Early Career
Born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Dennis entered the motorsport world in 2007 with a successful start winning multiple British and World karting championships.
Following this, Dennis made the step up into single-seaters in 2011. He quickly got up to speed with a dominant performance in the inaugural InterSteps Championship, taking the title with eight wins, seven poles and 16 podiums.
The Brit continued this championship-winning progress in 2012, claiming the Formula Renault Northern European Cup on his first attempt. This performance was enough to earn him the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Award - a top accolade in British motorsport. Dennis continued in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 the following season. His best finish in 2013 was in the non-championship Pau Trophy, where he placed third on the fast but technical road circuit.
Dennis continued up the single-seater ladder with a move up to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. After a bedding-in season in 2014, the following year, he finished third place overall behind Felix Rosenqvist and Antonio Giovinazzi in the highly competitive series, claiming six wins, six pole positions and 16 podiums.
For 2016, Dennis competed in the GP3 Series (now FIA Formula 3), that year, Dennis also had his first experience in sportscars, driving for G-Drive in the FIA World Endurance Championship, which included an appearance at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans.
In 2017 and 2018, Dennis displayed his adaptability by racing in various motorsport disciplines, jumping from single-seater Formula 3 to sportscars in the Blancpain GT Series and the ADAC GT Masters. Demonstrating his ability in the GT ranks gave Dennis a seat with Aston Martin for their DTM campaign in 2019.
Formula E | 2020-26
In 2020, Dennis was invited to test with BMW's Formula E outfit. After impressing through a series of testing days against other more experienced drivers, the 25-year-old was chosen to partner Maximilian Guenther for the 2020/21 season in what was the youngest line-up on the grid.
Dennis was undoubtedly one of the season's star drivers, outshining his teammate with a victory in Valencia, where the Brit managed his energy beyond all expectations to win from the front - and another on home soil in London. A technical glitch unceremoniously ended his title charge in the final round.
After an impressive debut campaign, Dennis arrived into the 2021/22 season with high expectations and a title challenge clear in his mind. The year got off to a good start with third in Diriyah, but a lull followed until an arrival at home saw the Brit charged by the home fans with two visits to the podium in London, including a win. He took this momentum to the finale in Seoul with another podium to wrap up the season, which saw him finish sixth in the drivers’ standings.
The following year saw renewed consistency from Dennis, as he stormed to his first Drivers’ Championship. In the process, Dennis broke the record for the most podiums in a Formula E season, finishing in the top three an impressive eleven times, including wins in Mexico and Italy.
For 2023/24 with the number one plate emblazoned on the front of his Andretti, Dennis romped to victory in the second race, with a considerable lead of over 13 seconds from the next-best finisher. A trio of podiums followed for the Brit as Formula E ventured to Tokyo and Misano for the first time. However, these marked his last visits to the rostrum, and he ended the year in seventh in the standings.
A challenging season followed, but despite some disappointing results, there was still a spark of his championship winning speed with podium visits in Monaco and Berlin. The 2025/26 season saw Dennis return to form as he mounted another title challenge, off the back of two race victories and a further four podiums.
The fight would go down to the wire at the 2026 London E-Prix, but a difficult final race in which he failed to score, saw the championship go to Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein.
Jake Dennis continues with Andretti Formula E for the upcoming 2026/27 season - the first of the GEN4 era.