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Sam Bird topped the timesheets for Virgin Racing in Putrajaya clocking a 1:21.496s ahead of Jerome d’Ambrosio and Sebastien Buemi.
The Virgin driver set the fastest time in the final minutes of an interrupted practice session. Nick Heidfeld brought out the red flag with five minutes remaining as he went into the tyre barrier at turn three.
The Venturi driver destroyed the left-front corner of the car which puts the team under pressure to fix the car in time for the start of the race. Heidfeld should still be able to take part in qualifying with his second car.
Michela Cerruti also brought the session to a halt after losing her left-rear wheel on the Trulli car due to a loose wheelnut. Practice restarted with a flurry of activity as the drivers continued to get a feeling of the track ahead of qualifying.
Bruno Senna set the early pace with a 1:26.332s ahead of Sebastien Buemi and Stephane Sarrazin. China Racing’s Nelson Piquet Jr initially lowered the benchmark before the two e.dams-Renault drivers moved to the top of the timing screen. Piquet managed to complete 25 laps despite a rear-wishbone failure.
FIA Formula E Championship - Putrajaya ePrix - Practice
- Sam Bird, Virgin Racing, 1:21.496s
- Jerome d’Ambrosio, Dragon Racing, 1:22.043s
- Sebastien Buemi, e.dams-Renault, 1:22.256s
- Oriol Servia, Dragon, 1:22.584s
- Nicolas Prost, e.dams-Renault, 1:22.674s
- Karun Chandhok, Mahindra Racing, 1:22.825s
- Matthew Brabham, Andretti, 1:22.961s
- Franck Montagny, Andretti, 1:23.287s
- Nelson Piquet Jr, China Racing, 1:23.370s
- Jarno Trulli, Trulli, 1:23.414s
- Bruno Senna, Mahindra Racing, 1:24.532s
- Jaime Alguersuari, Virgin Racing, 1:24.671s
- Lucas di Grassi, Audi Sport ABT, 1:24.825s
- Daniel Abt, Audi Sport ABT, 1:24.826s
- Stephane Sarrazin, Venturi, 1:25.287s
- Nick Heidfeld, Venturi, 1:25.338s
- Katherine Legge, Amlin Aguri, 1:26.174s
- Antonio Felix da Costa, Amlin Aguri, 1:26.373s
- Ho-Pin Tung, China Racing, 1:26.620s
- Michela Cerruti, Trulli, 1:27.360s