Nyck de Vries wins Monaco E-Prix

Nyck de Vries won Race 1 of Formula E’s Monaco double-header on May 16 after Mahindra Racing used an early Pit Boost stop to undercut the leaders on the streets of Monte Carlo. The Dutch driver finished 2.677 seconds ahead of Jaguar TCS Racing’s Mitch Evans in the official classification, with CUPRA KIRO rookie Pepe Martí promoted to third after a post-race penalty for polesitter Dan Ticktum. The result gave de Vries his fifth Formula E win, his first since Berlin 2022, and Mahindra’s first victory of the Gen3 era. FIA race documents listed Ticktum 12th after the penalty, with the final classification posted on Saturday evening. ### How did de Vries get from the front row to the win? Nyck de Vries started second and moved into the decisive phase of the race by stopping for Pit Boost on Lap 16, according to the FIA and Formula E race reports. Formula E said Mahindra’s call put him among the first drivers to complete the mandatory stop, allowing him to jump rivals who stayed out longer. (fia.com) Lap 20 proved the turning point. Formula E said de Vries used his Attack Mode activation to pass then-race leader António Félix da Costa and then pulled clear while incidents unfolded behind him. The FIA report said he reached the flag with about a three-second cushion, which matched the official gap of 2.677 seconds over Evans in the classification. ### What did the win mean for Mahindra and for de Vries? (fia.com) The May 16 victory was Mahindra Racing’s first win of the Gen3 era and de Vries’ first with the team, according to the FIA and Formula E. It was also his first Formula E victory since Berlin in 2022 and the fifth of his career. De Vries said the result carried extra weight after a difficult period for the team. “The first one for Mahindra together,” he said in FIA remarks after the race, adding that the team had made “the right calls at the right time.” (fia.com) ### Why was Dan Ticktum dropped out of the podium places? Dan Ticktum took pole and appeared set to finish third before a late-race clash with António Félix da Costa changed the podium order. (fia.com) The FIA and Formula E reports said the incident brought a post-race penalty for Ticktum, which moved Martí into third place in the final results. The official classification showed Ticktum in 12th place with a finishing time of 52:11.954, 45.641 seconds behind de Vries. (fia.com) Martí was classified third in 51:47.428, giving the Spaniard his first Formula E podium, according to Formula E’s race report. ### How did the result affect the championship fight? Mitch Evans left Monaco Race 1 with second place and the Formula E drivers’ championship lead, according to Formula E and the FIA. (fia.com) Both reports said the Jaguar driver moved ahead of Pascal Wehrlein and opened a 15-point advantage after Round 9. Jaguar also gained ground in the teams’ standings. Formula E said Evans’ result lifted Jaguar ahead of Porsche in the teams’ table, while Porsche retained first place in the manufacturers’ standings. (fia.com) ### What else happened in the race behind the winner? Lap 4 brought the first Safety Car after contact between Nick Cassidy and Jake Dennis, which ended Dennis’s race, Formula E said. (fia.com) Cassidy later received a 10-second time penalty for that incident, adding to a race shaped by strategy interruptions and late contact. The final classification listed Felipe Drugovich fourth for Andretti, Sébastien Buemi fifth for Envision Racing and Joel Eriksson sixth. (fia.com) Taylor Barnard, Lucas di Grassi and Cassidy completed the points-paying positions behind them. ### When is the next Monaco race? Formula E scheduled Round 10 of the Monaco E-Prix double-header for May 17, one day after de Vries’ win. RACER reported on Sunday that Ticktum took pole again for Race 2, beating da Costa in qualifying, while Formula E’s event page listed the championship’s next round after Monaco as Sanya on June 20. (fiaformulae.com) (fia.com)