Kiwi Mitch Evans wins Formula E in Berlin
- Dave Worsley
- Jul 13
- 1 min read
New Zealand driver Mitch Evans has won the first of two Formula E races in Berlin as title leader Oliver Rowland failed to finish on a grey and soggy afternoon.
Rowland would have been champion with three races to spare had he finished 69 points clear of closest rival Pascal Wehrlein but instead he retired with a damaged car and his lead reduced to 50.
LATEST HEADLINES:
Wehrlein, the defending champion from Germany, finished second with a bonus point for fastest lap at Berlin's Tempelhof Airport circuit and Mahindra's Swiss driver Edoardo Mortara was third for his second successive podium.
Rowland can still clinch the title on Sunday if he finishes 59 points clear of Wehrlein, otherwise the chase continues to the final two races in London at the end of the month.
The win, from pole position and through two safety car periods, was 31-year-old Evans second of the season and the record-equalling 14th of his career as well as Jaguar's 50th podium in Formula E.
The win was also an end to an 11-race streak of no points for Evans driving for Jaguar. Fellow kiwi Nick Cassidy finished in fifth.
Overall Cassidy is eighth in the drivers championship and Evans 13th.
