Nick Cassidy stormed from ninth on the grid to win the Monaco E-Prix. The Envision Racing driver now takes the championship lead, with title rival Pascal Wehrlein ending a distant tenth.

Jaguar TCS Racing’s Mitch Evans put the strain on Cassidy within the closing laps, however a late-race Safety Car meant he needed to accept second. Avalanche Andretti driver Jake Dennis accomplished the rostrum.

1. Cassidy leads championship, 20 factors forward of Wehrlein
2. Evans, Dennis on podium
3. Envision Racing takes championship lead from Porsche

Cassidy fends off Evans

Carrying on their Berlin E-Prix type, Jaguar-powered cars continued to point out sturdy tempo in Monaco. Cassidy’s early overtakes proved to be essential and by Lap 7, he was already within the lead.

Evans was initially informed to keep away from overtaking Cassidy, however he was given the inexperienced mild to go forward on Lap 21. He was inside touching distance when the Safety Car was introduced out with simply three laps to go, sealing Cassidy’s victory.

Dennis additionally made large positive aspects, climbing from eleventh on the grid to take the ultimate spot on the rostrum. He was adopted by Nissan’s Sacha Fenestraz and McLaren’s Jake Hughes in fourth and fifth. Fenestraz had taken pole on monitor, however a post-session penalty dropped him to second, handing Hughes pole.

Wehrlein, Porsche dethroned

The Monaco E-Prix noticed the 2023 Formula E title lead change for the primary time because the Diriyah spherical in January. Long time championship chief Wehrlein might solely rating a single level; that too was inherited after Sam Bird was handed a penalty for taking out Nico Mueller.

Wehrlein is now 20 factors behind Cassidy within the championship, whereas Porsche has additionally dropped to second within the groups standings behind Envision Racing. “We’d hoped for better in Monaco and we’re disappointed not to have been able to showcase the true potential of our car. We now have to focus on our strong points and regain the performance that we’ve demonstrated so often this year,” stated Wehrlein.

Mahindra’s Rowland retires with damage

Monaco proved to be one other powerful race for Mahindra and the Indian squad walked away from the spherical with no factors scored. Lucas di Grassi progressed from twentieth to complete twelfth.

Oliver Rowland gained six locations in the beginning, just for all that tough work to be undone when he made contact with Edoardo Mortara on the Nouvelle Chicane. He was compelled to retire after injuring his left hand; nonetheless, Mahindra has since confirmed that “the results of the X-Ray showed that there were no broken bones, just bruising and some swelling”. So he must be clear to race on the subsequent spherical in Jakarta on June 3-4.

2023 Monaco E-Prix outcomes

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