Sebatien Buemi fastest in Formula E Punta del Este testing
Formula E championship leader Sebastien Buemi backed up his second victory of the season in Uruguary by topping the series' only in-season test in Punta del Este
The Renault e.dams driver led the way from DS Virgin driver Jean-Eric Vergne by more than half a second, setting a laptime nearly two seconds faster than anyone managed during the race event on Saturday.
Nicolas Prost completed a good day for the Renault squad by taking third place, almost a full second clear of Stephane Sarrazin, who was fastest in the Punta test last season.
Behind Antonio Felix da Costa in fifth, reigning champion Nelson Piquet Jr and his NEXTEV TCR team-mate Oliver Turvey were next up, as the team continued its recovery from a tough start to the 2015/16 campaign.
The team also gave an outing to Chinese racer Zhang Da Sheng, who brought up the rear of the field to make it 19 runners on the day.
Formula E test results: Pos Driver Team Time 1. Sebastien Buemi Renault e.dams 1m13.218s 2. Jean Eric Vergne DS Virgin Racing 1m13.753s 3. Nicolas Prost Renault e.dams 1m13.888s 4. Stephane Sarrazin Venturi 1m14.886s 5. Antonio Felix da Costa Team Aguri 1m14.949s 6. Nelson Piquet Jr NEXTEV TCR 1m14.990s 7. Oliver Turvey NEXTEV TCR 1m15.058s 8. Loic Duval Dragon Racing 1m15.184s 9. Sam Bird DS Virgin Racing 1m15.285s 10. Oliver Rowland Mahindra Racing 1m15.402s 11. Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing 1m15.570s 12. Jerome d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 1m15.575s 13. Robin Frijns Andretti Autosport 1m15.581s 14. Daniel Abt Abt Audi Sport 1m15.742s 15. Simona De Silvestro Andretti Autosport 1m15.765s 16. Jacques Villeneuve Venturi 1m16.366s 17. Lucas di Grassi Abt Audi Sport 1m16.598s 18. Nathanael Berthon Team Aguri 1m18.633s 19. Zhang Da Sheng NEXTEV TCR 1m23.311s
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