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Di Grassi snatches win from Wehrlein with frantic finish in Mexico City

Lucas di Grassi stole victory from under the nose of Pascal Wehrlein in a sensational sprint to the finish line on the final lap in Mexico City.

Wehrlein, who led the entirety of the E-Prix and was on course for his first-ever victory in Formula E, ran out of energy exiting the final corner and started to slow only metres from the chequered flag.

With a gaggle of cars in hot pursuit, this opened the door for di Grassi to snatch the win away from Wehrlein in front of a sell-out crowd of magnificent Mexican fans.

Leading away from Julius Baer pole position, Wehrlein held station ahead of Oliver Rowland in the opening phase of the race – with the Nissan e.dams driver making up two places with an audacious attempt up the inside of di Grassi and Felipe Massa into Turn 1.

However, proceedings were soon cut short after only five-minutes following a colossal coming together between Jean-Eric Vergne and Nelson Piquet Jr.

The pair were vying for position into the tight and twisty last sector when Piquet collided with the back of Vergne, sending the Panasonic Jaguar Racing driver into the barriers and collecting Alexander Sims in the process.

With debris scattered over the track and Piquet’s car in pieces the race was red flagged. The cars returned to the pitlane and lined-up in formation while the marshals retrieved the wreckage.

The short delay gave the teams a headache with strategy and energy management calculations as the clock continued to count down. When the cars eventually returned to the track, the time lost during the red flag period was added – maintaining the 45-minute (plus one lap) format and setting-up a frantic finale.

As the drivers started another tour of the track with seconds to spare, all eyes were on the battery levels and the number of laps remaining. It quickly became apparent that some teams wouldn’t make it to the end, not taking into account the extra lap after the clock hits zero.

The Nissan e.dams duo of Rowland and Sebastien Buemi were defenceless and agonisingly dropped to the back of the field, having been running in second and fourth. The beneficiaries of others misfortune were Antonio Felix da Costa and Edoardo Mortara – rounding-out the podium places.

Despite crossing the line in second, Wehrlein didn’t get to stand on the podium after picking-up a five-second penalty for cutting the chicane and gaining an advantage in close quarters with di Grassi.

Almost edging his way on to the podium, Jerome D’Ambrosio scythed up the order in a valiant effort to finish fourth and move back to the top of the standings.

With four different winners in as many races, the title fight is wide open and perfectly poised as Formula E arrives in Asia for the HKT Hong Kong E-Prix on March 10 – round five of the 2018/19 ABB FIA Formula E Championship.

Race results
1Lucas di GrassiAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler1:13:15.422s(25)
2Antonio Felix da CostaBMW i Andretti Motorsport+0.436s(18)
3Edoardo MortaraVENTURI Formula E Team+0.745s(15)
4Jerome D’AmbrosioMAHINDRA RACING+1.159s(12)
5Andre LottererDS TECHEETAH+1.785s(10)
6Pascal WehrleinMAHINDRA RACING+5.210s(12)
7Mitch EvansPanasonic Jaguar Racing+5.800s(6)
8Felipe MassaVENTURI Formula E Team+8.084s(4)
9Sam BirdEnvision Virgin Racing+8.356s(2)
10Daniel AbtAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler+8.438s(1)
11Robin FrijnsEnvision Virgin Racing+9.044s
12Oliver TurveyNIO Formula E Team+11.252s
13Jean-Eric VergneDS TECHEETAH+19.153s
14Alexander SimsBMW i Andretti Motorsport+20.471s
15Tom DillmannNIO Formula E Team+20.871s
16Gary PaffettHWA RACELAB+23.272s
17Jose Maria LopezGEOX DRAGON+41.542s
18Stoffel VandoorneHWA RACELAB+43.425s
19Felipe NasrGEOX DRAGON+1:56.160s
20Oliver RowlandNissan e.dams1 Lap
21Sebastien BuemiNissan e.dams1 Lap
DNFNelson Piquet Jr.Panasonic Jaguar Racing2 Laps
Driver standings
Jerome D’AmbrosioMAHINDRA RACING53
Antonio Felix da CostaBMW i Andretti Motorsport46
Sam BirdEnvision Virgin Racing45
Lucas di GrassiAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler34
Pascal WehrleinMAHINDRA RACING30
Andre LottererDS TECHEETAH29
Robin FrijnsEnvision Virgin Racing28
Jean-Eric VergneDS TECHEETAH28
Mitch EvansPanasonic Jaguar Racing28
Edoardo MortaraVENTURI Formula E Team27
Daniel AbtAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler22
Alexander SimsBMW i Andretti Motorsport18
Sebastien BuemiNissan e.dams15
Oliver RowlandNissan e.dams6
Oliver TurveyNIO Formula E Team4
Felipe MassaVENTURI Formula E Team4
Jose Maria LopezGEOX DRAGON2
Nelson Piquet Jr.Panasonic Jaguar Racing1
Maximilian GuntherGEOX DRAGON0
Tom DillmannNIO Formula E Team0
Gary PaffettHWA RACELAB0
Stoffel VandoorneHWA RACELAB0
Felipe NasrGEOX DRAGON0
Felix RosenqvistMAHINDRA RACING0
Team standings
MAHINDRA RACING83
Envision Virgin Racing73
BMW i Andretti Motorsport64
DS TECHEETAH57
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler56
VENTURI Formula E Team31
Panasonic Jaguar Racing29
Nissan e.dams21
NIO Formula E Team4
GEOX DRAGON2
HWA RACELAB0
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February 17, 2019 Electric Car Newsformula e, Lucas di Grassi, mexico city e-prix, Mexico City ePrix
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