| 2019 Berlin ePrix | |||||
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Race 10 of 13 of the2018–19 Formula E season
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 25 May 2019 (2019-05-25) | ||||
| Official name | 2019BMW i Berlin E-Prix presented byCBMM Niobium | ||||
| Location | Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit,Berlin | ||||
| Course | Street circuit | ||||
| Course length | 2.250 km (1.398 mi) | ||||
| Distance | 37 laps, 101.250 km (62.914 mi) | ||||
| Weather | Cloudy | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | e.Dams-Nissan | ||||
| Time | 1:07.295 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Lucas di Grassi | Audi | |||
| Time | 1:09.357 on lap 29 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Audi | ||||
| Second | e.Dams-Nissan | ||||
| Third | Techeetah-DS | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The2019 Berlin ePrix (formally the2019 BMW i Berlin E-Prix presented by CBMM Niobium) was aFormula Eelectric car race held at theTempelhof Airport Street Circuit atTempelhof Airport in the outskirts ofBerlin on 25 May 2019. It was the tenth round of the2018–19 Formula E season and the fifth edition of theevent as part of the championship. The 37-lap race was won byAudi driverLucas di Grassi after starting from third.Sébastien Buemi finished second in theNissan e.dams, after starting from pole position.Jean-Éric Vergne, the championship leader going into Berlin, took third forTecheetah.
The Berlin ePrix was confirmed as part of Formula E's 2018–19 series schedule on June 7, 2018 by the FIA World Motor Sport Council.[1] It's the tenth of thirteen scheduled single-seater electric car races of the 2018–19 season, and the fifth running of the event. The ePrix was held at the 2.375 km (1.476 mi) clockwise ten-turnTempelhof Airport Street Circuit atBerlin Tempelhof Airport on 25 May 2019.
Entering the race, Techeetah driver Jean-Éric Vergne was leading the Drivers' Championship with 87 points, followed by his teammateAndre Lotterer in second by only one point behind, and third placedVirgin Racing's driverRobin Frijns by just 6 points behind the championship leader.[2] In the team's standings, Techeetah lead with 173 points, after both driver finished in the top 10, followed behind by Envision Virgin with 135 and defending constructors champions, Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler down in 3rd with 129 points, after both teams scoring no points in thelast race.[2]
After the previous round in Monaco, two drivers received three place grid penalties for causing collisions.Alexander Sims who collided with Di Grassi,[3] and Frijns who collided with Sims.[4]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 23 |  Sébastien Buemi | e.Dams-Nissan | 1:07.295 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 5 |  Stoffel Vandoorne | HWA-Venturi | 1:07.693 | +0.398 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Audi | 1:07.719 | +0.424 | 3 |
| 4 | 17 |  Gary Paffett | HWA-Venturi | 1:07.783 | +0.488 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | Alex Lynn | Jaguar | 1:07.849 | +0.554 | 5 |
| 6 | 27 | Alexander Sims | Andretti-BMW | 1:08.017 | +0.722 | 111 |
| 7 | 66 |  Daniel Abt | Audi | 1:07.953 | – | 6 |
| 8 | 28 |  António Félix da Costa | Andretti-BMW | 1:08.013 | +0.060 | 7 |
| 9 | 25 |  Jean-Éric Vergne | Techeetah-DS | 1:08.046 | +0.093 | 8 |
| 10 | 64 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Mahindra | 1:08.065 | +0.112 | 9 |
| 11 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Mahindra | 1:08.086 | +0.133 | 10 |
| 12 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | e.Dams-Nissan | 1:08.119 | +0.166 | 12 |
| 13 | 2 | Sam Bird | Virgin-Audi | 1:08.182 | +0.229 | 13 |
| 14 | 16 | Oliver Turvey | NIO | 1:08.203 | +0.250 | 14 |
| 15 | 6 | Maximilian Günther | Dragon-Penske | 1:08.218 | +0.265 | 15 |
| 16 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Venturi | 1:08.223 | +0.270 | 16 |
| 17 | 8 | Tom Dillmann | NIO | 1:08.263 | +0.310 | 17 |
| 18 | 20 |  Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 1:08.314 | +0.361 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Venturi | 1:08.348 | +0.395 | 19 |
| 20 | 7 |  José María López | Dragon-Penske | 1:08.720 | +0.767 | 20 |
| 21 | 4 |  Robin Frijns | Virgin-Audi | 1:08.919 | +0.966 | 221 |
| 22 | 36 | André Lotterer | Techeetah-DS | 1:12.568 | +4.615 | 21 |
| Source:[5] | ||||||
Notes:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Audi | 37 | 47:02.477 | 3 | 25+11 |
| 2 | 23 | Sébastien Buemi | e.Dams-Nissan | 37 | +1.856 | 1 | 18+32 |
| 3 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Techeetah-DS | 37 | +2.522 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 28 | António Félix da Costa | Andretti-BMW | 37 | +5.845 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | Stoffel Vandoorne | HWA-Venturi | 37 | +6.336 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 66 | Daniel Abt | Audi | 37 | +6.551 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 27 | Alexander Sims | Andretti-BMW | 37 | +8.235 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | e.Dams-Nissan | 37 | +10.781 | 12 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | Sam Bird | Virgin-Audi | 37 | +13.153 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Mahindra | 37 | +14.846 | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Venturi | 37 | +15.377 | 16 | |
| 12 | 20 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 37 | +17.688 | 18 | |
| 13 | 4 | Robin Frijns | Virgin-Audi | 37 | +21.197 | 22 | |
| 14 | 6 | Maximilian Günther | Dragon-Penske | 37 | +26.154 | 15 | |
| 15 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Venturi | 37 | +26.684 | 19 | |
| 16 | 17 | Gary Paffett | HWA-Venturi | 37 | +27.718 | 4 | |
| 17 | 64 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Mahindra | 37 | +27.729 | 9 | |
| 18 | 16 | Oliver Turvey | NIO | 37 | +32.117 | 14 | |
| 19 | 8 | Tom Dillmann | NIO | 37 | +33.706 | 17 | |
| 20 | 7 | José María López | Dragon-Penske | 37 | +46.895 | 20 | |
| Ret | 36 | André Lotterer | Techeetah-DS | 28 | Battery | 21 | |
| Ret | 3 | Alex Lynn | Jaguar | 23 | Technical | 5 | |
| Source:[6] | |||||||
Notes:
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| Previous race: 2019 Monaco ePrix | FIA Formula E Championship 2018–19 season | Next race: 2019 Swiss ePrix |
| Previous race: 2018 Berlin ePrix | Berlin ePrix | Next race: 2020 Berlin ePrix |
