MONACO: Nick Cassidy of Envision Racing won the 2023 Monaco E-Prix as 20 thousand spectators watched him literally storm to the top from ninth position on the grid to secure a lead for himself and also for his team in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Cassidy’s decisive early-race moves yielded the ultimate result.
Mitch Evans of the Jaguar TCS Racing Team finished second, while Jake Dennis of the Avalanche Andretti Formula E team gave a brilliant performance and rose from 11th on the grid to secure third place. Jean-Éric Vergne made a brilliant recovery from the very back of the grid to claim seventh position. His 15-position overtaking earned him the inaugural ABB Driver of Progress race award honouring intelligent, efficient driving resulting in the most places gained in a race.
Sacha Fenestraz of the Nissan Formula E Team had to satisfy with the fourth position as he fell short of the lead trio’s tremendous combination of speed and efficiency. Cassidy’s brilliant performance at Monaco earned him 121 pts and moved him ahead of Wehrlein, who is on 100 pts in the Drivers’ standing after Monaco E Prix. Jake Dennis secured third position with 96 pts, and Evans followed him with 94 pts.
Envision Racing team now leads the Teams’ standings with 182 points, with TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team following it with 168 points. Jaguar TCS Racing secured the third position with 157 points.
“It’s insane; I’ve got nothing against Berlin – but this feels amazing! This is so, so special. I’m lost for words. It is going to take a bit to sink in; Man, we had such a tough day; I was 21st, I think, in both Free Practices, which struck me a lot. I qualified 10th, and I was really happy with that, so that was kind of how our day was going. Credit to our guys, both car crews and everyone in our garage helped out with the issues. I am so happy we got the reward after the work.” said Nick Cassidy, No. 37, Envision Racing.
“Not the right position, but I gave it my best today. Full credit to Nick and Envision; they did a great job. Nick passed me at the right time. I thought I had him, but he made a good move on me, and that was it. Another podium, we are on a good roll, so good points, and that’s the main thing.” said Mitch Evans, No. 9, Jaguar TCS Racing.
Monaco E-Prix results: Top 5
- Nick Cassidy (Envision Racing) Time: 50:23:842 Secs Points: 25
- Mitch Evans (Jaguar TCS Racing) Time: + 0:00:390 Secs Points: 18
- Jake Dennis (Avalanche/ Andretti Formula E) Time: + 0:01:017 Secs Points: 16
- Sacha Fenestraz (Nissan Formula E Team) Time: + 0:02:148 Secs Points: 12
- Jake Hughes (Neom Mclaren Formula E Team) Time: + 0:02:788 Secs Points: 13
The Driver’s standings after Monaco E-Prix
- Nick Cassidy (Envision Racing) 121 PTS
- Pascal Wehrlein (TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team point) 101 PTS
- Jake Dennis (Avalanche/ Andretti Formula E) 96 PTS
- Mitch Evans (Jaguar TCS Racing) 94 PTS
- Jean-Éric Vergne (DS Penske) 87 PTS
The Team standings after Monaco E-Prix
- Envision Racing, 182 PTS
- TAG HEUER PORSCHE Formula E Team, 169 PTS
- Jaguar TCS Racing, 156 PTS
- Avalanche Andretti Formula E, 119 PTS
- DS PENSKE, 115 PTS
Next in the ABB FIA Formula E 2023 World Championship is the first Jakarta E-Prix double-header, with Round 10 scheduled on June 3 and Round 11 on June 4 in Indonesia.
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