Nine drivers still in the hunt ahead of Formula E title decider
Nine drivers, five of whom are champions, are still mathematically in the Formula E title race ahead of the season-ending weekend in London. Britain's 2022/23 champion Jake Dennis currently leads the standings for the Andretti team with 146 points, two ahead of Jaguar's Mitch Evans. Evans will be racing for the team for the last time after a decade together, aiming to become New Zealand's first electric champion and potentially move to Opel.
Porsche's Pascal Wehrlein, the 2023-24 champion, is third with three points behind Evans. Reigning champion Oliver Rowland holds fourth place with 132 points, while Mahindra's Edoardo Mortara is fifth with 116 points. Jaguar's Antonio Felix da Costa, the 2019-20 champion, is sixth with 113 points, followed by Citroen's Nick Cassidy with 104 points.
Porsche's Nico Mueller is eighth with 102 points, and Mahindra's Dutch driver Nyck de Vries, the 2020-21 champion, is ninth with 94 points. Jaguar and Porsche are separated by 14 points in the teams' title fight. These races also mark a farewell to the indoor-outdoor ExCel venue in London's Docklands, as next year's British round will be held at Brands Hatch south of the capital, signaling the start of the new Gen4 era with a lighter and faster car.
Brazilian Lucas di Grassi, Formula E's first race winner in Beijing in 2014 and the 2016-17 champion, will be leaving after his final appearance as a professional driver after 30 years of racing, including a brief stint in Formula One in 2010. Di Grassi expressed his appreciation for Formula E, stating that it has been a significant part of his motorsport journey.
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