Lucas di Grassi stars in second Formula E test

Audi sportscar star Lucas di Grassi set the pace in the second day of testing for the all new electric FIA Formula E Championship at Donington Park.

The Brazilian built on his impressive showing in the opening test by posting a 1.31.973 which was a tenth quicker than e.dams racer Sebastien Buemi.

Former F1 driver Nick Heidfeld was third quickest for Venturi ahead of Andretti Autosport’s Scott Speed.

“It was my first time driving the car with full power and I’m really pleased with the performance,” said di Grassi.

“With Daniel (Abt) at Silverstone for GP2, I had the use of two cars so was able to do a lot of work in race mode. We had very little problems and I was very pleased with the way the Abt team worked, and I’m looking forward to getting in the car next week.”   

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Lap times significantly improved as a result of the temporary chicane being removed. A host of drivers collected the tyre barrier used to create the corner.

Mahindra Racing’s Bruno Senna was fifth narrowly ahead of Antonio Garcia.

Nicolas Prost was seventh while Sam Bird, Jerome d’Ambrosio and Jarno Trulli completed the top 10.

IndyCar star Oriol Servia made his debut in the car driving for the Dragon Racing outfit and finished 11 seconds off the pace in 18th position.

He was joined by fellow newcomer and reigning GP2 champion Fabio Leimer, who took over Antonio Felix da Costa’s Aguri car, while the Portuguese driver was on reserve driver duties with Red Bull at the British Grand Prix.

FIA Formula E Testing Day 2 Results

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Lucas di Grassi	Abt	1m31.973s		37
2	Sebastien Buemi	e.dams	1m32.089s	+0.116s	41
3	Nick Heidfeld	Venturi	1m32.373s	+0.400s	49
4	Scott Speed	Andretti	1m32.632s	+0.559s	32
5	Bruno Senna	Mahindra	1m32.960s	+0.987s	47
6	Antonio Garcia	China	1m32.966s	+0.993s	48
7	Nicolas Prost	e.dams	1m33.040s	+1.067s	44
8	Sam Bird	Virgin	1m33.072s	+1.099s	56
9	Jerome d’Ambrosio	China	1m33.178s	+1.205s	45
10	Jarno Trulli	Trulli	1m33.299s	+1.326s	30
11	Franck Montagny	Andretti	1m33.754s	+1.781s	36
12	Fabio Leimer	Aguri	1m33.792s	+1.819s	51
13	Stephane Sarrazin	Venturi	1m34.006s	+2.033s	51
14	Katherine Legge	Aguri	1m34.071s	+2.098s	37
15	Michela Cerruti	Trulli	1m36.064s	+4.091s	25
16	Jaime Alguersuari	Virgin	1m36.962s	+4.989s	42
17	Karun Chandhok	Mahindra	1m37.415s	+5.442s	17
18	Oriol Servia	Dragon	1m43.239s	+11.037s	8
19	Mike Conway	Dragon	1m44.698s	+12.725s	7