{"id":22386,"date":"2023-06-08T08:29:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T08:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialtelegraph.in\/index.php\/2023\/06\/08\/gunther-victory-makes-motorsport-history-for-maserati-in-formula-e-round-11-2023-gulavit-jakarta-e-prix-report\/"},"modified":"2023-06-08T08:29:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T08:29:41","slug":"gunther-victory-makes-motorsport-history-for-maserati-in-formula-e-round-11-2023-gulavit-jakarta-e-prix-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialtelegraph.in\/index.php\/2023\/06\/08\/gunther-victory-makes-motorsport-history-for-maserati-in-formula-e-round-11-2023-gulavit-jakarta-e-prix-report\/","title":{"rendered":"G\u00fcnther Victory Makes Motorsport History For Maserati In Formula E \u2013 Round 11 \u2013 2023 Gulavit Jakarta E-Prix Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dsprime\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/primexnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1-1-17.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Maserati MSG Racing driver Maximilian G\u00fcnther claims first win for Maserati in 2023 Jakarta E-Prix<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maserati MSG Racing driver Maximilian G\u00fcnther claims first win for Maserati in single-seat motorsport since 1957 with victory in ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race<\/li>\n<li>Second race in the 2023 GulaVit Jakarta E-Prix double-header sees Jake Dennis take a consecutive runner-up position<\/li>\n<li>Mitch Evans recovers from dramatic all-Jaguar collision the previous day to round off the podium in third<\/li>\n<li>Pascal Wehrlein finishes sixth and leaves Jakarta top of the Driver\u2019s standings just one point ahead of Dennis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Jakarta (Indonesia), June 8<\/strong>: Maserati MSG Racing driver Maximilian G\u00fcnther converted a second consecutive Julius B\u00e4r Pole Position into the race win in Jakarta, returning Maserati to the top step of the podium in single-seater motorsport for the first time since 1957.<\/p>\n<p>The second race of the 2023 GulaVit Jakarta E-Prix double-header saw German G\u00fcnther claim his fourth win in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship and his first in the iconic blue livery of legendary automaker Maserati. The last time the trident was seen on the top step of a single-seater championship was in 1957 when the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio won the German Grand Prix on his way to that year\u2019s Formula One title.\u00a0G\u00fcnther was followed home by Jake Dennis (Avalanche Andretti Formula E Team) who started and finished second in both races on Formula E\u2019s return to Indonesia. The points haul moves Dennis to within just one point of standings leader, Pascal Wehrlein (TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team).<\/p>\n<p>Following a dramatic first race in which he was hit by his own teammate, leaving the Jaguar TCS Racing team pointless on the day, Mitch Evans recovered superbly to produce a classy defensive drive and round out the podium places in third.\u00a0Envision Racing\u2019s Nick Cassidy lost his championship lead to the previous day\u2019s race winner Pascal Wehrlein \u2013 who finished sixth \u2013 after an ill-judged overtake led to contact and a point-less day. Cassidy now trails Dennis by five points with six points separating the top three drivers in a hugely tight tussle for the title.\u00a0With G\u00fcnther starting pole for the second day, the young German was looking to turn a promising Saturday drive and podium into his fourth race victory and he looked assured from the off as he held position in the opening stages.\u00a0With a clear race strategy, he appeared happy to hold fire behind Dennis once the Brit had taken the lead through the first round of ATTACK MODE activations.\u00a0The telling switch came as G\u00fcnther held off on his second jolt of ATTACK MODE when Dennis blinked first. The German was able to generate a gap enough to leapfrog the Avalanche Andretti driver by the time he made the dive for his final 50kW boost on Lap 18.<\/p>\n<p>The Maserati MSG Racing driver was able to stretch to a lead of 2.822 seconds on Dennis by the chequered flag and more than 18 seconds on Evans. Nobody had won by more than two seconds in the GEN3 era since Dennis&#8217; season-opening victory in Mexico City and that margin was the largest in the last 10 rounds.\u00a0Drama struck the standings leader Cassidy who had only failed to score once this season, with 13th in Diriyah, but he made a costly slip in trying to pass title rival Wehrlein on Lap 20. His car damaged, he was shuffled to the back of the pack and 19th position.\u00a0The Nissan pair of Sacha Fenestraz and Norman Nato made late-race progress to seal fourth and fifth from seventh and 12th on the grid, respectively. Fenestraz\u2019s move on reigning champion Stoffel Vandoorne (DS PENSKE) caught the Belgian unawares into the hairpin, with his teammate Nato able to follow.\u00a0That pass saw Vandoorne fall back to an eventual ninth as Wehrlein, Ant\u00f3nio F\u00e9lix da Costa (TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team) and Edoardo Mortara (Maserati MSG Racing) were able to ease past for sixth, seventh and eighth. Envision Racing&#8217;s disappointing afternoon saw only a point head their way, with Sebastien Buemi rounding out the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>TAG Heuer Porsche lead the way in the Teams&#8217; standings with 212 pts, pulling further clear of Envision Racing who sit on 190 pts with Jaguar TCS Racing third on 171 pts.\u00a0Five races remain in Season 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship with the next stop on June 24 a fourth debut city for the series this season &#8211; the 2023 Southwire Portland E-Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Maximilian G\u00fcnther, No. 7, Maserati MSG Racing, said: \u201cVery proud moment, I am over the moon with this victory &#8211; already yesterday was great with another podium. We have made such good progress over the past couple of races, it is fantastic, and to take my first win here in Jakarta is outstanding. I am just so happy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe felt really good from FP1 onwards, so the package is working here it was just about executing it and keep shooting in the right direction. We always took the right decisions this weekend. Yesterday we didn&#8217;t have enough, but today we did. It is just amazing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Formula E you always need to keep your feet on the ground, like life in general! It can change so quickly, I am just really enjoying this moment here, I know there will be tracks that suit us more, there will be tracks that suit us less. We try to always maximise our package, that is what we have been doing the past few races. I am very proud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you have any objection to this press release content, kindly contact pr.error.rectification@gmail.com to notify us. 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