Formula E – Buemi wins in Uruguay, Vergne retires

Sébastien Buemi offers the first victory in Formula E to edams at the end of the ePrix in Punta del Este (Uruguay). Starting from fourth position, the Swiss took the lead of the race when Nick Heidfeld (Venturi) received a drive-through for not having respected the minimum time in the pits. But the world champion of WEC had to resist pole sitter Jean-Éric Vergne (Andretti) who fought throughout the race for victory.

JEV lost a position to Nelson Piquet Jr (China Racing) after slipping when the lights went out. The Frenchman managed to collect his dues before returning to the pits early. But his strategy did not pay off since most of the peloton took advantage of an interruption to change positions. car. The French driver could still be satisfied with a nice podium withouta suspension problem doesn't ruin everything in the penultimate round.

Nelson Piquet Jr took the opportunity to climb onto the second step of the podium ahead of Lucas di Grassi (Audi Sport Abt) who once again achieved a very good performance in the Championship since his rival Sam Bird (Virgin Racing) retired ending in the wall, while Franck Montagny gave way to Matthew Brabham. The American did not see the finish either.

Jarno Trulli (Trulli) and Jaime Alguersuari (Virgin Racing) complete the top five ahead of Bruno Senna and Nicolas Cheers (edams). The son of the four-time world champion F1 could claim much better but his race was ruined by a drive through following excessive use of the authorized energy. Jérôme d'Ambrosio (Dragon Racing) took eighth place ahead of his teammate Oriol Servia, while Nick Heidfeld (Venturi Racing) snatched a top ten despite a second penalty for excessive speed in the pits. Stéphane Sarrazin (Venturi) retired following a spin.

Discover the report of the Punta del Este ePrix in issue 1991 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.