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Felipe Drugovich to Replace de Vries in Berlin E-Prix Debut

Mahindra is filling de Vries’s seat at Tempelhof by tapping the former F2 champion, whose past FE tests underpinned his integration into the Gen3 Evo

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Overview

  • Drugovich will contest rounds 13 and 14 at the Berlin E-Prix on July 12–13, marking the first professional single-seater races of his career.
  • He steps in for Nyck de Vries, who opts for the World Endurance Championship’s 6 Hours of São Paulo due to a calendar clash.
  • Mahindra Racing confirmed the substitution in early July and conducted private tests in Spain to prepare him for the Gen3 Evo machine.
  • The 25-year-old Brazilian serves as Aston Martin’s Formula 1 reserve driver and claimed the 2022 Formula 2 title before expanding into endurance racing.
  • His prior Formula E involvement includes topping the timing charts at the 2023 Berlin rookie test while driving for Maserati MSG Racing.