Citroën Racing’s Nick Cassidy made up 12 positions in a calculated, pitch-perfect drive to head home Edoardo Mortara (Mahindra Racing) and reigning champion Oliver Rowland (Nissan Formula E Team) for a win in only the French automotive giant’s second race in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
Cassidy is a master at picking exactly the right moment to pounce and make use of Formula E’s two 50kW, all-wheel drive ATTACK MODE power boosts – and the 2026 Hankook Mexico City E-Prix was just the latest example of many in the GEN3 era.
“This is unbelievable,” commented Cassidy! “In front of all these amazing fans, this atmosphere is second to none in Formula E, so to get a win here with Citroën, what a dream start we’ve had. I’m just so happy for my team and thanks to them for believing in me, for bringing me to be part of this project. I think there are some really cool times ahead – what a moment.”
The New Zealander brought his Citroën home first having sliced through the pack for his fourth win in five races – and the French automaker’s first in Formula E – heading Mortara under severe pressure with the Mahindra driver leaving his ATTACK MODE deployment late.
“I didn’t think until the last lap that we were okay,” said Cassidy. “I was happy with the P4 today, starting P13, my radio was very much like ‘let’s secure a good result’ but my engineer has always been making the right calls. This one is very much for him as it is for me and the whole team. It’s the team, the car, the package and the strategy that enabled us to win that race – you can’t win this race with a bad car.
Cassidy did hold on though for more silverware after his P3 in the São Paulo season-opener, with Mortara’s mirrors full of reigning champion Rowland through the sweeping final turn as the top five crossed the line within a second of each other.
Taylor Barnard (DS Penske) had the strongest start, pressuring polesitter Sébastien Buemi (Envision Racing) into a mistake on the defensive at Turn 1. The young Brit led on Lap 1 as he chased the accolade of becoming the series’ youngest-ever winner, but was squeezed down the top six early on – winding up just about there at the chequered flag with a creditable fourth as he made it past Jake Dennis (Andretti Formula E) right at the line. Dennis himself finished fifth, ahead of Pascal Wehrlein (Porsche Formula E Team).
Pepe Martí (Cupra KIRO) overcame a 60-place penalty and a Stop/Go incurred for repairs following his heavy São Paulo shunt to secure maiden points with a superb seventh ahead of Jean-Éric Vergne in the other Citroën, Nico Mueller (Porsche Formula E Team) and Norman Nato (Nissan Formula E Team).
All that saw Cassidy top the Drivers’ table with 40 points to Dennis’ 36 and Rowland with 34. Citroën leads Andretti in the Teams’ Standings 44 to 36 points. In the Manufacturers’ World Championship, Stellantis has a seven-point lead on Porsche.
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