Di Grassi clinches FE title, Vergne victorious in Montreal finale

Lucas di Grassi claims his maiden Formula E title after a 34-point swing in Montreal, denying Sebastien Buemi back-to-back crowns.
Di Grassi clinches FE title, Vergne victorious in Montreal finale

Lucas di Grassi clinched his maiden Formula E title on Sunday in Montreal with a seven𒉰th-place finish, denying rival Sebastien Buemi back-to-back crowns.

After moving into the lead of tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚhe drivers' championship for the first time with victory on Saturday, di Grassi entered Sunday's decider as the overwhelming favourite with an 18-point advantage.

A mistake in qualifyi🔯ng resigned Buemi to P13 on the grid, with contact on the opening lap forcing him into꧙ an unplanned pit stop, dropping him to last.

Di Grassi managed♐ to stay out of trouble and cross the line seventh to be crowned Formula E's third champion, while Buemi's title defence ended with a recꦓovery to 11th at the chequered flag.

Renault e.dams managed to claim its third straight teams' title despite scoring just one point on Sunday, giving Buemi and team-mate Nicolas Prost some joy on a to🦹ugh weekend.

Jean-Eric Vergne was able to swe𓂃ep to his maiden Formula E victory, finally reaching the top step of the podium after six previous second-place finishes.

Vergne passed pole-sitter Felix Rosenqvist during the second half of the race to give Techeetah its first 𝔍win, and end a personal victory drought dating back to 2011.

Formula E now embarks on its off-season break, returning with testing in October before the opening race of the 🦄year in Hong Kong on December 2.

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