Paris E-Prix 2019 - FIA Formula E

Great to see Felipe Massa racing in Formula E after a long successful career in F1.  Hôtel des Invalides in the background.

This was a day of contrasts.   Although I can't ignore Formula E because of the quality of the teams and drivers, I never seem to fall in love with it.  The day started warm and sunny which gave me a slight tan, whilst in the afternoon I was frozen cold by a hail storm.  In the morning I was excited by the pit walk, in the afternoon I was disappointed by the view from the grandstand.  Street circuits are awful for amateur photographers like myself but I did get shots of all of the cars.  Formula E lacks noise but gains from upredictabilty - in Paris we had the eighth winner of the season in round 8 of the championship.

Below are pictures from the morning of all of the Formula E cars at this year's Paris E-Prix. In the afternoon the weather was challenging to say the least.  This year is the first year of the Gen 2 cars that don't need a car swap in mid-race and their is a support race now with Jaguar i-pace cars.

1. Robin Frijns NED Envision Virgin Racing No.4

Now in his third season of Formula E, Robin scored his first win in the series in 2019 in Paris.  A well deserved win as he took Buemi for the lead and kept it in difficult conditions.  He now leads the championship.

2. Andre Lotterer BEL DS Techeetah No.36

Another second place means that Andre Lotterer is second in the championship at the moment and only one point behind Frijns.

3. Daniel Abt GER Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler No.66

Second podium finish of the season for Daniel Abt.

4. Lucas di Grassi BRA Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler No.11

Di Grassi has taken part in every Formula E race.

5. Maximilian Gunther GER GEOX Dragon No.6

6. Jean-Eric Vergne FRA DS Techeetah No.25

Defending champion and French crowd favourite Jean-Eric Vergne.

7. Antonio Felix da Costa POR BMW i Andretti Motorsport No.28

8. Gary Paffett GBR HWA Racelab No.17

9. Felipe Massa BRA Venturi Formula E Team No.19

Crowd pleaser Felipe Massa.  You might recognise a few others in this photo.

10. Pascal Wehrlein GER Mahindra Racing No.94

Pascal Wehrlein took a great pole position but then had it taken away from him for incorrect tyre pressures.

11. Sam Bird GBR Envision Virgin Racing No.2

Sam Bird can be seen standing at the back of his pit.

12. Oliver Rowland GBR Nissan e.dams No.22

Oliver Rowland started from pole in damp conditions but crashed out.

13. Jose Maria Lopez ARG GEOX Dragon No.7

14. Oliver Turvey GBR NIO Formula E Team No.16

Oliver Turvey can be seen in his pit.

15. Sebastien Buemi SUI Nissan e.dams No.23

What most spectators see.

Buemi led the race early on.

​​​16. Mitch Evans NZL Panasonic Jaguar Racing No.20

Mitch Evans couldn't repeat his win in Rome.

17. Jerome d’Ambrosio BEL Mahindra Racing No.64

​​​Ret. Alex Lynn GBR Panasonic Jaguar Racing No.3

Ret. Edoardo Mortara SUI Venturi Formula E Team No.48

Ret. Alexander Sims GBR BMW i Andretti Motorsport No.27

Ret. Stoffel Vandoorne BEL HWA Racelab No.5

Ret. Tom Dillmann FRA NIO Formula E Team No.8

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Next season, Porsche and Mercedes will join the fray.