- Lights‑to‑flag victory for Cacá Bueno in the return of the Jaguar I‑PACE eTROPHY
- Awesome debut from Australian Nick Foster for Jaguar China Racing finishing runner‑up
- Podium and points for Team Asia New Zealand driver Simon Evans
- Championship leader, Sérgio Jimenez fights back after tough first lap to P4
- Fahad Algosaibi wins the PRO‑AM category
- Michelin VIP driver Oli Webb puts in strong performance for solid P5
05 August 2020, Berlin, Germany:
The Jaguar I‑PACE eTROPHY returned to Berlin today in the first of seven races with a reverse circuit layout for the ‘Lockdown Showdown’ to complete season two of the series.
ZEG iCarros Jaguar Brazil racer Cacá Bueno used his exceptional qualifying performance to lead from lights‑to‑flag ‑ a dominant drive after a five month pause from electric touring car racing.
Sérgio Jimenez, currently leading the series, now has a fight on his hands following a battle with Simon Evans after finishing today’s Jaguar I‑PACE eTROPHY race in P4, just behind his series contender from New Zealand.
Nick Foster took the fight to the established field with a stellar debut drive to finish just 3.5 seconds behind Bueno in P2 for Jaguar China Racing despite a damaged rear diffuser from early contact with the wall.
I’m really happy with this win. I’ve fulfilled my goal to take pole position and then the victory. By doing this I’ve managed to reduce the difference in points between myself and Sergio ‑ my teammate and leader of the championship ‑ but the most important thing is that we have been very fast in these first two days. It’s only the first of seven, now we have to focus on tomorrow and keep the momentum up each day!
Cacá Bueno
ZEG iCarros Jaguar Brazil Driver
It’s great to finish P2 today in Berlin – I am feeling stoked. It was my first‑time using ATTACK MODE so I am getting to grips with that. I am super pleased to hold off Simon and Sergio. Glad my little scrap with the wall didn’t affect me even though it sounded bad with the rear hanging off. I can’t wait until tomorrow’s race.
Nick Foster
Jaguar China Racing Driver
It feels good to see the I‑PACE eTROPHY competitors back racing today after such a long pause. Cacá was flawless today and a very strong performance from Nick Foster will keep everyone guessing regarding the Championship win. We are grateful to all who have made it possible to race at Tempelhof circuit today and look forward to getting back out again tomorrow.
Mark Turner
Jaguar I‑PACE eTROPHY Series Manager
BRAZILIAN BUENO BACK TO WINNING WAYS IN BERLIN
BRAZILIAN BUENO BACK TO WINNING WAYS IN BERLIN
BRAZILIAN BUENO BACK TO WINNING WAYS IN BERLIN
Championship standings:
PRO
|
Car Number |
Driver Name |
Team Name |
Points |
|
10 |
Sérgio Jimenez |
ZEG iCarros Jaguar Brazil |
64 |
|
99 |
Simon Evans |
Team Asia New Zealand |
62 |
|
7 |
Alice Powell |
Jaguar ran racing Team Germany |
34 |
|
0 |
Cacá Bueno |
ZEG iCarros Jaguar Brazil |
39 |
|
9 |
Nick Foster |
Jaguar China Racing |
15 |
|
24 |
Takuma Aoki |
Team Yokohama Challenge |
15 |
|
8 |
Gregory Segers |
Jaguar China Racing |
5 |
PRO-AM
|
Car Number |
Driver Name |
Team Name |
Points |
|
13 |
Fahad Algosaibi |
Saudi Racing |
56 |
|
18 |
Adalberto Baptista |
ZEG iCarros Jaguar Brazil |
30 |
|
34 |
Masshur Bal Hejaila |
Saudi Racing |
19 |
|
34 |
Paul Spooner |
Saudi Racing |
11 |
Berlin – Jaguar I‑PACE eTROPHY Calendar
Round 5 ‑ Thursday 6 August at 16:45 CET
Round 6 ‑ Saturday 8 August at 16:45 CET
Rounds 7 & 8 ‑ ‘Super Sunday’ 9 August – 2 races including a ‘Reverse Grid’ race at 11:20 CET and 16:45 CET
Round 9 ‑ Wednesday 12 August at 16:45 CET
Round 10 ‑ Thursday 13 August at 16:45 CET
Watch Round 5 of the Jaguar I‑PACE eTROPHY live and free via on youtube.com/jaguarcars direct to smart TVs
