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Published 18:26 5 Feb 2018 GMT
Updated 13:08 6 Feb 2018 GMT
An eventful opening lap saw Vergne - starting the race in pole position - instantly put under pressure from Jaguar's Nelson Piquet Jr, who made a blistering start from fifth on the grid. Unfortunately for the Brazilian, he was unable to sustain this after the safety car was deployed when Jose Maria Lopez and Maro Engel crashed out in separate incidents, eventually finishing in sixth position.
Felix Rosenqvist, fresh from his Round 3 victory in Marrakesh, ended the race in fourth. The Swede benefitted from this being the first race with no minimum pitstop time, helping him climb from 14th on the grid.
Britain's Sam Bird's decision to stay out a lap longer than his rivals proved costly, the DS Virgin driver slipping back two places from fourth. He was, however, able to climb back up to fifth before the end of the race.
Meanwhile, this was another miserable afternoon for Lucas Di Grassi. The reigning world champion suffered more problems with his Audi Sport Abt car, forcing him to make his second consecutive retirement. After four rounds, the Brazilian is yet to record his first points of the season, his title defence already seemingly in tatters.
The result sees Vergne rise to the top of the drivers' standings heading into Round 5 in Mexico next month, the Frenchman describing his first victory of the season as "an amazing result."
Rosenqvist sits five points behind him, with Bird now third. Lotterer, whose second-place finish saw him record his first ever Formula E points, is now in 9th.

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