2023 London E-Prix Race Review (Round 16)
Nick Cassidy wins in brilliant fashion to seal Envision the Championship title
Nick Cassidy drove an excellent race in really tricky wet conditions to take victory in the final race of the season and seal Envision Racing the Teams’ Championship in the process. Jaguar’s Mitch Evans came home in a very good P2 whilst World Champion Jake Dennis rounded out the Podium.
The Most Notable Moments
The race was delayed for a long time due to heavy rain and after an hour and a half later than it should’ve been (including 8 laps behind the Safety Car), the final E-Prix of Season 9 was underway with Nick Cassidy leading from Mitch Evans and Nissan’s Norman Nato who had a brilliant Qualifying. It was pretty clear early on that Cassidy and Evans had a massive pace advantage over the cars behind before Jake Dennis was able to jump Nato during the first Attack Mode activation period which allowed the Brit to pull away from the chasing field. There were some good overtakes in this race, but there were also quite a few sketchy moments where drivers nearly lost their cars completely. It’s worth mentioning that due to it raining, energy wasn’t really a factor so we just got to see all 22 drivers push as hard as possible and it was clear that Nick Cassidy was the class of the field, but Mitch Evans was doing a good job to stick with his fellow Kiwi. Not much else really happened other than Jake Dennis’ pace picked up towards the end and he ended up with the Fastest Lap of the race.
Drivers who Impressed
Nick Cassidy has been brilliant all season long, but this felt different. It felt like Cassidy was out to make a statement after his Championship hopes dwindled in the last two rounds. Mitch Evans also drove a really good race to finish his strong season on a high whilst Jake Dennis can be happy with his record-breaking 11th Podium of the season. It feels fitting that these 3 ended up on the Podium in the last E-Prix of the season given they’ve been the class of the Season 9 field. Norman Nato and Stoffel Vandoorne can also be happy to end their seasons on a high whilst Nico Muller and Dan Ticktum did really well to score points.
Drivers who Struggled
It was really hard for anyone to make much progress in this race, but I did expect more from Antonio Felix da Costa and Lucas di Grassi. Jake Hughes and Roberto Merhi also had tough days at the back whilst Andre Lotterer and Jean-Eric Vergne didn’t end their seasons at all well.
Overall Race Results
Nick Cassidy: Winner
Mitch Evans: +4.934
Jake Dennis: +16.295 (FL)
Norman Nato: +24.819
Stoffel Vandoorne: +26.290
Sebastien Buemi: +27.406
Sam Bird: +29.376
Nico Muller: +30.304
Dan Ticktum: +30.832
Pascal Wehrlein: +35.558
Edoardo Mortara: +36.615
Rene Rast: +38.160
Sergio Sette Camara: +40.295
Maximilian Gunther: +51.140
Sacha Fenestraz: +51.918
Antonio Felix da Costa: +53.336
Robin Frijns: +56.608
Lucas di Grassi: +58.064
Jake Hughes: +59.956
Roberto Merhi: +1:02.506
Andre Lotterer: +1:02.890
Jean-Eric Vergne: +1 Lap
Complete ABB FIA Formula E Season 9 Drivers’ Standings:
Jake Dennis: 229pts
Nick Cassidy: 199pts
Mitch Evans: 197pts
Pascal Wehrlein: 149pts
Jean-Eric Vergne: 107pts
Sebastien Buemi: 105pts
Maximilian Gunther: 101pts
Sam Bird: 95pts
Antonio Felix da Costa: 93pts
Norman Nato: 63pts
Stoffel Vandoorne: 56pts
Jake Hughes: 48pts
Rene Rast: 40pts
Edoardo Mortara: 39pts
Lucas di Grassi: 32pts
Sacha Fenestraz: 32pts
Dan Ticktum: 28pts
Andre Lotterer: 23pts
Nico Muller: 15pts
Sergio Sette Camara: 14pts
Oliver Rowland: 9pts
Robin Frijns: 6pts
Roberto Merhi: 0pts
Kelvin van der Linde: 0pts
David Beckmann: 0pts
Complete ABB FIA Formula E Season 9 Teams’ Standings:
Envision Racing: 304pts
Jaguar TCS Racing: 292pts
Avalanche Andretti: 252pts
TAG Heuer Porsche: 243pts
DS Penske: 163pts
Maserati MSG: 140pts
Nissan: 95pts
NEOM McLaren: 88pts
NIO 333: 42pts
Mahindra Racing: 41pts
ABT CUPRA: 21pts
