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Formula E: 2018 Punta del Este ePrix in Uruguay results

By Asher Fair

PUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY - MARCH 17: In this handout provided by FIA Formula E, Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA), TECHEETAH, Renault ZE 17, leads Lucas Di Grassi (BRA), Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler, Audi e-tron FE04, and Alex Lynn (GBR), DS Virgin Racing, DS Virgin DSV-03 during the Punta del Este ePrix, Round 6 of the 2017/18 FIA Formula E Series on March 17, 2018 at Playa Brava Beach in Punta del Este, Uruguay. (Photo by Sam Bloxham/FIA Formula E via Getty Images)
PUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY - MARCH 17: In this handout provided by FIA Formula E, Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA), TECHEETAH, Renault ZE 17, leads Lucas Di Grassi (BRA), Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler, Audi e-tron FE04, and Alex Lynn (GBR), DS Virgin Racing, DS Virgin DSV-03 during the Punta del Este ePrix, Round 6 of the 2017/18 FIA Formula E Series on March 17, 2018 at Playa Brava Beach in Punta del Este, Uruguay. (Photo by Sam Bloxham/FIA Formula E via Getty Images) /
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Jean-Eric Vergne took the checkered flag in the sixth race of the 2017-2018 Formula One season, the Punta del Esta ePrix in Uruguay.

Jean-Eric Vergne entered the sixth race of the 2017-2018 Formula E season as the leader of the championship standings by 12 points over second place Felix Rosenqvist having not finished outside of the top 5 through the first five races of the season.

Vergne added his sixth consecutive top 5 finish to open up the season in the Punta del Este ePrix at Punta del Este Street Circuit in Punta del Este, Uruguay.

He did so with his second win of the season to expand his lead in the standings to 30 points over Rosenqvist, who finished the race in 5th place and is the only other driver who has won more than one race so far this season.

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Vergne, who drives for Techeetah, held off 2016-2017 Formula E champion Lucas di Grassi, who drives for Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler, by 0.447 seconds when they crossed the finish line at the conclusion of the 37-lap race around the 20-turn, 1.7-mile street circuit.

Prior to his 2nd place finish, di Grassi had not finished a race higher than 9th so far this season as the reigning champion. In fact, through six of this season’s 12 scheduled races, six-sevenths of his point total are from this 2nd place effort.

Here are the full results following the 2018 Punta del Este ePrix.

RankDriverCar, Team, Manufacturer
1Jean-Eric Vergne#25, Techeetah, Spark-Renault
2Lucas di Grassi#1, Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler, Spark-Audi
3Sam Bird#2, DS Virgin Racing, Spark-Citroen
4Mitch Evans#20, Panasonic Jaguar Racing, Spark-Jaguar
5Felix Rosenqvist#19, Mahindra Racing, Spark-Mahindra
6Alex Lynn#36, DS Virgin Racing, Spark-Citroen
7Oliver Turvey#16, NIO Formula E Team, Spark-NIO
8Jose Maria Lopez#6, Dragon Racing, Spark-Penske
9Jerome d’Ambrosio#7, Dragon Racing, Spark-Penske
10Maro Engel#5, Venturi Formula E Team, Spark-Venturi
11Antonio Felix da Costa#28, MS&AD Andretti Formula E, Spark-Andretti
12Andre Lotterer#18, Techeetah, Spark-Renault
13Luca Filippi#68, NIO Formula E Team, Spark-NIO
14Daniel Abt#66, Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler, Spark-Audi
15Nico Prost#8, Renault e.dams, Spark-Renault
16Tom Blomqvist#27, MS&AD Andretti Formula E, Spark-Andretti
17Edoardo Mortara#4, Venturi Formula E Team, Spark-Venturi
18Sebastien Buemi#9, Renault e.dams, Spark-Renault
19Nelson Piquet Jr.#3, Panasonic Jaguar Racing, Spark-Jaguar
20Nick Heidfeld#23, Mahindra Racing, Spark-Mahindra

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The next Formula E race is not for another four weeks. That race is the Rome ePrix at Circuto Cittadino dell’EUR in Rome, Italy, and it is set to take place on Saturday, April 14th.

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