Evans Wins Berlin Eprix 2 from 17th on Grid

Jaguar Racing driver Mitch Evans claimed victory from 17th on the grid in the second Berlin Eprix on Sunday at Tempelhof Airport, holding off Nissan’s Oliver Rowland by 0.822 seconds over 37 laps. Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein finished third, 1.111 seconds behind Evans, to reclaim the drivers’ championship lead.

Wehrlein had started from pole position ahead of DS Penske’s Taylor Barnard after a qualifying session marked by upsets, including early eliminations for Nissan and Porsche’s Nico Muller. Several drivers, including Evans and Rowland, opted for race-focused strategies by conserving energy early, sacrificing qualifying positions.

Barnard seized the lead at the start, but the top of the order shuffled rapidly in the opening laps amid energy management and differing Attack Mode deployments. Nick Cassidy led briefly before incidents sidelined him: he was forced wide by Mahindra’s Nyck de Vries on lap 4, then collided with Envision’s Sebastien Buemi, requiring an unscheduled pit stop for a front wing change. De Vries retired shortly after with terminal damage from the contact.

Position changes continued, with stints at the front for Envision’s Joel Eriksson and Buemi, Mahindra’s...