De Silvestro fastest female in Formula E test

Simona De Silvestro
Simona De Silvestro

Simona De Silvestro was the fastest in the Riyadh Formula E test that followed the race on Saturday.

Teams were granted permission to run two cars in each of the two sessions if they entered a female driver.

De Silvestro was 10th-fastest in the second session and 14th-fastest on combined times with a 1:12.048s around the 2.50km street circuit.

The Swiss driver completed all laps of her second session and all but one of the first at standard power mode rather than 225kW or 250kW, unlike a number of those ahead of her.

Women tryouts - Pippa Man (GBR), GEOX Dragon, Tatiana Calderon (COL), DS TECHEETAH, Amna Al Qubaisi (UAE), Envision Virgin Racing, Carrie Schreiner (DUE), HWA Racelab, Carmen Jorda (ESP),Nissan e.Dams, Beitske Visser (NLD), BMW I Andretti Motorsports, Jamie Chadwick (GBR), NIO Formula E Team, Simona de Silvestro (CHE), Venturi Formula E and Katherine Legge (GBR), Mahindra Racing
Women tryouts – Pippa Man (GBR), GEOX Dragon, Tatiana Calderon (COL), DS TECHEETAH, Amna Al Qubaisi (UAE), Envision Virgin Racing, Carrie Schreiner (DUE), HWA Racelab, Carmen Jorda (ESP),Nissan e.Dams, Beitske Visser (NLD), BMW I Andretti Motorsports, Jamie Chadwick (GBR), NIO Formula E Team, Simona de Silvestro (CHE), Venturi Formula E and Katherine Legge (GBR), Mahindra Racing

“It’s been very special to participate in the test today," said De Silvestro, who last raced in Formula E in 2015/16.

“The car felt great, we had some typical testing tweaks to make but the speed of the improvements made by the team was really impressive and bodes well for the season ahead."

Virgin Racing driver Sam Bird’s 1:09.668s was the fastest lap of the day, and indeed of the circuit’s short history given that practice and qualifying the day prior were affected by rain.

His teammate Robin Frijns was faster in the morning session but that lap was 0.876s slower than Bird’s best.

Race 2 of the season will be held in Marrakech on January 12.

Results: Test Session 1, Riyadh

Pos Driver(s) Team Fastest lap Behind
1 Robin Frijns Envision Virgin Racing 1:10.544 +0.000s
2 C. Jorda/O. Rowland Nissan e.dams 1:11.435 +0.891
3 Mitch Evans Panasonic Jaguar Racing 1:11.490 +0.946
4 Gary Paffett HWA Racelab 1:11.523 +0.979
5 Alexander Sims BMW i Andretti Motorsport 1:11.748 +1.204
6 Felipe Massa Venturi Formula E Team 1:11.896 +1.352
7 Nico Müller Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler 1:12.545 +2.001
8 Jerome d’Ambrosio Mahindra Racing 1:12.610 +2.066
9 O. Turvey/T. Dillmann NIO Formula E Team 1:12.725 +2.181
10 Andre Lotterer DS Techeetah 1:12.896 +2.352
11 Maximilian Günther Geox Dragon 1:12.992 +2.448
12 S. Buemi/O. Rowland Nissan e.dams 1:13.027 +2.483
13 Simona De Silvestro Venturi Formula E Team 1:13.180 +2.636
14 Tatiana Calderón DS Techeetah 1:13.626 +3.082
15 Katherine Legge Mahindra Racing 1:13.892 +3.348
16 Beitske Visser BMW i Andretti Motorsport 1:15.812 +5.268
17 Jamie Chadwick NIO Formula E Team 1:18.044 +7.500
18 Pippa Mann Geox Dragon 1:19.397 +8.853
19 Carrie Schreiner HWA Racelab 1:19.558 +9.014
20 Amna Al Qubaisi Envision Virgin Racing 1:25.128 +14.584

Results: Test Session 2, Riyadh

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Pos Driver(s) Team Fastest lap Behind
1 Sam Bird Envision Virgin Racing 1:09.668 +0.000s
2 Jean-Éric Vergne DS Techeetah 1:09.781 +0.113
3 C. Jorda/O. Rowland Nissan e.dams 1:10.264 +0.596
4 Stoffel Vandoorne HWA Racelab 1:10.283 +0.615
5 Mitch Evans Panasonic Jaguar Racing 1:10.303 +0.635
6 Nico Müller Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler 1:10.432 +0.764
7 Edoardo Mortara Venturi Formula E Team 1:11.005 +1.337
8 P. Mann/J. López Geox Dragon 1:11.550 +1.882
9 Jerome d’Ambrosio Mahindra Racing 1:11.874 +2.206
10 Simona De Silvestro Venturi Formula E Team 1:12.048 +2.380
11 S. Buemi/O. Rowland Nissan e.dams 1:12.206 +2.538
12 Tatiana Calderón DS Techeetah 1:12.229 +2.561
13 O. Turvey/T. Dillmann NIO Formula E Team 1:12.239 +2.571
14 Jamie Chadwick NIO Formula E Team 1:13.042 +3.374
15 A. Sims/B. Visser BMW i Andretti Motorsport 1:13.363 +3.695
16 Katherine Legge Mahindra Racing 1:13.437 +3.769
17 Maximilian Günther Geox Dragon 1:14.969 +5.301
18 Carrie Schreiner HWA Racelab 1:36.328 +26.660
19 Amna Al Qubaisi Envision Virgin Racing

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