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 Race 1 of the Monaco E-Prix after a strategy call built around an early PIT BOOST stop. The Dutch driver finished ahead of Jaguar Racing’s Mitch Evans and Cupra Kiro’s Pepe Martí in Round 9 of the 2025/26 championship. (fiaformulae.com) Formula E said the win was de Vries’ fifth in the series and his first since Berlin 2022. The result also reshaped the title picture, with Evans leaving Saturday’s race 15 points ahead of Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein in the drivers’ standings. ### How did de Vries turn Monaco into a win? Nyck de Vries started from the front row and moved into control through PIT BOOST and ATTACK MODE timing rather than a first-lap pass. Formula E said he pitted on Lap 16, one of the earliest stops among the leaders, then used ATTACK MODE to pass then-race leader António Félix da Costa on Lap 20. Mahindra Racing’s driver reached the flag with a gap of about three seconds, according to Formula E’s race report. The series said the Monaco result was his first win with Mahindra and the team’s first victory of the current GEN3 era. (fiaformulae.com) ### Why was Pepe Martí on the podium from 15th on the grid? Pepe Martí finished third for Cupra Kiro after a post-race penalty dropped teammate Dan Ticktum out of the podium places. Formula E said Ticktum, who had started from pole, was penalized after a late incident with da Costa, handing Martí what the series described as a career-best finish. (fiaformulae.com) Porsche said Martí climbed from 15th on the grid to score his first ABB FIA Formula E World Championship podium. Porsche also said Ticktum had taken pole position earlier in the day, giving Cupra Kiro a strong qualifying start before the reshuffle in the final classification. (fiaformulae.com) ### What happened to Porsche’s weekend? Nico Müller finished 11th and Pascal Wehrlein was classified 18th after contact between the Porsche teammates, Porsche said in its Saturday race report. Formula E’s account said Müller hit the rear of Wehrlein’s car a few laps after the restart, damaging the German driver’s race and leaving both out of the points. (fiaformulae.com) Porsche’s result mattered beyond Monaco because Wehrlein lost the drivers’ championship lead. Formula E said Evans’ second place moved the Jaguar driver ahead of Wehrlein by 15 points after Round 9, while Porsche remained on top of the manufacturers’ standings and Jaguar moved ahead in the teams’ table. (newsroom.porsche.com) ### How unusual was this win for de Vries and Mahindra? Formula E said Saturday’s victory was de Vries’ first since Berlin 2022, ending a run of nearly four years without a win in the series. The championship also described it as Mahindra’s maiden victory of the GEN3 era, giving the Indian team a breakthrough result in Monaco after de Vries had topped practice earlier in the weekend. (newsroom.porsche.com) The official results listed de Vries first, Evans second and Martí third after 29 laps. Autosport’s results page showed de Vries finished in 51 minutes 26.313 seconds, with Evans 2.677 seconds back and Martí 21.115 seconds behind the winner. (fiaformulae.com) ### What comes next in Monaco? Formula E returns to the Circuit de Monaco on Sunday, May 17, for Round 10 of the 2025/26 season. The series’ Monaco event page lists another day of qualifying and a second race as part of the double-header weekend. (fiaformulae.com) Mitch Evans will start Sunday with the drivers’ championship lead, while de Vries, Martí, Wehrlein and Ticktum return to the same circuit less than 24 hours after Saturday’s race. Formula E’s official coverage said Round 10 follows immediately in Monaco. (fiaformulae.com) (autosport.com)