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Defending Formula E champion Jake Dennis earned his first victory of the season in a dominant fashion in the opening Diriyah E-Prix of the weekend
Defending Formula E champion, Jake Dennis, dominated the opening Diriyah E-Prix of the weekend to secure his first victory of the season. Despite a last-lap dive by Jaguar’s Mitch Evans, Jean-Eric Vergne managed to hold onto second place while Evans slipped to fifth after running wide. The podium was completed by Nick Cassidy in third, followed by McLaren’s Sam Bird. The race results for the second race of the 16-race 2024 season were as follows: 1 – Jake Dennis (Andretti), 2 – Jean-Eric Vergne (DS Penske), 3 – Nick Cassidy (Jaguar), 4 – Sam Bird (McLaren), 5 – Mitch Evans (Jaguar), 6 – Norman Nato (Andretti), 7 – Maximilian Guenther (Maserati), 8 – Pascal Wehrlein (Porsche), 9 – Sergio Sette Camara (ERT), 10 – Robin Frijns (Envision).