Berlin ePrix: Lopez leads Rosenqvist in Sunday practice
Jose Maria Lopez set the fastest time of Formula E’s Berlin weekend so far to top practice for Sunday’s race.
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The DS Virgin Racing driver leapt to the top of the times midway through FP2, deposing Saturday’s race winner Felix Rosenqvist in the process.
Rosenqvist set the early pace on a 1m07.753s, which Lopez edged by almost a tenth to set a new Tempelhof record of 1m07.670s.
Lopez’s effort meant Sebastien Buemi’s hold of the lap record lasted little more than an hour – the Renault e.dams driver having topped FP1 with a 1m07.712s.
Buemi was in the clear in the opening session, opting for full-power 200kW laps while the other frontrunners focused on race-power runs.
In FP2 he left his qualifying simulation until the last moment, then jumped to third with a 1m07.782s.
That dropped the second DS Virgin of Sam Bird to fourth ahead of Daniel Abt.
A lurid Jean-Eric Vergne ended up sixth-fastest, having lost time with a sideways moment through the final corner.
Lucas di Grassi lapped faster than his Saturday pole time but was still only ninth fastest, half a second off the pace, as a host of drivers improved in warm conditions and with the track at its most rubbered-in.
FP4 Results:
| Cla | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jose Maria Lopez |
 Virgin Racing |
1'07.670 | |
| 2 |  Felix Rosenqvist |
 Mahindra Racing |
1'07.753 | 0.083 |
| 3 |  Sébastien Buemi |
 DAMS |
1'07.782 | 0.112 |
| 4 | Sam Bird |
Virgin Racing |
1'07.916 | 0.246 |
| 5 |  Daniel Abt |
Team Abt |
1'08.034 | 0.364 |
| 6 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
 Techeetah |
1'08.078 | 0.408 |
| 7 | Nicolas Prost |
DAMS |
1'08.159 | 0.489 |
| 8 | Oliver Turvey |
NEXTEV TCR Formula E Team |
1'08.186 | 0.516 |
| 9 |  Lucas di Grassi |
Team Abt |
1'08.206 | 0.536 |
| 10 | Maro Engel |
 Venturi |
1'08.388 | 0.718 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet Jr. |
NEXTEV TCR Formula E Team |
1'08.530 | 0.860 |
| 12 | Loic Duval |
 Dragon Racing |
1'08.669 | 0.999 |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld |
Mahindra Racing |
1'08.683 | 1.013 |
| 14 |  Antonio Felix da Costa |
Andretti Autosport |
1'08.875 | 1.205 |
| 15 | Stéphane Sarrazin |
Techeetah |
1'08.931 | 1.261 |
| 16 |  Robin Frijns |
Andretti Autosport |
1'09.030 | 1.360 |
| 17 |  Jérôme d'Ambrosio |
Dragon Racing |
1'09.076 | 1.406 |
| 18 | Tom Dillmann |
Venturi |
1'09.230 | 1.560 |
| 19 |  Mitch Evans |
Jaguar Racing |
1'09.290 | 1.620 |
| 20 | Adam Carroll |
Jaguar Racing |
1'09.944 | 2.274 |
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