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Jean-Eric Vergne has won the Sanya ePrix, but escaped a penalty for not respecting safety car procedure.
Last time out in Hong Kong, the race was decided post-chequered flag as Edoardo Mortara was declared the winner after Sam Bird was handed a penalty after crossing the line in first place.
However, Vergne was only handed a reprimand and maintains his first victory of the season.
The race in Sanya ended under a full course yellow, as Robert Frijns and Lucas di Grassi came together hard at the end of the race.
Oliver Rowland, who started the ePrix from pole position, crossed the line in second place. The Briton held the lead for the opening half of the race before Vergne made the move.
After streaking up the road, he opted to use attack mode which brought Rowland momentarily back into contention for the lead. However, the Frenchman held on to cross the line in first place.
Antonio Felix da Costa crossed the line in third place, which now promotes him back up to the top of the championship leaderboard. Former leader Sam Bird lost out, retiring from the race early on.
The second Techeetah of Andre Lotterer was fourth, ahead of Daniel Abt and Sebastian Buemi, who had to fight from the back of the field after crashing out in qualifying.
The two Mahindra's followed in seventh and eighth, with Jerome d'Ambrosio leading teammate Pascal Wehrlein. Mitch Evans was ninth while Edoardo Mortara rounded out the top ten.
There was a slight delay during the race as a red flag was deployed following a crash for Nelson Piquet. The stoppage was called in order for the car to be cleared from the circuit.
Piquet was one of many retirements from the race, as he joined Alexander Sims, Gary Paffett, Jose Maria Lopez, Stoffel Vandoorne, Sam Bird and Felipe Nasr on the sidelines.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
undefined 1. |
undefined Jean-Eric Vergne |
undefined Techeetah |
undefined 38 Laps |
undefined 2. |
undefined Oliver Rowland |
undefined Nissan e.dams |
undefined +1.762 |
undefined 3. |
undefined Antonio Felix da Costa |
undefined Andretti Autosport |
undefined +3.268 |
undefined 4. |
undefined Andre Lotterer |
undefined Techeetah |
undefined +4.631 |
undefined 5. |
undefined Daniel Abt |
undefined Team Abt |
undefined +5.972 |
undefined 6. |
undefined Sébastien Buemi |
undefined Nissan e.dams |
undefined +9.405 |
undefined 7. |
undefined Jérôme d'Ambrosio |
undefined Mahindra Racing |
undefined +17.340 |
undefined 8. |
undefined Pascal Wehrlein |
undefined Mahindra Racing |
undefined +18.367 |
undefined 9. |
undefined Mitch Evans |
undefined Jaguar Racing |
undefined +20.646 |
undefined 10. |
undefined Edoardo Mortara |
undefined Venturi |
undefined +22.208 |
undefined 11. |
undefined Felipe Massa |
undefined Venturi |
undefined +27.739 |
undefined 12. |
undefined Oliver Turvey |
undefined NIO Formula E Team |
undefined +31.453 |
undefined 13. |
undefined Tom Dillmann |
undefined NIO Formula E Team |
undefined +32.654 |
undefined Ret. |
undefined Robin Frijns |
undefined Virgin Racing |
undefined +1 Lap |
undefined Ret. |
undefined Lucas di Grassi |
undefined Team Abt |
undefined +2 Laps |
undefined Ret. |
undefined Nelson Piquet Jr. |
undefined Jaguar Racing |
undefined +15 Laps |
undefined Ret. |
undefined Alexander Sims |
undefined Andretti Autosport |
undefined +16 Laps |
undefined Ret. |
undefined Gary Paffett |
undefined HWA AG |
undefined +23 Laps |
undefined Ret. |
undefined Jose Maria Lopez |
undefined Dragon Racing |
undefined +26 Laps |
undefined Ret. |
undefined Stoffel Vandoorne |
undefined HWA AG |
undefined +35 Laps |
undefined Ret. |
undefined Sam Bird |
undefined Virgin Racing |
undefined +36 Laps |
undefined Ret. |
undefined Felipe Nasr |
undefined Dragon Racing |
undefined +36 Laps |
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Login to replyRam Samartha
Posts: 1,172
That was an aggressive race! JEV made a couple of solid moves on Rowland to take and keep the lead. Nice to see some wheel to wheel racing in FE. The cars look pretty cool this year too. Remind me of the early batmobile.
Fergal Walsh
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Yes, I enjoyed it too. The variety of winners this year is nice.