FORMULA E

But that showdown ended anticlimactically, with a crash between Evans’ team-mate Sam Bird and Nico Mueller at Ste Devote – Bird tipping Mueller’s ABT Mahindra into the wall – bringing out the safety car again, resulted in the race ending behind the Porsche Taycan.

Poleman Hughes took fifth for Nissan-powered McLaren, with Ticktum grabbing a sixth place for NIO 333 despite the damage.

DS Penske duo Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne had started from the back after having their qualifying times deleted due to a tyre pressure infringement, but made their way to the points, either side of eighth-placed, Envision Jaguar’s, Sebastien Buemi.

Bird finished the race in 10th place after the Mueller contact, followed by Wehrlein and Edoardo Mortara – who spent the majority of the race effectively without a front wing after Maserati team-mate Guenther had pushed him into the wall at the hotel hairpin as he tried to avoid Hughes.

Dennis’ team-mate Andre Lotterer had recorded his best qualifying since the season opener, but any hope of turning 10th on the grid into points was extinguished as early as the second lap as he spun out following contact with Rene Rast exiting the Antony Noghes corner.

Rast himself then had further contact of his own and dropped way to the back, as did Mahindra’s Oliver Rowland, who had gained six positions at the start but then had his race seemingly undone when he clobbered into Mortara at the Nouvelle Chicane.

Speaking about his win Cassidy, said: “It’s insane, I’ve got nothing against Berlin – but this feels amazing! This is so, so special. I’m lost for words. It is going to take a bit to sink in, man we had such a tough day, I was 21st I think in both Free Practices which struck me a lot. I qualified 10th and I was really happy with that, so that was kind of how our day was going. Credit to our guys, both car crews and everyone in our garage helped out with the issues. I am so happy we got the reward after the work.

“There is a long way to go, this guy right here Mitch (Evans) he showed today how bloody strong he is. It is going to be a really cool fight, but for the moment let’s just enjoy the fact we won in Monaco.”