title: 2019 New York City ePrix
text: # 2019 New York City ePrix
  
  The 2019 New York City ePrix (formally the 2019 New York City E-Prix) were a pair of ePrix which were the final two races of the 2018–19 Formula E season held in Brooklyn, New York around the Brooklyn Street Circuit. This was the third running of the New York City ePrix.
  
  Heading into the weekend it was Jean-Éric Vergne who led the drivers championship by 32 points. He managed to maintain his lead to take the championship after the second race, thus becoming the first driver to win multiple Formula E Drivers' Championship titles.
  
  ## Classification
  
  ### Race one
  
  **Qualifying**
  
  Group draw :
  
  | Group 1 | JEV (1) | DIG (2) | EVA (3) | LOT (4) | DAC (5) | — |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Group 2 | FRI (6) | BUE (7) | ABT (8) | BIR (9) | DAM (10) | — |
  | Group 3 | ROW (11) | MOR (12) | WEH (13) | MAS (14) | VAN (15) | SIM (16) |
  | Group 4 | GUN (17) | LYN (18) | PAF (19) | TUR (20) | LOP (21) | DIL (23) |
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | GS | SP | Grid |
  | 1 | 23 | Sébastien Buemi | e.Dams-Nissan | 1:10.556 | 1:10.188 | 1 |
  | 2 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Mahindra | 1:10.589 | 1:10.600 | 2 |
  | 3 | 3 | Alex Lynn | Jaguar | 1:10.669 | 1:10.696 | 3 |
  | 4 | 66 | Daniel Abt | Audi | 1:10.761 | 1:10.894 | 4 |
  | 5 | 27 | Alexander Sims | Andretti-BMW | 1:10.590 | 1:10.899 | 5 |
  | 6 | 2 | Sam Bird | Virgin-Audi | 1:10.588 | 1:11.094 | 6 |
  | 7 | 7 | José María López | Dragon-Penske | 1:10.836 | — | 7 |
  | 8 | 28 | António Félix da Costa | Andretti-BMW | 1:10.845 | — | 8 |
  | 9 | 4 | Robin Frijns | Virgin-Audi | 1:10.854 | — | 9 |
  | 10 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Techeetah-DS | 1:10.933 | — | 10 |
  | 11 | 6 | Maximilian Günther | Dragon-Penske | 1:11.005 | — | 11 |
  | 12 | 8 | Tom Dillmann | NIO | 1:11.006 | — | 12 |
  | 13 | 20 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 1:11.065 | — | 13 |
  | 14 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Audi | 1:11.080 | — | 14 |
  | 15 | 17 | Gary Paffett | HWA-Venturi | 1:11.095 | — | 15 |
  | 16 | 36 | André Lotterer | Techeetah-DS | 1:11.222 | — | 16 |
  | 17 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Venturi | 1:11.326 | — | 21 |
  | 18 | 16 | Oliver Turvey | NIO | 1:11.413 | — | 17 |
  | 19 | 5 | Stoffel Vandoorne | HWA-Venturi | 1:11.449 | — | 18 |
  | 20 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | e.Dams-Nissan | 1:11.605 | — | 19 |
  | 21 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Venturi | 1:14.862 | — | 20 |
  | NC | 64 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Mahindra | 1:18.262 | — | 22 |
  | Source: |||||||
  
  Notes:
  
  * ^1 – Edoardo Mortara received a five-place grid drop for causing a collision in the previous race and two additional penalty points.
  * ^2 – Jérôme d'Ambrosio did not fulfill the qualifying criteria by not setting a (competitive) lap time. The Stewards permitted d'Ambrosio to start the race.
  
  **Race**
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 23 | Sébastien Buemi | e.Dams-Nissan | 36 | 46:16.399 | 1 | 25+3 |
  | 2 | 20 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 36 | +0.932 | 13 | 18 |
  | 3 | 28 | António Félix da Costa | Andretti-BMW | 36 | +1.216 | 8 | 15 |
  | 4 | 27 | Alexander Sims | Andretti-BMW | 36 | +2.971 | 5 | 12 |
  | 5 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Audi | 36 | +3.537 | 14 | 10 |
  | 6 | 66 | Daniel Abt | Audi | 36 | +4.380 | 4 | 8+1 |
  | 7 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Mahindra | 36 | +6.543 | 2 | 6 |
  | 8 | 2 | Sam Bird | Virgin-Audi | 36 | +13.829 | 6 | 4 |
  | 9 | 64 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Mahindra | 36 | +23.719 | 22 | 2 |
  | 10 | 16 | Oliver Turvey | NIO | 36 | +25.038 | 17 | 1 |
  | 11 | 17 | Gary Paffett | HWA-Venturi | 36 | +27.831 | 15 | |
  | 12 | 7 | José María López | Dragon-Penske | 36 | +34.729 | 7 | |
  | 13 | 5 | Stoffel Vandoorne | HWA-Venturi | 36 | +50.564 | 18 | |
  | 14 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | e.Dams-Nissan | 36 | +1:23.962 | 19 | |
  | 15 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Techeetah-DS | 36 | +1:34.508 | 10 | |
  | 16 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Venturi | 35 | Collision damage | 20 | |
  | 17 | 36 | André Lotterer | Techeetah-DS | 35 | +1 lap | 16 | |
  | Ret | 6 | Maximilian Günther | Dragon-Penske | 28 | Collision damage | 11 | |
  | Ret | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Venturi | 27 | Accident | 21 | |
  | Ret | 3 | Alex Lynn | Jaguar | 18 | Technical | 3 | |
  | Ret | 4 | Robin Frijns | Virgin-Audi | 15 | Collision damage | 9 | |
  | Ret | 8 | Tom Dillmann | NIO | 1 | Collision damage | 12 | |
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  Notes:
  
  * ^1 – Sam Bird received a ten-second time penalty after causing a collision.
  * ^2 – Jérôme d'Ambrosio received a five-second time penalty after forcing another driver off-track.
  * ^3 – Pole position.
  * ^4 – Fastest lap.
  
  ### Race two
  
  **Qualifying**
  
  Group draw :
  
  | Group 1 | JEV (1) | DIG (2) | EVA (3) | BUE (4) | DAC (5) | — |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Group 2 | LOT (6) | ABT (7) | FRI (8) | BIR (9) | DAM (10) | — |
  | Group 3 | ROW (11) | WEH (12) | MOR (13) | MAS (14) | SIM (15) | VAN (16) |
  | Group 4 | GUN (17) | LYN (18) | PAF (19) | TUR (20) | LOP (21) | DIL (23) |
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | GS | SP | Grid |
  | 1 | 27 | Alexander Sims | Andretti-BMW | 1:09.690 | 1:09.617 | 1 |
  | 2 | 4 | Robin Frijns | Virgin-Audi | 1:09.839 | 1:09.712 | 2 |
  | 3 | 23 | Sébastien Buemi | e.Dams-Nissan | 1:09.930 | 1:09.729 | 3 |
  | 4 | 2 | Sam Bird | Virgin-Audi | 1:09.852 | 1:09.895 | 4 |
  | 5 | 5 | Stoffel Vandoorne | HWA-Venturi | 1:09.783 | 1:09.994 | 5 |
  | 6 | 66 | Daniel Abt | Audi | 1:09.829 | 1:10.096 | 6 |
  | 7 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | e.Dams-Nissan | 1:09.979 | — | 7 |
  | 8 | 20 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 1:09.990 | — | 8 |
  | 9 | 17 | Gary Paffett | HWA-Venturi | 1:10.082 | — | 9 |
  | 10 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Venturi | 1:10.144 | — | 10 |
  | 11 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Audi | 1:10.182 | — | 11 |
  | 12 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Techeetah-DS | 1:10.205 | — | 12 |
  | 13 | 7 | José María López | Dragon-Penske | 1:10.279 | — | 13 |
  | 14 | 28 | António Félix da Costa | Andretti-BMW | 1:10.296 | — | 14 |
  | 15 | 16 | Oliver Turvey | NIO | 1:10.366 | — | 15 |
  | 16 | 64 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Mahindra | 1:10.431 | — | 16 |
  | 17 | 8 | Tom Dillmann | NIO | 1:10.500 | — | 20 |
  | 18 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Mahindra | 1:10.501 | — | 17 |
  | 19 | 6 | Maximilian Günther | Dragon-Penske | 1:10.580 | — | 18 |
  | 20 | 36 | André Lotterer | Techeetah-DS | 1:10.626 | — | 19 |
  | 21 | 3 | Alex Lynn | Jaguar | 1:12.464 | — | 21 |
  | NC | 19 | Felipe Massa | Venturi | 1:19.758 | — | 22 |
  | Source: |||||||
  
  Notes:
  
  * ^1 – Tom Dillmann received a 3-place grid penalty for impeeding Gary Paffett during his flying lap.
  * ^2 – Alex Lynn received a 20-place grid penalty for changing E-Motor (MGU). Since Lynn qualified 21st, he was unable to take the full grid drop, resulting in that penalty being replaced by a drive-through penalty.
  * ^3 – Felipe Massa did not fulfill the qualifying criteria by not setting a flying lap time. The Stewards permitted Massa to start the race.
  
  **Race**
  
  | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Robin Frijns | Virgin-Audi | 36 | 47:22.289 | 2 | 25 |
  | 2 | 27 | Alexander Sims | Andretti-BMW | 36 | +3.200 | 1 | 18+3 |
  | 3 | 23 | Sébastien Buemi | e.Dams-Nissan | 36 | +3.912 | 3 | 15 |
  | 4 | 2 | Sam Bird | Virgin-Audi | 36 | +4.270 | 4 | 12 |
  | 5 | 66 | Daniel Abt | Audi | 36 | +4.757 | 6 | 10+1 |
  | 6 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | e.Dams-Nissan | 36 | +8.382 | 7 | 8 |
  | 7 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Techeetah-DS | 36 | +9.446 | 12 | 6 |
  | 8 | 5 | Stoffel Vandoorne | HWA-Venturi | 36 | +9.738 | 5 | 4 |
  | 9 | 28 | António Félix da Costa | Andretti-BMW | 36 | +11.727 | 14 | 2 |
  | 10 | 17 | Gary Paffett | HWA-Venturi | 36 | +12.251 | 9 | 1 |
  | 11 | 64 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Mahindra | 36 | +18.944 | 16 | |
  | 12 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Mahindra | 36 | +27.144 | 17 | |
  | 13 | 16 | Oliver Turvey | NIO | 36 | +28.045 | 15 | |
  | 14 | 8 | Tom Dillmann | NIO | 36 | +28.580 | 20 | |
  | 15 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Venturi | 36 | +28.635 | 22 | |
  | 16 | 3 | Alex Lynn | Jaguar | 36 | +41.420 | 21 | |
  | 17 | 20 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 36 | $+1:27.009^,$ | 8 | |
  | 18 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Audi | 35 | Collision | 11 | |
  | 19 | 6 | Maximilian Günther | Dragon-Penske | 34 | Energy | 18 | |
  | Ret | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Venturi | 17 | Brakes | 10 | |
  | Ret | 36 | André Lotterer | Techeetah-DS | 3 | Collision damage | 19 | |
  | Ret | 7 | José María López | Dragon-Penske | 2 | Collision damage | 13 | |
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  Notes:
  
  * ^1 – Both Panasonic Jaguar Racing drivers (Lynn and Evans) received a drive through penalty converted into a 22-second time penalty for exceeding the maximum battery temperature.
  * ^2 – Mitch Evans received a 10-second stop and go penalty converted into a 37-second time penalty for causing a collision with Lucas di Grassi.
  * ^3 – André Lotterer received a 22-second time penalty for causing a dangerous collision with José María López and three additional penalty points.
  * ^4 – Pole position.
  * ^5 – Fastest lap.
  