- Double points finish for DS PENSKE in Round 3 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
- DS PENSKE advances P2 in Teams Championship and the Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne maintains third place in Drivers Championship
Diriyah, KSA – Second race-day of the double header got off to an impressive start with both JEV and Stoffel making it through to the Duels aftera strong qualifying session. Stoffel made it to the semi-finals and ultimately he qualified P4 and JEV P8.
The team was focused on delivering the best race possible around the challenging Diriyah course on a saturday night spectacular racing down the historic saudian streets in front of thousand fans and many more watching at home.
The race start was exciting with both drivers making an excellent start and staying clean through the traffic jam of lap 1. Thereafter the race fell into a rhythm that saw little passing outside of swaps during the Attack Mode. Stoffel Vandoorne secured his best finish of the season, fighting fiercely the entire race to take the chequered flag in fifth position. Jean-Eric Vergne had a strong pace and finished P8..
The team adsvances to second in the Team Championship.The 2-time Formula E Champion Jean-Eric Vergne maintains his third place in drivers standings.
After 3 races in two weeks, the team looks forward to heading to Sao Paulo for Round 4 on March 16th, to continue progressing forward in the championship.
Team results – 2024 Diriyah E-Prix Round 3
|
Driver |
FP3 |
Quali |
Race |
|
JEV |
P2 |
P8 |
P8 |
|
VAN |
P6 |
P4 |
P5 |
Jean-Eric Vergne, 2018 & 2019 Formula E Champion
“Today was more complicated, starting from eight position makes overtaking almost impossible, difficult to do better but in any case we manage to bring some points together with Stoffel
Overall happy with the performance that we have shown during the weekend, the feeling of the team is great, we are here to push and I am confident we have more better races to come this season’.
Stoffel Vandoorne, 2022 Formula E World Champion
“Better day today. We knew it was all about qualifying and we managed to execute it nicely. The pace has been there all weekend and it was a shame to miss out on the result yesterday. But today was quite good and we are still missing a little bit compared to the top guys but we are able to still be very competitive. And yeah, some very good points from the weekend”
