Di Grassi holds off Mortara to win first Berlin E-Prix

Di Grassi qualified third in Berlin behind the Techeetah duo of Jean-🐻Eric Vergne and Antonio Felix da Costa.
The Brazilian maintained third off🅺 the start but immediately di Grassi looked like he had the pace at the front to take yet another victory in Formula E.
The race turned on its head during thꦆe mid-way point when Vergne and da Costa swapped positi🍸ons at the front of the field.
Techeetah’s pace worsened as the race progressed, allowing di Grassi toﷺ make his way through.
Aud⛦i’s superior race pace was demonstrated by Rene Rast’s impressive charge through the field when making the most of the attack mode, making his way up to third at one point.
As Vergne and da Costa tumbled down the order, it was an Audi 1-2 then it wa♚s a Venturi, Mortara ahead of Norman Nato, as the lead for the race c🔥hanged as drivers took their various attack modes.
When things settled down, di Grassi made the most of his own attack mode to get past🤪 Mortara at Turn 1.
Struggling with energy in the closing laps, the season three champion was forced to defend 🧔from Mortara into the final 🍨couple of corners to take the victory.
As💟 the top two streaked away at the front, Nato was left to defend from Mitch Evans and J🉐ake Dennis.
Nato relinquished third to the Jaguar driver into Turn🐈 7, but managed to resist Dennis’ threa🌠t.
Evans joinedജ di Grassi and Mortara on the podium with Nato and Den♑nis rounding out the top five.
Vergne an✃d 🍃da Costa came home in sixth and sixth, having led the way for much of the race.
Max Günther, Rast and Andre Lotterer rounded out the t🦩op ten in Berlin.
Mercedes’ Nyck de Vries remain🧜s top of the championship despite not scoring poi♌nts in Germany - he holds a three-point lead over Mortara with one round to go.
Click here for the full race results from the first Beꦫ🎶rlin E-Prix.

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