Guenther drives to victory with dominant display around Electric Docks

By admin May 2, 2020 Formula E

– Maximilian Guenther secures second win in succession to extend his lead in the ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge in support of UNICEF.
– BMW i Andretti Motorsport driver put on another dominant display and fended off pressure from Pascal Wehrlein to take top honours in round two.
– Peyo Peev leads from lights to flag around the Electric Docks circuit to claim victory ahead of Kevin Siggy in the second Challenge Grid race.

Fast facts
– Guenther the gamer; Maximilian Guenther made it two wins out of two online in the Race at Home Challenge.
– Second podium for Siggy; Kevin Siggy showed consistent pace to seal a second consecutive podium finish.
– King of qualifying; Stoffel Vandoorne again could not capitalise on Julius Baer pole position with a first corner crash.

UNICEF partnership
– UNICEF UK ambassador Rita Ora joined the Formula E broadcast last week showing support for the charity’s work to protect vulnerable children and families most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
– To learn more about the partnership with UNICEF, visit the Formula E website or click here to make a donation to the global coronavirus appeal.
– 1.5 billion children around the world are currently out of school and missing out on education due to coronavirus.
– Formula E’s donations, fundraising and support in raising awareness of UNICEF’s mission aims to change the lives of children across the world for the better.
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BMW i Andretti Motorsport
Maximilian Guenther
“The first one or two turns were so chaotic with so much contact and pushing from the side, from behind, from everywhere! I was happy I got through it unscathed and really glad I was in front after three corners, because it was difficult to survive the mess on the opening lap.”
Challenge Grid race winner
Peyo Peev
“Kevin [Siggy] is a pretty fast guy and I have been racing against him for a long time. I just tried to keep it clean and not make any mistakes.”
UNICEF UK Ambassador
Rita Ora
“I am so excited the Formula E family are also collaborating with UNICEF, as it is such a powerful force and it is so important to get the message out there. Anything anyone can do to help or donate to help everyone with the crisis and COVID-19 is so important.”

Must-see moment – Vandoorne in the wall

Race results
Driver Grid classification
1 Maximilian Guenther 21:06.243s (25)
2 Robin Frijns +15.253s (18)
3 Nico Mueller +16.251s (15)
4 Neel Jani +22.299s (12)
5 Stoffel Vandoorne +30.193s (11)
6 Oliver Turvey +30.358s (8)
7 Nyck de Vries +39.162s (6)
8 James Calado +43.199s (4)
9 Jean-Eric Vergne +43.271s (2)
10 Pascal Wehrlein +44.841s (2)
11 Sebastien Buemi +45.254s
12 Jerome D’Ambrosio +50.801s
13 Lucas di Grassi 12 Laps
14 Alexander Sims 12 Laps
15 Oliver Rowland 10 Laps
16 Edoardo Mortara 7 Laps
17 Andre Lotterer 5 Laps
18 Mitch Evans 5 Laps
19 Sam Bird 3 Laps
20 Felipe Massa 2 Laps
21 Antonio Felix da Costa 1 Lap
DNF Ma Qing Hua
DNF Daniel Abt

ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge
Driver standings
Maximilian Guenther BMW i Andretti Motorsport 50
Robin Frijns Envision Virgin Racing 30
Stoffel Vandoorne Mercedes-Benz EQ 22
Nick Cassidy Envision Virgin Racing 19
Pascal Wehrlein Mahindra Racing 17
Nico Mueller GEOX DRAGON 15
Oliver Turvey NIO 333 14
Neel Jani TAG Heuer Porsche 12
Oliver Rowland Nissan e.dams 8
Nyck de Vries Mercedes-Benz EQ 6
Felipe Massa ROKiT Venturi Racing 4
James Calado Panasonic Jaguar Racing 4
Jerome D’Ambrosio Mahindra Racing 2
Jean-Eric Vergne DS TECHEETAH 2
Alexander Sims BMW i Andretti Motorsport 1
Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler 0
Daniel Abt Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler 0
Antonio Felix da Costa DS TECHEETAH 0
Brendon Hartley GEOX DRAGON 0
Ma Qing Hua NIO 333 0
Sebastien Buemi Nissan e.dams 0
Mitch Evans Panasonic Jaguar Racing 0
Andre Lotterer TAG Heuer Porsche 0
Edoardo Mortara ROKiT Venturi Racing 0
Sam Bird Envision Virgin Racing 0

ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge
Team standings
BMW i Andretti Motorsport 51
Envision Virgin Racing 49
Mercedes-Benz EQ 28
Mahindra Racing 19
GEOX DRAGON 15
NIO 333 14
TAG Heuer Porsche 12
Nissan e.dams 8
ROKiT Venturi Racing 4
Panasonic Jaguar Racing 4
DS TECHEETAH 2
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler 0

Race results
Challenge Grid classification
1 Peyo Peev 20:56.612s (27)
2 Kevin Siggy +2.945s (18)
3 Lucas Mueller +6.317s (15)
4 Jan von der Heyde +9.936s (12)
5 Petar Brljak +10.420s (10)
6 Ben Hitz +16.652s (8)
7 Jacob Reid +22.919s (6)
8 Markus Keller +23.837s (4)
9 Niek Jacobs +25.537s (2)
10 Alex Lynn +48.274s (1)
11 Noah Reuvers +54.395s
12 Simona de Silvestro +57.757s
13 Kelvin Van der Linde 12 Laps
14 Jim Parisis 11 Laps
15 Charlie Martin (P) 10 Laps
16 Nuno Pinto 8 Laps
17 Nikodem Wisniewski 6 Laps
18 Chris Shepherd 6 Laps
19 Joel Schmitt 5 Laps
20 Axel La Flamme (P) 5 Laps
21 Kuba Brzezinski 4 Laps
22 Erhan Jajovski 4 Laps
23 Mike Channell 1 Lap

P – Permanent driver
ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge
Challenge Grid standings
Kevin Siggy 34
Petar Brljak 29
Peyo Peev 27
Joshua Rogers 25
Jan von der Heyde 20
Lucas Mueller 15
Olli Pahkala 12
Ben Hitz 12
Erhan Jajovski 10
Kuba Brzezinski 6
Jacob Reid 6
Markus Keller 4
Jim Parisis 2
Niek Jacobs 2
Nuno Pinto 1
Alex Lynn 1
Charlie Martin (P) 0
Axel La Flamme (P) 0

P – Permanent driver

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