Wehrlein wins, returning to the top of the world championship. Rowland (Nissan) leaves a few meters from the finish line

MISANO ADRIATICO – In the name of Porsche. Also in the second Misano Adriatico ePrix (between the sixth and seventh Saturday and Sunday of the tenth season) the Lightning 99X from the official team crossed the finish line ahead of the other seats. After Antonio Felix da Costa, who then disqualified yesterday for an acceleration spring that is no longer on the FIA ​​spare parts list, today it was the turn of Pascal Wehrlein, with his second success in this championship.

Second, like yesterday, the reigning world champion Jake Dennis, with the same car, however it is used by the customer team, Andretti. And third was Nick Cassidy of New Zealand (Jaguar Tcs), the only driver with the powertrain of the famous British manufacturer to score points. Among the three biggest disappointments of the day is undoubtedly Oliver Rowland (Nissan), who yesterday won the race “by default”, and who today stopped a few hundred meters from the finish line, probably due to a problem with the control systems. . The other two are Jake Hughes, who at the wheel of a Nissan with the Neom McLaren logo had secured pole, but who finished eighth, and Jean Eric Vergne, a two-time world champion who, like yesterday, started second and had to settle for seventh place. Dark faces also on the Envision, “driven” by Jaguar: all the drivers of the team defending the team title – first Robin Frijns (who also brought the Safety Car on the track, which however did not cause any additional laps: there are 26 left, two less Saturday) and then Sébastien Buemi – finished the race prematurely.

A big party, however, in Abt Cupra thanks to the fourth place of Nico Müller, by far the best result since the German team returned to Formula E, i.e. at the beginning of 2023. And the second Nissan, Sacha Fenestraz, fifth, at least in part ( to a great extent). ) lessened the disappointment of Rowland’s dramatic ending. Ert confirms himself in the top 10 due to the return of Sergio Sette Camara, sixth place after yesterday’s penalty. Then the two Maserati, for the first time with both points: the ninth Maximilian Günther and the tenth the first player of India Jehan Darivala who benefited from the 5” penalty given to Lucas di Grassi (Abt Cupra).

The standards have been changed again and Wehrlein starts again from Misano when he arrived there: leading the individual world championship, although with the same points as Dennis, 89. Rowland is third with 80, followed by Cassidy with 76 and Günther 52. On the eve of the always awaited championship . The ePrix of Monaco (April 27), which will be held in the same way as Formula 1, Jaguar Tcs remains leading the team standings with 128 points, closely followed by the two teams with Porsche powertrains: Andretti with 112 and the official team with 109. Nissan is fourth at 100 followed by Ds Penske (73), Maserati (66) and Neom McLaren (62). After only 7 ePrix Mahindra is still at zero.