Formula E Driver Power Rankings after 2019 New York City ePrix Race 1
By Asher Fair
With only one race remaining on the 13-race 2018-2019 Formula E schedule, how do the Formula E Driver Power Rankings look?
Nissan e.dams’ Sebastien Buemi became the ninth different driver to win a Formula E race in the 2018-2019 season by winning the 13-race season’s penultimate race, New York City ePrix Race 1, at Brooklyn Street Circuit.
Buemi’s victory in this 36-lap race around the 14-turn, 1.475-mile (2.374-kilometer) Brooklyn Street Circuit temporary street circuit in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York was not only his first victory of the season but his first victory in more than two years. He had not won a race since he won Berlin ePrix Race 2 in June of 2017.
His victory also kept what were already slim championship hopes barely alive heading into the season finale at the same venue. He and three other drivers still have a chance to win the title.
How did the action from Brooklyn Street Circuit affect the Formula E Driver Power Rankings? Here are the non-formulated Formula E Driver Power Rankings following the penultimate race of the 2018-2019 season.
Non-formulated Formula E Driver Power Rankings
Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – [Last Rank (Trend)]
1st – Jean-Eric Vergne – #25, DS Techeetah, Spark-DS Automobiles – [1st (0)]
2nd – Sebastien Buemi – #23, Nissan e.dams, Spark-Nissan – [4th (+2)]
3rd – Mitch Evans – #20, Panasonic Jaguar Racing, Spark-Jaguar – [3rd (0)]
4th – Lucas di Grassi – #11, Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler, Spark-Audi – [2nd (-2)]
5th – Antonio Felix da Costa – #28, BMW i Andretti Motorsport, Spark-BMW – [8th (+3)]
6th – Daniel Abt – #66, Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler, Spark-Audi – [7th (+1)]
7th – Andre Lotterer – #36, DS Techeetah, Spark-DS Automobiles – [5th (-2)]
8th – Sam Bird – #2, Envision Virgin Racing, Spark-Audi – [6th (-2)]
9th – Robin Frijns – #4, Envision Virgin Racing, Spark-Audi – [9th (0)]
10th – Jerome d’Ambrosio – #64, Mahindra Racing, Spark-Mahindra – [10th (0)]
11th – Pascal Wehrlein – #94, Mahindra Racing, Spark-Mahindra – [12th (+1)]
12th – Oliver Rowland – #22, Nissan e.dams, Spark-Nissan – [11th (-1)]
13th – Edoardo Mortara – #48, Venturi, Spark-Venturi – [13th (0)]
14th – Alexander Sims – #27, BMW i Andretti Motorsport, Spark-BMW – [17th (+3)]
15th – Felipe Massa – #19, Venturi, Spark-Venturi – [14th (-1)]
16th – Stoffel Vandoorne – #5, HWA Racelab, Spark-Venturi – [16th (0)]
17th – Maximilian Gunther – #6, Geox Dragon Racing, Spark-Penske – [15th (-2)]
18th – Alex Lynn – #3, Panasonic Jaguar Racing, Spark-Jaguar – [18th (0)]
19th – Oliver Turvey – #16, NIO, Spark-NIO – [20th (+1)]
20th – Gary Paffett – #17, HWA Racelab, Spark-Venturi – [19th (-1)]
21st – Jose Maria Lopez – #7, Geox Dragon Racing, Spark-Penske – [21st (0)]
22nd – Tom Dillmann – #8, NIO, Spark-NIO – [22nd (0)]
Biggest Movers
Up: Antonio Felix da Costa, Alexander Sims (+3)
Down: Lucas di Grassi, Andre Lotterer, Sam Bird, Maximilian Gunther (-2)
Here are the formulated Formula E Driver Power Rankings following New York City ePrix Race 1. To see how the formulated Formula E Driver Power Rankings are calculated, click here.