– Sam Bird battles up the order from fifth on the grid for Envision Virgin Racing to seal victory in season opening SAUDIA Diriyah E-Prix
 
– TAG Heuer Porsche picks up podium finish on first-ever outing in ABB FIA Formula E Championship with second place for Andre Lotterer
 
– Stoffel Vandoorne rounds out podium positions in third with strong performance for Mercedes-Benz EQ in debut race for German manufacturer
Envision Virgin Racing
ENVISION VIRGIN RACING
SAM BIRD
“I felt confident going into the race. Envision Virgin Racing gave me an amazing car. I think some of it is down to the new beard! Last year was difficult and I went through a sort of transformation involving plenty of thinking and mental stuff. It’s very special to win today. There are 23 other amazing drivers out there, so to come out on top means a lot. It’s a great start to the year, but the hard work doesn’t stop. We have another race tomorrow. There’s potential in the car so we need to maximise what we can.”
TAG Heuer Porsche
TAG HEUER PORSCHE
ANDRE LOTTERER
“Tomorrow we have another race and it’ll be much harder. Either way we take today as it was, which is an amazing debut for the Porsche team. We all worked very hard, we came here, and we did our best. Second place is a great way to start and boost the confidence of the team… it was awesome. I thought about having a crack at Sam [Bird] to give him payback for Hong Kong last season! We weren’t sure on how much energy we had left, so I decided to bring it home safely. I’m sure our time will come soon with a win!”
Mercedes-Benz EQ
MERCEDES-BENZ EQ
STOFFEL VANDOORNE
“A great start for everyone at Mercedes-Benz EQ today. It’s not easy for a new manufacturer to come into this championship and do so well in the first race. We had to put a lot of work into making sure our package was ready for this race and I wouldn’t say everything ran perfectly, but it was a very pleasing result and I think that everyone can be extremely proud. We have some more work to do. But I’m happy with the podium.”
 
RACE RESULTS
PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION
1
Sam Bird
Envision Virgin Racing
46:17.371s
(26)
2
Andre Lotterer
TAG Heuer Porsche
+1.319s
(18)
3
Stoffel Vandoorne
Mercedes-Benz EQ
+1.672s
(15)
4
Oliver Rowland
Nissan e.dams
+1.944s
(12)
5
Robin Frijns
Envision Virgin Racing
+3.983s
(10)
6
Nyck de Vries
Mercedes-Benz EQ
+4.560s
(8)
7
Edoardo Mortara
ROKiT Venturi Racing
+5.122s
(6)
8
Alexander Sims
BMW i Andretti Motorsport
+5.715s
(7)
9
Jerome D’Ambrosio
Mahindra Racing
+6.628s
(2)
10
Mitch Evans
Panasonic Jaguar Racing
+7.048s
(2)
11
Pascal Wehrlein
Mahindra Racing
+7.460s
12
Felipe Massa
ROKiT Venturi Racing
+8.166s
13
Lucas di Grassi
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
+8.404s
14
Antonio Felix da Costa
DS TECHEETAH
+8.853s
15
Oliver Turvey
NIO 333
+10.172s
16
James Calado
Panasonic Jaguar Racing
+11.572s
17
Neel Jani
TAG Heuer Porsche
+15.429s
18
Maximilian Guenther
BMW i Andretti Motorsport
+25.662s
19
Brendon Hartley
GEOX DRAGON
+42.219s
20
Ma Qing Hua
NIO 333
1 Lap
DNF
Daniel Abt
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
29 Laps
DNF
Jean-Eric Vergne
DS TECHEETAH
21 Laps
DNF
Sebastien Buemi
Nissan e.dams
3 Laps
DNS
Nico Mueller
GEOX DRAGON
*Provisional – pending FIA final classification
2019/20 ABB FIA FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP
DRIVER STANDINGS
Sam Bird
Envision Virgin Racing
26
Andre Lotterer
TAG Heuer Porsche
18
Stoffel Vandoorne
Mercedes-Benz EQ
15
Oliver Rowland
Nissan e.dams
12
Robin Frijns
Envision Virgin Racing
10
Nyck de Vries
Mercedes-Benz EQ
8
Alexander Sims
BMW i Andretti Motorsport
7
Edoardo Mortara
ROKiT Venturi Racing
6
Jerome D’Ambrosio
Mahindra Racing
2
Mitch Evans
Panasonic Jaguar Racing
2
Pascal Wehrlein
Mahindra Racing
0
Felipe Massa
ROKiT Venturi Racing
0
Lucas di Grassi
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
0
Antonio Felix da Costa
DS TECHEETAH
0
Oliver Turvey
NIO 333
0
James Calado
Panasonic Jaguar Racing
0
Neel Jani
TAG Heuer Porsche
0
Maximilian Guenther
BMW i Andretti Motorsport
0
Brendon Hartley
GEOX DRAGON
0
Ma Qing Hua
NIO 333
0
Sebastien Buemi
Nissan e.dams
0
Daniel Abt
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
0
Nico Mueller
GEOX DRAGON
0
Jean-Eric Vergne
DS TECHEETAH
0
*Provisional – pending FIA final classification
2019/20 ABB FIA FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP
TEAM STANDINGS
Envision Virgin Racing
36
Mercedes-Benz EQ
23
TAG Heuer Porsche
18
Nissan e.dams
12
BMW i Andretti Motorsport
7
ROKiT Venturi Racing
6
Mahindra Racing
2
Panasonic Jaguar Racing
2
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
0
DS TECHEETAH
0
NIO 333
0
GEOX DRAGON
0
*Provisional – pending FIA final classification
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