Which drivers on the 2025 Formula E grid have raced in F1?

Formula E has been running for over a decade and a number of former Formula 1 drivers have made the switch to the all-electric series through the years.

We've taken a look at the drivers who have competed in F1 who are on the 2025 Formula E grid.

Pascal Wehrlein

2024 Formula E champion Pascal Wehrlein was seemingly destined for great things when he was inducted onto the Mercedes Junior Team in 2014.

The German's glowing reputation on the driver programme resulted in him earning a seat in F1 as he joined backmarkers Manor Grand Prix for the 2016 season.

Wehrlein scored Manor's only championship point at the Austrian Grand Prix before he was forced to move to Sauber in 2017 as a consequence of Manor filing for bankruptcy.

Chalking up five points for the struggling constructor, Wehrlein was released at the end of the campaign to make way for a prodigious rookie named Charles Leclerc, prising the door open for the former DTM champion to join Formula E.

Stoffel Vandoorne

Stoffel Vandoorne joined McLaren's Young Driver Programme aged 21, which eventually led to his path into Formula 1.

Runner up in his debut GP2 (F2) season in 2014, Vandoorne orchestrated a record-breaking title triumph in the subsequent campaign as he finished 108 points clear of his closest challenger, Alexander Rossi.

The Belgian's remarkable success did not result in an immediate transition into F1, but after deputising for Fernando Alonso at the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix, Vandoorne would partner the Spaniard for the 2017 season following Jenson Button's retirement.

Vandoorne could only muster 13 points in his rookie term in an uncompetitive McLaren. The team's decision to terminate their engine supply deal with Honda and partner with Renault served encouragement for 2018 but it failed to transpire into results, with Vandoorne picking up 12 points before losing his seat to Lando Norris.

Entering Formula E following his F1 exit, Vandoorne balanced the championship with reserve driver duties for Mercedes and McLaren.

Lucas di Grassi

Spending four successive seasons in GP2 where he finished runner-up once and third twice, Lucas di Grassi finally got his big break in Formula 1 with Virgin Racing in the 2010 season.

The Brazilian's stint in F1 was an unfulfilling one as he ended his one and only campaign in 24th with no points.

Not retained for the following season, Di Grassi ventured into sports car and endurance racing before undertaking a prominent role in the testing of Formula E machinery before the inaugural season in 2014.

Di Grassi won the Formula E championship in 2017 with ABT and is the most decorated driver in the competition's history.

Sebastian Buemi

Spending a year as Red Bull Racing's test driver in 2008, Sebastian Buemi became the first driver to hail from Switzerland to race in F1 for 14 years when he joined Toro Rosso for the 2009 campaign.

Buemi outscored his teammate Sebastian Bourdais in his rookie season and repeated the feat against Jaime Alguersuari in the ensuing season.

Alguesuari got the better of Buemi in 2011 but it was not enough for either driver to retain their seat for a third successive season, with the pair replaced by Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne.

Despite the early conclusion of his F1 career, Buemi has still been able to carve a fabulous career in Formula E and the World Endurance Championship, where he's become a four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Nyck de Vries

Expectations were high for Nyck de Vries upon entering the 2023 F1 season following a superb stand-in drive at the 2022 Italian Grand Prix where he scored points for Williams on debut.

Crowned F2 champion in 2019 before winning the Formula E title in his first full season in 2021, De Vries' stint in F1 was a forgettable affair.

The Dutch driver lasted just 10 races before he was acrimoniously axed by Alpha Tauri having failed to finish any higher than 12th.

De Vries resurfaced in Formula E with Mahindra.

Jean-Eric Vergne

Signed by the Red Bull Junior Team programme, Jean-Eric Vergne won the British Formula 3 series before eventually carving a route into Formula 1 with Toro Rosso.

The Frenchman outscored his teammate Daniel Ricciardo in his maiden campaign, although the Australian got the better of him in 2013 which resulted in Ricciardo securing a drive with Red Bull.

Vergne was partnered by Daniil Kvyat in 2014 and secured his best-ever result with a sixth-place finish at the Singapore Grand Prix. Unfortunately it did not prevent Vergne's pending exit after it was announced a month prior that he would be replaced by an unheralded Max Verstappen.

Unable to secure a drive in F1 for 2015, Vergne entered Formula E and won the championship two years running in 2018 and 2019.

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