Sérgio Jimenez, driver for Jaguar Brazil Racing, converted his pole position into 20 points at the first European race of the Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy series in Rome. The Brazilian took top spot on the podium and scored maximum points in the Italian capital.

As the checkered flag fell at the end of the 25 minutes plus one lap race, Bryan Sellers and Simon Evans completed the podium in second and third respectively. Evans tussled closely with championship rival Katherine Legge on track but maintained his podium position.

“Taking my first win at the midway point of the championship is a great incentive to keep up my performance for the rest of the season,” Jimenez said. “I have been on the podium three times, but it feels brilliant to finally be in first position.

“The wide circuit layout in Rome allows you to carry more speed in to the corner but with the barriers only centimeters from the side of the car, it’s vital you keep the correct racing line. After 25 minutes of pushing and changeable weather conditions, I couldn’t be happier with this result.”

With seven minutes of racing action left, the rain came down in Rome which saw PRO-AM driver Ahmed Bin Khanen drive off the track and lose the PRO-AM race lead. His Saudi Racing teammate, Bandar Alesayi, benefited from this mistake and now celebrates his fourth win in five races.

Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy VIP driver, Luca Salvadori, had a successful first electric race in his home country, qualifying tenth and gaining two positions on track, finishing the weekend in eighth.

The next Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy race is in two weeks’ time on 27 April 2019 in the French capital, Paris.

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