DI GRASSI WINS BEIJING EPRIX



Audi Sport ABT's Lucas di Grassi stole victory in the inaugural Formula E Evergrande Spring Beijing ePrix after Nicolas Prost and Nick Heidfeld crashed in a last corner battle for the lead.

Heidfeld walked away unscathed from a nasty looking incident after contact with Prost left him unable to control the car and flipped into the tyre barrier.

As the pair approached the final corner the Venturi driver dived up the inside in an attempt to the take the lead. The Frenchman moved left to defend and inevitably lead to their wheels colliding.



After clambering out from underneath the car Heidfeld, clearly aggravated, confronted Prost. However, di Grassi won't complain as he picks up the full 25 points and with it takes the lead of the championship.

Andretti driver Franck Montagny finished runner-up nearly three seconds adrift of di Grassi as the Brazilian's team-mate Daniel Abt crossed the line in third place. On return to the pitlane Abt was handed a time penalty for exceeding the battery consumption. The German driver used 28.2kWh of the allocated 28kWh available.

Beijing ePrix Race Results (Best 5)
1. Lucas di Grassi (Audi Sport ABT) 52:23.413
2. Franck Montagny (Andretti) 52:26.280
3. Sam Bird (Virgin Racing) 52:29.972
4. Charles Pic (Andretti) 52:42.714
5. Karun Chandhok (Mahindra Racing) 52:47.365


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