Sebastien Buemi set the fastest ever lap of the New York E-Prix circuit to top the second Formula E practice session ahead of qualifying.
2015/16 Formula E champion Buemi currently sits down in 22nd place in the championship, with just two points finishes this season. His Nissan e.dams outfit changed all of the parts on his car last time out at Puebla in an effort to cure his miserable season.
Buemi posted a 1m09.386s with just over 10 minutes of the session remaining – the quickest time set at the circuit that joined the FE calendar in 2017.
Buemi, who has won three races at this venue, eclipsed BMW Andretti’s Maximilian Guenther by just 0.031s to head FP2.
Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein – disqualified from a race win last time out at Puebla – was third fastest, within one-tenth of Buemi’s benchmark.
Four quickest was the new championship leader Edoardo Mortara and his Venturi team-mate Norman Nato rounded out the top five.
Mercedes’ Nyck de Vries was sixth fastest ahead of Buemi’s team-mate Oliver Rowland and the second Mercedes of Stoffel Vandoorne.
Two-time FE champion Jean-Eric Vergne spun his DS Techeetah at Turn 1 and locked-up at Turn 6 later in the session, forcing him to reverse back onto the circuit.
Vergne recovered to post the ninth fastest time ahead of his former team-mate Andre Lotterer in the second Porsche.
Vergne’s current team-mate and defending champion Antonio Felix da Costa was on course to beat Buemi’s time before he hit traffic.
Jaguar’s Sam Bird sat out FP2 after crashing at the final corner in the opening practice session. His team is still trying to rebuild his car so he can participate in qualifying later today.
Practice 2 Results
| Pos | Name | Team | Car | Gap Next | Gap Leader | Best Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sébastien Buemi | Nissan e.DAMS | Nissan IM03 | 1m09.386s | ||
| 2 | Maximilian Günther | BMW i Andretti Motorsport | BMW iFE.21 | +0.031s | +0.031s | 1m09.417s |
| 3 | Pascal Wehrlein | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E | Porsche 99X Electric | +0.026s | +0.057s | 1m09.443s |
| 4 | Edoardo Mortara | RokIT Venturi Racing | Mercedes-EQ Silver Arrow 02 | +0.041s | +0.098s | 1m09.484s |
| 5 | Norman Nato | RokIT Venturi Racing | Mercedes-EQ Silver Arrow 02 | +0.092s | +0.19s | 1m09.576s |
| 6 | Nyck de Vries | Mercedes-Benz EQ | Mercedes-EQ Silver Arrow 02 | +0.038s | +0.228s | 1m09.614s |
| 7 | Oliver Rowland | Nissan e.DAMS | Nissan IM03 | +0.013s | +0.241s | 1m09.627s |
| 8 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Mercedes-Benz EQ | Mercedes-EQ Silver Arrow 02 | +0.009s | +0.25s | 1m09.636s |
| 9 | Jean-Eric Vergne | DS Techeetah | DS E-Tense FE21 | +0.073s | +0.323s | 1m09.709s |
| 10 | André Lotterer | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E | Porsche 99X Electric | +0.065s | +0.388s | 1m09.774s |
| 11 | Jake Dennis | BMW i Andretti Motorsport | BMW iFE.21 | +0.07s | +0.458s | 1m09.844s |
| 12 | Alex Lynn | Mahinda Racing | Mahindra M7Electro | +0.032s | +0.49s | 1m09.876s |
| 13 | Robin Frijns | Envision Virgin Racing | Audi e-tron FE07 | +0.011s | +0.501s | 1m09.887s |
| 14 | Lucas Di Grassi | Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler | Audi e-tron FE07 | +0.07s | +0.571s | 1m09.957s |
| 15 | Nick Cassidy | Envision Virgin Racing | Audi e-tron FE07 | +0.044s | +0.615s | 1m10.001s |
| 16 | Tom Blomqvist | NIO 333 Formula E Team | NIO 333 001 | +0.101s | +0.716s | 1m10.102s |
| 17 | António Félix da Costa | DS Techeetah | DS E-Tense FE21 | +0.069s | +0.785s | 1m10.171s |
| 18 | Alexander Sims | Mahinda Racing | Mahindra M7Electro | +0.084s | +0.869s | 1m10.255s |
| 19 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar Racing | Jaguar I-Type 5 | +0.039s | +0.908s | 1m10.294s |
| 20 | René Rast | Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler | Audi e-tron FE07 | +0.189s | +1.097s | 1m10.483s |
| 21 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Dragon / Penske Autosport | Penske EV-5 | +0.059s | +1.156s | 1m10.542s |
| 22 | Oliver Turvey | NIO 333 Formula E Team | NIO 333 001 | +0.286s | +1.442s | 1m10.828s |
| 23 | Joel Eriksson | Dragon / Penske Autosport | Penske EV-5 | +1.287s | +2.729s | 1m12.115s |
