Cassidy wins delayed London finale from pole to seal groups’ title for Envision


Nick Cassidy received the System E season finale in London to safe the groups championship for his Envision crew.

Cassidy transformed pole and led all 38 laps in a moist race that was closely delayed, beating Evans over the road by just below 5 seconds with Jake Dennis ending on the rostrum in third. The end result sealed the groups’ championship for Envision by 12 factors over Jaguar.

After Andretti’s Jake Dennis sealed the drivers’ championship in Saturday’s first race, the ultimate spherical of the season would decide the groups champion. Nick Cassidy secured pole place forward of Mitch Evans, giving Envision a three-point benefit heading into the final race of the yr.

Rain left the outer sections of the London monitor soaking moist, with the within areas naturally dry. The race started behind the Security Automobile to permit drivers to evaluate circumstances, with an preliminary try at a standing begin deserted by race director Scot Elkins. Ultimately, the race was purple flagged whereas underneath the Security Automobile to try to permit marshals to try to clear among the water. A second try was additionally deserted resulting from considerations over visibility.

Ultimately, after a 90-minute delay, the race lastly acquired underway with a rolling begin in the beginning of what was formally lap eight, with Cassidy main from Evans and Norman Nato with Dennis in fourth, Stoffel Vandoorne fifth and Sebastian Buemi sixth forward of Sam Chook. The moist circumstances proved extraordinarily difficult, however drivers managed to maintain their vehicles out of the limitations.

Evans took his first Assault Mode on lap 9, as did Nato in third. Chief Cassidy and Dennis determined to take their first Assault Mode durations on the next lap, with Dennis choosing six minutes, whereas Cassidy took two. Nato dropped behind Dennis to fourth earlier than taking his second six minute Assault Mode on the next lap.

Cassidy took the remainder of his Assault Mode and grew his lead over Evans who used his closing interval to tug over seven seconds away from Dennis. Again within the pack, Jean-Eric Vergne fell to the again to the sector after pitting with an obvious downside along with his DS Penske.

The sphere had been unusually unfold out within the moist circumstances, with the 2 leaders solely pulling additional forward of the pack. Envisions possibilities of securing the groups’ championship had been boosted when Buemi handed Chook’s Jaguar for sixth place into the primary nook, nevertheless, out entrance, Evans set a brand new quickest lap of the race to get inside two seconds of the chief because the pair started catching lapped site visitors.

Resulting from so many laps behind the Security Automobile firstly of the race, 4 added laps had been tacked onto the 34 lap race distance. Cassidy remained out of attain of Evans, with the chief extending his benefit over the Jaguar to over 4 seconds. On the finish of lap 38, Cassidy crossed the road to seal the groups’ title for Envision with Evans coming house in second after being unable to place any strain on his rival all through the race.

Champion Dennis claimed the ultimate podium place in third to increase his personal report of most podiums in a season to 11. Nato held onto fourth forward of Vandoorne, Buemi and Chook in seventh in his closing race for Jaguar. Nico Muller completed eighth with Dan Ticktum taking factors for Nio in ninth forward of Pascal Wehrlein who accomplished the factors in tenth.

System E London Eprix Spherical 16 race outcomes

1
37
Nick Cassidy
Envision
Jaguar I-Kind 6

2
9
Mitch Evans
Jaguar
Jaguar I-Kind 6

3
27
Jake Dennis
Andretti
Porsche 99X Electrical Gen3

4
17
Norman Nato
Nissan
Nissan e-4ORCE 04

5
1
Stoffel Vandoorne
DS Penske
DS E-TENSE FE23

6
16
Sebastien Buemi
Envision
Jaguar I-Kind 6

7
10
Sam Chook
Jaguar
Jaguar I-Kind 6

8
51
Nico Mueller
Abt Cupra
Mahindra M9Electro

9
33
Dan Ticktum
NIO 333
NIO 333 ER9

10
94
Pascal Wehrlein
Porsche
Porsche 99X Electrical Gen3

11
48
Edoardo Mortara
Maserati
Maserati Tipo Folgore

12
58
Rene Rast
McLaren
Nissan e-4ORCE 04

13
3
Sergio Sette Camara
NIO 333
NIO 333 ER9

14
7
Maximilian Guenther
Maserati
Maserati Tipo Folgore

15
23
Sacha Fenestraz
Nissan
Nissan e-4ORCE 04

16
13
Antonio Felix da Costa
Porsche
Porsche 99X Electrical Gen3

17
4
Robin Frijns
Abt Cupra
Mahindra M9Electro

18
11
Lucas di Grassi
Mahindra
Mahindra M9Electro

19
5
Jake Hughes
McLaren
Nissan e-4ORCE 04

20
8
Oliver Rowland
Mahindra
Mahindra M9Electro

21
36
Andre Lotterer
Andretti
Porsche 99X Electrical Gen3

22
25
Jean-Eric Vergne
DS Penske
DS E-TENSE FE23

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