Rene Rast achieves his first podium in Formula E

Rene Rast has arrived in Formula E. In his fifth race for the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team, the Audi factory driver fought his way to his first podium in the electric racing series with a spectacular pass shortly before the finish.

The two-time DTM champion is a quick learner. After his fourth race on Sunday, which was disappointing for him, Rast showed himself in outstanding form on the extended track at Tempelhof in Berlin.

Rast performed outstandingly by being the fastest in group qualifying, which scored him an extra point, fourth in Super Pole and an intelligent race wherein he fully exploited the efficiency of his Audi e-tron FE06 and, on the final lap, squeezed past Andre Lotterer's Porsche with a brave move.

Lucas di Grassi still has a chance of finishing runner-up in the championship before the last race of the season on Thursday, although he did not score points on Wednesday.

The Brazilian collided with the new champion, Antonio Felix da Costa, and punctured a tire in the process. After the pit stop, di Grassi recorded the fastest race lap. The Brazilian had to start the race from the last row of the grid, after four drivers of the first qualifying group were unable to set a time lap. Robin Frijns from customer team Envision Virgin Racing also made it onto the podium on Wednesday evening. The Audi factory driver from the DTM started second and also maintained this position in the race.