DAMS, formally known as Driot Associés Motor Sport, was founded in 1988 by Jean-Paul Driot and René Arnoux and had established a long track record in junior formulae, including success in Formula 3000, the GP2 Series, and Formula Renault. When Formula E was announced as a new all-electric single-seater championship, DAMS entered under the Renault e.dams brand in partnership with the French manufacturer and Prost. Sébastien Buemi and Nicolas Prost were chosen as the team's drivers for the inaugural season.
The team's first season demonstrated both the promise and difficulty of Formula E competition. Buemi won at Punta del Este, Monaco, and London, finishing the season as runner-up to Nelson Piquet Jr. by a single point. Prost finished sixth in the championship. The team established itself as one of the leading outfits from the outset.
Season two was the team's defining campaign. Buemi dominated the early rounds, winning the Beijing opener from pole position and backing it up with further victories. A title decider in London ended with rival Lucas di Grassi colliding with Buemi, forcing the championship to be settled via fastest-lap bonus points in a second car. Buemi secured the lap — and with it the title — under intense pressure, becoming the 2015–16 Formula E champion. The team also won the teams' championship, with Prost adding three victories to the team's tally across his two seasons.
Renault e.dams continued its dominance at the team level in 2016–17. Buemi opened the season with three consecutive victories, a Formula E first, and went on to win at Monaco, Paris, and Berlin before losing the drivers' title to di Grassi on the final day due to a combination of disqualifications for technical infringements and his absence from the New York City rounds, where Red Bull F1 reserve driver Pierre Gasly substituted. Despite Buemi losing the title, the team won the constructors' championship for a third straight season.
The final season under the Renault banner was a step back in performance. Neither Buemi nor new teammate Pierre Gasly — with Nicolas Prost having departed — won a race, and Buemi's best result was a second place in Marrakesh. The team finished fifth in the constructors' standings, the first time since their Formula E debut that they had not taken the teams' title. At the end of the season, Renault withdrew from Formula E.
Following Renault's departure, DAMS restructured the programme under Nissan for the 2018–19 season, rebranding as Nissan e.dams. Buemi was retained as lead driver and was joined by Oliver Rowland after Alexander Albon's original signing was cancelled when Albon moved to Formula One. The Nissan era proved less successful than the Renault years, with no team or drivers' championships, and Nissan ultimately parted ways with DAMS after the 2021–22 season.
Renault e.dams' run of three consecutive teams' championships in the first three Formula E seasons established the benchmark for early series dominance. The team's combination of Buemi's driving and the reliability of its Renault powertrain made it the reference team during the sport's formative years, and the 2015–16 title fight — resolved by a fastest-lap points tiebreaker — remains one of the more dramatic championship conclusions in Formula E history.