Nyck de Vries dominantly won the Monaco ePrix as drama unfolded behind the Mahindra Racing driver, securing the team’s first victory since the 2021 London E-Prix.
De Vries started the race from second place and used the undercut strategy to overtake Dan Ticktum. He then had to withstand pressure from the Jaguar TCS Racing pair of Mitch Evans and António Félix da Costa.
Ticktum, however, held a significant Attack Mode advantage and was able to split the two Jaguar drivers. But with low energy levels becoming a factor, De Vries and Evans were able to break clear at the front. Evans could not find a way past De Vries, ensuring the Season 7 world champion claimed victory.
Meanwhile, Ticktum was defending desperately to hold onto the final podium position. However, drama erupted at the chicane when Da Costa attempted a move on the inside of the Cupra driver, who was running two percent lower on energy than the Portuguese driver. Ticktum closed the door, the pair made contact, and Da Costa’s left rear wheel was torn off, forcing him into retirement.
The stewards deemed Ticktum to be at fault and handed him a 33-second penalty, equivalent to a drive-through penalty. The sanction dropped him down the order and promoted his teammate Pepe Martí to third place.
Felipe Drugovich finished in an impressive fourth place for Andretti Formula E. Sébastien Buemi came home fifth for Envision Racing, ahead of Taylor Barnard in the DS Penske.
Maximilian Günther finished eighth despite starting from third on the grid. Nico Müller ended the race in ninth, while Lucas di Grassi scored his first points of the season by finishing tenth.
Nick Cassidy crossed the line in 11th, while Ticktum was demoted to 12th following his penalty. Zane Maloney finished 13th, with Norman Nato in 14th.
Oliver Rowland ended the race in 15th, ahead of Jean-Éric Vergne and Edoardo Mortara. Pascal Wehrlein suffered a puncture and finished 18th.
Jake Dennis was the other retirement from the race after colliding with Cassidy at the chicane. Cassidy was attempting to avoid hitting Nato, but in doing so failed to see Dennis approaching, and the two collided, forcing Dennis to retire from the race.
