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AUDI SPORT ABT SCHAEFFLER IS FORMULA E CHAMPION

AUDI SPORT ABT SCHAEFFLER IS FORMULA E CHAMPION
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Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler secured the title in the teams’ classification with impressive comeback drives in the season finale. Four podium positons during the weekend, including a one-two finish and 78 of a maximum of 94 possible points, turned a near unassailable deficit of 33 points before the final weekend into a 2-point advantage.

Heart-stopping final in New York: the title decision for the teams’ classification in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship was open and hard-fought all the way to the final lap, with a mere two points finally making the difference. In Sunday’s race, Lucas di Grassi crossed the finish line in second place after 43 laps around the street circuit in Brooklyn, with its view of downtown Manhattan. The Brazilian grabbed the championship runner-up spot with his seventh consecutive podium result. In the first four races of the season, di Grassi didn’t finish in the points once. From the sixth race onwards, he stood on the podium after every race. “No points in four of the races and now I’m second in the drivers’ classification – this is a small miracle. It still turned out to be an exceptional season for me and also our team. We never give up and winning the teams’ title after such an incredible comeback is the best proof of this,” explained the Brazilian. In the four years that Formula E exists, di Grassi scored 611 points and 27 podium finishes for Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler – in both instances, more than any other driver in the electric racing series. 

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