Alex Lynn takes maiden victory at the second Heineken® London E-Prix

2021 HEINEKEN® LONDON E-PRIX (RD13) FAST FACTS

– Mahindra Racing’s Alex Lynn took the chequered flag at the second Heineken® London E-Prix and with it his first ABB FIA Formula E World Championship victory

– Lynn was followed home by Mercedes-EQ Formula E’s Nyck de Vries, who went top of the Drivers’ Championship with his second second-place in two days, and Jaguar Racing’s Mitch Evans in third

– Pole-sitter Stoffel Vandoorne led before being hit by Nissan e.dams’ Oliver Rowland and finished in P15

– Lucas di Grassi jumped from ninth to first after ‘pitting’ under safety car conditions, however the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler car did not fully stop and was therefore awarded a drive-through penalty. Having failed to take the penalty during the race, di Grassi was subsequently disqualified

– Former drivers’ standings’ leader Sam Bird and reigning champion António Félix da Costa failed to finish after both suffered damage during a dramatic Heineken® London E-Prix

– Envision Virgin Racing lead the Teams’ standings as the 2020/21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship heads to Berlin for the final races of the season on August 14 & 15

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ADDITIONAL POINTS
 
Fastest Lap Group in Qualifying (1 point)
Alex Lynn 1:20.319
Mahindra Racing

Julius Baer Pole Position (3 points)
Stoffel Vandoorne 1:20.181
Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team
 
TAG Heuer Fastest Lap (1 point)
Robin Frijns 1:21.635
Envision Virgin Racing
 
MAHINDRA RACING
ALEX LYNN
“It’s hard for words to be honest. It’s as special as it gets. I’ve never felt something like this. Formula E has been a difficult one for me so to win is very special. I’ve got a huge crew behind me that I have to thank. I get the pleasure of driving around their hard work, and I can tell you there isn’t a group of guys and girls that stay longer and wake up earlier than them. I honestly can’t believe this has happened. It’s incredible.”

MERCEDES-EQ FORMULA E TEAM
NYCK DE VRIES
“I have to admit I’m a bit disappointed with P2. First of all, I feel sorry for my team mate (Stoffel Vandoorne), he deserved the win today if it wasn’t for Oliver Rowland taking him out. We were a bit unlucky with the safety car when we just activated the attack mode, that made me a little bit vulnerable after the re-start. And then Lucas di Grassi was there which I was surprised to see because he shouldn’t have been there. At the end, the energy targets were so high, so I wasn’t able to get alongside him. I made quite a lot of mistakes trying to push but the targets were too high to ever be in a position to make a move.”

JAGUAR RACING
MITCH EVANS
“A bit of an unexpected podium for me. At parts I actually thought I was out the race. I didn’t have a clean first few laps, and after the Rowland and Vandoorne incident I made a mistake, Günther got me and I made a stupid move into him and broke my front wing, and I thought I would be out the race. But with a bit of luck the wing flew off and I was able to continue. I missed my second attack mode which I couldn’t believe. I thought I gifted it to Frijns, but lucky I was able to activate it later and make good move on him and bring it home. A bizarre race and I’m a bit surprised to be on the podium, but roll on Berlin.”

RACE RESULTS
FINAL CLASSIFICATION

2020/21 ABB FIA FORMULA E WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
DRIVER STANDINGS

2020/21 ABB FIA FORMULA E WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
TEAM STANDINGS

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Sources: Formula E PR
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