2019 New York City eTrophy Race 1

2019 New York City eTrophy Race 1
The eTrophy series made its New York debut in 2019.
Race Information
Date	13 July 2019
Official Name	2019 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy New York City Race
Location	Brooklyn Street Circuit, New York City, USA
Lap length	2.373 km (1.474 mi)
Distance	15 laps / 35.595 km (22.112 mi)
Supporting	2019 New York City E-Prix I
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter	Sérgio Jimenez
Team	Jaguar Brazil Racing
Time	1:28.211
Fastest Lap
Driver	Cacá Bueno
Team	Jaguar Brazil Racing
Fastest Lap	1:29.649 on lap 7
eTrophy Result
First	Second	Third
Sérgio Jimenez	Cacá Bueno	Simon Evans
Winner Team	Jaguar Brazil Racing
Time	27:49.141
eTrophy Guide
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The 2019 New York City eTrophy Race 1, otherwise known as the 2019 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy New York City Race, was the ninth and penultimate round of the 2018/19 FIA Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy, held at the Brooklyn Street Circuit in New York City, USA, on the 13 July 2019. The race, staged in support of the 2019 New York City E-Prix I, would see Sérgio Jimenez sweep to victory and the Championship for Jaguar Brazil Racing.

Qualifying for the penultimate eTrophy round of 2018/19 saw Jimenez sweep to pole position, as major title rival Bryan Sellers crashed out. Indeed, Sellers' accident caused so much damage that the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing squad were up against it to repair his car in time, as his teammate Kathering Legge claimed second, only to be relegated to fifth courtesy of a grid penalty. Pole in Pro-Am, meanwhile, would go to Bandar Alesayi.

Ultimately Sellers was unable to make the start, meaning Jimenez was the inaugural eTrophy Champion as long as he could maintain the lead. The Brazilian racer duly made a clean start to secure top spot off the grid, while teammate Cacá Bueno slotted into second to fend off the attentions of Simon Evans.

Unsurprisingly the Pro drivers in the field would ease clear of the Pro-Am crowd, with Alesayi able to keep his major title rival Yaqi Zhang at bay as they ran in fifth and sixth. Behind, Célia Martin barged her way past guest driver Mark Hacking for eighth, before the Canadian was tipped into the barriers at turn ten by Ziyi Zhang while defending ninth.

Hacking's car was left in a dangerous place, resulting in an appearance for the safety car to allow the Canadian's car to be removed. However, while the accident had seemed rather innocuous, barring the race ending damage to Hacking's car, the marshals struggled to clear the circuit, meaning safety car remained out for a long time.

Indeed, the SC was only withdrawn in time to start the final lap, with Jimenez acing the restart to sprint clear of teammate Bueno, who duly fended off the attentions of Evans in third. Alesayi likewise got away from Yaqi Zhang at the restart to start the final tour, with no late manoeuvres to upset the order.

With that the race was run, with Jimenez charging across the line to claim his second victory of the season and the Championship. Bueno and Sellers held station in second and third, while Alesayi finished fifth overall behind Legge to claim the Championship honours in Pro-Am, as well as his fifth class win of the season.

Background

The Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy returned to the 2018/19 ABB FIA Formula E Championship tour in New York City, with both series arriving in the American city for their final rounds. In terms of circuit the Brooklyn Street Circuit was unchanged from FE's visit in 2018, although both FE and the eTrophy would operate from a new pitlane, set on the old start straight. Otherwise the eTrophy field was good to go for its penultimate race of the season, with the guest driver for the two NYC eTrophy races revealed to be Canadian motorsport journalist Mark Hacking.

A Brazilian Pretender

There had been some changes in the PRO Championship last time out in Berlin, with Sérgio Jimenez having moved to the top of the pack. 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 had 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.

Entry List

The full entry list for the 2019 New York City eTrophy Race 1 is displayed below:

2019 New York City eTrophy Race 1 Entry List
No.	Name	Entrant	Constructor	Car
0	Cacá Bueno	Jaguar Brazil Racing	Jaguar	I-Pace eTrophy
1	Mark Hacking	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	Jaguar China Racing	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 Zhang	Jaguar China Racing	Jaguar	I-Pace eTrophy
24	Ahmed Bin Khanen	Saudi Racing	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 New York City eTrophy Race 1 are outlined below:

2019 New York City eTrophy Race 1 Qualifying Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1st	10	Sérgio Jimenez	Jaguar Brazil Racing	1:28.211	—	1
2nd*	3	Katherine Legge	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	1:28.604	+0.393s	5
3rd	0	Cacá Bueno	Jaguar Brazil Racing	1:28.636	+0.425s	2
4th	99	Simon Evans	Team Asia New Zealand	1:28.661	+0.450s	3
5th†	6	Bryan Sellers	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	1:28.800	+0.589s	4
6th	12	Bandar Alesayi	Saudi Racing	1:29.074	+0.863s	6
7th	9	Yaqi Zhang	Jaguar China Racing	1:29.466	+1.255s	7
8th	24	Ahmed Bin Khanen	Saudi Racing	1:29.684	+1.473s	8
9th	15	Ziyi Z Zhang	Jaguar China Racing	1:30.447	+2.236s	9
10th	1	Mark Hacking	Jaguar VIP Car	1:31.059	+2.848s	10
110% Time: 1:37.032
NC‡	7	Célia Martin	Viessmann Jaguar Team Germany	—		11
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• * Legge was awarded a three place grid penalty for causing a collision.
• ^† Sellers was unable to start the race due to damage sustained in qualifying.
• ^‡ Martin was allowed to start the race at the stewards' discretion.

Race

Result

The final classification of the 2019 New York City eTrophy Race 1 is displayed below, with the fastest lap setter indicated in italics, and the pole sitter shown in bold:

2019 New York City eTrophy Race 1 Race Result
Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Laps	Race Time	Fastest lap	Pts.
1st	10	Sérgio Jimenez	Jaguar Brazil Racing	15	27:49.141	1:29.700	21
2nd	0	Cacá Bueno	Jaguar Brazil Racing	15	+0.651s	1:29.649	15
3rd	99	Simon Evans	Team Asia New Zealand	15	+1.802s	1:29.701	11
4th	3	Katherine Legge	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	15	+2.355s	1:29.690	10
5th	12	Bandar Alesayi	Saudi Racing	15	+5.063s	1:29.992	21
6th	9	Yaqi Zhang	Jaguar China Racing	15	+5.809s	1:30.268	15
7th	24	Ahmed Bin Khanen	Saudi Racing	15	+6.644s	1:30.321	11
8th	7	Célia Martin	Viessmann Jaguar Team Germany	15	+8.998s	1:30.923	8
9th	15	Ziyi Z Zhang	Jaguar China Racing	15	+9.448s	1:31.377	6
Ret	1	Mark Hacking	Jaguar VIP Cars	8	Collision	1:31.364
DNS	6	Bryan Sellers	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	—
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Milestones

• First Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy race to be staged in New York City.
• Sérgio Jimenez declared as the 2018/19 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Championship Pro Champion.
  • Jimenez also became the first Champion of the eTrophy series.
• Bandar Alesayi declared as the 2018/19 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Championship Pro-Am Champion.
• Mark Hacking entered his first eTrophy race.
• Second overall victory for Jimenez.
  • Fifth victory for Jaguar Brazil Racing as an entrant.
• Alesayi recorded his fifth Pro-Am victory.
  • Also the sixth win for Saudi Racing as an entrant in Pro-Am.

Standings

Victory, combined with Bryan Sellers failing to race, let alone score, ensured that Sérgio Jimenez was declared the Pro Champion with a race to spare, heading into the finale 22 points clear with just 21 left to fight for. Sellers would therefore be fighting to finish as runner-up in the finale, having also slipped behind Jimenez's teammate Cacá Bueno after the Brazilian claimed a podium finish. Simon Evans was also in the hunt for second, ending the afternoon on 98 points, while Katherine Legge was set to finish the campaign in fifth.

Likewise, the Pro-Am Championship had been settled with a race to spare, with Bandar Alesayi officially declared as the Champion with a 23 point advantage heading into the finale. Yaqi Zhang would therefore finish the inaugural Pro-Am Championship in second, with Ahmed Bin Khanen heading into the finale too far back to challenge the Chinese racer. Célia Martin, meanwhile, was set to finish fourth, with Ziyi Z Zhang rounding out the top five.

 

2018/19 PRO Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Sérgio Jimenez 128 ◄0 2nd Cacá Bueno 106 ▲1 3rd Bryan Sellers 101 ▼1 4th Simon Evans 98 ◄0 5th Katherine Legge 75 ◄0 6th Stefan Rzadzinski 43 ◄0 7th Adam Carroll 6 ◄0

2018/19 PRO/AM Championship Pos. Name Pts. +/- 1st Bandar Alesayi 144 ◄0 2nd Yaqi Zhang 121 ◄0 3rd Ahmed Bin Khanen 96 ◄0 4th Célia Martin 77 ◄0 5th Ziyi Z Zhang 28 ◄0 6th Tao Wang 11 ◄0 7th Qi Lin 11 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers are shown.

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