Formula E teams' fight goes to FIA Court of Appeal

DS Virgin beat Dragon to third by just one point after the series' Battersea Park finale, thanks to the eighth-place finish earned by Jean-Eric Vergne despite two penalties.

Vergne picked up a 50-second penalty for using too much energy that initially dropped him to seventh in the results, and then had one more second added to his race time for an unsafe release in the car swaps.

Dragon lodged its intention to appeal both of Vergne's penalties after the race and has now followed it through.

A date for the case to be heard by the FIA International Court of Appeal has not been set, though is not expected to be heard for several weeks.

Until the court has met and ruled on the decision, the results of the championship remain official but subject to change.

THE UNSAFE RELEASE PENALTY PRECEDENT

Vergne was given a one-second penalty because it dropped him behind Nick Heidfeld, who the Frenchman had jumped during the stop that featured the unsafe release.

While Vergne's penalty for using too much energy appears consistent with others, an unsafe release usually results in a drive-through, or a stricter penalty than just one second if it is applied post-race.

Nicolas Prost picked up a drive-through penalty in the Mexico City ePrix earlier this season for an unsafe release, while Daniel Abt received a 10-second penalty after the race in Beijing for the same infringement.

Such a penalty would drop Vergne to 10th, and hand Dragon third in the teams' standings by two points.