Formula E: Mitch Evans Leads Jaguar 1-2 in Monaco E-prix
Mitch Evans claimed victory at the 2024 Monaco E-Prix, leading Jaguar to a dominant one-two finish, with Nick Cassidy securing second place, while Stoffel Vandoorne clinched his first podium for DS Penske in third.
By Divyam Dubey
Mitch Evans won his first Formula E race of the year thanks to Jaguar's clever strategy in the Monaco E-Prix, which also helped teammate Nick Cassidy to a commanding double podium. Evans proved himself by leading the 31-lap race for the most of it and winning by an astounding one-second margin. Safety car interventions cut two laps off the race, but Jaguar's dominance at Monte Carlo was evident. Stoffel Vandoorne led the pack at first, but he finally finished in third, with Jean-Eric Vergne right behind. Pascal Wehrlein took fifth, Oliver Rowland sixth. Completing the top ten were Antonio Felix da Costa, Sacha Fenestraz, Maximilian Günther, and Norman Nato. After multiple on-track mishaps, reigning world champion Jake Dennis finished 20th.
With Sebastian Buemi squeezing into the wall at the Grand Hotel hairpin, and Norman Nato suffering significant front-wing damage, lap four saw frantic scenes. But the biggest incident happened at Turn 13 when Edoardo Mortara had a serious collision. Immediately after Mortara and Dan Ticktum entered the tight chicane side by side, race control deployed the safety car. The Mahindra driver appeared to have a brake problem, which sent him slamming into the barriers at great speed.
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Stoffel Vandoorne moved ahead of the safety car and benefited from Pascal Wehrlein's activation of his first Attack Mode. Remarkably, Vandoorne also chose to activate his first Attack Mode, although he held onto his lead over Evans, Cassidy, and Wehrlein.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | |
| 2 | Nick Cassidy | Jaguar | 0.946 |
| 3 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS Penske | 3.835 |
| 4 | Jean-Eric Vergne | DS Penske | 4.799 |
| 5 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 6.378 |
| 6 | Oliver Rowland | Nissan | 6.792 |
| 7 | Antonio Felix da Costa | Porsche | 7.364 |
| 8 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | 7.928 |
| 9 | Maximilian Günther | Maserati | 8.262 |
| 10 | Norman Nato | Andretti | 9.045 |
| 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Abt Cupra | 9.889 |
| 12 | Nyck de Vries | Mahindra | 10.183 |
| 13 | Dan Ticktum | ERT | 17.999 |
| 14 | Taylor Barnard | McLaren | 18.128 |
| 15 | Sebastian Buemi | Envision | 18.452 |
| 16 | Jake Hughes | McLaren | 18.996 |
| 17 | Robin Frijns | Envision | 19.106 |
| 18 | Jehan Daruvala | Maserati | 24.269 |
| 19 | Sergio Sette Camara | ERT | 24.573 |
| 20 | Jake Dennis | Andretti | 32.032 |
| 21 | Nico Müller | Abt Cupra | DNF |
| 22 | Edoardo Mortara | Mahindra | DNF |
Mahindra had another difficult outing when Edoardo Mortara quit early because of mechanical problems that caused him to collide with the wall. Nyck de Vries, meanwhile, ran strong energy management throughout the race until a late-race safety car period upset his plan and dropped him to 12th place.
From tenth on the grid, Maserati's Jehan Daruvala started well and quickly moved up to ninth. But problems he encountered when trying to engage Attack Mode hampered his progress and ultimately cost him an important track position.
