Monaco E-Prix Round 6: Oliver Rowland wins, Nyck de Vries second, Jake Dennis secures third spot on podium despite penalty
Image credit: Oliver Rowland/Instagram
Nissan driver
Oliver Rowland
won Part 1 of the
Monaco E-Prix
on Saturday. He is already leading the
Formula E Drivers' Standings
this year, and the much-awaited win adds to his score.
Nyck de Vries
of Mahindra Racing secured the second spot on the podium. Andretti driver
Jake Dennis
managed to claim the third spot despite a 5-second penalty.
Monaco E-Prix Round 6 highlights
The race began with qualifying winner NEOM McLaren's Taylor Barnard on pole position, followed by good friend — Nissan's Oliver Rowland — and then Cupra Kiro driver Dan Ticktum, who topped both free practice sessions.
The race ended early for TAG Heuer Porsche driver António Félix da Costa, who crashed into the wall and retired. He remains the only Formula E driver in the last five years to have won both pole and the race in the same event — in 2021. He had finished third in the previous race in Miami.
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Mitch Evans of Jaguar TCS Racing, who won the last Monaco E-Prix, came to a halt during the race and struggled to get going again, losing precious time as others overtook him.
Oliver Rowland was among the first to use Attack Mode and established his dominance in the race. Mahindra Racing's Nyck de Vries and TAG Heuer Porsche driver Pascal Wehrlein came close to Rowland when others took the mandatory Pit Boost. Soon after, Jaguar TCS Racing's Nick Cassidy moved up to challenge for second position.
Where did pole winner Taylor Barnard go? He crashed into the wall and was seen reversing his vehicle to rejoin the race. Andretti driver Jake Dennis could have secured a higher podium finish, but he was hit with a 5-second penalty for overspeeding during the full-course yellow when António Félix da Costa's car was being removed from the crash site.
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