2019 Berlin ePrix explained

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Type:	CUST
Description:	Race 10 of 13 of the 2018–19 Formula E season
Country:	Germany
Grand Prix:	Berlin
Gp Suffix:	ePrix
Year:	2019
Official Name:	2019 BMW i Berlin E-Prix presented by CBMM Niobium
Location:	Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit, Berlin
Course:	Street circuit
Course Length:	2.25km (01.4miles)
Distance Laps:	37
Distance Length:	101.25km (62.91miles)
Weather:	Cloudy
Pole Driver:	Sébastien Buemi
Pole Country:	CHE
Pole Team:	e.Dams-Nissan
Pole Time:	1:07.295
Fast Driver:	Lucas di Grassi
Fast Team:	Audi
Fast Time:	1:09.357
Fast Lap:	29
Fast Country:	BRA
First Driver:	Lucas di Grassi
First Country:	BRA
First Team:	Audi
Second Driver:	Sébastien Buemi
Second Country:	CHE
Second Team:	e.Dams-Nissan
Third Driver:	Jean-Éric Vergne
Third Country:	FRA
Third Team:	Techeetah-DS

The 2019 Berlin ePrix (formally the 2019 BMW i Berlin E-Prix presented by CBMM Niobium) was a Formula E electric car race held at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit at Tempelhof Airport in the outskirts of Berlin on 25 May 2019. It was the tenth round of the 2018–19 Formula E season and the fifth edition of the event as part of the championship. The 37-lap race was won by Audi driver Lucas di Grassi after starting from third. Sébastien Buemi finished second in the Nissan e.dams, after starting from pole position. Jean-Éric Vergne, the championship leader going into Berlin, took third for Techeetah.

Report

Background

The Berlin ePrix was confirmed as part of Formula E's 2018–19 series schedule on June 7, 2018 by the FIA World Motor Sport Council.^[1] It's the tenth of thirteen scheduled single-seater electric car races of the 2018–19 season, and the fifth running of the event. The ePrix was held at the 2.375 km (1.476 mi) clockwise ten-turn Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit at Berlin Tempelhof Airport on 25 May 2019.

Entering the race, Techeetah driver Jean-Éric Vergne was leading the Drivers' Championship with 87 points, followed by his teammate Andre Lotterer in second by only one point behind, and third placed Virgin Racing's driver Robin Frijns by just 6 points behind the championship leader.^[2] In the team's standings, Techeetah lead with 173 points, after both driver finished in the top 10, followed behind by Envision Virgin with 135 and defending constructors champions, Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler down in 3rd with 129 points, after both teams scoring no points in the last race.

After the previous round in Monaco, two drivers received three place grid penalties for causing collisions. Alexander Sims who collided with Di Grassi,^[3] and Frijns who collided with Sims.^[4]

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	23	Sébastien Buemi	e.Dams-Nissan	1:07.295	–	1
2	5	Stoffel Vandoorne	HWA-Venturi	1:07.693	+0.398	2
3	11	Lucas di Grassi	Audi	1:07.719	+0.424	3
4	17	Gary Paffett	HWA-Venturi	1:07.783	+0.488	4
5	3	Alex Lynn	Jaguar	1:07.849	+0.554	5
6	27	Alexander Sims		1:08.017	+0.722	11
7	66	Daniel Abt	Audi	1:07.953	–	6
8	28	António Félix da Costa	Andretti-BMW	1:08.013	+0.060	7
9	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS	1:08.046	+0.093	8
10	64	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Mahindra	1:08.065	+0.112	9
11	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Mahindra	1:08.086	+0.133	10
12	22	Oliver Rowland	e.Dams-Nissan	1:08.119	+0.166	12
13	2	Sam Bird	Virgin-Audi	1:08.182	+0.229	13
14	16	Oliver Turvey	NIO	1:08.203	+0.250	14
15	6	Maximilian Günther	Dragon-Penske	1:08.218	+0.265	15
16	48	Edoardo Mortara	Venturi	1:08.223	+0.270	16
17	8	Tom Dillmann	NIO	1:08.263	+0.310	17
18	20	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	1:08.314	+0.361	18
19	19	Felipe Massa	Venturi	1:08.348	+0.395	19
20	7	José María López	Dragon-Penske	1:08.720	+0.767	20
21	4	Robin Frijns	Virgin-Audi	1:08.919	+0.966	22
22	36	André Lotterer		1:12.568	+4.615	21
Source:^[5]

Notes:

– Alexander Sims and Robin Frijns received five place grid penalties for causing a collision in the previous race in Monaco

Race

		Driver	Team		Time/Retired		Points
1	11	Lucas di Grassi	Audi	37	47:02.477	3	25+1
2	23	Sébastien Buemi	e.Dams-Nissan	37	+1.856	1	18+3
3	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS	37	+2.522	8	15
4	28	António Félix da Costa	Andretti-BMW	37	+5.845	7	12
5	5	Stoffel Vandoorne	HWA-Venturi	37	+6.336	2	10
6	66	Daniel Abt	Audi	37	+6.551	6	8
7	27	Alexander Sims	Andretti-BMW	37	+8.235	11	6
8	22	Oliver Rowland	e.Dams-Nissan	37	+10.781	12	4
9	2	Sam Bird	Virgin-Audi	37	+13.153	13	2
10	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Mahindra	37	+14.846	10	1
11	48	Edoardo Mortara	Venturi	37	+15.377	16
12	20	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	37	+17.688	18
13	4	Robin Frijns	Virgin-Audi	37	+21.197	22
14	6	Maximilian Günther	Dragon-Penske	37	+26.154	15
15	19	Felipe Massa	Venturi	37	+26.684	19
16	17	Gary Paffett	HWA-Venturi	37	+27.718	4
17	64	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Mahindra	37	+27.729	9
18	16	Oliver Turvey	NIO	37	+32.117	14
19	8	Tom Dillmann	NIO	37	+33.706	17
20	7	José María López	Dragon-Penske	37	+46.895	20
Ret	36	André Lotterer		28	Battery	21
Ret	3	Alex Lynn	Jaguar	23	Technical	5
Source:^[6]