Points leader Pascal Wehrlein overcomes 18th-place starting to position and finishes seventh to retain lead in the championship.
Jaguar TCS Racing executed a near perfect race at the inaugural Julius Baer São Paulo E-Prix as Mitch Evans took the checkered flag and teammate Sam Bird finished third in Round 6 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship on Saturday.
Runner-up Nick Cassidy of Envision Racing made it an all-Jaguar podium.
Evans, who started third, is the fifth different winner in six races of Season 9 of the all-electric open-wheel series. The win kept one more streak alive, as well, as no winner has come from the pole this season.
It also marks a significant race for Jaguar, which had endured a frustrating season up until the weekend with just one podium to its name across the first five rounds of the season.
The ABB Formula E Series took on Sao Paulo on Saturday.
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“This has come at the perfect time, we had a tough start but the car has been quick – so to finally get the victory and some points is incredible,” Evans said. “A Jaguar 1-2-3, Nick pushed me all the way. We pushed each other. Both teams executed brilliantly. This is down to a lot of hard work, there is a lot of graft that goes in with simulations, to try and put these races together regarding strategy is not easy. I wouldn’t have wanted it much closer than that.
“We obviously thought about track position and where you want to be at certain phases in the races. I had a good energy advantage from quite early on, but it was just about trying to find the right time to use the energy advantage. I thought I maybe went a bit too early, once Nick got behind me he was able to accumulate some energy and he was able to stick to my toe, but we got the victory so we obviously managed to do the right job. Super happy to get some big points on the board.”
Evans’ move on Lap 32 proved to be decisive, with neither Cassidy nor Bird able to overcome the leader’s defensive driving the rest of the way, despite Bird having collected a couple of extra percentage points of useable energy during his climb from 10th on the grid at the start. Cassidy had led the race more than once, but will be more than satisfied to score three podiums on the spin for the first time in his Formula E career.
Series points leader Pascal Wehrlein started eighth on the grid and sliced his way through the pack to finished seventh. That allowed him to keep his points lead.
Results
ABB Formula E Sao Paulo E-Prix
- Mitch Evans, Jaguar TCS Racing, 53:25.536
- Nick Cassidy, Envision Racing, +.284 second
- Sam Bird, Jaguar TCS Racing, +.507
- Antonio Felix Da Costa, Tag Heuer Porsche, +3.487
- Jean-Eric Vergne, DS Penske, +4.042
- Stoffel Vandoorne, DS Penske, +4.576
- Pascal Wehrlein, Tag Heuer Porsche, +5.65
- Jake Hughes, Neom McLaren, +6.141
- Rene Rast, Neom McLaren, +7.403
- Sebastien Buemi, Envision Racing, +7.976
- Maximillian Gunter, Maserati MSG Racing, +15.192
- Andre Lotterer, Avalanche Andretti, +15.345
- Lucas DiGrassi, Mahindra Racing, +19.247
- Robin Frijns, ABT Cupra Formula E, +20.751
- Oliver Rowland, Mahindra Racing, +21.465
- Sergio Sette Camara, NIO 333 Racing, +31.514
- Dan Ticktum, NIO 333 Racing, +34.398
- Jake Dennis, Avalanche Andretti, DNF
- Edoardo Mortara, Maserati MSG Racing, DNF
- Sacha Fenestraz, Nissan Formula E, DNF
- Nico Muller, ABT Cupra Formula E, DNF
- Norman Nato, Nissan Formula E, DNF
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