Two-time Formula E world champion Jean-Eric Vergne won India's inaugural Formula E race in Hyderabad today.
Two-time Formula E world champion Jean-Eric Vergne won India's inaugural Formula E race in Hyderabad today.
Vergne is part of the American racing outfit D S Penske.
Kiwi driver Nick Cassidy of Envision Racing finished second, and Sebastian Beumi, also racing for Envision Racing, finished third.
A total of 11 teams comprising 22 drivers took part in the race on the street circuit of Hyderabad - Avalanche Andretti Formula E, TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, NEOM McLaren Formula E Team, Envision Racing, Jaguar TCS Racing, Mahindra Racing, DS Penske, Nissan Formula E Team, Maserati MSG Racing, NIO 333 Racing, and ABT CUPRA Formula E Team.
The next Formula E race will happen in two weeks in Cape Town, South Africa.
Several celebrities showed up to watch the race including legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Shikhar Dhawan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Karthik Aaryan, Nagarjuna, Shruti Haasan, Ram Charan Tej, Siddhu Jonnalagadda, Naga Chaitanya, Dulquer Salman, Nag Ashwin, Pullela Gopichand and Mahesh Babu's son Gautam.
Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development K T Rama Rao and scores of legislators also visited the venue and witnessed the race.