Throwback Formula E: Chaos on first lap at Watkins Glen leaves Jeff Bright on top of a tire barrier

Jeff Bright picked up the 1st last place finish of his SCRL Formula E Series career in the Season 1 Watkins Glen ePrix at Watkins Glen International when his #5 Scuderia Ferrari was involved in a multi-car crash without completing any of the 5 laps.

The finish came in his 10th start. 

Bright joined Grayson Acevedo on the Scuderia Ferrari team to be a one-two team to try and tackle the Formula E division with Bright finishing 19th at Mexico City, 17th at Kyalami before scoring his first series win for himself and Ferrari at Hockenheimring. A 19th at Shanghai, 5th at Monaco, 12th at Long Beach, 12th at Hungaroring, 17th at Sebring before finishing 15th at Suzuka in the last round.

On race day, Bright rolled off starting 6th while starting in the final spot was Jeff's brother two-time last-place finisher the #3 Red Bull Racing of Eli Bright, a position that Eli would hold for only one turn as the #22 McLaren-Honda F1 Team of Cam Nixey was spun out just shortly after the first turn and slammed into the tire barrier head on with the #27 Sahara Force India F1 Team of Marc Lothaire-Irvine, destroying both cars. As the rest of the field made their way to the Inner Loop, drivers were able to make it past but as the field made it's way toward Turn 9, Jeff made contact with the #88 Manor Racing of Kelly Lee, sending both cars up the track and hard into the tire barriers with enough force that sent Jeff's car up into the air and landing on top of the barriers.

Further down the track yet another crash would break out as Mexico City last-place finisher the #20 Renault Sport F1 Team of Gavyn Moore made contact with his team mate the #30 Renault Sport F1 Team of Josh Barker, sending Moore into the guard rail head on before back out onto the track right in front of Long Beach last-place finisher the #19 Williams Martini Racing Nicolas Lothaire-Irvine, as Irvine had nowhere to go and hit Moore in the driver door with enough force it knocked the left front tire off Irvine's car, also knocking those cars out of the race.

Bright's victory at Hockenheimring would be the lone victory of his Formula E career as he would finish 16th in his final start at CTMP and would finish 20th in the final point standings. Bright currently has 3 career wins in the SCRL and still competes to this day.

SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This marked the first SCRL Formula E Series last-place finish for the #5 as well as at Watkins Glen.

THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #5-Jeff Bright / 0 laps / crash
21) #88-Kelly Lee / 0 laps / crash
20) #19-Nicolas Lothaire-Irvine / 0 laps / crash
19) #27-Marc Lothaire-Irvine / 0 laps / crash
18) #20-Gavyn Moore / 0 laps / crash