Oliver Rowland has been topped the 2024-25 System E world champion after ending fourth within the second Berlin E-Prix of the weekend that was gained by Nick Cassidy.
Chief title rival Pascal Wehrlein wanted one other robust factors end to maintain his championship defence going into the double-header London finale, however pale throughout the race and slipped all the way down to sixteenth on the end.
With Rowland battling on the entrance of the pack within the closing levels – the Nissan driver operating in fourth place when nearly all of assault mode activations had been taken – clinching the title within the Berlin Sunday race regarded on when a full-course yellow was referred to as for on the penultimate lap.
However with the yellow flags withdrawn earlier than the top of that lap, Rowland saved away from the chasing pack to take fourth place and with it the drivers’ title with two races to spare.
Having dominated the System E season after victory in spherical two in Mexico, Rowland picked up additional wins in Jeddah, Monaco and Tokyo to strengthen his grip on the title over Wehrlein, who was unable to seek out the identical consistency because the British driver.
Race winner Oliver Rowland, Nissan System E Workforce
Picture by: Simon Galloway / Motorsport Photos by way of Getty Photos
Cassidy charged from twentieth on the grid to win the second race of the weekend in Berlin, making it a Jaguar double having adopted up team-mate Mitch Evans who gained on Saturday.
The Kiwi driver fended off 2022-23 System E champion Jake Dennis who needed to accept second for Andretti, as Jean-Eric Vergne rounded out the rostrum for DS Penske.
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