 2020 Berlin eTrophy Race 1
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 The Tempelhofring was reversed for the first of seven eTrophy races in 2020. | ||
| Race Information | ||
| Date | 5 August 2020 | |
| Official Name | 2020 Berlin Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Race 1 | |
| Location |  Tempelhofring RBerlin, Brandenburg, Germany | |
| Lap length | 2.355 km (1.476 mi) | |
| Distance | 19 laps / 44.745 km (27.803 mi) | |
| Supporting | 2020 Berlin E-Prix I Presented by CBMM Niobium | |
| Qualifying Result | ||
| Pole Sitter |  Cacá Bueno
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| Team | ZEG iCarros Jaguar Brazil
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| Time | 1:25.506 | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver | Cacá Bueno
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| Team | ZEG iCarros Jaguar Brazil
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| Fastest Lap | 1:24.430 on lap 12 | |
| eTrophy Result | ||
| First | Second | Third |
| Cacá Bueno
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 Nick Foster
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 Simon Evans
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| Winner Team | ZEG iCarros Jaguar Brazil
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| Time | 27:26.766 | |
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The 2020 Berlin eTrophy Race 1, formally known as the 2020 Berlin Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Race 1, was the fourth race of the 2019/20 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Series, staged on the reversed Tempelhofring circuit in Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany on 5 August 2020.[1] The race, which was the first of seven to be held in Berlin to conclude the 2019/20 season, would see Cacá Bueno secure a lights-to-flag victory ahead of debutante Nick Foster.[2]
Qualifying for the fourth race of the campaign would see Bueno secure his fifth eTrophy pole, edging out teammate Sérgio Jimenez by a tenth and a half.[3] Foster and Simon Evans would then share the second row, while Oliver Webb put the #1 VIP car into fifth on the grid ahead of Fahad Algosaibi, the best of the Pro-Am drivers.[3]
The start of the race saw Bueno make a strong launch to claim the lead, while behind Jimenez came under attack from Foster, who ducked from the inside to the outside of the #10 car into the first corner.[2] The Brazilian racer forced the Australian debutante to the outside denying Foster the position, as behind Evans would be unable to take advantage and move ahead of the #9 Jaguar China Racing car.[2]
Foster tried again into turn two on the opening tour, although having again had to lunge to the outside of Jimenez would hence find himself being shoved out by the #10 car.[2] However, Foster would be able to keep his car alongside Jimenez through the kink of turn three, allowing him to finally seize second with the inside line into turn four.[2]
With that the race settled down, with Bueno easing into a strong lead, while Foster established himself in second with Jimenez and Evans breathing down his neck.[2] Jimenez would duly gamble on using Attack Mode to try and get back ahead of the Australian debutante, but would first have to get back ahead of Evans after the New Zealander jumped him when he took the boost.[2]
That fight would ebb and flow as both took AM, with Jimenez able to get back past into turn two, despite Evans also being in AM.[2] Evans then used the boost to draw back past his title rival on the run through the kink of three to reclaim third, before Jimenez was placed under investigation for an unspecified issue.[2]
Out front, meanwhile, Bueno was left to secure an impressive victory, three and a half seconds clear of Foster in second.[2] Evans, meanwhile, would secure third ahead of Jimenez, who survived a post-race investigation to retain fourth, while Webb claimed fifth in the Guest entry.[2] Elsewhere, Algosaibi would finish eighth overall as the best of the Pro-Am drivers, with Adalberto Baptista and Paul Spooner the only other Pro-Am entries in tenth and eleventh.[2]
Background[]
Almost six months since the round in Mexico City the Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy field would reassemble in the grounds of Tempelhof Airport, supporting the season finale for the 2019/20 FIA Formula E Championship.[1] The Covid-19 Pandemic had ravaged the the eTrophy calendar as well as the FE schedule, resulting in the organisers of the eTrophy setting up a seven race blitz over nine days in Berlin.[1] To account for the fact that there would be seven races in under two weeks at the same venue there would be variations made to the Tempelhofring, with the first pair of eTrophy races staged on a reversed version of the circuit.[1]
An Ending Era[]
Amid the Series' impromptu six month hiatus there was news that the eTrophy was to come to an end at the end of the 2019/20 season, largely due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.[4] The decision to end the series was made due to the financial implications of the Pandemic, which were set to extend well beyond 2020, alongside an acknowledgement that the eTrophy had not achieved its target of seventeen entries for its second campaign.[4] Regardless, Jaguar would declare the project a success having achieved several background aims for the series, while FE began investigating other options for a support series for future FE seasons.[4]
Guest Galore[]
The decision to hold seven races in two weeks would result in Jaguar announcing all of the Guest drivers for the season finale in one batch, with Oliver Webb the first driver to take the #1 car for Berlin's first and second races.[5] Abbie Eaton would then take over the #1 VIP Car for the middle set of three races, set to be held on the normal Tempelhofring layout, while Sven Förster would take over the car for the final two races.[5] On the eve of the start of the two week blitz Jaguar also unveiled the addition of a second Guest car for the final two races, with Jessica Hawkins scheduled to race the #2 car for the finale of the finale.[5]
Pro Performance[]
Ahead of the finale there would be several new additions to the Pro field, with Jaguar China Racing opting to move fully into the Pro Class alongside Jaguar Brazil, Jaguar Team Germany, Team Asia New Zealand and Team Yokohama Challenge.[6] The Chinese squad would sign Gregory Segers to take over their #8 car, while Nick Foster was to make his electric debut in the #9 car, becoming the first Australian driver to race in either the eTrophy or FE.[6] They were, however, the only changes to the Pro entry, while in the Pro-Am field Paul Spooner was drafted in to replace Mashhur Bal Hejaila at Saudi Racing, who would field two cars against the sole Jaguar Brazil Pro-Am entry of Adalberto Baptista.[6]
Mexican Manoeuvres[]
Victory for the second race in a row would be enough to move Sérgio Jimenez into a clear lead in the Pro Championship, the Brazilian racer leaving Mexico with a five point lead over main challenger Simon Evans. Those two were in a class of their own at the head of the field, with Alice Powell holding half the number of Jimenez's points back in third.
Despite not attending the race in Mexico City it was still Yaqi Zhang who headed the field in the Pro-Am Championship, although his advantage had been cut to seven points. Fahad Algosaibi had been the man to do the damage with his maiden Pro-Am victory, with the Saudi Arabian racer having leapt ahead of Chao Sun and Mashhur Bal Hejaila after his triumph.
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2020 Berlin eTrophy Race 1 is displayed below:
| 2020 Berlin eTrophy Race 1 Entry List | |||||
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| No. | Name | Entrant | Constructor | Car | Class |
| 0 | Cacá Bueno
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ZEG iCarros Jaguar Brazil
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Jaguar | I-Pace eTrophy | PRO |
| 1 |  Oliver Webb
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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 |  Gregory Segers
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 Team China Racing
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Jaguar | I-Pace eTrophy | PRO |
| 9 | Nick Foster
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Team China Racing
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Jaguar | I-Pace eTrophy | PRO |
| 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 |
| 18 | Adalberto Baptista
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ZEG iCarros Jaguar Brazil
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Jaguar | I-Pace eTrophy | PRO/AM |
| 24 |  Takuma Aoki
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Team Yokohama Challenge
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Jaguar | I-Pace eTrophy | PRO |
| 34 | Paul Spooner
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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:[6] | |||||
Practice[]
FP1[]
FP2[]
Qualifying[]
Qualifying Report[]
Post Qualifying[]
The final qualifying result for the 2020 Berlin eTrophy Race 1 are outlined below:
| 2020 Berlin eTrophy Race 1 Qualifying Result | ||||||
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1st | 0 | Cacá Bueno
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Jaguar Brazil
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1:25.506 | — | 1 |
| 2nd | 10 | Sérgio Jimenez
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Jaguar Brazil
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1:25.650 | +0.144s | 2 |
| 3rd | 9 | Nick Foster
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Jaguar China Racing
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1:25.687 | +0.181s | 3 |
| 4th | 99 | Simon Evans
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Team Asia New Zealand
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1:25.704 | +0.198s | 4 |
| 5th | 1 | Oliver Webb
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Jaguar VIP Car
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1:26.059 | +0.553s | 5 |
| 6th | 13 | Fahad Algosaibi
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Saudi Racing
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1:26.171 | +0.665s | 6 |
| 7th | 7 | Alice Powell
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Jaguar Team Germany
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1:26.176 | +0.670s | 7 |
| 8th | 8 | Gregory Segers
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Jaguar China Racing
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1:26.478 | +0.972s | 8 |
| 9th | 18 | Adalberto Baptista
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Jaguar Brazil
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1:26.744 | +1.238s | 9 |
| 10th | 24 | Takuma Aoki
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Team Yokohama Challenge
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1:26.819 | +1.313s | 10 |
| 11th | 34 | Paul Spooner
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Saudi Racing
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1:27.684 | +2.178s | 11 |
| 110% Time: 1:34.056[6] | ||||||
| Source:[6] | ||||||
Race[]
Report[]
Result[]
The final classification of the 2020 Berlin eTrophy Race 1 is displayed below, with the fastest lap setter indicated in italics, and the pole sitter shown in bold.
| 2020 Berlin eTrophy Race 1 Race Result | |||||||
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Laps | Race Time | Fastest lap | Pts. |
| 1st | 0 | Cacá Bueno
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Jaguar Brazil
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19 | 27:26.766 | 1:24.430 | 21 |
| 2nd | 9 | Nick Foster
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Jaguar China Racing
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19 | +3.498s | 1:24.961 | 15 |
| 3rd | 99 | Simon Evans
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Team Asia New Zealand
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19 | +4.180s | 1:25.085 | 11 |
| 4th | 10 | Sérgio Jimenez
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Jaguar Brazil
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19 | +4.780s | 1:24.821 | 8 |
| 5th | 1 | Oliver Webb
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Jaguar VIP Car
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19 | +7.626s | 1:24.809 | |
| 6th | 7 | Alice Powell
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Jaguar Team Germany
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19 | +18.250s | 1:25.384 | 6 |
| 7th | 8 | Gregory Segers
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Jaguar China Racing
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19 | +21.966s | 1:25.684 | 5 |
| 8th | 13 | Fahad Algosaibi
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Saudi Racing
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19 | +25.778s | 1:26.333 | 21 |
| 9th | 24 | Takuma Aoki
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Team Yokohama Challenge
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19 | +26.255s | 1:25.305 | 4 |
| 10th | 18 | Adalberto Baptista
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Jaguar Brazil
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19 | +34.757s | 1:25.486 | 15 |
| 11th | 34 | Paul Spooner
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Saudi Racing
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19 | +36.773s | 1:26.178 | 11 |
| Source:[6] | |||||||
Milestones[]
- Debut race for Nick Foster, Gregory Segers, Paul Spooner and Oliver Webb.
- Fifth pole position for Cacá Bueno
- Bueno claimed his fourth eTrophy victory.
- Ninth victory for Jaguar Brazil as an entrant.
- Second Pro-Am victory for Fahad Algosaibi.
- Ninth Pro-Am win for Saudi Racing as an entrant.
Standings[]
In the Pro Championship it was still Sérgio Jimenez who ended the fourth race still at the head of the Championship, although his advantage had been cut by his main challenger. Simon Evans was the defending Champion's closest rival, having moved to within two of the Brazilian ace, while behind victory for Cacá Bueno had moved the Brazilian racer to within five points of Alice Powell in third.
In the Pro-Am Championship Fahad Algosaibi had finally overhauled the absent Yaqi Zhang to top the table, the Saudi Arabian racer having moved fourteen clear of the Chinese racer who was not expected to compete for the rest of the season. Behind, Adalberto Baptista had moved into third, ahead of the similarly absent Chao Sun and Mashhur Bal Hejaila, while Paul Spooner had settled into sixth after his debut.
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References[]
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References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chris Soulsby, 'Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY to support Formula E’s Berlin finale', motorsportweek.com, (Motorsport Media Services Ltd., 17/06/2020), https://www.motorsportweek.com/2020/06/17/jaguar-i-pace-etrophy-to-support-formula-es-berlin-finale/, (Accessed 07/08/2020)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 'BRAZILIAN BUENO BACK TO WINNING WAYS IN BERLIN', media.jaguarracing.com, (Jaguar Land Rover, 05/08/2020), https://media.jaguarracing.com/news/2019/09/jaguar-i-pace-etrophy-season-two-calendar-revealed-including-london-finale-and-attack, (Accessed 16/05/2020)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedQR - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Matt Kew, 'Formula E News: Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy support series to be scrapped at end of season', autosport.com, (Motorsport Network, 18/05/2020), https://www.autosport.com/fe/news/149493/jaguar-ipace-etrophy-to-be-scrapped, (Accessed 07/08/2020)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 'VIP DRIVERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE JAGUAR I-PACE ETROPHY ‘LOCKDOWN SHOWDOWN’ IN BERLIN, media.jaguarracing.com, (Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 24/07/2020), https://media.jaguarracing.com/news/2020/07/vip-drivers-announced-jaguar-i-pace-etrophy-lockdown-showdown-berlin, (Accessed 15/05/2021)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 'Round 4 - Berlin I ePrix Jaguar I-Pace eTROPHY Series Results Booklet', results.fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 05/08/2020), https://fe-results.s3.amazonaws.com/05_2019-20/06_R06%20Berlin/Jaguar%20I-Pace%20eTROPHY%20Series/Booklet/Jaguar%20I-Pace%20eTROPHY%20Series_Round04_BOOKLET.pdf#pdfjs.action=download, (Accessed 16/05/2021)
| 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 |
| Related Content |
| 2018/19 • 2019/20 Formula E Championship |