Wehrlein beats Jaguar pair to title in dramatic Formula E finale

Pascal Wehrlein was crowned the 2024 Formula E world champion in a dramatic and eventful season finale in London.

The Porsche driver secured his first Formula E title as the challenges of Jaguar team mates Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy disintegrated in the closing laps.

Cassidy had secured pole position for the title decider with team mate Evans lining up third and Wehrlein in fourth. While Cassidy held the lead at the start, Evans jumped Maximilian Guenther into second place.

After a pair of early Safety Car periods, Cassidy held onto the lead from his team mate when he took his first Attack Mode period, but surrendered the lead when he took his second, allowing Evans into first place and Wehrlein into second having dispatched Guenther.

Wehrlein attempted a move into turn one midway through the race, but Evans cut the Porsche driver off into the apex, earning a warning from the stewards for moving under braking. Evans and Wehrlein were the only two leaders not to have taken either of their Attack Mode periods, putting Cassidy in third in a strong position.

However, Cassidy was hit from behind by Antonio Felix da Costa, causing a right-rear puncture for the Jaguar driver. As Cassidy struggled, he was hit a second time by Guenther, causing him too much damage for him to continue.

The Safety Car was deployed just as Evans and Wehrlein attempted to take Attack Mode for the first time, nullifying their attempts. That allowed Oliver Rowland through into the lead of the race, with Evans and Wehrlein still with six minutes of Attack Mode to take in the closing laps. Fortunately, there were three added laps tacked onto the end of the race, giving both drivers time to use up their Attack Mode allocation.

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Wehrlein successfully took his, but Evans failed to do so on his second attempt, forcing him to attempt to take it a third time. He made it work on his last attempt, but was now in danger of not using up all his Attack Mode before reaching the chequered flag, which would result in disqualification.

Evans was forced to back off to make sure he would not reach the flag too early, setting up Wehrlein for an easy cruise to the title. Rowland went on to win, with Wehrlein crossing in second place one second behind to secure the title.

A crestfallen Evans finished in third, with Sebastien Buemi, Da Costa and Jean-Eric Vergne behind. Nico Mueller was seventh, with Robin Frijns, Stoffel Vandoorne and Lucas di Grassi completing the top ten.

Wehrlein took the title by seven points from Cassidy, who scored just nine points over the final four rounds. Jaguar claimed the teams’ championship ahead of Porsche, but it is likely to be little comfort to the team.

Race result

1 22 McLaren Oliver Rowland Nissan e-4ORCE 04 2 94 Porsche Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 3 9 Jaguar Mitch Evans Jaguar I-Type 6 4 16 Envision Sebastien Buemi Jaguar I-Type 6 5 13 Porsche Antonio Felix da Costa Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 6 25 DS Penske Jean-Eric Vergne DS E-TENSE FE23 7 51 Abt Cupra Nico Mueller Mahindra M10Electro 8 4 Envision Robin Frijns Jaguar I-Type 6 9 2 DS Penske Stoffel Vandoorne DS E-TENSE FE23 10 11 Abt Cupra Lucas di Grassi Mahindra M9Electro 11 5 McLaren Jake Hughes Nissan e-4ORCE 04 12 3 ERT Sergio Sette Camara ERT X24 13 17 Andretti Norman Nato Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 14 33 ERT Dan Ticktum ERT X24 15 23 Nissan Sacha Fenestraz Nissan e-4ORCE 04 16 21 Mahinda Nyck de Vries Mahindra M10Electro 17 37 Jaguar Nick Cassidy Jaguar I-Type 6 18 7 Maserati Maximilian Guenther Maserati Tipo Folgore 19 18 Maserati Jehan Daruvala Maserati Tipo Folgore 20 8 McLaren Sam Bird Nissan e-4ORCE 04 21 48 Mahinda Edoardo Mortara Mahindra M10Electro 22 1 Andretti Jake Dennis Porsche 99X Electric Gen3

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