Jean-Éric Vergne Wins Action-Packed Race in ROME - FE21

FAST FACTS

- DS TECHEETAH's Jean-Éric Vergne took the 10th win of his Formula E career around the Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR, followed closely behind by Jaguar Racing duo of Sam Bird and Mitch Evans.

- Jaguar Racing achieved their first double podium in Formula E, with the British squad being led to the chequered flag by Bird, who started the race in 10th and Evans in 12th.

- The MINI Electric Pacesetter led the cars off the start line due to mixed conditions on track. Once the pack was released it wasn’t long before Julius Baer Pole Position winner Stoffel Vandoorne (Mercedes-EQ) and André Lotterer (TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team) tangled, leaving them both out of contention.

- Vergne and Lucas di Grassi (Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler) enjoyed a game of cat and mouse with the pair continuing to swap positions through Attack Mode activations. On Lap 21, the Brazilian slowed with a technical issue, leaving Stoffel Vandoorne (Mercedes-EQ) to take evasive action and spin into the barriers.

- The Safety Car was deployed and brought the cars across the finish-line, with the podium finishers followed by Robin Frijns (Envision Virgin Racing), Sébastien Buemi (Nissan e.dams), René Rast (Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler), Pascal Wehrlein (TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team), Alex Lynn (Mahindra Racing), Maximilian Günther (BMW i Andretti Motorsport) and Nick Cassidy (Envision Virgin Racing).

DS TECHEETAH
JEAN-ÉRIC VERGNE (FRA)
"Today was the first race weekend with the new powertrain and it felt really good. The team did a great job to fix the car in time for the race after FP1. My engineer was very good in giving me directions on energy management and Attack Mode. I had very good management during the race and it was a question of making of the most of the energy reduction. When Lucas tried to overtake me I didn’t stop him because I knew we had more energy and there was a long way to go. I knew that I could’ve taken him."
JAGUAR RACING
SAM BIRD (GBR)
"We had a really good start as a team with another podium finish. I won here before, but I can’t compare the two tracks. The circuit was very difficult, but I am really pleased with the performance. It felt really comfortable and we didn’t waste too much time in overtaking. JEV defended very well and I’m happy with the result."
JAGUAR RACING
MITCH EVANS (NZL)
"This is our first double podium as a team - congratulations to everyone involved and Sam, we work really well together. It wasn’t an easy race to manage at all. The conditions weren’t easy and starting in the middle of the pack, you can easily get caught up in crashes. I’m glad we started under the safety car as T1 could’ve been tricky, but our pace was extremely strong."
RACE RESULTS
FINAL CLASSIFICATION
1
Jean-Éric Vergne
48:47.177s
(25)
2
Sam Bird
+0.461s
(18)
3
Mitch Evans
+0.756s
(16)
4
Robin Frijns
+1.034s
(12)
5
Sébastien Buemi
+3.142s
(10)
6
René Rast
+3.534s
(8)
7
Pascal Wehrlein
+3.918s
(6)
8
Alex Lynn
+5.720s
(4)
9
Maximilian Günther
+18.296s
(2)
10
Tom Blomqvist
+19.089s
(1)
11
Norman Nato
+20.045s
 
12
Oliver Rowland
+20.270s
(1)
13
Nico Müller
+21.155s
 
14
André Lotterer
+22.987s
 
15
Nick Cassidy
+23.763s
 
16
Sergio Sette Câmara
+26.415s
 
DNF
Lucas di Grassi
21 Laps
 
DNF
Nyck de Vries
21 Laps
 
DNF
Stoffel Vandoorne
21 Laps
(3)
DNF
António Félix da Costa
20 Laps
 
DNF
Jake Dennis
17 Laps
 
DNF
Edoardo Mortara
10 Laps
 
DNF
Alexander Sims
2 Laps
 
DNS
Oliver Turvey
 
 
 

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2020/21 ABB FIA FORMULA E WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
DRIVER STANDINGS
 
Sam Bird
Jaguar Racing
43
Robin Frijns
Envision Virgin Racing
34
Nyck de Vries
Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team
32
Mitch Evans
Jaguar Racing
31
Jean-Éric Vergne
DS TECHEETAH
25
René Rast
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
21
Edoardo Mortara
ROKiT Venturi Racing
18
Pascal Wehrlein
TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
17
António Félix da Costa
DS TECHEETAH
15
Oliver Rowland
Nissan e.dams
15
Sergio Sette Câmara
DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT
12
Sébastien Buemi
Nissan e.dams
10
Nico Müller
DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT
10
Oiver Turvey
NIO 333 FE Team
9
Stoffel Vandoorne
Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team
7
Alexander Sims
Mahindra Racing
6
Lucas di Grassi
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
6
Alexander Lynn
Mahindra Racing
4
Maximilian Günther
BMW i Andretti Motorsport
2
Tom Blomqvist
NIO 333 FE Team
1
Norman Nato
ROKiT Venturi Racing
0
André Lotterer
TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
0
Jake Dennis
BMW i Andretti Motorsport
0
Nick Cassidy
Envision Virgin Racing
0
 

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