Vergne began karting at the age of four at his father's kart circuit near Paris. He entered his first competition in 2000 and became French champion in the "kids" ("Minimes") category in 2001. Three years later he was runner-up in the French Rotax Max championship. In 2005 he finished runner-up in the ICA class of the European Championship, behind James Calado. In 2006 he finished seventh in the premier KF1 World Championship, held at Angerville.
In 2007 Vergne moved to single-seater racing, winning the French Formula Renault Campus series with ten podium places from thirteen races. That success earned him membership in both the Red Bull Junior Team and the French Automobile Sport Federation (FFSA). In 2008 he competed in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup for SG Formula, finishing sixth and fourth respectively while earning the French Formula Renault 2.0 title as the best-placed French driver. He remained with SG Formula in 2009, finishing second behind Albert Costa in both the Eurocup and the West European Cup.
In 2010 Vergne moved to the British Formula 3 Championship with Carlin, taking twelve victories from the first 24 races including a clean sweep at Spa-Francorchamps, clinching the title with six races remaining. It was the third consecutive year a Red Bull Junior Team driver won the title with Carlin, following Jaime Alguersuari in 2008 and Daniel Ricciardo in 2009. He also contested the Masters of Formula 3 at Zandvoort (fourth) and the Macau Grand Prix (seventh).
In 2010 he also made late-season appearances in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for Tech 1 Racing, taking four podiums and a first win at Silverstone after original winner Esteban Guerrieri was disqualified. He graduated full-time to the series with Carlin in 2011, winning five races including a double at the Hungaroring, but lost the championship to teammate Robert Wickens by nine points after a collision on the opening lap of the final race in Barcelona.
Vergne had his first Formula One outing at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July 2010, driving a Red Bull RB5. He tested the Toro Rosso STR5 at the Yas Marina Circuit in November 2010 and participated in selected first practice sessions for Toro Rosso in 2011. In November 2011 he tested the title-winning Red Bull RB7 at the young driver test in Abu Dhabi, setting the fastest lap on all three days.
Vergne made his race debut for Toro Rosso alongside Daniel Ricciardo. He scored his first World Championship points with an eighth-place finish in Malaysia. At the European Grand Prix he collided with Heikki Kovalainen, received a 10-position grid penalty for the British Grand Prix and a €25,000 fine. He finished the season 17th in the Drivers' Championship with 16 points, the total built across four eighth-place finishes.
Vergne achieved a career-best qualifying of seventh for the Canadian Grand Prix and converted that into a career-best race finish of sixth. He ended the season 15th in the standings with 13 points.
Vergne's teammate was rookie Daniil Kvyat, who had replaced Ricciardo. Vergne equalled his career-best Formula One result with sixth at the Singapore Grand Prix, passing Nico Hülkenberg, Kimi Räikkönen and Valtteri Bottas in the final four laps despite two five-second penalties. In August, Red Bull announced Max Verstappen would join Kvyat at Toro Rosso for 2015. On 26 November 2014 Vergne announced his own departure, with Carlos Sainz Jr. taking his seat.
On 19 December 2014 it was announced Vergne would join Ferrari in 2015 as test and development driver, primarily on simulator work. He left Ferrari in February 2017.
Vergne joined Andretti Autosport for Formula E, making his debut in the third race of the season in Uruguay, where he secured pole position. He achieved his first podium in Long Beach, finishing second behind Nelson Piquet Jr., and finished seventh in the championship with 70 points.
Vergne joined DS Virgin Racing partnering Sam Bird for the 2015–16 season and finished ninth in the championship.
Vergne moved to the newly formed Techeetah in July 2016, following their acquisition of Team Aguri, and scored the team's first win at the 2016–17 season finale in Montréal.
In the 2017–18 season he won in Santiago and Punta del Este before clinching the title in New York with a race to spare, becoming the fourth different Formula E champion in four seasons. The following season he won three races — in Sanya, Monaco, and Bern — and retained the championship, becoming Formula E's first repeat champion.
In the 2019–20 season Vergne raced alongside António Félix da Costa. He scored a podium in Marrakesh and, after the season resumed post-pandemic in Berlin, won round four and added another podium in round three, finishing third in the championship one point behind Stoffel Vandoorne. In the 2020–21 season he won the first race in Rome and finished tenth overall. In 2021–22 he took two poles (Rome and Jakarta), finishing second in both, and added further podiums in Monaco and Berlin to finish fourth with 144 points.
Vergne joined the newly formed DS Penske alongside reigning champion Stoffel Vandoorne for the 2022–23 season. He won the inaugural Hyderabad ePrix and finished second in Cape Town. In the 2023–24 season he became the second driver in Formula E history to score 1,000 points, broke Lucas di Grassi's record for most points scored in Formula E, and broke Sébastien Buemi's record for most Formula E pole positions. He remained at DS Penske for 2024–25 alongside Maximilian Günther.
For the 2025–26 season Vergne joined the Citroën Racing Formula E team, partnering Nick Cassidy.
Vergne signed with Peugeot Sport to race in the Hypercar class of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship, having previously raced in the LMP2 class with CEFC Manor TRS Racing and G-Drive Racing.
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