London Formula E: Jean-Eric Vergne tops practice for Andretti
Jean-Eric Vergne topped the times in delayed second free practice at the Battersea Park Formula E finale
The Andretti driver set a best time of 1m25.351s in the 25-minute session, which was cut from 30 minutes after Turn 1 was reprofiled with TECPRO barriers to make the cars avoid a major bump on the exit of the left-hander.
Championship leader Nelson Piquet Jr was second fastest aboard his China Racing Spark-Renault SRT_01Es with a 1m25.676s, which left him three tenths behind the Frenchman.
Nicolas Prost was third fastest in the best of the e.dams entries on a 2m16.010s.
Dragon Racing's Jerome d'Ambrosio was fourth fastest, while Lucas di Grassi and Sebastien Buemi, who lie second and third in the championship, rounded out the top six.
Turn 1 was revised after d'Ambrosio's Dragon entry sustained suspension failure on the bump.
The TECPRO barriers effectively shroud the bump and reduce the track to single file, which means that a yellow flag is permanently displayed at the left-hander.
PRACTICE TWO TIMES:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Andretti | 1m25.351s | - | 12 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | China | 1m25.676s | 0.325s | 13 |
| 3 | Nicolas Prost | e.dams | 1m26.010s | 0.659s | 10 |
| 4 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Dragon | 1m26.299s | 0.948s | 11 |
| 5 | Lucas di Grassi | Abt | 1m26.358s | 1.007s | 10 |
| 6 | Sebastien Buemi | e.dams | 1m26.433s | 1.082s | 12 |
| 7 | Daniel Abt | Abt | 1m26.443s | 1.092s | 9 |
| 8 | Stephane Sarrazin | Venturi | 1m26.517s | 1.166s | 12 |
| 9 | Salvador Duran | Aguri | 1m26.658s | 1.307s | 12 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | Venturi | 1m26.891s | 1.540s | 8 |
| 11 | Oliver Turvey | China | 1m27.242s | 1.891s | 14 |
| 12 | Sam Bird | Virgin | 1m27.822s | 2.471s | 10 |
| 13 | Karun Chandhok | Mahindra | 1m27.945s | 2.594s | 12 |
| 14 | Simona de Silvestro | Andretti | 1m28.214s | 2.863s | 13 |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Trulli | 1m28.390s | 3.039s | 11 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Mahindra | 1m28.504s | 3.153s | 13 |
| 17 | Fabio Leimer | Virgin | 1m28.621s | 3.270s | 8 |
| 18 | Sakon Yamamoto | Aguri | 1m28.734s | 3.383s | 10 |
| 19 | Alex Fontana | Trulli | 1m29.204s | 3.853s | 12 |
| 20 | Loic Duval | Dragon | 1m29.825s | 4.474s | 12 |
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