2021 HEINEKEN® LONDON E-PRIX (RD12)
FAST FACTS
– Jake Dennis catapults up to third in the Drivers’ standings of the 2020/21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship after a dominant victory in round 12 at the Heineken® London E-Prix
– Despite retiring, Jaguar Racing’s Sam Bird continues to top the Drivers’ standings with 81 points
– The race – launched by music’s rising superstar Raye and marking 100 days to go until COP 26 – thrilled under the ExCeL lights before BMW i Andretti’s Dennis was presented with his trophy by English model and actress Cara Delevingne
– Nyck de Vries climbed through the pack after starting ninth on the grid to finish second bringing Mercedes-EQ back into contention for the Teams’ title
– Pole-sitter Alex Lynn picked up a second career podium finishing third. After challenging Dennis for the lead, a lock-up caused the Mahindra Racing driver to lose time before being overtaken by de Vries
– Reigning champion António Félix da Costa of DS TECHEETAH finished eighth, closing the gap to within one point of Bird in the Drivers’ standings
– The 2020/21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is back tomorrow, July 25 with FREE PRACTICE 3 at 08:00 BST
ADDITIONAL POINTS
Fastest Lap Group in Qualifying (1 point)
André Lotterer – 1:23.900
TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
Julius Baer Pole Position (3 points)
Alex Lynn – 1:23.921
Mahindra Racing
TAG Heuer Fastest Lap (1 point)
René Rast – 1:22.340
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
BMW I ANDRETTI MOTORSPORT
JAKE DENNIS
“After such a strong qualifying, to now get the win is just sensational. I made a special helmet for this weekend, a British helmet and I’m just over the moon. It was a brilliant job by the whole team. We took a risk with the strategy, we could have played it safe but we felt like we had better pace than Mahindra and it paid off. Because it wasn’t such an energy limited race, I could do five laps fully pushing and this allowed me to create the gap to Lynn. After I saw him make a mistake at turn 10, I thought ‘“here we go for the win’”. I just needed three qualifying type laps and managed to do it and get that 2 second gap and take the win. I’m over the moon.”
MERCEDES-EQ FORMULA E TEAM
NYCK DE VRIES
“I made use of FANBOOST very well today to secure second place and Alex was very kind in that overtake moment as I think he thought we were a bit stronger at that point in the race. It’s great to come back after a pretty difficult time – partly due to own struggles, but also some things out of our control, so it’s really nice to come back here and score a podium, particularly in the way we did it. We felt strong and competitive yesterday and also from qualifying and the wet running today so very pleased to give this back to the team.”
MAHINDRA RACING
ALEX LYNN
“It’s a decent job, we got pole – finished third – with solid pace, but we didn’t have enough for Jake & Nyck. We know the race isn’t our strongest forte, so we have got to be happy with that.”
RACE RESULTS
FINAL CLASSIFICATION
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1
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Jake Dennis
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BMW i Andretti Motorsport
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46:50.048
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(25)
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2
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Nyck de Vries
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Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team
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+5.341s
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(18)
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3
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Alex Lynn
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Mahindra Racing
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+6.946s
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(18)
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4
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André Lotterer
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TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
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+10.699s
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(13)
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5
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René Rast
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Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
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+11.427s
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(11)
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6
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Lucas di Grassi
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Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
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+12.233s
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(8)
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7
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Stoffel Vandoorne
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Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team
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+17.381s
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(6)
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8
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António Félix da Costa
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DS TECHEETAH
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+18.457s
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(4)
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9
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Edoardo Mortara
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ROKiT Venturi Racing
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+30.724s
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(2)
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10
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Pascal Wehrlein
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TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
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+38.240s
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(1)
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11
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Nick Cassidy
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Envision Virgin Racing
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+43.475s
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12
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Jean-Éric Vergne
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DS TECHEETAH
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+48.025s
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13
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Robin Frijns
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Envision Virgin Racing
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+51.037s
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14
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Maximilian Günther
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BMW i Andretti Motorsport
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+55.105s
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15
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Mitch Evans
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Jaguar Racing
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+57.579s
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16
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Oliver Turvey
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NIO 333 FE Team
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+58.624s
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17
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Joel Eriksson
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DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT
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+59.945s
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18
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Sérgio Sette Câmara
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DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT
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+1:00.439s
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DSQ
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Sébastien Buemi
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Nissan e.dams
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DSQ
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Oliver Rowland
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Nissan e.dams
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DNF
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Alexander Sims
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Mahindra Racing
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DNF
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Sam Bird
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Jaguar Racing
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DNF
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Norman Nato
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ROKiT Venturi Racing
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DNF
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Tom Blomqvist
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NIO 333 FE Team
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2020/21 ABB FIA FORMULA E WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
DRIVER STANDINGS
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Sam Bird
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Jaguar Racing
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81
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António Félix da Costa
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DS TECHEETAH
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80
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Jake Dennis
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BMW i Andretti Motorsport
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79
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Nyck de Vries
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Mercedes-EQ
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77
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Robin Frijns
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Envision Virgin Racing
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76
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Edoardo Mortara
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ROKiT Venturi Racing
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74
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Rene Rast
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Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
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72
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Nick Cassidy
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Envision Virgin Racing
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70
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Jean-Eric Vergne
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DS TECHEETAH
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68
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Lucas di Grassi
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Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
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62
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Pascal Wehrlein
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TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
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61
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Stoffel Vandoorne
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Mercedes-EQ
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60
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Mitch Evans
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Jaguar Racing
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60
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Oliver Rowland
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Nissan e.dams
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59
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Maximilian Günther
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BMW i Andretti Motorsport
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54
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Alex Lynn
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Mahidnra Racing
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52
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André Lotterer
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TAG Heuer Porsche
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45
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Alexander Sims
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Mahidnra Racing
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44
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Nico Müller
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DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT
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30
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Sébastien Buemi
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Nissan e.dams
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20
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Norman Nato
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ROKiT Venturi Racing
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17
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Oliver Turvey
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NIO 333 FE Team
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13
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Sérgio Sette Câmara
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DRAGON / PESNKE AUTOSPORT
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12
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Tom Blomqvist
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NIO 333 FE Team
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5
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Joel Eriksson
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DRAGON / PESNKE AUTOSPORT
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0
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2020/21 ABB FIA FORMULA E WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
TEAM STANDINGS
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DS TECHEETAH
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148
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Envision Virgin Racing
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146
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Jaguar Racing
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141
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Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team
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137
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Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
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134
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BMW i Andretti Motorsport
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133
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TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
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106
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Mahindra Racing
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96
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ROKiT Venturi Racing
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91
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Nissan e.dams
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79
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DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT
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42
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NIO 333 FE TEAM
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18
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