Wehrlein, Rowland win Misano E-Prix; Daruvala scores first points

    P9 finish at Misano race hands Jehan Daruvala his first points in Formula E.

    Published On Apr 15, 2024 11:49:00 AM

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    Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein and Nissan’s Oliver Rowland were the big winners as Formula E’s first outing at Misano delivered plenty of drama. Sunday’s race also saw Jehan Daruvala score his first Formula E points after a charge from P21 to P9.

    1. Wehrlein, Dennis tied for championship lead
    2. Mahindra walks away with no points

    Rowland wins Round 6 after Da Costa’s disqualification

    Antonio Felix da Costa won the first of two races at Misano after a late overtake on Rowland. However, he was later disqualified after a post-race check found that his throttle damper spring was “not found in conformity” with the regulations.

    With the Porsche driver stripped of his win, Rowland and Nissan inherited their first win of the season. “We expected a tricky race on a track that requires high efficiency, but the car was great. We managed the energy well and the strategy was spot on,” Rowland told Formula E after the race.

    Andretti’s Jake Dennis and Maserati’s Max Guenther were promoted to second and third, respectively.

    Wehrlein wins Round 7

    Rowland looked on course to win back-to-back, but he ran out of energy and crawled to a halt on the very last lap. It turned out to be a technical issue, with Rowland revealing “we had an issue at the start which caused a problem with the lap counter, meaning it thought we had one fewer lap to race than we actually did.”

    Wehrlein, who was dealing with battery overheating issues at the time, seized the opportunity to become the first repeat winner this season. Dennis followed him past the chequered flag, followed by Jaguar’s Nick Cassidy.

    Daruvala scores first points

    Despite showing improved form in the first race, Daruvala walked away with no points after a clash with Mahindra’s Nyck de Vries.

    The Indian lined up 21st on the grid for the second race after another poor showing in qualifying. But he pulled off an impressive recovery drive and charged his way into the top 10 on the final lap. He initially finished 10th, behind his teammate Max Guenther, but Max was handed a post-race penalty, promoting Daruvala to P9.

    “It feels good to score my first points in Formula E today. We were starting from the back row, but as a team, we decided on a strategy and executed it very well. We stuck to our plans, our communication was clear, and it resulted in my first top 10 finish of the season,” said Daruvala.

    “Even after six races, I’m learning all of the time, and I know that there’s still scope for me to learn from today’s race.”

    No points for Mahindra

    Mahindra endured another difficult weekend with no points scored. Technical issues on Friday left the team with limited data on the new circuit, and this translated into a poor qualifying performance.

    “We struggled in qualifying and that put us too far back on the grid for the races, but we made as much progress as possible. It is frustrating after two better races in Sao Paulo and Tokyo, but now we need to go away and understand these issues to come back and be better in Monaco,” said driver Edoardo Mortara.

    2024 Formula E championship standings

    Wehrlein and Dennis are tied at the top of the standings with 89 points each. Rowland is nine points behind them in third place. Up next on the calendar is the Monaco E-Prix on April 27.

    2024 Misano E-Prix results

    Round 6 results
    PosDriverTeam
    1Oliver RowlandNissan
    2Jake DennisAndretti
    3Max GuentherMaserati
    4Dan TicktumERT Formula E
    5Mitch EvansJaguar
    6Jean-Eric VergneDS Penske
    7Norman NatoAndretti
    8Stoffel VandoorneDS Penske
    9Sacha FenestrazNissan
    10Lucas di GrassiAbt Cupra
    11Nico MuellerAbt Cupra
    12Sebastien BuemiEnvision Racing
    13Jake HughesMcLaren
    14Nyck de VriesMahindra Racing
    15Sergio Sette CamaraERT Formula E
    16Pascal WehrleinPorsche
    17Robin FrijnsEnvision Racing
    NCJehan DaruvalaMaserati
    NCNick CassidyJaguar
    NCEdoardo MortaraMahindra Racing
    NCSam BirdMcLaren
    NCAntonio Felix da CostaPorsche

    Round 7 results
    PosDriverTeam
    1Pascal WehrleinPorsche
    2Jake DennisAndretti
    3Nick CassidyJaguar
    4Nico MuellerAbt Cupra
    5Sacha FenestrazNissan
    6Sergio Sette CamaraERT Formula E
    7Jean-Eric VergneDS Penske
    8Jake HughesMcLaren
    9Jehan DaruvalaMaserati
    10Sam BirdMcLaren
    11Lucas di GrassiAbt Cupra
    12Max GuentherMaserati
    13Edoardo MortaraMahindra Racing
    14Dan TicktumERT Formula E
    15Nyck de VriesMahindra Racing
    16Norman NatoAndretti
    17Antonio Felix da CostaPorsche
    NCOliver RowlandNissan
    NCMitch EvansJaguar
    NCStoffel VandoorneDS Penske
    NCRobin FrijnsEnvision Racing
    NCSebastien BuemiEnvision Racing

    Also see:

    Formula E extends Indian broadcast deal with Sony

    Guenther, Maserati wins Tokyo E-Prix; Mahindra disqualified

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