2019 New York City ePrix explained

Type:	CUST
Description:	Race 12 of 13 of the 2018–19 Formula E season
Previous Round:	2019 Swiss ePrix
Country:	United States
Grand Prix:	New York City
Gp Suffix:	ePrix
Year:	2019
Official Name:	2019 New York City E-Prix
Location:	Brooklyn Street Circuit, Red Hook, Brooklyn
Course:	Street circuit
Course Length:	1.475miles
Distance Laps:	36
Distance Length:	53.1miles
Weather:	Sunny
Pole Driver:	Sébastien Buemi
Pole Country:	Switzerland
Pole Team:	e.Dams-Nissan
Pole Time:	1:10.188
Fast Driver:	Jean-Éric Vergne
Fast Team:	Techeetah-DS
Fast Time:	1:12.063
Fast Lap:	35
Fast Country:	France
First Driver:	Sébastien Buemi
First Country:	Switzerland
First Team:	e.Dams-Nissan
Second Driver:	Mitch Evans
Second Country:	NZL
Second Team:	Jaguar
Third Driver:	António Félix da Costa
Third Country:	POR
Third Team:	Andretti-BMW

Type:	CUST
Description:	Race 13 of 13 of the 2018–19 Formula E season
Previous Round:	2019 Swiss ePrix
Country:	United States
Grand Prix:	New York City
Gp Suffix:	ePrix
Year:	2019
Official Name:	2019 New York City E-Prix
Location:	Brooklyn Street Circuit, Red Hook, Brooklyn
Course:	Street circuit
Course Length:	1.475miles
Distance Laps:	36
Distance Length:	53.1miles
Weather:	Sunny
Pole Driver:	Alexander Sims
Pole Country:	UK
Pole Time:	1:09.617
Fast Driver:	Daniel Abt
Fast Team:	Audi
Fast Time:	1:11.305
Fast Lap:	23
Fast Country:	Germany
First Driver:	Robin Frijns
First Country:	Netherlands
First Team:	Envision Virgin Racing
Second Driver:	Alexander Sims
Second Country:	UK
Third Driver:	Sébastien Buemi
Third Country:	CHE
Third Team:	e.Dams-Nissan

The 2019 New York City ePrix (formally the 2019 New York City E-Prix) was a pair of ePrix which were the final two races of the 2018–19 Formula E season held in Brooklyn, New York around the Brooklyn Street Circuit.^[1] This was the third running of the New York City ePrix.

Heading into the weekend it was Jean-Éric Vergne who led the drivers championship by 32 points.^[2] He managed to maintain his lead to take the championship after the second race, thus becoming the first driver to win multiple Formula E Drivers' Championship titles.^[3]

Classification

Race one

Qualifying

Group draw^[4]
Group 1	JEV	DIG (2)	EVA (3)	LOT (4)	DAC (5)
Group 2	FRI (6)	BUE (7)	ABT (8)	BIR (9)	DAM (10)
Group 3	ROW (11)	MOR (12)	WEH (13)	MAS (14)	VAN (15)	SIM (16)
Group 4	GUN (17)	LYN (18)	PAF (19)	TUR (20)	LOP (21)	DIL (23)

		Driver	Team
1	23	data-sort-value="BUE"	Sébastien Buemi	e.Dams-Nissan	1:10.556	1:10.188	1
2	94	data-sort-value="WEH"	Pascal Wehrlein	Mahindra	1:10.589	1:10.600	2
3	3	data-sort-value="LYN"	Alex Lynn	Jaguar	1:10.669	1:10.696	3
4	66	data-sort-value="ABT"	Daniel Abt	Audi	1:10.761	1:10.894	4
5	27	data-sort-value="SIMS"	Alexander Sims	Andretti-BMW	1:10.590	1:10.899	5
6	2	data-sort-value="BIR"	Sam Bird	Virgin-Audi	1:10.588	1:11.094	6
7	7	data-sort-value="LOP"	José María López	Dragon-Penske	1:10.836		7
8	28	data-sort-value="DAC"	António Félix da Costa	Andretti-BMW	1:10.845		8
9	4	data-sort-value="FRI"	Robin Frijns	Virgin-Audi	1:10.854		9
10	25	data-sort-value="VER"	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS	1:10.933		10
11	6	data-sort-value="GUN"	Maximilian Günther	Dragon-Penske	1:11.005		11
12	8	data-sort-value="DIL"	Tom Dillmann	NIO	1:11.006		12
13	20	data-sort-value="EVA"	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	1:11.065		13
14	11	data-sort-value="DIG"	Lucas di Grassi	Audi	1:11.080		14
15	17	data-sort-value="PAF"	Gary Paffett	HWA-Venturi	1:11.095		15
16	36	data-sort-value="LOT"	André Lotterer	Techeetah-DS	1:11.222		16
17	48	data-sort-value="MOR"	Edoardo Mortara	Venturi	1:11.326		21
18	16	data-sort-value="TUR"	Oliver Turvey	NIO	1:11.413		17
19	5	data-sort-value="VAN"	Stoffel Vandoorne	HWA-Venturi	1:11.449		18
20	22	data-sort-value="ROW"	Oliver Rowland	e.Dams-Nissan	1:11.605		19
21	19	data-sort-value="MAS"	Felipe Massa	Venturi	1:14.862		20
	64	data-sort-value="DAM"	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Mahindra	1:18.262		22
Source:^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8]

Notes:

•  – Edoardo Mortara received a five-place grid drop for causing a collision in the previous race and two additional penalty points.^[9]
•  – Jérôme d'Ambrosio did not fulfill the qualifying criteria by not setting a (competitive) lap time. The Stewards permitted d'Ambrosio to start the race.^[10]

Race

		Driver	Team		Time/Retired		Points
1	23	data-sort-value="BUE"	Sébastien Buemi	e.Dams-Nissan	36	46:16.399	1	25+3
2	20	data-sort-value="EVA"	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	36	+0.932	13	18
3	28	data-sort-value="DAC"	António Félix da Costa	Andretti-BMW	36	+1.216	8	15
4	27	data-sort-value="SIM"	Alexander Sims	Andretti-BMW	36	+2.971	5	12
5	11	data-sort-value="DIG"	Lucas di Grassi	Audi	36	+3.537	14	10
6	66	data-sort-value="ABT"	Daniel Abt	Audi	36	+4.380	4	8+1
7	94	data-sort-value="WEH"	Pascal Wehrlein	Mahindra	36	+6.543	2	6
8	2	data-sort-value="BIR"	Sam Bird	Virgin-Audi	36	+13.829	6	4
9	64	data-sort-value="DAM"	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Mahindra	36	+23.719	22	2
10	16	data-sort-value="TUR"	Oliver Turvey	NIO	36	+25.038	17	1
11	17	data-sort-value="PAF"	Gary Paffett	HWA-Venturi	36	+27.831	15
12	7	data-sort-value="LOP"	José María López	Dragon-Penske	36	+34.729	7
13	5	data-sort-value="VAN"	Stoffel Vandoorne	HWA-Venturi	36	+50.564	18
14	22	data-sort-value="ROW"	Oliver Rowland	e.Dams-Nissan	36	+1:23.962	19
15	25	data-sort-value="VER"	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS	36	+1:34.508	10
16	19	data-sort-value="MAS"	Felipe Massa	Venturi	35	Collision damage	20
17	36	data-sort-value="LOT"	André Lotterer	Techeetah-DS	35	+1 lap	16
Ret	6	data-sort-value="GUN"	Maximilian Günther	Dragon-Penske	28	Collision damage	11
Ret	48	data-sort-value="MOR"	Edoardo Mortara	Venturi	27	Accident	21
Ret	3	data-sort-value="LYN"	Alex Lynn	Jaguar	18	Technical	3
Ret	4	data-sort-value="FRI"	Robin Frijns	Virgin-Audi	15	Collision damage	9
Ret	8	data-sort-value="DIL"	Tom Dillmann	NIO	1	Collision damage	12
Source:^[11]

Notes:

•  – Sam Bird received a ten-second time penalty after causing a collision.^[12]
•  – Jérôme d'Ambrosio received a five-second time penalty after forcing another driver off-track.^[13]
•  – Pole position.
•  – Fastest lap.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

+/–		Driver	Points
	1	Jean-Éric Vergne	130
	2	Lucas di Grassi	108
	3	Mitch Evans	105
3	4	Sébastien Buemi	104
	5	António Félix da Costa	97

Teams' Championship standings

+/–		Constructor	Points
	1	DS Techeetah	216
	2	Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler	192
1	3	e.Dams-Nissan	167
1	4	Virgin-Audi	154
1	5	BMW	133

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Race two

Qualifying

Group draw^[14]
Group 1	JEV (1)	DIG (2)	EVA (3)	BUE (4)	DAC (5)
Group 2	LOT (6)	ABT (7)	FRI (8)	BIR (9)	DAM (10)
Group 3	ROW (11)	WEH (12)	MOR (13)	MAS (14)	SIM (15)	VAN (16)
Group 4	GUN (17)	LYN (18)	PAF (19)	TUR (20)	LOP (21)	DIL (23)

		Driver	Team
1	27	data-sort-value="SIM"	Alexander Sims	Andretti-BMW	1:09.690	1:09.617	1
2	4	data-sort-value="FRI"	Robin Frijns	Virgin-Audi	1:09.839	1:09.712	2
3	23	data-sort-value="BUE"	Sébastien Buemi	e.Dams-Nissan	1:09.930	1:09.729	3
4	2	data-sort-value="BIR"	Sam Bird	Virgin-Audi	1:09.852	1:09.895	4
5	5	data-sort-value="VAN"	Stoffel Vandoorne	HWA-Venturi	1:09.783	1:09.994	5
6	66	data-sort-value="ABT"	Daniel Abt	Audi	1:09.829	1:10.096	6
7	22	data-sort-value="ROW"	Oliver Rowland	e.Dams-Nissan	1:09.979		7
8	20	data-sort-value="EVA"	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	1:09.990		8
9	17	data-sort-value="PAF"	Gary Paffett	HWA-Venturi	1:10.082		9
10	48	data-sort-value="MOR"	Edoardo Mortara	Venturi	1:10.144		10
11	11	data-sort-value="DIG"	Lucas di Grassi	Audi	1:10.182		11
12	25	data-sort-value="VER"	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS	1:10.205		12
13	7	data-sort-value="LOP"	José María López	Dragon-Penske	1:10.279		13
14	28	data-sort-value="DAC"	António Félix da Costa	Andretti-BMW	1:10.296		14
15	16	data-sort-value="TUR"	Oliver Turvey	NIO	1:10.366		15
16	64	data-sort-value="DAM"	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Mahindra	1:10.431		16
17	8	data-sort-value="DIL"	Tom Dillmann	NIO	1:10.500		20
18	94	data-sort-value="WEH"	Pascal Wehrlein	Mahindra	1:10.501		17
19	6	data-sort-value="GUN"	Maximilian Günther	Dragon-Penske	1:10.580		18
20	36	data-sort-value="LOT"	André Lotterer	Techeetah-DS	1:10.626		19
21	3	data-sort-value="LYN"	Alex Lynn	Jaguar	1:12.464		21
NC	19	data-sort-value="MAS"	Felipe Massa	Venturi	1:19.758		22
Source:^[15] ^[16] ^[17] ^[18]

Notes:

•  – Tom Dillmann received a 3-place grid penalty for impeeding Gary Paffett during his flying lap.^[19]
•  – Alex Lynn received a 20-place grid penalty for changing E-Motor (MGU). Since Lynn qualified 21st, he was unable to take the full grid drop, resulting in that penalty being replaced by a drive-through penalty.^{[20] [21]}
•  – Felipe Massa did not fulfill the qualifying criteria by not setting a flying lap time. The Stewards permitted Massa to start the race.^[22]

Race

		Driver	Team		Time/Retired		Points
1	4	data-sort-value="FRI"	Robin Frijns	Virgin-Audi	36	47:22.289	2	25
2	27	data-sort-value="SIM"	Alexander Sims	Andretti-BMW	36	+3.200	1	18+3
3	23	data-sort-value="BUE"	Sébastien Buemi	e.Dams-Nissan	36	+3.912	3	15
4	2	data-sort-value="BIR"	Sam Bird	Virgin-Audi	36	+4.270	4	12
5	66	data-sort-value="ABT"	Daniel Abt	Audi	36	+4.757	6	10+1
6	22	data-sort-value="ROW"	Oliver Rowland	e.Dams-Nissan	36	+8.382	7	8
7	25	data-sort-value="VER"	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS	36	+9.446	12	6
8	5	data-sort-value="VAN"	Stoffel Vandoorne	HWA-Venturi	36	+9.738	5	4
9	28	data-sort-value="DAC"	António Félix da Costa	Andretti-BMW	36	+11.727	14	2
10	17	data-sort-value="PAF"	Gary Paffett	HWA-Venturi	36	+12.251	9	1
11	64	data-sort-value="DAM"	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Mahindra	36	+18.944	16
12	94	data-sort-value="WEH"	Pascal Wehrlein	Mahindra	36	+27.144	17
13	16	data-sort-value="TUR"	Oliver Turvey	NIO	36	+28.045	15
14	8	data-sort-value="DIL"	Tom Dillmann	NIO	36	+28.580	20
15	19	data-sort-value="MAS"	Felipe Massa	Venturi	36	+28.635	22
16	3	data-sort-value="LYN"	Alex Lynn	Jaguar	36	+41.420	21
17	20	data-sort-value="EVA"	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	36	+1:27.009^,	8
18	11	data-sort-value="DIG"	Lucas di Grassi	Audi	35	Collision	11
19	6	data-sort-value="GUN"	Maximilian Günther	Dragon-Penske	34	Energy	18
Ret	48	data-sort-value="MOR"	Edoardo Mortara	Venturi	17	Brakes	10
Ret	36	data-sort-value="LOT"	André Lotterer	Techeetah-DS	3	Collision damage	19
Ret	7	data-sort-value="LOP"	José María López	Dragon-Penske	2	Collision damage	13
Source:^[23]

Notes:

•  – Both Panasonic Jaguar Racing drivers (Lynn and Evans) received a drive through penalty converted into a 22-second time penalty for exceeding the maximum battery temperature.^{[24] [25]}
•  – Mitch Evans received a 10-second stop and go penalty converted into a 37-second time penalty for causing a collision with Lucas di Grassi.
•  – André Lotterer received a 22-second time penalty for causing a dangerous collision with José María López and three additional penalty points.^[26]
•  – Pole position.
•  – Fastest lap.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

+/–		Driver	Points
	1	Jean-Éric Vergne	136
2	2	Sébastien Buemi	119
1	3	Lucas di Grassi	108
4	4	Robin Frijns	106
2	5	Mitch Evans	104

Teams' Championship standings

+/–		Constructor	Points
	1	DS Techeetah	222
	2	Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler	203
	3	e.Dams-Nissan	191
	4	Virgin-Audi	190
	5	BMW	156

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Event guide: welcome to the 2019 New York City E-Prix. FIA Formula E. en. July 16, 2019.
2. News: Formula E: Vergne closes in on Formula E title. June 22, 2019. July 16, 2019. en-GB.
3. News: Formula E: Jean-Eric Vergne becomes first double champion. July 14, 2019. July 16, 2019. en-GB.
4. Web site: Doc 10 - Qualifying Groups. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
5. Web site: Doc 26 - Classification Qualifying Groups. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
6. Web site: Doc 27 - Classification Super Pole. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
7. Web site: Doc 33 - Final Classification Qualifying. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
8. Web site: Doc 34 - Final Starting Grid. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
9. Web site: Doc 48 - Stewards Decision 7 Car 48 causing collision. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
10. Web site: Doc 31 - Stewards Decision 5 Car 64 start permission. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
11. Web site: Doc 54 - Final Classification Race. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
12. Web site: Doc 37 - Stewards Decision 6 Car 2 caused collision. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
13. Web site: Doc 39 - Stewards Decision 7 Car 64 forcing a car. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
14. Web site: Doc 07 - Qualifying Groups. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
15. Web site: Doc 14 - Classification Qualifying Groups. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
16. Web site: Doc 15 - Classification Super Pole. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
17. Web site: Doc 25 - Final Classification Qualifying. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
18. Web site: Doc 26 - Final Starting Grid. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
19. Web site: Doc 23 - Stewards Decision 5 Car 8 impeeding. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
20. Web site: Doc 09 - Stewards Decision 1 amended Car 3 change MGU. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
21. Web site: Doc 22 - Stewards Decision 4 Car 3 change MGU. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
22. Web site: Doc 18 - Stewards Decision 3 Car 19 start permission. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
23. Web site: Doc 40 - Final Classification Race. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
24. Web site: Doc 35 - Stewards Decision 8 Car 3 Max Cell Temp. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
25. Web site: Doc 36 - Stewards Decision 9 Car 20 Max Cell Temp. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.
26. Web site: Doc 29 - Stewards Decision 6 Car 36 caused collision. FIA Formula E. 22 July 2019.