 2019 Diriyah eTrophy Race 2
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 The Diriyah circuit in 2019. | ||
| Race Information | ||
| Date | 23 November 2019 | |
| Official Name | 2019 Diriyah eTrophy Race 2 | |
| Location |  Ad Diriyah Street Circuit, Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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| Lap length | 2.495 km (1.550 mi) | |
| Distance | 17 laps / 42.415 km (26.355 mi) | |
| Supporting | 2019 SAUDIA Diriyah E-Prix II
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| Qualifying Result | ||
| Pole Sitter |  Sérgio Jimenez
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| Team | ZEG iCarros Jaguar Brazil
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| Time | 1:30.891 | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver | Sérgio Jimenez
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| Team | ZEG iCarros Jaguar Brazil
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| Fastest Lap | 1:30.564 on lap 10 | |
| eTrophy Result | ||
| First | Second | Third |
| Sérgio Jimenez
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 Simon Evans
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 Alice Powell
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| Winner Team | ZEG iCarros Jaguar Brazil
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| Time | 37:59.216 | |
| eTrophy Guide | ||
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The 2019 Diriyah eTrophy Race was the second round of the 2019/20 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Series, staged at the Ad Diriyah Street Circuit in Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 23 November 2019.[1] The race would see Sérgio Jimenez secure his first victory of his title defence, as a red flag disrupted the race.[2]
Qualifying for the second race at the Diriyah circuit would see Jimenez secure pole position, beating Race 1 winner Simon Evans by almost half a second.[3] Behind them would be Alice Powell in the #7 car ahead of Yaqi Zhang, the first of the Pro-Am drivers, while Abbie Eaton was the better of the two Guest entries in sixth.[3]
The start of the race would see Jimenez ease into the lead, with Evans securing second unable to challenge the defending Champion into the chicane.[2] Behind, an excellent start from Zhang saw the #9 China Racing entry jump ahead of Powell in the #7 Team Germany car, while Fahad Algosaibi got into a fight with Mário Haberfeld.[2]
Before the end of the opening tour Powell would manage to force her way back ahead of Zhang, literally barging her way past the #9 car.[2] She, however, would find herself quickly falling away from the lead duo, with Jimenez and Evans exchanging fastest laps as they established a five second lead in the early stages.[2]
The intervention of Attack Mode would jumble the order in the midfield during the middle phase of the race, although Algosaibi and Haberfeld remained glued together.[2] On lap seven Haberfeld tried to make a move on the Saudi Arabian racer on the run to turn one, although his attempt to cut back inside the #13 car ended with Algosaibi slamming the outside wall.[2]
That incident brought out a red flag with Algosaibi's car left disabled in the barriers on the exit of turn one, with ten minutes spent waiting for the barriers to be restored.[2] After a Safety Car the race resumed, with Jimenez again easing away with Evans on his tail, while Powell tried to keep with them in third.[2]
That, ultimately, proved to be the story of the rest of the race, with Evans hounding Jimenez to the chequered flag, although the Brazilian racer remained resolute and duly secured victory with fastest lap.[2] Powell was five seconds back in third ahead of Eaton, who lunged past Zhang late on, although the Chinese racer would still finish the race as the lead Pro-Am driver in sixth overall behind Haberfeld.[2]
Background[]
There were no changes made to either the entry list of the Ad Diriyah Street Circuit for the second Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy race of the weekend, with rain set to remain at bay throughout the day.[1]
Opening Movements[]
Victory ensured that Simon Evans ended the opening day of the season with the lead in the Pro field, the New Zealander having opened his account with a maximum score with pole and victory. Sérgio Jimenez was hence six points behind after the first day, while Alice Powell and Mário Haberfeld were also on the board.
It was a similar story in the Pro-Am field too, with Yaqi Zhang have secured a maximum score to open the season, leaving him six clear of second placed Fahad Algosaibi. Furthermore, the two other entrants in the Pro-Am field, Chao Sun and Mashhur Bal Hejaila had also claimed points on the opening day.
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2019 Diriyah eTrophy Race 2 is displayed below:
| 2019 Diriyah eTrophy Race 2 Entry List | |||||
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| No. | Name | Entrant | Constructor | Car | Class |
| 0 | Mário Haberfeld
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ZEG iCarros Jaguar Brazil
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Jaguar | I-Pace eTrophy | PRO |
| 1 | Reema Juffali
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Jaguar VIP Car
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Jaguar | I-Pace eTrophy | Guest |
| 2 | Abbie Eaton
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Jaguar VIP Car
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Jaguar | I-Pace eTrophy | Guest |
| 7 | Alice Powell
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 Jaguar Team Germany
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Jaguar | I-Pace eTrophy | PRO |
| 8 |  Chao Sun
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Team China Racing
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Jaguar | I-Pace eTrophy | PRO/AM |
| 9 | Yaqi Zhang
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Team China Racing
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Jaguar | I-Pace eTrophy | PRO/AM |
| 10 | Sérgio Jimenez
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ZEG iCarros Jaguar Brazil
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Jaguar | I-Pace eTrophy | PRO |
| 13 | Fahad Algosaibi
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Saudi Racing
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Jaguar | I-Pace eTrophy | PRO/AM |
| 34 | Mashhur Bal Hejaila
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Saudi Racing
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Jaguar | I-Pace eTrophy | PRO/AM |
| 99 | Simon Evans
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Team Asia New Zealand
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Jaguar | I-Pace eTrophy | PRO |
| Source:[4] | |||||
Practice[]
Practice Report[]
Practice Results[]
Qualifying[]
Qualifying Report[]
Post Qualifying[]
The final qualifying result for the 2019 Diriyah eTrophy Race 2 are outlined below:
| 2019 Diriyah eTrophy Race 2 Qualifying Result | ||||||
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1st | 10 | Sérgio Jimenez
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Jaguar Brazil
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1:30.891 | — | 1 |
| 2nd | 99 | Simon Evans
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Team Asia New Zealand
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1:31.374 | +0.483s | 2 |
| 3rd | 7 | Alice Powell
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Jaguar Team Germany
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1:31.456 | +0.565s | 3 |
| 4th | 9 | Yaqi Zhang
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Jaguar China Racing
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1:31.873 | +0.982s | 4 |
| 5th | 0 | Mário Haberfeld
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Jaguar Brazil
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1:31.923 | +1.032s | 5 |
| 6th | 2 | Abbie Eaton
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Jaguar VIP Car
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1:31.936 | +1.045s | 6 |
| 7th | 13 | Fahad Algosaibi
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Saudi Racing
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1:32.326 | +1.435s | 7 |
| 8th | 8 | Chao Sun
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Jaguar China Racing
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1:32.506 | +1.615s | 8 |
| 9th | 1 | Reema Juffali
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Jaguar VIP Car
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1:34.171 | +3.280s | 9 |
| 10th | 34 | Mashhur Bal Hejaila
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Saudi Racing
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1:34.671 | +3.780s | 10 |
| 110% Time: 1:39.980[4] | ||||||
| Source:[4] | ||||||
Race[]
Report[]
Result[]
The final classification of the 2019 Diriyah eTrophy Race 2 is displayed below, with the fastest lap setter indicated in italics, and the pole sitter shown in bold:
| 2019 Diriyah eTrophy Race 2 Race Result | |||||||
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Laps | Race Time | Fastest lap | Pts. |
| 1st | 10 | Sérgio Jimenez
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Jaguar Brazil
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17 | 37:59.216 | 1:30.564 | 21 |
| 2nd | 99 | Simon Evans
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Team Asia New Zealand
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17 | +0.830s | 1:30.623 | 15 |
| 3rd | 7 | Alice Powell
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Jaguar Team Germany
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17 | +6.272s | 1:30.718 | 11 |
| 4th | 2 | Abbie Eaton
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Jaguar VIP Car
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17 | +9.312s | 1:30.581 | |
| 5th | 9 | Yaqi Zhang
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Jaguar China Racing
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17 | +13.191s | 1:30.974 | 21 |
| 6th | 8 | Chao Sun
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Jaguar China Racing
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17 | +20.020s | 1:32.692 | 15 |
| 7th | 0 | Mário Haberfeld
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Jaguar Brazil
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17 | +34.924s | 1:30.795 | 8 |
| 8th | 34 | Mashhur Bal Hejaila
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Saudi Racing
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17 | +1:03.389 | 1:32.464 | 11 |
| Ret | 1 | Reema Juffali
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Jaguar VIP Car
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15 | Damage | 1:33.337 | |
| Ret | 13 | Fahad Algosaibi
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Saudi Racing
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6 | Collision | 1:32.474 | |
| Source:[4] | |||||||
Milestones[]
- Fourth win for Sérgio Jimenez.
- Seventh victory for Jaguar Brazil as an entrant.
- Fifth and final Pro-Am victory for Yaqi Zhang.
- Fifth and final Pro-Am victory for Jaguar China Racing as an entrant.
Standings[]
In the Pro Drivers' Championship it was Sérgio Jimenez who would end the opening weekend of the Championship with the lead, the Brazilian racer ahead of Simon Evans by virtue of having set fastest lap in the second Diriyah Race. Indeed, Jimenez and Evans had ended the second day of the season level on 36 points after a win, pole position, and second place apiece, leaving them both fourteen clear of Alice Powell in third.
In the Pro-Am field there was little surprise that Yaqi Zhang headed the table, two wins from pole position having left the Chinese racer with commanding 42 point tally. That translated into a sixteen point lead over teammate Chao Sun, while third placed Mashhur Bal Hejaila trailed Zhang by 23 points.
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References[]
Videos and Images:
References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'JAGUAR I-PACE ETROPHY SEASON TWO CALENDAR REVEALED INCLUDING LONDON FINALE AND "ATTACK MODE"', media.jaguarracing.com, (Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 10/09/2019), https://media.jaguarracing.com/news/2019/09/jaguar-i-pace-etrophy-season-two-calendar-revealed-including-london-finale-and-attack, (Accessed 13/09/2019)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 'SÉRGIO JIMENEZ WINS ROUND TWO AND SECURES FASTEST LAP IN DIRIYAH', media.jaguarracing.com, (Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 23/11/2019), https://media.jaguarracing.com/news/2019/09/jaguar-i-pace-etrophy-season-two-calendar-revealed-including-london-finale-and-attack, (Accessed 15/05/2021)
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| 2019/20 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy |
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| Entrants |
| Jaguar China Racing • Jaguar Team Germany • Saudi Racing • Team Asia New Zealand • Team Yokohama Challenge • ZEG iCarros Jaguar Brazil |
| Manufacturers and Tyres |
| Jaguar • Michelin |
| Cars |
| Jaguar I-Pace |
| Pro Drivers |
| 0 Mário Haberfeld/Cacá Bueno • 7 Alice Powell • 8 Gregory Segers • 9 Manuel Cabrera/Nick Foster • 10 Sérgio Jimenez • 24 Takuma Aoki • 99 Simon Evans |
| Pro-Am Drivers |
| 8 Chao Sun/David Cheng • 9 Yaqi Zhang • 13 Fahad Algosaibi • 18 Adalberto Baptista • 34 Mashhur Bal Hejaila/Paul Spooner |
| Guest Drivers |
| Reema Juffali • Mario Domínguez • Oliver Webb • Abbie Eaton • Sven Förster • Jessica Hawkins • Vincent Radermecker |
| Races |
| Diriyah 1 • Diriyah 2 • Mexico City • Berlin 1 • Berlin 2 • Berlin 3 • Berlin 4 • Berlin 5 • Berlin 6 • Berlin 7 |
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