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Nyck de Vries and Mercedes-EQ seal World Championship titles as Nato wins the Berlin E-Prix

With 13 drivers in contention heading into the BMW i Berlin E-Prix Round 15, and four in with a real strong shout of the title, the scene was set for a frenetic finale, and what we got was peak Formula E.

Mercedes-EQ’s Nyck de Vries won the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship title at the 2021 BMW i Berlin E-Prix in dramatic circumstances as four of his title contenders failed to finish. ROKiT Venturi Racing’s Edoardo Mortara finished second in the Drivers’ standings with Jake Dennis from BMW i Andretti Motorsport in third.

Mercedes-EQ won the Teams Championship with 183 points, followed by Jaguar Racing and DS TECHEETAH rounding up the top three in the standings.

The Berlin E-Prix itself was won by ROKiT Venturi Racing’s Norman Nato but drama at the beginning of the race – and the subsequent championship victory for de Vries – dominated proceedings.

Jaguar Racing’s Mitch Evans failed to move from his starting slot, with ROKiT Venturi Racing’s Edoardo Mortara crashing into the back of the Kiwi to force an instant red flag and delay the start of the race.

Both drivers walked from their vehicles with Mortara taken to hospital for precautionary further assessment. The competition for the title was subsequently thrown wide open – as Mortara had begun the race in second place in the standings, with Evans in fourth.

The drama did not end there as BMW i Andretti Motorsport’s Jake Dennis – who began the race in third place in the standings – quickly suffered technical issues, later claiming battery failure while lifting to save energy.

A full course yellow flag was called for as the British driver emerged from his car – evidently furious at his mistake as he threw his race gear to the ground and fell to his knees in disbelief.

It meant that three of the top four going into the Sunday finale were forced out within the first five minutes – and the championship was now de Vries’ to lose.

At the front of the grid, de Vries’ Mercedes-EQ teammate Stoffel Vandoorne – who began the race in P1 having secured the Julius Baer Pole Position – tussled it out with Nato and Nissan e.dams’ Oliver Rowland.

Nato made use of Vandoorne’s slowing pace to take the race lead at the half-way point – with Mahindra Racing’s Alexander Sims in second place having made good use of his ATTACK MODE power boost.

Rowland made smart use of his own power boost – which returned to the usual two four-minute bursts for the Sunday race – to overtake his British compatriot and take second position.

There was further drama as the fourth of de Vries’ title challengers – reigning champion Antonio Felix da Costa of DS TECHEETAH – was forced into the wall while trying to overtake Saturday’s race winner Lucas di Grassi of Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler. The move caused another full course yellow and a penalty for di Grassi.

Amongst all the drama de Vries had snuck into fourth position, taking advantage of the overtaking capabilities at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit.

As the cars emerged from the safety car de Vries narrowly avoided a collision with teammate Vandoorne when the two Mercedes-EQ cars were caught either side of TAG Heuer Porsche’s Andre Lotterer.

And there was no looking back from there as de Vries held on to finish eighth and subsequently become Formula E’s first World Champion – with Nato holding off the challenge from second-placed Rowland and third-placed Vandoorne to win Round 15 itself.

Following Nato’s maiden victory, ROKiT Venturi Racing’s Team Principle Susie Wolff collected the team’s second trophy of the season.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION
1Norman NatoROKiT Venturi Racing1:11:57.152(25)
2Oliver RowlandNissan e.dams+2.270s(18)
3Stoffel VandoorneMercedes-EQ Formula E Team+2.837s(19)
4André LottererTAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team+7.105s(12)
5Alexander SimsMahindra Racing+8.453s(10)
6Pascal WehrleinTAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team+8.847s(8)
7Sam BirdJaguar Racing+10.473s(6)
8Nyck de VriesMercedes-EQ Formula E Team+11.108s(4)
9René RastAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler+12.189s(3)
10Tom BlomqvistNIO 333 FE Team+12.679s(1)
11Jean-Éric VergneDS TECHEETAH+13.437s(0)
12Robin FrijnsEnvision Virgin Racing+13.748s(0)
13Alex LynnMahindra Racing+14.366s(0)
14Sébastien BuemiNissan e.dams+14.692S(0)
15Maximilian GüntherBMW i Andretti Motorsport+15.528s(0)
16Joel ErikssonDRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT+15.940s(0)
17Nick CassidyEnvision Virgin Racing+16.306s(0)
18Sérgio Sette CâmaraDRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT+16.961s(0)
19Oliver Turvey

 

NIO 333 FE Team+21.076s(0)
20Lucas di GrassiAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler+35.155s(0)
DNFAntónio Félix da CostaDS TECHEETAHDNF(0)
DNFJake DennisBMW i Andretti MotorsportDNF(0)
DNFMitch EvansJaguar RacingDNF(0)
DNFEdoardo MortaraROKiT Venturi RacingDNF(0)
DRIVER STANDINGS
Nyck de VriesMercedes-EQ99
Edoardo MortaraROKiT Venturi Racing92
Jake DennisBMW i Andretti Motorsport91
Mitch EvansJaguar Racing90
Robin FrijnsEnvision Virgin Racing89
Sam BirdJaguar Racing87
Lucas di GrassiAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler87
António Félix da CostaDS TECHEETAH86
Stoffel VandoorneMercedes-EQ82
Jean-Eric VergneDS TECHEETAH80
Pascal WehrleinTAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team79
Alex LynnMahindra Racing78
Rene RastAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler78
Oliver RowlandNissan e.dams77
Nick CassidyEnvision Virgin Racing76
Maximilian GüntherBMW i Andretti Motorsport66
André LottererTAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team58
Norman NatoROKiT Venturi Racing54
Alexander SimsMahindra Racing54
Nico MüllerDRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT30
Sébastien BuemiNissan e.dams20
Sérgio Sette CâmaraDRAGON / PESNKE AUTOSPORT16
Oliver TurveyNIO 333 FE Team13
Tom BlomqvistNIO 333 FE Team6
Joel ErikssonDRAGON / PESNKE AUTOSPORT1
TEAM STANDINGS
Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team181
Jaguar Racing177
DS TECHEETAH166
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler165
Envision Virgin Racing165
BMW i Andretti Motorsport157
ROKiT Venturi Racing146
TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team137
Mahindra Racing132
Nissan e.dams97
DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT47
NIO 333 FE TEAM19
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August 15, 2021 Electric Car Newsberlin e-prix, Berlin ePrix, formula e, Mercedes EQ, Nyck de Vries
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