Yahoo Autos Nick Cassidy Wheels Jaguar To Comeback Victory in Berlin E-Prix Round 9
Nick Cassidy of Jaguar TCS Racing secures victory in Round 9 at the Berlin E-Prix despite slipping to 21st position halfway through the race.
Jaguar driver Mitch Evans climbed six places to finish fourth around the Templehof circuit to give the team a double-points finish.
With this win, Cassidy takes the lead in the Drivers' FIA World Championship, while Jaguar TCS Racing also lead the Teams' standings heading into Round 10 Sunday.
Nick Cassidy of Jaguar TCS Racing staged a spectacular comeback at the 2024 Berlin E-Prix in Round 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship Saturday, fighting from 21st place midway through the race to secure victory.
Starting ninth on the grid Cassidy navigated through two Safety Car periods ultimately getting past Oliver Rowland and Jean-Éric Vergne on Lap 43 to claim the lead.
Cassidy found himself caught in the pack and slipped back to 21st by Lap 21 in what proved to be a fiercely competitive race. The New Zealand driver launched a late-race charge, deftly navigating through two spells under Safety Car conditions while maintaining sufficient energy levels.
The defining moment came on Lap 43 when Cassidy executed a decisive maneuver, overtaking Oliver Rowland and subsequently Jean-Éric Vergne to seize the lead.
With a surplus of usable energy accumulated from his strategic positioning within the pack, Cassidy surged ahead to secure a two-second advantage and ultimately clinch victory, propelling himself to the top of the Drivers' FIA World Championship standings.
Despite fierce competition, Vergne of DS PENSKE and Rowland of Nissan Formula E secured second and third place respectively. Cassidy’s teammate Mitch Evans claimed fourth position, followed by hometown hero Pascal Wehrlein and teammate Antonio Felix da Costa of the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team.
Notably, Taylor Barnard made an impressive debut in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, securing a historic 10th-place finish and establishing himself as the youngest-ever points-scorer in the series.
Cassidy's triumph not only solidified his lead in the championship but also propelled Jaguar TCS Racing to the forefront in the Teams' standings, setting the stage for an exhilarating Round 10 at Tempelhof on Sunday.
“Today I got very lucky, but you need that sometimes in Formula E,” Cassidy said. “We’ll take it. It was an interesting one: I started P9, didn’t have a great start, wasn’t that fast, but I think we played it smart and stayed out of trouble. We’ve still got a lot of work to do – we need to be quicker. Let’s see how tomorrow goes. Things can change very quickly.”
Vergne and Rowland held on to complete the podium.
“It was a very good race,” Vergne said. “I’m generally never happy unless I win, but today I have to say: I’m not as happy as if I would have won, but I feel like it was a small victory. Of course, Nick won the race, but he was on a different strategy. So well done to him and his team to have done that – I think they maximized the potential that they had and it paid off, but it can also go the other way.”
Jaguar driver Mitch Evans climbed six places to finish fourth around to give the team a double-points finish. Pascal Wehrlein rounded out the top five.
The next round of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship continues Sunday for Round 10 of the 2024 Berlin E-Prix at Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit.
Formula E
Berlin E-Prix Round 9 Race results
Nick Cassidy Jaguar
Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske +4.651
Oliver Rowland Nissan +4.915
Mitch Evans Jaguar +5.340
Pascal Wehrlein Porsche +5.631
Antonio Felix da Costa Porsche +5.760
Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske +6.363
Edoardo Mortara Mahindra +7.221
Sacha Fenestraz Nissan +9.592
Taylor Barnard McLaren +9.644
Kelvin van der Linde Abt Cupra +10.133
Jordan King Mahindra +10.427
Paul Aron Envision +11.598
Dan Ticktum ERT +18.270
Jake Hughes McLaren +55.538
Sergio Sette Camara ERT + 1 LAP
Jehan Daruvala Maserati +1 LAP
Norman Nato Andretti +1 LAP
Jake Dennis Andretti DNF
Maximilian Günther Maserati DNF
Lucas di Grassi Abt Cupra DNF
Joel Eriksson Envision DNF
