Sebastien Buemi has won multiple world championships throughout his motorsport career, so here’s everything you need to know about the Swiss driver.
Buemi competed in Formula 1 before moving to the World Endurance Championship to race with Toyota.
WEC is the series where Buemi has achieved most of his success to date after taking the title multiple times, as well as winning at Le Mans.
Buemi has also raced in Formula E during his extensive career, even taking the title at the end of the 2015-16 season when the all-electric series was in its infancy.
Sebastien Buemi won Le Mans for the first time in 2018
Buemi has had huge success at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning the race multiple times with Toyota as well as clinching several World Endurance Championship titles.
His first success at the Circuit de la Sarthe came in 2018 alongside Kazuki Nakajima and two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso.
At the time, the LMP1 category in WEC was made up of just nine entrants, and the two Toyota cars were the only ones benefitting from the hybrid system.
The departure of Porsche at the end of 2017 left the Japanese manufacturer with an open goal to take victory in France.
Buemi’s No. 8 Toyota dominated qualifying, taking pole position by two seconds ahead of the No. 7 car, giving the pair the perfect opportunity to control the race.
The Swiss driver and his two accomplished teammates won the event by two laps over the sister car. Particularly for Buemi and Nakajima, it was a day of redemption after 2016 when they were just three minutes away from taking victory before the car broke down.
Toyota dominated Le Mans during the next four seasons, putting together a run of consecutive victories that was finally halted in 2023 by Ferrari.
Buemi built on his 2018 success by winning twice more in the following couple of seasons, before clinching his fourth victory in 2022.
Sebastien Buemi raced in Formula 1 from 2009-2011
Buemi was competitive throughout his junior career, ascending the ladder towards Formula 1, although he failed to win a title.
He contended for the championship in Formula BMW ADAC, finishing third and second in his two years in the category before moving to the Formula 3 Euro Series.
The Swiss driver was on the fringes of Formula 1 in 2008, driving as a test driver for Red Bull whilst competing in the GP2 Series.
Finishing sixth in GP2 and completing some productive testing throughout the 2008 season earned Buemi a drive at Toro Rosso, Red Bull’s sister team for 2009.
The Italian team’s new recruit initially partnered Sebastian Bourdais, although the Frenchman was dropped after just nine rounds and replaced by Jaime Alguersuari.
Buemi impressed on his Formula 1 debut, finishing the race in seventh place, scoring two points, after moving up from eighth place as Lewis Hamilton was disqualified after the event.
After a more difficult outing next time out at the rain-soaked Malaysian Grand Prix, where he ended up in 16th place, more points followed in China.
The Shanghai International Circuit was almost flooded but Buemi stayed out of trouble to finish in eighth place, scoring a single point.
After the opening three rounds, the rest of the season was more challenging for the Swiss driver, competing on some tracks he had never raced on before.
The following 12 rounds saw Buemi fail to score a point and retire from five of those events, including the Monaco Grand Prix.
A couple of drives to the top eight points scoring positions ended the season in Brazil and Abu Dhabi, which debuted in 2009, scoring a P7 and eighth-place finish.
The following year saw Buemi partner with Alguersuari for the full season, although he suffered a challenging start.
No points were scored in the opening five rounds, and both the Swiss driver’s front wheels fell off in a dramatic incident for Buemi in practice for the Chinese Grand Prix.
The top 10 scored points from the 2010 season, allowing Buemi to take one point from his drive to 10th place in Spain after a difficult run.
Toro Rosso spent most of the season on the fringes of the top 10, with points finishes few and far between. Despite the lack of raw speed, he scored points in consecutive races in Canada and at the European Grand Prix at Valencia.
A forgettable end to the year followed, with the only highlight being his final points score of the season in Japan, before retiring in South Korea.
His third and final F1 season came in 2011 and alongside Alguersuari, it was a campaign similar to his previous two years. His teammate beat Buemi over the year as Toro Rosso finished it eighth in the Constructors’ Championship.
Sebastien Buemi won the Formula E title in the 2015-16 season
Formula E kicked off with the 2014-15 season, providing a unique single-seater championship being an all-electric series.
Buemi drove for e.dams Renault during the inaugural campaign and competed against fellow former Formula 1 drivers Nick Heidfeld and Jarno Trulli.
The Swiss driver hit the ground running in Formula E, challenging for the championship in a tense battle with Nelson Piquet Jr and Lucas di Grassi.
Buemi took three victories, including at the Monaco ePrix and during the final round of the season in London on the Battersea Park Street Circuit.
Although he won in Britain, the e.dams Renault driver missed out on the title by just one point as Piquet Jr celebrated winning the first-ever Formula E championship.
The runner-up from the opening Formula E season was a title contender for the second consecutive season, clinching the title at the end of the 10-round campaign.
Buemi dominated the first race of the season in Beijing, taking pole position and victory ahead of Di Grassi in China.
After a slump to P12 in Malaysia, the Swiss driver recovered by taking victory in Uruguay before finishing second in Argentina and Mexico during the championship’s Latin American leg.
Formula E then headed to Long Beach, which yielded a 16th-place finish for Buemi as Di Grassi took victory. The final three rounds in Europe saw the e.dams Renault driver take third place at home in Paris and a win in Berlin.
He finished fifth and retired at the season finale in London over the two races which was just enough to take the title ahead of his Brazilian rival Di Grassi.
So, with that in mind, Full Oversteer looks at everything you need to know about Buemi…
How old is Sebastien Buemi? Where was he born?
Buemi is 35 years old, and was born on the 31st of October 1988 in Aigle, Switzerland.
Sebastien Buemi’s net worth
Buemi’s net worth is estimated at around $13 million or £10.1 million.
How tall is Sebastien Buemi? What is his height in feet?
Buemi is 1.72m tall, which measures at 5’6.
Sebastien Buemi’s Formula E career stats
As of the end of the 2024 Formula E season, Buemi is a one-time champion with a respectable tally of races wins, podiums and pole positions.
Formula E titles: 1
Formula E race entries: 127
Formula E wins: 13
Formula E poles: 16
Formula E podiums: 32
Sebastien Buemi’s WEC career stats
As of the end of the 2024 World Endurance Championship season, Buemi has won four top-class titles with honours across the LMP1 and the Hypercar eras.
WEC titles: 4 (2014, 2018/19 LMP1, 2022, 2023 Hypercar)
WEC race entries: 86
WEC LMP1/Hypercar wins: 22
WEC LMP1/Hypercar podiums: 53