2019 Berlin eTrophy Race

2019 Berlin eTrophy Race
The Berlin E-Prix circuit for the eTrophy.
Race Information
Date	25 May 2019
Official Name	2019 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Berlin Race
Location	Tempelhofring, Berlin, Germany
Lap length	2.375 km (1.476 mi)
Distance	18 laps / 42.750 km (26.564 mi)
Supporting	2019 BMW i Berlin E-Prix
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Cacá Bueno
Team	Jaguar Brazil Racing
Time	1:26.672
Fastest Lap
Driver	Sérgio Jimenez
Team	Jaguar Brazil Racing
Fastest Lap	1:26.889 on lap 6
eTrophy Result
First	Second	Third
Cacá Bueno	Sérgio Jimenez	Simon Evans
Winner Team	26:48.456
Time	Jaguar Brazil Racing
eTrophy Guide
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The 2019 Berlin eTrophy Race, otherwise known as the 2019 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Berlin Race, was the eighth round of the 2018/19 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy, staged at the Tempelhofring in Berlin, Germany, on 25 May 2019. The race was held in support of the 2019 Berlin E-Prix, and part of the wider Greentech Festival established by ex-Formula One Champion Nico Rosberg.

Qualifying would see Cacá Bueno sweep to pole position, beating teammate Sérgio Jimenez in a straight fight for top spot. Best of the rest proved to be Simon Evans ahead of Championship leader Bryan Sellers, while Yaqi Zhang secure pole in Pro-Am.

The start of the race proved rather tame, with Bueno able to beat Jimenez in a sprint to the first corner to claim the lead. The rest of the field thundered in behind them without issue, although there was a lot of rubbing in the middle of the pack.

Ultimately the clean start the race was not to last, for Katherine Legge would find herself sandwiched between two Pro-Am cars going through turn nine. Inevitably the trio came together, resulting in Bandar Alesayi smacking into the wall after Legge got out of shape.

The race would soon calm down after that, with Bueno and Jimenez just keeping Evans at bay at the head of the field. Elsewhere, Sellers was squabbling with series debutante Adam Carroll, while Célia Martin led the chase in Pro-Am.

That was, until the Frenchwoman was mugged by Yaqi Zhang with five minutes to go, causing her to lose a lot of momentum heading into the first corner. Ziyi Z Zhang was hence able to harass her through the first corner, only for Martin to retaliate and re-claim second. Ahmed Bin Khanen then tried to pass the unsighted Zhang, who subsequently tipped the Saudi Arabian racer into a spin.

With that the race was run, with Bueno cruising home a second clear of teammate Jimenez to claim victory. Evans claimed third ahead of Sellers and Carroll, while Legge managed to catch back up to the PRO field to secure sixth.

The Pro-Am class would be won by Yaqi Zhang ahead of Martin, while Bin Khanen recovered to third after his spin. Ziyi Zhang, for his part, ended up a lap down at the back of the Pro-Am field, having picked up a significant amount of damage during his late-race incidents.

Background

The inaugural 2018/19 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy series headed to Berlin, Germany, for its final European race of the season, arriving in support of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship as usual. Indeed, the eTrophy field would use the same Tempelhofring circuit as FE had used since 2017, the only difference being the lack of the Attack Mode activation point for the eTrophy. The guest driver for the eTrophy race was announced as German journalist Jens Dralle, who had previous experience in racing via appearances in the VLN Series.

Elsewhere, TWR Techeetah were forced to make a change, after Stefan Rzadzinski's contract came to a premature end. The Chinese squad were hence left to find a driver for the Berlin race, and ultimately settled on ex-Jaguar Racing Formula E driver Adam Carroll, who had not driven the I-Pace eTrophy car before the weekend. Indeed, TWR Techeetah would keep Rzadzinski on site to help get Carroll up to speed during the race weekend, with the Canadian thought to be negotiating a deal to drive for them at the season finale in New York City.

A Monte Marvel

The gap atop the PRO Championship had come down to just a single point with three races to go in Monaco, with Bryan Sellers just hanging on at the head of the field. Indeed, the American's tally of 93 points was enough to keep Sérgio Jimenez at bay ahead of the trip to Berlin, with clear air between themselves and third placed Simon Evans. The New Zealander had ended the Monte Carlo weekend some seventeen points off the lead, with Cacá Bueno having closed up behind him in fourth.

Bandar Alesayi had once again managed to extend his lead in the PRO-Am Championship, leaving Monte Carlo with a healthy 36 point advantage. His closest challenger was Monaco race winner Yaqi Zhang, with the Saudi Arabian racer mathematically able to take the title in Berlin, if he could out-score Zhang by six points. Elsewhere, Ahmed Bin Khanen had slipped to third, 48 off the lead, while Ziyi Z Zhang had moved into the top five.

Entry List

The full entry list for the 2019 Berlin eTrophy Race is displayed below:

2019 Berlin eTrophy Race Entry List
No.	Name	Entrant	Constructor	Car
0	Cacá Bueno	Jaguar Brazil Racing	Jaguar	I-Pace eTrophy
1	Jens Dralle	Jaguar VIP Car	Jaguar	I-Pace eTrophy
3	Katherine Legge	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Jaguar	I-Pace eTrophy
6	Bryan Sellers	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Jaguar	I-Pace eTrophy
7	Célia Martin	Viessman Jaguar Team Germany	Jaguar	I-Pace eTrophy
9	Yaqi Zhang	Team China	Jaguar	I-Pace eTrophy
10	Sérgio Jimenez	Jaguar Brazil Racing	Jaguar	I-Pace eTrophy
12	Bandar Alesayi	Saudi Racing	Jaguar	I-Pace eTrophy
15	Ziyi Z Zhang	Team China	Jaguar	I-Pace eTrophy
24	Ahmed Bin Khanen	Saudi Racing	Jaguar	I-Pace eTrophy
77	Adam Carroll	TWR Techeetah	Jaguar	I-Pace eTrophy
99	Simon Evans	Team Asia New Zealand	Jaguar	I-Pace eTrophy
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Qualifying

Post Qualifying

The final qualifying result for the 2019 Berlin eTrophy Race are outlined below:

2019 Berlin eTrophy Race Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1st	0	Cacá Bueno	Jaguar Brazil Racing	1:26.672	—	1
2nd	10	Sérgio Jimenez	Jaguar Brazil Racing	1:26.838	+0.166s	2
3rd	99	Simon Evans	Team Asia New Zealand	1:27.008	+0.336s	3
4th	6	Bryan Sellers	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	1:27.140	+0.468s	4
5th	77	Adam Carroll	TWR Techeetah	1:27.288	+0.616s	5
6th	12	Bandar Alesayi	Saudi Racing	1:27.413	+0.741s	6
7th	7	Célia Martin	Viessmann Jaguar Team Germany	1:27.454	+0.782s	7
8th	3	Katherine Legge	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	1:27.524	+0.852s	8
9th	15	Ziyi Z Zhang	Jaguar China Racing	1:27.732	+1.060s	9
10th	24	Ahmed Bin Khanen	Saudi Racing	1:27.746	+1.074s	10
11th	1	Jens Dralle	Jaguar VIP Car	1:29.419	+2.747s	11
110% Time: 1:35.339
EXC*	9	Yaqi Zhang	Jaguar China Racing	1:27.888	+1.216s	12
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• * Zhang was excluded from the results of qualifying after his car failed post-qualifying scrutineering.

Race

Result

The final classification of the 2019 Berlin eTrophy Race is displayed below, with the fastest lap setter indicated in italics, and the pole sitter shown in bold.

2019 Berlin eTrophy Race Race Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	0	Cacá Bueno	Jaguar Brazil Racing	18	26:48.405	1:27.027	21
2nd	10	Sérgio Jimenez	Jaguar Brazil Racing	18	+0.498s	1:26.889	15
3rd	99	Simon Evans	Team Asia New Zealand	18	+1.098s	1:27.005	11
4th	6	Bryan Sellers	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	18	+3.024s	1:27.054	8
5th	77	Adam Carroll	TWR Techeetah	18	+5.026s	1:27.038	6
6th*	3	Katherine Legge	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	18	+5.604s	1:27.351	5
7th	9	Yaqi Zhang	Jaguar China Racing	18	+24.186s	1:27.737	20
8th	7	Célia Martin	Viessmann Jaguar Team Germany	18	+28.831s	1:27.888	15
9th	24	Ahmed Bin Khanen	Saudi Racing	18	+43.779s	1:27.722	11
10th	1	Jens Dralle	Jaguar VIP Car	18	+45.666s	1:28.557
11th	15	Ziyi Z Zhang	Jaguar China Racing	17	+1 Lap	1:27.910	8
Ret	12	Bandar Alesayi	Saudi Racing	0	Collision	—	1
Source:

• * Legge was awarded a three place grid penalty for the 2019 New York City eTrophy Race 1 for causing a collision.

Milestones

• First Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy race to be held in Berlin.
• Debut race for Jens Dralle and Adam Carroll.
• Third eTrophy win for Cacá Bueno.
• Jaguar Brazil Racing earned their fourth win as an entrant in the eTrophy.
• Third Pro-Am victory for Yaqi Zhang.

Standings

There had been some changes in the PRO Championship with two races to go, with Sérgio Jimenez moving to the top of the pack ahead. Bryan Sellers was now in second, six off the new leader, while Cacá Bueno had dragged himself back into title contention after his third win of the season, sixteen off the lead. Simon Evans was also an outside shot for the title in fourth, with Katherine Legge was too far back to challenge in fifth.

Bandar Alesayi retained the lead in the PRO-Am Championship despite retiring in Berlin, maintaining his seventeen point lead. That meat that the Saudi Arabian racer could claim the title in the first race in New York City, assuming he could out-score Yaqi Zhang by four points. Indeed, with two races to go Zhang was realistically the only driver who could beat Alesayi, with Ahmed Bin Khanen 38 points behind with just 42 left to fight for.

 

2018/19 PRO Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Sérgio Jimenez 107 ▲1 2nd Bryan Sellers 101 ▼1 3rd Cacá Bueno 91 ▲1 4th Simon Evans 87 ▼1 5th Katherine Legge 67 ◄0 6th Stefan Rzadzinski 43 ◄0 7th Adam Carroll 6 ◄0

2018/19 PRO/AM Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Bandar Alesayi 123 ◄0 2nd Yaqi Zhang 106 ◄0 3rd Ahmed Bin Khanen 85 ◄0 4th Célia Martin 69 ◄0 5th Ziyi Z Zhang 22 ◄0 6th Tao Wang 11 ◄0 7th Qi Lin 11 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers are shown.

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