Antonio Félix da Costa produced a brilliant, high-pressure drive to win a frantic Jeddah E-Prix, using his Attack Modes to dominate the race.
The Jaguar driver looked in complete control for much of the contest, timing his Attack Mode activations perfectly to carve through traffic and build a crucial advantage at the front. Once he hit clean air, da Costa steadily pulled out a gap of around two seconds — a margin that proved vital when the pressure arrived late on.
As the race entered its final laps, both Sébastien Buemi and reigning world champion Oliver Rowland closed rapidly, turning the fight for victory into a three-way scrap right to the chequered flag. But da Costa held firm, keeping his cool and resisting everything Rowland and Buemi could throw at him to secure a superb win under the Jeddah lights.
Buemi also played the Attack Mode game to perfection, and his late-race pace was enough to secure second place, finishing ahead of Rowland, who had to settle for third after a typically aggressive and relentless chase.
Edoardo Mortara, who started from pole position, came home in fourth after being unable to convert his front-row advantage into a podium amid the strategic battle and late-race chaos.
Dan Ticktum delivered a much-needed result for Cupra Kiro, finishing fifth to score his first points of the season, while teammate Pepe Martí added to the team’s tally in sixth. The pair very nearly came together in a tense moment towards the end of the race, but both survived the scare — and their combined haul of 18 points marked a huge boost for Kiro.
Mitch Evans finished seventh, with Pascal Wehrlein — winner of yesterday’s race — crossing the line in eighth.
Jean-Éric Vergne took ninth, just ahead of Taylor Barnard in tenth, while Maximilian Günther ended the day in 11th. Felipe Drugovich followed in 12th, with Joel Eriksson 13th.
Nick Cassidy could only manage 14th, unable to slice through the pack in the way he typically thrives in during Formula E’s trademark group battles.
Lucas di Grassi finished 15th ahead of Nico Müller in 16th, Norman Nato in 17th, and Zane Maloney in 18th.
Jake Dennis looked on course to be a serious contender — and potentially even a race winner — before his hopes were shattered by a puncture midway through the E-Prix, forcing him to stop and dropping him out of contention.
Nyck de Vries completed the classified finishers in 20th.
