Heidfeld began to close up on di Grassi.[107] Rosenqvist opened up a two-second advantage over the slower di Grassi and the latter activated his FanBoost to defend from the closing Heidfeld.[3][110] Rosenqvist led the rest of the race to achieve his (and Mahindra's) first FE victory.[109] Elsewhere, Buemi recovered from a sub-par qualifying performance to finish fifth on the road.[107] He was later disqualified because all four tyres on both his cars were below the minimum mandated pressure of 1.60-bar (160 kPa).[111]