PUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY (December 20) – Sebastien Buemi carried on his strong form in Punta del Este, topping the times in the only mid-season test by over half a second.

The Julius Baer Punta del ePrix winner was significantly quicker than he had been during yesterday’s event, setting a new unofficial lap record of 1:13.218s. This was almost two seconds faster than the quickest time from Saturday, which Buemi set in the fourth qualifying group.

After a disappointing qualifying session yesterday, it was an encouraging test for Jean-Eric Vergne, who set the second best time for DS Virgin with a lap of 1:13.753s. Nicolas Prost admitted that he struggled to get the best from his Renault e.dams car yesterday, so setting the third fastest time of 1:13.888s represented a good step forward.

Last year Stephane Sarrazin set the pace at the Punta test, and the Venturi driver went well again, setting the fourth fastest time despite an early morning off. Antonio Felix da Costa carried over his strong form from the race to set the fifth fastest time for Team Aguri.

It was an encouraging test for NEXTEV TCR, which had both its drivers in the top-10. Reigning champion Nelson Piquet Jr was sixth quickest and Oliver Turvey was seventh, showing that the gains the team felt had been made ahead of the race maybe bearing fruit.

Loic Duval was eighth fastest for Dragon Racing, Sam Bird ninth for DS Virgin and Oliver Rowland 10th for Mahindra Racing after enduring a tough series debut the previous day. Formula E resumes on February 6, 2016 for the Buenos Aires ePrix. For more information on Formula E visit www.fiaformulae.com.

Results – Punta del Este in-season testing

Sebastien BUEMI, Renault e.dams - 1:13.218s

Jean-Eric VERGNE, DS Virgin Racing - 1:13.753s

Nicolas PROST, Renault e.dams - 1:13.888s

Stephane SARRAZIN, Venturi - 1:14.886s

Antonio Felix DA COSTA, Team Aguri - 1:14.949s

Nelson PIQUET JR, NEXTEV TCR - 1:14.990s

Oliver TURVEY, NEXTEV TCR - 1:15.058s

Loic DUVAL, Dragon Racing - 1:15.184s

Sam BIRD, DS Virgin Racing - 1:15.285s

Oliver ROWLAND, Mahindra Racing - 1:15.402s

Bruno SENNA, Mahindra Racing - 1:15.570s

Jerome DÁMBROSIO, Mahindra Racing - 1:15.575s

Robin FRIJNS, Andretti - 1:15.581s

Daniel ABT, Abt Schaeffler Audi Sport - 1:15.742s

Simona DE SILVESTRO, Andretti - 1:15.765s

Jacques VILLENEUVE, Venturi - 1:16.366s

Lucas DI GRASSI, Abt Schaeffler Audi Sport - 1:16.598s

Nathanael BERTHON, Team Aguri - 1:18.633s

Zhang DASHENG, NEXTEV TCR - 1:23.311s