 222 | DNF | DNF |
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | Pro | MIS QR 14 | MIS CR 10 | BRH QR 13 | BRH CR 9 | ZOL QR 24 | ZOL CR 9 | HUN QR 3 | HUN CR 2 | NÜR QR 12 | NÜR CR 12 | 9th | 27 |
| 2025 | Paradine Competition | BMW M4 GT3 | Bronze | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | MAG 1 31 | MAG 2 37 | VAL 1 Ret | VAL 2 36 | 19th | 5.5 |
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | R-Motorsport I | Aston Martin Vantage DTM | HOC 1 11 | HOC 2 11 | ZOL 1 Ret | ZOL 2 6 | MIS 1 15 | MIS 2 13 | NOR 1 9 | NOR 2 12 | ASS 1 12 | ASS 2 Ret | BRH 1 Ret | BRH 2 9 | LAU 1 11 | LAU 2 Ret | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 14 | HOC 1 11 | HOC 2 8 | 17th | 17 |
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| Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | BMW i Andretti Motorsport | SparkSRT05e | BMW iFE.21 | DIR 12 | DIR Ret | RME Ret | RME 13 | VLC 8 | VLC 1 | MCO 16 | PUE 5 | PUE 5 | NYC Ret | NYC 16 | LDN 1 | LDN 9 | BER 5 | BER Ret | 3rd | 91 | |
| 2021–22 | Avalanche Andretti Formula E | SparkSRT05e | BMW iFE.21 | DRH 3 | DRH 5 | MEX 10 | RME 13 | RME Ret | MCO 9 | BER 13 | BER 13 | JAK 6 | MRK 7 | NYC 10 | NYC 8 | LDN 1 | LDN 2 | SEO 4 | SEO 3 | 6th | 126 |
| 2022–23 | Avalanche Andretti Formula E | Formula E Gen3 | Porsche 99X Electric | MEX 1 | DRH 2 | DRH 2 | HYD 16 | CAP 13 | SAP Ret | BER 18 | BER 2 | MCO 3 | JAK 2 | JAK 2 | POR 2 | RME 4 | RME 1 | LDN 2 | LDN 3 | 1st | 229 |
| 2023–24 | Andretti Formula E | Formula E Gen3 | Porsche 99X Electric | MEX 9 | DRH 1 | DRH 12 | SAP 5 | TKO 3 | MIS 2 | MIS 2 | MCO 18 | BER Ret | BER 5 | SHA 5 | SHA 11 | POR 6 | POR 10 | LDN 16 | LDN Ret | 7th | 122 |
| 2024–25 | Andretti Formula E | Formula E Gen3 Evo | Porsche 99X Electric | SAO Ret | MEX 4 | JED NC | JED 4 | MIA 9 | MCO 3 | MCO 9 | TKO DSQ | TKO 4 | SHA 17 | SHA 17 | JKT 17 | BER Ret | BER 2 | LDN 8 | LDN 4 | 7th | 93 |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Oracle Red Bull Racing | Red BullRB19 | Honda RBPTH001 1.6V6t | BHR | SAU | AUS | AZE | MIA | MON | ESP | CAN | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL | NED | ITA | SIN | JPN | QAT | USA | MXC | SAP | LVG | ABU TD | – | – |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Inaugural | Intersteps Champion 2011 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Champion 2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Formula E Champion 2022–23 | Succeeded by |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by | McLaren Autosport BRDC Award 2012 | Succeeded by |
