2019 Swiss ePrix

2019 Swiss ePrix
Race 11 of 13 of the 2018–19 Formula E season
Race details
Date	22 June 2019 (2019-06-22)
Official name	2019 Julius Baer Swiss E-Prix
Location	Bern Street Circuit, Bern
Course	Street circuit
Course length	2.668 kilometres (1.658 mi)
Distance	31 laps, 82.708 kilometres (51.392 mi)
Weather	Sunny to light rain
Pole position
Driver	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS
Time	1:18.813
Fastest lap
Driver	António Félix da Costa	Andretti-BMW
Time	1:21.240 on lap 27
Podium
First	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS
Second	Mitch Evans	Jaguar
Third	Sebastian Buemi	e.Dams-Nissan
Lap leaders

The 2019 Swiss ePrix (formally the 2019 Julius Baer Swiss E-Prix) was a Formula E electric car race on the streets of Bern, Switzerland on 22 June 2019. It was the eleventh round of the 2018–19 Formula E Championship, and was the inaugural running of the event (the previous Formula E race in Switzerland was held the year before in Zürich). The race was won by Techeetah driver Jean-Éric Vergne after starting from pole position and leading all 31-laps. Jaguar driver Mitch Evans finished a close second, ahead of Swiss driver Sébastien Buemi who finished third for the Nissan e.Dams team.

The race was halted by a red flag on the first lap following a collision involving several cars that blocked the track. After a 40-minute delay, the race was restarted with drivers reordered back to their starting positions. These position changes led to complaints by several of the drivers who had gained positions during the first lap. Envision Virgin Racing driver Robin Frijns was the only driver who was unable to restart the race due to car damage suffered in the first lap crash.

The majority of the race was held under dry conditions until the final two laps, when a heavy rain shower brought treacherous conditions to the circuit. The change in weather allowed Evans to close the gap to Vergne and stay with him to the checkered flag, but Vergne was able to hold on, ultimately crossing the line just 0.160 seconds ahead of Evans.

The consequence of the final positions meant that Jean-Éric Vergne was able to expand his lead in the Drivers' Championship by 32-points over championship rival Lucas di Grassi who finished ninth. The strong result for Mitch Evans moved him from sixth to third in the standings. Techeetahs' victory meant that they were able to extend their lead in the Teams' Championship by 43 points over Audi, while Virgin maintained third place with two races remaining at the double-header in New York.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS	1:18.813	–	1
2	20	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	1:19.120	+0.307	2
3	23	Sébastien Buemi	e.Dams-Nissan	1:19.164	+0.351	3
4	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Mahindra	1:19.168	+0.355	4
5	6	Maximilian Günther	Dragon-Penske	1:19.371	+0.558	5
6	2	Sam Bird	Virgin-Audi	1:19.536	+0.723	6
7	66	Daniel Abt	Audi	1:19.554	–	7
8	36	André Lotterer	Techeetah-DS	1:19.585	+0.031	8
9	4	Robin Frijns	Virgin-Audi	1:19.591	+0.037	9
10	3	Alex Lynn	Jaguar	1:19.608	+0.054	10
11	64	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Mahindra	1:19.613	+0.059	11
12	19	Felipe Massa	Venturi	1:19.638	+0.084	12
13	22	Oliver Rowland	e.Dams-Nissan	1:19.670	+0.116	13
14	7	José María López	Dragon-Penske	1:19.714	+0.160	14
15	5	Stoffel Vandoorne	HWA-Venturi	1:19.719	+0.165	15
16	17	Gary Paffett	HWA-Venturi	1:19.804	+0.250	16
17	27	Alexander Sims	Andretti-BMW	1:19.908	+0.354	17
18	48	Edoardo Mortara	Venturi	1:20.023	+0.469	18
19	11	Lucas di Grassi	Audi	1:20.034	+0.480	19
20	28	António Félix da Costa	Andretti-BMW	1:20.081	+0.527	20
21	8	Tom Dillmann	NIO	1:20.506	+0.952	21
22	16	Oliver Turvey	NIO	1:20.551	+0.997	22
Source:

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS	31	1:25:26.873	1	25+34
2	20	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	31	+0.160	2	18
3	23	Sébastien Buemi	e.Dams-Nissan	31	+0.720	3	15
4	2	Sam Bird	Virgin-Audi	31	+2.996	6	12+15
5	6	Maximilian Günther	Dragon-Penske	31	+4.625	5	10
6	66	Daniel Abt	Audi	31	+6.930	7	8
7	3	Alex Lynn	Jaguar	31	+9.972	10	6
8	19	Felipe Massa	Venturi	31	+12.310	12	4
9	11	Lucas di Grassi	Audi	31	+13.073	19	2
10	5	Stoffel Vandoorne	HWA-Venturi	31	+13.386	15	1
11	27	Alexander Sims	Andretti-BMW	31	+14.714	17
12	28	António Félix da Costa	Andretti-BMW	31	+18.9171	20
13	64	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Mahindra	31	+21.872	11
14	36	André Lotterer	Techeetah-DS	31	+23.1062	8
15	8	Tom Dillmann	NIO	31	+40.084	21
16	16	Oliver Turvey	NIO	31	+46.622	22
17	17	Gary Paffett	HWA-Venturi	31	+1:22.512	16
Ret	22	Oliver Rowland	e.Dams-Nissan	21	Suspension	13
Ret	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Mahindra	11	Technical	4
Ret	48	Edoardo Mortara	Venturi	5	Brakes	18
Ret	4	Robin Frijns	Virgin-Audi	0	Collision	9
DSQ	7	José María López	Dragon-Penske	31	Power usage3	14
Source:

Notes:

• ^1  – António Félix da Costa received 5-second time penalty for speeding under Full Course Yellow.
• ^2  – André Lotterer received a drive through penalty converted into a 22-second time penalty for ignoring pit exit light.
• ^3  – José María López originally finished thirteenth, but was disqualified for exceeding power usage over 200kW.
• ^4  – Pole position.
• ^5  – Fastest lap.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

+/–	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Jean-Éric Vergne	130
	2	Lucas di Grassi	98
3	3	Mitch Evans	87
1	4	André Lotterer	86
1	5	António Félix da Costa	82

Teams' Championship standings

+/–	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	DS Techeetah	216
	2	Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler	173
	3	Virgin-Audi	150
	4	e.Dams-Nissan	139
	5	Mahindra	117

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.