Throwback Formula E: Early crash at Sebring makes Grayson Acevedo the third driver to fail to complete a lap

Grayson Acevedo picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Formula E Series career in the Season 1 Sebring Sprint at the Sebring International Raceway when his #7 Scuderia Ferrari was involved in a multi-car crash without completing any of the 7 laps.

The finish came in his 8th start. 

Acevedo at this point in his career had already visited victory lane several times in his career and was looking to bring that same success in the Formula division's second highest division as he was signed to drive for the legendary Scuderia Ferrari team. Acevedo finished 9th in his debut at Mexico City and repeated that same success in the next round at Kyalami. In the next round at Hockenheimring, Aceavedo scored a runner up finish to Jeff Bright and followed it up with his third 9th place finish at Shanghai before struggling in his first race all season, finishing 16th at Monaco. A finish of 5th at Long Beach and then a 14th in the last round at Hungaroring would have the team hoping to continue their good runs at the eight mile road course in Florida.

On race day, Acevedo rolled off starting 21st while starting in the final spot was Mexico City last-place finisher the #20 Renault Sport F1 Team of Gavyn Moore, a spot that Moore would hold for the first eight turns when chaos broke out as cars spun out in the hairpin. Acevedo would make it through the cars having spun out when Acevedo made his way toward Turn 9 and would lose control, spinning out and slamming into the tire barriers, ending his day.

Finishing 21st through 19th were drivers who were involved in the same Lap 4 crash in that same turn; 21st was Hockenheimring last-place finisher the #21 Haas F1 Team of Cally Joetta, 20th was Long Beach last-place finisher the #19 Williams Martini Racing of Nicolas Lothaire-Irvine and 19th was the #55 Scuderia Toro Rosso of James Barker.

Rounding out the Bottom Five in 18th was two-time last-place finisher the #44 Mercedes of Daniel Evans, who was the last car on the lead lap.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This marked the first SCRL Formula E Series last-place finish for the #7 as well as at Sebring.
*This is the third time in the SCRL Formula E Series a driver has failed to complete; the other two coming this season at Shanghai and Monaco; both by Daniel Evans.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #7-Grayson Acevedo / 0 laps / crash
21) #21-Cally Joetta / 4 laps / crash
20) #19-Nicolas Lothaire-Irvine / 4 laps / crash
19) #55-James Barker / 4 laps / crash
18) #44-Daniel Evans / 7 laps / running