Mahindra earns its first Formula E victory as Nyck de Vries wins Monaco E-Prix

Nyck de Vries gave Mahindra Racing its first Formula E victory of the GEN3 era on Saturday, winning Round 9 of the Monaco E-Prix after taking control through the series’ PIT BOOST stop window. The Dutch driver beat Jaguar TCS Racing’s Mitch Evans by about three seconds, while CUPRA KIRO rookie Pepe Martí was promoted to third after a penalty for teammate Dan Ticktum. (fia.com) The result was de Vries’ fifth career Formula E win and his first since Berlin in 2022. It also moved Evans to the top of the drivers’ standings after nine rounds. (fiaformulae.com) ### How did de Vries move to the front in Monaco? De Vries started from the front row on May 16 and made his decisive move through an early PIT BOOST stop on Lap 16, according to Formula E and FIA race reports. The stop allowed him to rejoin with enough energy margin to attack later in the race. Lap 20 was the key moment. Formula E’s report said de Vries used ATTACK MODE to pass then-race leader António Félix da Costa and then pulled clear to the finish. FIA said he reached the checkered flag with a gap of about three seconds. (fia.com) ### Why wasn’t pole-sitter Dan Ticktum on the podium? Dan Ticktum had looked set to finish third after starting from pole, his second Formula E pole position, but a late incident with da Costa changed the official order. FIA and Formula E said the contact brought a post-race penalty that dropped Ticktum behind Martí. (fia.com) Pepe Martí therefore took third for CUPRA KIRO, a career-best result and, according to the official race report, the first Formula E podium for a Spanish driver. The revised top three was de Vries first, Evans second and Martí third. (fia.com) ### How long had Mahindra and de Vries been waiting for this? The Monaco win was Mahindra’s first victory in the GEN3 era, according to FIA and Formula E. In an interview published after the race, de Vries said it was “the first one for Mahindra together,” after joining the team in 2024. (fia.com) Berlin 2022 was de Vries’ previous Formula E win, FIA said, making Monaco his first victory in about four years. The FIA race report listed Saturday’s result as his fifth career win in the championship. (fia.com) ### What changed in the championship tables? Mitch Evans left Monaco Race 1 with 116 points and the lead of the drivers’ championship, according to Formula E’s standings page. Pascal Wehrlein was second on 101 points, while Mahindra’s Edoardo Mortara was third on 93. (fia.com) Jaguar also moved ahead of Porsche in the teams’ standings after Evans finished second, while Porsche stayed first in the manufacturers’ table, according to the official race report. Those shifts came on a day when Monaco’s double-header format kept another full points haul in play less than 24 hours later. (fia.com) ### What happens next in Monaco? Round 10 is scheduled for Sunday, May 17, on the same Monaco street circuit. Formula E’s official schedule listed qualifying and the race for later Sunday, making the principality a back-to-back stop in the 2025-26 season. (fiaformulae.com) Dan Ticktum returned to pole for Round 10, according to Formula E’s qualifying report published Sunday. That gave CUPRA KIRO another chance to convert Monaco pace into points one day after the penalty that reshaped the Race 1 podium. (fiaformulae.com 1) (fiaformulae.com 2) (fia.com)