Jean-Éric Vergne Secures A Fantastic Win In Monaco
by DS Automobiles | May 13, 2019
After securing pole position in the ninth round of the ABB FIA Formula E 2018/2019 Championship, DS TECHEETAH driver Jean-Éric Vergne led from the start to take the win at the chequered flag in Monte Carlo today.
DS TECHEETAH is now the first team in championship history to secure the top two positions in the Drivers' Standings with Jean-Éric taking hold of the lead with team-mate André Lotterer in second. The team also extended its championship lead with valuable points from both drivers in today's E-Prix.
André Lotterer remains the leader of the voestalpine European races and Jean-Éric is the first driver to win twice this season.
Mark Preston, DS TECHEETAH Team Principal: 'Jean-Éric delivered another incredible drive today to win the Monaco E-Prix and I think we all enjoyed watching André's fight from the back into the points. It is very neat be the first team in championship history to have a 1-2 in the Drivers' Standings and to lead the Teams' Standings too with only four races to go. Of course, this does not mean that we'll put our feet up now, rather the opposite. We saw how close it was at the season finale last year and we're very keen to keep our lead all the way to bitter end this time – in both championships.'
Xavier Mestelan Pinon, DS Performance Director: 'The drivers knew from the beginning of the season that they have the car and the team to enable them to win the titles. At the end of this ninth race, we are leading the championship due to both of our great drivers and the exceptional work of the entire team. The championship remains very tight and New York is still far away but where we are is already a great result and we take great pride in this.'
Jean-Éric Vergne, P1: 'What a day! I couldn't be any happier to get my first win in Monaco. I want to thank the team because they really did give me a fantastic car today and I think we made the best out of it. Now we're leading the championships and André is second in the Drivers' championship too. Everything is looking good, we need to keep pushing, and that's exactly what we're going to do.'
André Lotterer, P7: 'Congratulations to Jean-Éric first of all and to the team, we achieved some great team points today. I messed up qualifying a little, but I managed to limit the damage and get some points. It was a crazy race out there, but I was able to pass some cars around the start. Then I saw that it was becoming more difficult to pass, so I was patient and I passed one or two guys, and then I benefited from the drama around me. It's always good to recover well and I wish I had qualified better, but I ended up finishing 7th with a couple of points in the bag and we have a good car, so we can head to the next races with better performance.'
Race Results from Monaco 2019
Formula E Team
Times
1
#25
Jean-Éric Vergne
DS Techeetah
52.417
2
#22
Oliver Rowland
Nissan e.Dams
52.690
3
#19
Felipe Massa
Venturi
52.396
4
#94
Pascal Wehrlein
Mahindra Racing
52.385
5
#23
Sébastien Buemi
Nissan e.Dams
52.585
6
#28
António Félix da Costa
BMW i Andretti Motorsport
52.447
7
#20
Mitch Evans
Panasonic Jaguar Racing
52.429
8
#66
Daniel Abt
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
52.460
9
#36
André Lotterer
DS Techeetah
52.527
10
#3
Alex Lynn
Jaguar Racing
52.737
Driver standings
Formula E Team
Points
1
#25
Jean-Éric Vergne
DS Techeetah
87
2
#36
André Lotterer
DS Techeetah
86
3
#4
Robin Frijns
Envision Virgin Racing
81
4
#28
António Félix da Costa
BMW i Andretti Motorsport
70
5
#11
Lucas di Grassi
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
70
6
#20
Mitch Evans
Panasonic Jaguar Racing
69
7
#64
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Mahindra Racing
65
8
#22
Oliver Rowland
Nissan e.Dams
59
9
#66
Daniel Abt
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
59
10
#2
Sam Bird
Envision Virgin Racing
54
Manufacturer standings
Formula E Team
Points
1
DS Techeetah
Jean-Éric Vergne / André Lotterer
173
2
Envision Virgin Racing
Robin Frijns / Sam Bird
135
3
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
Lucas di Grassi/Daniel Abt
129
4
Mahindra Racing
Jérôme d'Ambrosio/Felix Rosenqvist
116
5
Nissan e.Dams
Oliver Rowland/Sébastien Buemi
99
6
BMW i Andretti Motorsport
António Félix da Costa/Alexander Sims
88
7
Venturi
Edoardo Mortara/Felipe Massa
84
8
Panasonic Jaguar Racing
Mitch Evans/Nelson Piquet Jr.
74
9
HWA Racelab
Stoffel Vandoorne/Gary Paffett
28
10
Geox Dragon
Maximilian Günther/Felipe Nasr
13
ABOUT DS TECHEETAH
DS TECHEETAH Formula-E team is a Chinese racing team in the all-electric street racing series, ABB FIA Formula E. The team is owned by SECA (Shanghai) Limited.
The team won the 2017/2018 Drivers' Championship title with Jean-Éric Vergne and together with André Lotterer, the team secured second place in the Teams' Championship in the 2017/2018 season of Formula E.
Heading into the 2018/2019 season e of the all-electric championship, TECHEETAH has partnered with DS Automobiles to become DS TECHEETAH.
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ABOUT SECA
Headquartered in Shanghai, SECA is a leading Chinese sports marketing and management company specializing in sports talent representation, event management and content/IP development. The company's investors include China Media Capital (CMC) Holdings and member of NBA Hall of Fame, Yao Ming.
ABOUT DS AUTOMOBILES
Driven by the avant-garde spirit and backed by an exceptional heritage of the 1955 DS, DS Automobiles, launched in 2015, aims to embody French luxury savoir-faire in the automotive industry. DS Automobiles is the PSA Group's Premium brand.
Designed for customers seeking personal expression and eager for the latest technologies, the second-generation DS models combine refinement and advanced technology. With the SUVs DS 7 CROSSBACK and DS 3 CROSSBACK, the DS brand is launching a range of six worldwide vehicles, all offered in electrified versions under the E-TENSE signature.
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Present in 32 countries, the DS brand has created and is developing an exclusive distribution network that includes 400 DS STORES and DS SALONS throughout the world in early 2019.
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