Sebastien Buemi has prevailed in the opening round of the 2016/2017 on the streets of Hong Kong.
Buemi (e.dams), the defending champion, beat Lucas di Grassi (Abt) and Nick Heidfeld (Mahindra).
The 45-lap race saw Nicolas Prost (e.dams) claim fourth ahead of Andretti pair Antonio Felix da Costa and Robin Frijns.
The poleman, Nelson Piquet jr, had struck trouble short of halfway trying to avoid an accident. The NextEV man eventually finished 11th.
Jaguar’s eagerly anticipated debut in the series and return to motor racing since its Formula One effort last decade failed to bear fruit.
Adam Carroll finished 12th, the best of the I-Type 1 machines while Kiwi debutant and GP2 racer Mitch Evans retired after 24 laps.
RESULT
|
1 |
Sebastien Buemi |
e.dams |
45 |
|
2 |
Lucas di Grassi |
Abt |
45 |
|
3 |
Nick Heidfeld |
Mahindra |
45 |
|
4 |
Nicolas Prost |
e.dams |
45 |
|
5 |
Antonio Felix da Costa |
Andretti |
45 |
|
6 |
Robin Frijns |
Andretti |
45 |
|
7 |
Jerome d’Ambrosio |
Dragon |
45 |
|
8 |
Oliver Turvey |
NextEV |
45 |
|
9 |
Maro Engel |
Venturi |
45 |
|
10 |
Stephane Sarrazin |
Venturi |
45 |
|
11 |
Nelson Piquet Jr. |
NextEV |
45 |
|
12 |
Adam Carroll |
Jaguar |
45 |
|
13 |
Sam Bird |
Virgin |
45 |
|
14 |
Loic Duval |
Dragon |
43 |
|
15 |
Felix Rosenqvist |
Mahindra |
43 |
|
– |
Daniel Abt |
Abt |
34 |
|
– |
Jean-Eric Vergne |
Techeetah |
31 |
|
– |
Mitch Evans |
Jaguar |
24 |
|
– |
Jose Maria Lopez |
Virgin |
15 |
|
– |
Ma Qing Hua |
Techeetah |
1 |
Points
| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Sebastien Buemi | 25 |
| 2 | Lucas di Grassi | 18 |
| 3 | Nick Heidfeld | 15 |
| 4 | Nicolas Prost | 12 |
| 5 | Antonio Felix da Costa | 10 |
| 6 | Robin Frijns | 8 |
| 7 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | 6 |
| 8 | Oliver Turvey | 4 |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 3 |
| 10 | Maro Engel | 2 |
| 11 | Stephane Sarrazin | 1 |
| 12 | Felix Rosenqvist | 1 |
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