Sebastien Buemi broke his own lap record around the Pu𝔍nta del Este street circuit to lead the opening Formula E practice session for the Punta del Este E-Prix. 

The Renault e.dams driver posted a blistering lap of 1:14.536 to end the first practice session on top, finishing nearly four-tenths of a second clear of Jaguar’s Mitch Evans with a time over half a second better than 🌌his 2015 pole position effort. 

Buemi, who has won ꧙both races to be held at the Uruguayan coastal circuit, is still searching for a first victory of the 2017/2018 campaign as he looks to make up ground in the championship fight.𒁃 

T♋he season two champion set his best lap shortly after damaging the rear wing of his Renault Z.E. 17, following a brush with the barriers. 

An impressive late flying lap from Evans put Jaguar 🌞second in the timesheets, and the New Zealander could have gone even quicker had he not encountere🥂d traffic in the final sector. 

Audi’s Lucas di Grassi was thiꦚrd quickest but over four-tenths down on Buemi’s time, edging Briton’s Alex Lynn, who was fourth quickest for the DS Virgin squad. 

Championship leader Jean Eric Vergne, who claimed a stജunning pole position at Punta del Este in his debut race in 2014, was fifth fastest for 🦹Techeetah, less than a tenth of a second faster than the second DS Virgin car of Sam Bird. 

Nelson Piquet ensured both Jaguar’s made an 🅺appearance in🦋 the top ten in the opening session with the seventh-fastest time, ahead of NIO’s Oliver Turvey.

Mexico City race-winner Daniel Abt was ninth ahead of Nico Prost, who finished the ꦯ45-minute session over a second down on his Renault e.dams teammate.&nbꦫsp;