Mitch Evans wins tactical Miami ePrix from Mueller and Wehrlein

Jaguar Racing’s Mitch Evans played his cards to perfection to win the Miami ePrix from the Porsches of Nico Mueller and Pascal Wehrlein.

It was Evans’ first victory since Berlin last year and it means that after three races of the 2026 season, he is sixth in the standings, 14 points behind leader Nick Cassidy.

What a drive from the New Zealander 💪

Starting in P9 to end on the top step in Miami ⚡️#MiamiEPrix pic.twitter.com/YjfQOMKHgr

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“Towards the end it came down to the attacks, but I just had really good raw pace, and it got me towards to front without doing any attacks,” said Evans on the podium.

“I knew quite early on that I had a good car underneath me with really good traction and I just want to thank the team for giving me the car.

“I knew that before my first attack that I had a good shot at the win if I could execute the attack modes. Nico was super quick as well and the dry conditions for me this morning were really tough. So thank God for the rain.”

JANUARY 31: Antonio Felix da Costa of Portugal driving the (13) Jaguar TCS Racing Jaguar I-TYPE 7 on track during the Miami E-Prix, Round 3 of the 2026 FIA Formula E World Championship (Photo by Simon Galloway/LAT Images)

THE TALE OF THE RACE

As if the nature of Formulae racing wasn’t hectic enough, wet conditions made for a tricky start on an all-weather Hankook tyre lacking track temperature.

It looked like a rolling start was very much a possibility, but with the track drying noticeably, a standing start was a late and welcome call for the watching fans.

We are racing in Miami! 🟢

Rainy conditions caused a Safety Car start for the first 5 laps. Who will be on the podium? 👀#MiamiEPrix pic.twitter.com/mYOFG2fYuF

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Deploying an early Attack Mode was the order of the day for the front runners, the lead changing hands several times with Nick De Vries leading Mueller, Felipe Drugovich and Marcus Ericsson after the opening ten laps.

Those further back were playing the waiting game, saving their energy and biding their time with further rain always a possibility.

At the half-way stage, it was veteran Da Costa who led from Mueller, Drugovich and De Vries but with little to choose between the top seven.

The second part of the race, as so often, would depend on strategy, energy management and when to risk the overtake.

That risk scuppered Drugovich, the Brazilian totally misjudging his pass on Da Costa into the hairpin and putting both out of contention.

Contact between Drugovich and da Costa 😬🫣#MiamiEPrix pic.twitter.com/FHemr7uiQV

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With laps running out, it very much felt like an Evans vs. Mueller race to the finish. And so it came to pass, the New Zealander hanging on to notch up another victory for Jaguar and the 15^th of his career.

For Mueller, second place still represents a great result. The Swiss driver jumping to fifth in the standings above Evans.

“A great weekend with both cars on the podium, I think we could only ask for a little bit more,” said Mueller.

“But Mitch was just that tiny bit better today and really deserved that victory, so congrats to him. Pleased for our team, great day, pole position and P2 for myself.”

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