- Victory for Jaguar Brazil Racing driver Sérgio Jimenez in New York secures first ever Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY title
- Having crashed during Saturday’s qualifying, Bryan Sellers had to watch from the sidelines as his dreams of winning the series faded
- Saudi Arabian driver, Bandar Alesayi, takes inaugural PRO-AM championship title
- The second race of the New York race weekend starts tomorrow (Sunday) at 14:00 ET local time, with the fight for best of the rest remaining
Brazilian Sérgio Jimenez is the inaugural Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY champion, having tied up the championship with victory in Race 1 in New York’s end of season double header.
With eight podiums so far this season, the Brazilian’s consistency is a huge factor behind his success. His teammate, Cacá Bueno, made Round 9 even sweeter for Jaguar Brazil Racing, securing second spot and giving the team its third 1-2 of the season.
Season 5, New York R9 - Sergio Jimenez
Season 5, New York R9 - PRO Podium
Season 5, New York R9 - racing
We are making history here. We are racing the world's first all-electric production based international race series. In the books of motorsport history, I will be there as the first champion.
It was a tough championship up against some brilliant contenders. For me, my consistency this season has been key and helped me to win. Even when I wasn’t fast, I still ensured I scored points and sometimes even podiums. My worst position all season was fourth. In Hong Kong I started last and still ended up on podium, this is where I won the championship.
Sérgio Jimenez
Jaguar Brazil Racing driver and inaugural Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY Champion
The man hot on the heels of Jimenez, Bryan Sellers, was unable to take the fight to the Brazilian during Round 9 having crashed in qualifying three hours earlier, leaving damage too significant to fix ahead of the race.
As soon as I initially hit the wall in qualifying I came into the pits and it looked to be just cosmetic damage. However, on the next lap out I was trying to set up my next qualifying run and I had some sort of failure on the front and ultimately that is what caused the hard crash
I feel terrible to have put everybody in this position but thankful to everyone who helped try and get the car fixed again. At this moment, I am just as gutted for them as I am for myself.
Bryan Sellers
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver
Simon Evans finished third in New York in Race 1 and now has a chance to leapfrog Sellers into third place in tomorrow’s finale on the streets of Red Hook, Brooklyn.
Having led the PRO-AM championship since Round 1, Bandar Alesayi finally secured the championship title in the first race in the New York double header. Alesayi’s qualifying performance is one of his strongest assets, having qualified on pole six times this season.
Season 5, New York R9 - Bandar Alesayi
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Season 5, New York R9 - racing
I’m so happy how the season went. This is the first time I have done street racing, and I feel like I have been improving every race, getting closer to the walls. I’ve learnt so much and I can’t wait for the final race tomorrow knowing I am champion of the PRO-AM category.
Bandar Alesayi
Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY PRO-AM Champion
The final Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY race of the season race starts tomorrow (Sunday) at 14:00 ET local time in New York, where the final championship positions will be settled.
| POSITION | DRIVER | DRIVER FLAG | TEAM | CAR NUMBER |
| 1 | Sérgio Jimenez | Brazil | Jaguar Brazil Racing | 10 |
| 2 | Cacá Bueno | Brazil | Jaguar Brazil Racing | 0 |
| 3 | Simon Evans | New Zealand | Team Asia New Zealand | 99 |
| 4 | Katherine Legge | USA | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 3 |
| 5 | Bandar Alesayi | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Racing | 24 |
| 6 | Yaqi Zhang | China | Team China | 9 |
| 7 | Ahmed Bin Khanen | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Racing | 24 |
| 8 | Celia Martin | France | Viessmann Jaguar eTROPHY Team Germany | 7 |
| 9 | Ziyi Zhang | China | Team China | 15 |
| - | Mark Hacking | Canada | Jaguar VIP car | 1 |
| - | Bryan Sellers | USA | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 6 |
PRO Championship standings post Round 9:
| DRIVER | DRIVER FLAG | TEAM | CAR NUMBER | TOTAL POINTS |
| Sérgio Jimenez | Brazil | Jaguar Brazil Racing | 10 | 128 |
| Cacá Bueno | Brazil | Jaguar Brazil Racing | 0 | 106 |
| Bryan Sellers | USA | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 6 | 101 |
| Simon Evans | New Zealand | Team Asia New Zealand | 99 | 98 |
| Katherine Legge | Great Britain | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 3 | 75 |
| Stefan Rzadzinski | Canada | TWR TECHEETAH | 18 | 43 |
| Adam Carroll | Great Britain | TWR TECHEETAH | 77 | 6 |
PRO-AM Championship standings post Round 9:
| DRIVER | DRIVER FLAG | TEAM | CAR NUMBER | TOTAL POINTS |
| Bandar Alesayi | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Racing | 12 | 144 |
| Yaqi Zhang | China | Team China | 9 | 121 |
| Ahmed Bin Khanen | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Racing | 24 | 96 |
| Célia Martin | France | Viessman Jaguar eTROPHY Team Germany | 7 | 77 |
| Ziyi Zhang | China | Team China | 15 | 28 |
| Tao Wang | China | Team China | 8 | 11 |
| Qi Lin | China | Team China | 11 | 11 |
