Misano ePrix 2024 – Race 2: Pascal Wehrlein takes advantage of Oliver Rowland’s misfortunes to win

While victory seemed assured for Nissan driver Oliver Rowland, it was ultimately the German driver from Porsche who won in Misano and took the opportunity to regain the championship lead.

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It was necessary to patiently wait for the final moments of this second race of the weekend at Misano to know the winner. After 26 laps on the day’s schedule, Pascal Wehrlein’s Porsche crossed the finish line first ahead of Jake Dennis and Nick Cassidy, who overtook Nico Müller in the final meters.

Starting from pole position in front of Jean-Eric Vergne, Jake Hughes maintained his lead for five laps before the Attack Mode strategy came into play. In a race start similar to the one the day before, where the pack was tightly grouped, Cassidy, starting from eighth, quickly made his way back to the front to battle with Wehrlein and Dennis.

On the 7th lap, the safety car had to enter the track following Robin Frinjs going off track. At the restart two laps later, it’s Nico Müller who finds himself in the lead.

Several incidents followed, starting with the breaking of the front wing of Antonio Felix da Costa’s Porsche. After his disqualification the day before, the Portuguese driver definitely had a weekend to forget in Italy. The same misfortune struck Frenchman Norman Nato on the 13th lap, although he managed to finish the race.

In front, Oliver Rowland, who won on Saturday through a penalty, manages to pull away alongside Wehrlein with a few meters’ lead over Dennis. At the same time, Mitch Evans’ Jaguar stops for a moment at the edge of the track before resuming. This marks the end of any hopes of a good result for the New Zealand driver.

Even if a spin from Sam Bird stirs up the pack a little, all eyes are on the battle for the top spots raging between Rowland, Wehrlein, Dennis, Müller, and Cassidy.

The Nissan driver doesn’t spare his vehicle, and it’s thus just a few turns before the finish line that he has to give up due to a lack of energy. Wehrlein takes advantage of this and becomes the first driver to win two races this season. The German regains the lead in the championship but finds himself tied on points with Jake Dennis. Both men have a nine-point lead over Oliver Rowland.

Note in this second race at Misano, the arrivals in the points of Sasha Fenestraz in 5th place and Jean-Eric Vergne in 7th. Finally, rookie Jehan Daruvala scored his first points in Formula E with his 9th place.

Meet us now in Monaco on April 27th for the 8th race of the season.

2024 Misano ePrix standings – Race 2

Driver Team Times Gap Laps
1 Pascal Wehrlein #94 TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 1:19.512 26
2 Jake Dennis #1 Andretti Formula E 1:19.827 +1.933 26
3 Nick Cassidy #37 Jaguar TCS Racing 1:19.590 +2.221 26
4 Nico Müller #51 ABT CUPRA FORMULA E TEAM 1:19.889 +2.271 26
5 Sacha Fenestraz #23 Nissan Formula E Team 1:19.961 +5.230 26
6 Sérgio Sette Câmara #3 ERT Formula E Team 1:19.991 +5.727 26
7 Jean-éric Vergne #25 DS PENSKE 1:19.892 +6.794 26
8 Jake Hughes #5 NEOM McLaren Formula E Team 1:20.163 +8.236 26
9 Jehan Daruvala #18 Maserati MSG Racing 1:19.889 +8.714 26
10 Sam Bird #8 NEOM McLaren Formula E Team 1:19.627 +11.912 26
11 Lucas Di Grassi #11 ABT CUPRA FORMULA E TEAM 1:20.014 +12.415 26
12 Maximilian Günther #7 Maserati MSG Racing 1:20.084 +13.387 26
13 Edoardo Mortara #48 MAHINDRA RACING 1:20.171 +14.171 26
14 Dan Ticktum #33 ERT Formula E Team 1:20.070 +17.875 26
15 Nyck de Vries #21 MAHINDRA RACING 1:20.407 +21.935 26
16 Norman Nato #17 Andretti Formula E 1:19.535 +1 lap 25
17 António Félix Da Costa #13 TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 1:18.682 +1 lap 25
18 Mitch Evans #9 Jaguar TCS Racing 1:20.797 DNF 26
19 Oliver Rowland #22 Nissan Formula E Team 1:19.500 DNF 25
20 Stoffel Vandoorne #2 DS PENSKE 1:20.044 DNF 22
21 Sébastien Buemi #16 Envision Racing 1:21.672 DNF 14
22 Robin Frijns #4 Envision Racing 1:22.239 DNF 6

Drivers’ championship standings

Driver Team Points
1 Pascal Wehrlein Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 89
2 Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E 89
3 Oliver Rowland Nissan Formula E Team 80
4 Nick Cassidy Jaguar TCS Racing 76
5 Maximilian Günther Maserati MSG Racing 63
6 Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 53
7 Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing 52
8 Sam Bird Neom McLaren Formula E Team 38
9 Jake Hughes Neom McLaren Formula E Team 25
10 Norman Nato Andretti Formula E 23

Team ranking in the championship

Teams Points
1 Jaguar TCS Racing 128
2 Andretti Formula E 112
3 Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 109
4 Nissan Formula E Team 100
5 DS Penske 75
6 Maserati MSG Racing 65
7 Neom McLaren Formula E Team 63
8 Envision Racing 41
9 Electric Racing Technology 23
10 ABT Cupra Formula E Team 19
11 Mahindra Racing 0
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