Audi has its sights set on Formula E win at Santiago

After having clinched its first trophy on the opening weekend of the fully electric racing series in November, the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team, with its two drivers Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi, are again setting its sights on scoring podium finishes.

Lucas di Grassi suffered a frustrating race day at Santiago last year, with a a grid penalty and a collision followed by a time penalty

Like last year, the 2.2km track at Parque O'Higgins, south of the city centre, will be the venue on Saturday afternoon. The track has been redesigned in some areas, with the pit lane relocated and a chicane removed. Last season, the drivers, teams and fans at Santiago experienced the highest temperature recorded during any Formula E race held to date.

For Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler, last year's E-Prix was an event with mixed emotions. In third position, Daniel Abt scored his first podium finish of the 2018/19 season and also set the fastest lap.

Lucas di Grassi meanwhile experienced a frustrating race day, with a grid penalty setting him back from pole position to the last spot and a collision followed by a time penalty, despite setting the best time during the Super Pole qualifying session.

The race in Santiago will start on 19 January 2020 at 3:00am Singapore time, marking Formula E's 61^st E-Prix. With 41 podiums and 1,127 points, Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler sits in the top spot of the all-time leaderboard. As usual, the race will last for 45 minutes, plus one lap. Audi will be providing Formula E reports from Santiago on its social media channels.