The 2019 Rome ePrix (formally the 2019 GEOX Rome E-Prix) was a

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electric car race held at the

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in the

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residential and business district of the Italian capital of

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on 13 April 2019. It was the seventh round of the 2018–19 Formula E season and the second running of the event. The 29-lap race was won by

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driver

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from a second position start. Andre Lotterer finished second for

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and

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driver

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came third. Andre Lotterer of

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won the

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by recording the fastest lap in qualifying and maintained his start line advantage heading into the first corner. He kept the lead until he was overtaken by Evans on the 18th lap. That allowed Evans into the lead. Despite being challenged by Lotterer, Evans takes his first victory of his career and for the

team.

Report

Background

Coming into the race from

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three weeks earlier, BMW Andretti driver

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was in the lead of the Drivers' Championship with 62 points and was only 1 point ahead of

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in second.

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was a further seven points behind in third and

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placed fourth on tie with Vergne. Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler driver

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rounded out the top five with 52 points scored. In the Teams' Championship, Virgin Racing were leading with 97 points; tie on points with Mahindra behind in second position. Audi in third with a point behind, and DS Techeetah were 2 points behind in forth. BMW Andretti completing the top five with 80 points.

Qualifying

During qualifying, Andre Lotterer took his first pole position of the season with Mitch Evens placed at second place and Lopez finishing in third place

Race

At the start, Lopez caused a huge pileup at the back causing the race to be stopped. The race was restarted behind the safety car, but drivers struggled to maintain control of their cars. At the last lap, Mitch Evans won the race with Andre Lotterer finishing second

Classification

Qualifying

;Notes * —

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received five-place grid penalty for overspeeding under red flag. * —

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's best lap times were deleted for exceeding 250 kW (340 hp) of power * — Alexander Sims received 60-place grid penalty converted into a 10-second stop and go penalty during the race for changing E-motor, gearbox and inverter

Race

;Notes * —

received 5-second time penalty for an undercharged battery. * —

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received a drive through penalty converted into a 37-second time penalty for overtaking under Full Course Yellow. * —

Maximilian Günther Maximilian Günther (born 2 July 1997) is a German racing driver currently competing in Formula E for Maserati MSG Racing. Günther has previously driven in Formula 2 with Arden and for Dragon Racing, BMW i Andretti and Nissan e.dams in Form ...

received a 5-second time penalty for overspeeding under Full Course Yellow and a drive through penalty converted into a 37-second time penalty for attack mode infringement. * — Pole position. * — Fastest lap.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings

References

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