Nyck de Vries wins Monaco E-Prix

Nyck de Vries won Formula E’s first Monaco E-Prix race of the weekend on Saturday after Mahindra Racing used an early Pit Boost stop to move him ahead of the front-runners at Circuit de Monaco. The Dutch driver, who started second, finished the 29-lap race in 51 minutes 26.313 seconds, according to Formula E’s official results. Mitch Evans of Jaguar TCS Racing took second, 2.677 seconds back, and CUPRA KIRO’s Josep Maria Martí was classified third after a post-race penalty for his teammate Dan Ticktum. Formula E said the victory was de Vries’ fifth in the series, his first since Berlin in 2022 and Mahindra’s first of the Gen3 era. ### How did de Vries take control from the front row? De Vries started second behind polesitter Ticktum and moved into the winning position through strategy rather than an on-track pass for the lead. Formula E said Mahindra brought de Vries in for Pit Boost on Lap 16, making him one of the first front-runners to stop. (fiaformulae.com) RACER reported that Mahindra’s plan was to undercut Ticktum by stopping earlier, then use clean air and Attack Mode timing to gain track position once the CUPRA KIRO driver made his own stop. Formula E’s race report said de Vries overtook then-leader Antonio Felix da Costa on Lap 20 and reached the finish with a gap of about three seconds to the chasing pack. (fiaformulae.com) ### Why does the final podium look different from the order at the flag? Ticktum crossed the line in podium contention after starting from pole, but the FIA’s final classification shows car 33 received a drive-through penalty converted into a 33-second time penalty under Stewards Decision No. 16. That dropped Ticktum to 12th in the official order. (racer.com) Formula E said the penalty followed a late-race incident with Antonio Felix da Costa. The change promoted Martí to third for what Formula E called a career-best finish and the first Formula E podium for the Spanish rookie. ### Who else finished near the front in Monaco? Evans finished second for Jaguar and took 18 points, while Martí scored 15 for CUPRA KIRO, according to the official results page. (fia.com) Felipe Drugovich was fourth for Andretti Formula E and Sébastien Buemi finished fifth for Envision Racing. Joel Eriksson, Taylor Barnard, Lucas di Grassi, Nick Cassidy and Maximilian Günther completed the top 10. (fiaformulae.com) The FIA classification also shows several late penalties and incidents further down the order. Car 7, Günther, received a five-second time penalty, and car 51, Nico Müller, was assessed two separate five-second time penalties, the document said. ### What did the win mean for Mahindra and the championship? (fiaformulae.com) Formula E said the win was de Vries’ first since Berlin 2022 and Mahindra’s first victory of the Gen3 era. The series also said Evans’ second-place finish moved the Jaguar driver into the lead of the drivers’ championship with a 15-point advantage over Pascal Wehrlein. (fia.com) Jaguar also moved ahead of Porsche in the teams’ standings after Saturday’s race, while Porsche remained first in the manufacturers’ table, according to Formula E’s race report. ### What happens next in Monaco? Formula E’s official schedule lists Round 10 of the 2025-26 season at Monaco on Sunday, May 17, with qualifying and the second race of the double-header set for the same circuit. (fiaformulae.com) The series calendar lists the next event after Monaco as Sanya on June 20. (fiaformulae.com)