Sebastien Buemi is new FIA Formula E champion

There were three Qualcomm Safety Car periods during a stop-start race, and the drama continued

after the flag fell with third-placed man Jean-Eric Vergne (DS Virgin), Nick Heidfeld (Mahindra) and Antonio Felix da Costa (Team Aguri) all being hit with time penalties for exceeding the permitted energy limit.

This promoted Jerome D’Ambrosio of Dragon Racing to third place, his team-mate Loic Duval into fourth and Stephane Sarrazin into fifth for Venturi. Vergne’s additional penalty for an unsafe release dropped him to eighth and the two NEXTEV TCR drivers picked up the final points positions.

The weekend was a great success with 42,000 fans piling into Battersea Park over the two races and enjoying a host of eSports action and live music acts, both presented by Visa.

Now the teams turn their attentions to developing their season three packages to ensure they’re ready when the all-electric racing series sparks back into life on October 9 with the HKT Hong Kong ePrix.

Following an appeal from Dragon Racing regarding the Stewards decision relating to two penalties applied to Jean-Eric Vergne, the result of the race remains subject to the findings of the international Court of Appeal.

2016 Visa London ePrix (Rd 10) - Race results

1. Nico Prost, Renault e.dams, 56:32.648s (25)

2. Daniel Abt, Abt Schaeffler Audi Sport, +7.633s (18)

3. Jerome D’Ambrosio, Dragon Racing, +22.524s (15)

4. Loic Duval, Dragon Racing, +23.290s (12)

5. Stephane Sarrazin, Venturi, +24.984s (10)

6. Bruno Senna, Mahindra Racing, +27.174s (8)

7. Nick Heidfeld, Mahindra Racing, +1:07.544s (6)

8. Jean-Eric Vergne, DS Virgin Racing, +1:08.002s (4)

9. Nelson Piquet Jr, NEXTEV TCR, +1:14.270s (2)

10. Oliver Turvey, NEXTEV TCR, +1:22.216s (1)

11. Antonio Felix da Costa, Team Aguri, +1:58.324s

12. Ma Qing Hua, Team Aguri, +1 lap

13. Mike Conway, Venturi, +1 lap

14. Lucas di Grassi, Abt Schaeffler Audi Sport, DNF

15. Sebastien Buemi, Renault e.dams, DNF (5)

16. Robin Frijns, Andretti Formula E, DNF

17. Simona de Silvestro, Andretti Formula E, DNF

18. Sam Bird, DS Virgin Racing, DNF

Driver standings

Sebastien Buemi, Renault e.dams - 155

Lucas di Grassi, Abt Schaeffler Audi Sport - 153

Nico Prost, Renault e.dams - 115

Sam Bird, DS Virgin Racing - 88

Jerome D’Ambrosio, Dragon Racing - 83

Stephane Sarrazin, Venturi - 70

Team standings

Renault e.dams - 270

Abt Schaeffler Audi Sport - 221

DS Virgin Racing - 144

Dragon Racing - 143

Mahindra Racing - 105

Venturi - 77

Andretti Formula E - 49

Team Aguri - 32

NEXTEV TCR – 19

(Source: Text & Pictures:  FIA Formula E)