In a strategic and managed efficiency in Saturday’s Diriyah E-Prix, Nick Cassidy delivered to Jaguar TCS Racing its maiden win of the 2024 System E season, with the Kiwi additionally scoring his first triumph for the British crew.
Cassidy’s victory within the all-electric sequence’ third spherical additionally marked his third consecutive top-three results of the 12 months, having completed third in Mexico Metropolis and third in Friday’s first spherical of racing in Diriyah.
The Jaguar charger demonstrated distinctive timing and composure to surge to the entrance and preserve his place, regardless of going through intense stress from Envision Racing’s Robin Frijns who claimed second and Nissan’s Oliver Rowland who began from pole place and completed third.
Frijns seized the lead on the first nook, however Cassidy’s Jaguar I-TYPE 6 displayed spectacular tempo and effectivity, permitting him to remain near the highest two and make the most of the primary spherical of ATTACK MODE activations to take the lead.
As soon as in entrance, Cassidy maintained his benefit throughout his second obligatory 50kW ATTACK MODE enhance, constructing a 2.5-second cushion.
From there, he cruised to the end line, by no means trying again, regardless of Frijns and Rowland urgent him relentlessly within the remaining quarter of the race.
Frijns’ podium end marked his return to the highest three after two seasons, whereas Rowland’s third place was his first podium since Season 8 in Seoul.
NEOM McLaren’s Jake Hughes replicated teammate Sam Hen’s consequence from Spherical 2 to cross the end line in fourth, a career-best efficiency on the venue of his maiden pole place in System E.
Season 8 champion and DS Penske charger Stoffel Vandoorne secured fifth place for the fifth time in Diriyah, simply forward of the second Nissan of Sacha Fenestraz.
Early championship chief and Mexico Metropolis winner Pascal Wehrlein (TAG Heuer Porsche) wound up seventh on Saturday, making progress from tenth on the grid to a presently unmatched 14-race scoring streak.
Double FE champion Jean-Eric Vergne (DS Penske) adopted in eighth, Maximilian Guenther (Maserati MSG Racing) was ninth and reigning champion Jake Dennis (Andretti) managing solely tenth and a bonus level for the quickest lap after a disastrous qualifying session – by his personal admission – noticed him miss out on the Duels.
Due to his victory, Cassidy takes a commanding 18-point lead within the Drivers’ World Championship standings, adopted by Wehrlein in second, Vergne in third, and Dennis in fourth. Jaguar TCS Racing holds a major 29-point benefit within the Groups’ desk over DS PENSKE.
System E will resume in São Paulo on March sixteenth for the fourth spherical of the 2024 championship.
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