Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler’s Lucas Di Grassi Wins First Race in Double-header 2021 BMW i Berlin E-prix Presented by CBMM Niobium
– Lucas di Grassi seals home-win for Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler in the BMW i Berlin E-Prix presented by CBMM Niobium after securing victory in the first of two races on the final weekend of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.– The Brazilian put in a red-hot performance in the searing heat of the German capital to force himself into title contention, with ROKiT Venturi Racing’s Edoardo Mortara finishing second and Jaguar Racing’s Mitch Evans taking third.
– The Brazilian driver started third on the grid behind a front-row lock out by DS TECHEETAH’s Jean-Éric Vergne and António Félix da Costa.
– The results sees Jaguar Racing rise to the top of the Teams’ Standings with 171 points, followed by DS TECHEETAH and Envision Virgin Racing in third.
– Mercedes-EQ’s Nyck de Vries failed to finish in Berlin but remains first in Drivers’ Standings ahead of the final round of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The Mercedes-EQ driver is followed by Edoardo Mortara, while BMW i Andretti Motorsport’s Jake Dennis sits in third.
– The 2020/21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship draws to a close with both titles still up for grabs tomorrow, August 15 at 15:33 CET when the inaugural ABB FIA World Champions will be crowned.
ADDITIONAL POINTS
Fastest Lap Group in Qualifying (1 point)
Jean-Éric Vergne 1:06.239s
DS TECHEETAH
Julius Baer Pole Position (3 points)
Jean-Éric Vergne 1:06.227s
DS TECHEETAH
TAG Heuer Fastest Lap (1 point)
René Rast 1:08.908s
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
AUDI SPORT ABT SCHAEFFLER
LUCAS DI GRASSI (BRA)
“To win the race here means a lot to me and Audi, I’m super happy. Everything is fully open going into tomorrow’s race, we’re going to try as hard as possible to win both races and I’m sure if we win tomorrow, we will be there to win the Championship.”ROKIT VENTURI RACING
EDOARDO MORTARA (CHE)
“Today was a great result for the team but also for me. It’s put us back in title contention for tomorrow’s race. We have to stay quite grounded and not be too happy because we still have to work a lot for tomorrow and hopefully we can celebrate more then. We have had really good races this year, we found a lot of race pace compared to last year and I’m always confident when we go racing. The problem is that Lucas Di Grassi is always very tough, he’s managing very well and unfortunately, I knew it was going to be difficult in the last laps to overtake. But I tried to put him under pressure and tried to push him to make a mistake which he didn’t, but we’re still very happy with P2 and let’s go on for tomorrow.”JAGUAR RACING
MITCH EVANS (NZL)
“It was a good race, we had strong pace throughout the whole race. It was just trying to find the right time to do the long attack. I think we timed it well, I just had to use up quite a bit of energy to do some of those overtakes and I think that hurt me a little in the end with Norman Nato fighting behind me. He did a great job, and I just hung on in the end. But it feels good to put ourselves back right in contention with the Championship. I’ll be in Group 1 tomorrow so that’s going to be tricky, but as some of the drivers proved today you can make it into Super Pole. We’re going to have to tune her up and go again tomorrow and hopefully, we have some strong pace to finish off the year.”
LUCAS DI GRASSI (BRA)
“To win the race here means a lot to me and Audi, I’m super happy. Everything is fully open going into tomorrow’s race, we’re going to try as hard as possible to win both races and I’m sure if we win tomorrow, we will be there to win the Championship.”ROKIT VENTURI RACING
EDOARDO MORTARA (CHE)
“Today was a great result for the team but also for me. It’s put us back in title contention for tomorrow’s race. We have to stay quite grounded and not be too happy because we still have to work a lot for tomorrow and hopefully we can celebrate more then. We have had really good races this year, we found a lot of race pace compared to last year and I’m always confident when we go racing. The problem is that Lucas Di Grassi is always very tough, he’s managing very well and unfortunately, I knew it was going to be difficult in the last laps to overtake. But I tried to put him under pressure and tried to push him to make a mistake which he didn’t, but we’re still very happy with P2 and let’s go on for tomorrow.”JAGUAR RACING
MITCH EVANS (NZL)
“It was a good race, we had strong pace throughout the whole race. It was just trying to find the right time to do the long attack. I think we timed it well, I just had to use up quite a bit of energy to do some of those overtakes and I think that hurt me a little in the end with Norman Nato fighting behind me. He did a great job, and I just hung on in the end. But it feels good to put ourselves back right in contention with the Championship. I’ll be in Group 1 tomorrow so that’s going to be tricky, but as some of the drivers proved today you can make it into Super Pole. We’re going to have to tune her up and go again tomorrow and hopefully, we have some strong pace to finish off the year.”
RACE RESULTS
FINAL CLASSIFICATION
FINAL CLASSIFICATION
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1
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Lucas di Grassi
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Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
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46:22.528
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(25)
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2
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Edoardo Mortara
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ROKiT Venturi Racing
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+0.141s
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(18)
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3
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Mitch Evans
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Jaguar Racing
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+5.499s
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(15)
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4
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Norman Nato
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ROKiT Venturi Racing
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+5.589s
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(12)
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5
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Jake Dennis
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BMW i Andretti Motorsport
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+5.830s
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(10)
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6
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Jean-Éric Vergne
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DS TECHEETAH
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+6.411s
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(12)
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7
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António Félix da Costa
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DS TECHEETAH
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+6.777s
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(6)
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8
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Maximilian Günther
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BMW i Andretti Motorsport
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+7.562s
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(4)
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9
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René Rast
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Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
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+7.798s
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(3)
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10
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André Lotterer
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TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
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+14.124s
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(1)
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11
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Sébastien Buemi
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Nissan e.dams
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+15.546s
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(0)
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12
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Stoffel Vandoorne
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Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team
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+16.214s
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(0)
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13
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Oliver Rowland
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Nissan e.dams
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+16.814s
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(0)
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14
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Nick Cassidy
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Envision Virgin Racing
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+16.917s
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(0)
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15
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Robin Frijns
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Envision Virgin Racing
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+21.278s
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(0)
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16
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Joel Eriksson
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DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT
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+23.666s
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(0)
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17
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Alexander Sims
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Mahindra Racing
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+29.019s
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(0)
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18
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Sérgio Sette Câmara
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DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT
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+30.962s
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(0)
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19
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Oliver Turvey
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NIO 333 FE Team
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+33.199s
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(0)
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20
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Alex Lynn
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Mahindra Racing
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+33.438s
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(0)
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21
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Pascal Wehrlein
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TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
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+33.781s
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(0)
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22
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Nyck de Vries
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Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team
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+1 lap
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(0)
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X
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Tom Blomqvist
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NIO 333 FE Team
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Not classified
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(0)
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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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(0)
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2020/21 ABB FIA FORMULA E WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
DRIVER STANDINGS
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Nyck de Vries
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Mercedes-EQ
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95
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Edoardo Mortara
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ROKiT Venturi Racing
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92
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Jake Dennis
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BMW i Andretti Motorsport
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91
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Mitch Evans
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Jaguar Racing
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90
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Robin Frijns
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Envision Virgin Racing
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89
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Lucas di Grassi
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Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
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87
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António Félix da Costa
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DS TECHEETAH
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86
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Sam Bird
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Jaguar Racing
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81
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Jean-Eric Vergne
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DS TECHEETAH
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80
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Alex Lynn
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Mahindra Racing
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78
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Nick Cassidy
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Envision Virgin Racing
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76
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Rene Rast
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Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
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75
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Pascal Wehrlein
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TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
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71
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Maximilian Günther
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BMW i Andretti Motorsport
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66
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Stoffel Vandoorne
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Mercedes-EQ
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63
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Oliver Rowland
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Nissan e.dams
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59
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André Lotterer
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TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
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46
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Alexander Sims
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Mahindra 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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Norman Nato
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ROKiT Venturi Racing
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29
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Sébastien Buemi
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Nissan e.dams
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20
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Sérgio Sette Câmara
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DRAGON / PESNKE AUTOSPORT
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16
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Oliver Turvey
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NIO 333 FE Team
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13
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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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1
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2020/21 ABB FIA FORMULA E WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
TEAM STANDINGS
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Jaguar Racing
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171
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DS TECHEETAH
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166
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Envision Virgin Racing
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165
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Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
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162
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Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team
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158
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BMW i Andretti Motorsport
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157
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Mahindra Racing
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122
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ROKiT Venturi Racing
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121
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TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
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117
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Nissan e.dams
|
79
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DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT
|
47
|
|
NIO 333 FE TEAM
|
18
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