BERLIN — Mercedes-EQ’s Nyck de Vries delivered a supremely controlled drive to win the second race in the Shell Recharge Berlin E-Prix doubleheader on Sunday afternoon.
de Vries claimed victory ahead of ROKiT Venturi Racing’s Edoardo Mortara and Mercedes-EQ teammate Stoffel Vandoorne.
“We have had a difficult ride the past three races, honestly I am just very pleased to be back,” de Vries said. “I have had a bad time in the past three races, so I am very pleased to come back after a difficult day yesterday. My engineer is always really positive which is nice.
“Of course [I was worried about the driver challenges behind], Edo had been very strong all weekend so we definitely had to keep it clean, but the team managed it very well on their side and I executed it. I am very pleased.”
Reigning champion de Vries powered to victory at the Tempelhof Airport circuit, the scene of his season seven title triumph, with Mortara following 2.5 seconds back as Saturday’s windy conditions made way for weekend-high temperatures.
Vandoorne made it two Mercedes-EQ-run Silver Arrow 02 cars on the podium and three Mercedes-EQ powertrains in the top three. The Belgian’s third-place finish also extended his silverware streak to three races.
Lucas di Grassi (ROKiT Venturi Racing) came home fourth to extend that to four Mercedes-powered cars in the top four in a dominant outing on home soil.
Robin Frijns (Envision Racing) wound up a battling fifth after a race-long back-and-forth with António Félix da Costa (DS TECHEETAH), who finished in sixth.
After eight races and at the halfway point in the ABB FIA Formula E season, Vandoorne is top of the Drivers’ standings running on 111 points, with Mortara moving into second with 99.