Formula E - Jaguar Powered Cars 1, 2 & 3 In São Paulo

Snapshot

◊ Mitch Evans and Sam Bird secured victory and a sensational double podium result in the inaugural São Paulo E-Prix.

◊ A prowl of Jaguar-powered cars dominated the podium with Envision’s Nick Cassidy finishing second to complete the Top 3.

◊ Sam Bird secured the TAG Heuer Fastest Lap to showcase the pace of the Jaguar I-TYPE 6.

◊ Jaguar leap to third in the teams’ standings with a 41-point haul.

Mitch Evans (Jaguar TCS Racing) led home a first one-two-three for the Jaguar powertrain, with Nick Cassidy (Envision Racing) and Sam Bird (Jaguar TCS Racing) crossing the line togetherthe trio just half a second apart - to close out an enthralling inaugural Julius Baer São Paulo E-Prix.

Kiwi Mitch Evans lined up third on the grid after a strong qualifying performance. Sam Bird started 10th after receiving a 5-place grid penalty. It was a flat out push to the finish at the rapid 11-turn Sao Paulo Street Circuit, with Evans managing to navigate his way through constant position changes up-and-down the pack to take the chequered flag.

The New Zealander took the initiative and the race lead from his compatriot Cassidy as the race headed into four TAG Heuer Added Laps.

His move on Lap 32 proved to be decisive, with neither Cassidy nor Evans’ teammate Bird able to undo the leader’s defensive driving - despite Bird having collected a couple of extra percentage points of useable energy during his climb from 10th on the grid at the start. The dominant result puts Sam Bird sixth in the 2023 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship drivers’ standings, while Mitch has climbed to ninth.

James Barclay, Jaguar TCS Racing Team Principal had this to say: “What an incredible day! A historic first with three Jaguars dominating the podium.

Today’s result and the team’s performance after a few challenging weekends was all the more sweet. With a strong car and a proven team, we knew it was about executing a clean weekend with a great strategy and that’s what we did today. Mitch and Sam drove exceptionally, showing patience in a strategic race and raw speed when it was needed. I would like to thank our technical partner WAE who have worked tirelessly for this result and to our amazing commercial partners. We wanted to put on a great show for the Brazilian fans and we delivered just that, it’s a special day and one which we will enjoy celebrating.”

Mitch Evans. “Honestly, this has come at a perfect time because I’ve had a tough start and the car has been quick, so to finally get a victory is incredible. It’s a Jaguar 1-2-3. Nick pushed me all the way and we pushed each other, both teams executed brilliantly and this is down to all the hard work. Half- a-second between 1st & 3rd. I wouldn’t want it much closer than that.”

TAG Heuer Porsche heads Envision Jaguar Racing 144 points to 103 with Jaguar TCS Racing third on 83 points. There are 10 races to go with next a double-header trip to Berlin on 22nd and 23rd of April.

Watch the highlights of qualifying and the race via this link. Jaguars 1-2-3. .

Editor: Information for this story sourced from Jaguar TCS Racing and the official FIA Formula E World Championship site.