The Porsche driver hit the entrance three laps from house within the 28-lap race after passing Rowland into Flip 5 – a transfer that proved pivotal as he took his first win since Cape City final season by lower than half a second.
The primary-ever Components E race on the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli proved to be as hectic as anticipated, with drivers not wanting to guide on the lengthy straights and numerous overtakes the order of the day.
Instantly from the beginning the theme of the race grew to become clear as Envision’s Sebastien Buemi from eighth moved into the lead midway across the opening lap, as nearly half the sphere led at some stage.
The shut racing inevitably had its casualties, which turned out to be essential within the championship battle as standings chief Pascal Wehrlein and Nick Cassidy needed to pit for brand spanking new entrance wings.
Cassidy was compelled to pit on lap six after making contact with Jean-Eric Vergne by means of the Flip 8/9 chicane, with the DS Penske driver handed a five-second penalty to his race time.
Vergne was within the wars once more the next lap as Wehrlein made contact with the rear of the Frenchman’s automotive by means of Flip 5, though this time Vergne was innocent.
Just like his race-winning technique in Sao Paulo, Sam Hen was the primary driver to take each his Assault Mode activations by lap eight and moved to the entrance earlier than the midway level earlier than the Briton noticeably upped the tempo.
However his cost got here to an finish eight laps later, when the McLaren driver suffered a left-rear puncture having dropped into the pack. He rejoined earlier than finally retiring earlier than the tip of the race.
Jean-Eric Vergne, DS Penske, DS E-Tense FE23, Nick Cassidy, Jaguar TCS Racing, Jaguar I-TYPE 6, Antonio Felix da Costa, Porsche, Porsche 99X Electrical Gen3
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With lower than six laps remaining da Costa, now on the entrance of the sphere, started to defend his place into Flip 1 and the Flip 8/9 chicane, earlier than Rowland swept across the exterior a lap later into Flip 1.
Behind the main pair, Vergne had begun to closely defend from reigning champion Jake Dennis, permitting Rowland and da Costa to drag away over the closing laps.
Regardless of failing to win once more, Rowland’s fourth podium on the bounce has put the Nissan diver to the highest of the standings on 73 factors with Andretti-Porsche man Dennis shifting into second simply 5 factors behind.
The Briton was promoted to 3rd by Vergne’s five-second penalty, which additionally boosted Maximilian Guenther into fourth after the Maserati MSG driver had stayed within the main bunch over the closing laps.
ERT claimed an unimaginable double-points end as Dan Ticktum scored his first rating of the yr in fifth with team-mate Sergio Sette Camara seventh, as polesitter Mitch Evans (Jaguar) cut up the pair.
Vergne was categorized eighth as Norman Nato (Andretti) and the second DS Penske of Stoffel Vandoorne accomplished the highest 10.