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Jaguar driver Nick Cassidy now leads the drivers’ championship after winning the Diriyah E-Prix on Saturday.
Nick Cassidy secured his first triumph of Season 10 with a commanding victory in Saturday’s Diriyah E-Prix race, and became the only driver to finish on the podium in all three of this season’s ABB FIA Formula E World Championship races.
Starting the race in third place, Cassidy kept up the pace behind the leading Oliver Rowland (Nissan Formula E Team) who had started in Julius Bär Pole Position and Robin Frijns (Envision Racing). Cassidy took the lead thanks to his clever strategy after successfully navigating through the first round of ATTACK MODE activations.
After taking the lead, Cassidy maintained a 2.5-second advantage by skillfully executing his second crucial 50kW ATTACK MODE boost. Cassidy held onto his lead and crossed the finish line confidently, despite the fact Frijns and Rowland were pursuing him hard and were now less than a second behind.
Frijns made his podium comeback with his second-place performance after missing the last two seasons with his last appearance being New York City. Rowland finished in third place, marking his first podium result since Season 8’s Seoul round.
Remarkably, NEOM McLaren’s Jake Hughes replicated his teammate’s performance from Round 2 at the same venue by taking a career-best fourth position. DS PENSKE’s Stoffel Vandoorne maintained his strong performance in Diriyah finishing fifth.
Nissan’s Sacha Fenestraz, TAG Heuer Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein and double champion Jean-Éric Vergne of DS PENSKE all put up strong performances in the race with Wehrlein’s run of victories reaching an unprecedented 14 races.
Reigning champion Jake Dennis of Andretti was penalized for overtaking during a yellow flag, that cost him five seconds in the penalty box after finishing in a disappointing tenth place.
With the win, Cassidy extends his lead in the Drivers’ World Championship to eighteen points, while Jaguar TCS Racing secures a commanding lead in the Teams’ standings.
Round 4 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship takes place in Sao Paulo on March 16–17, when the electrifying action resumes.
Formula E Diriyah E-Prix 2023 race two results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Jaguar | Jaguar I-Type 6 |
| 2 | 4 | Robin Frijns | Envision | Jaguar I-Type 6 |
| 3 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | McLaren | Nissan e-4ORCE 04 |
| 4 | 5 | Jake Hughes | McLaren | Nissan e-4ORCE 04 |
| 5 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS Penske | DS E-TENSE FE23 |
| 6 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | Nissan e-4ORCE 04 |
| 7 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 |
| 8 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | DS Penske | DS E-TENSE FE23 |
| 9 | 7 | Maximilian Guenther | Maserati | Maserati Tipo Folgore |
| 10 | 1 | Jake Dennis | Andretti | Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 |
| 11 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | Jaguar I-Type 6 |
| 12 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Mahinda | Mahindra M10Electro |
| 13 | 51 | Nico Mueller | Abt Cupra | Mahindra M10Electro |
| 14 | 13 | Antonio Felix da Costa | Porsche | Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 |
| 15 | 21 | Nyck de Vries | Mahinda | Mahindra M10Electro |
| 16 | 17 | Norman Nato | Andretti | Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 |
| 17 | 3 | Sergio Sette Camara | ERT | ERT X24 |
| 18 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Abt Cupra | Mahindra M9Electro |
| 19 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | ERT | ERT X24 |
| 20 | 18 | Jehan Daruvala | Maserati | Maserati Tipo Folgore |
| 21 | 8 | Sam Bird | McLaren | Nissan e-4ORCE 04 |
| 22 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | Nissan e-4ORCE 04 |
