Nyck de Vries wins Tokyo Race 2 as championship battle set for London finale

Nyck de Vries mastered tricky conditions to win the Tokyo ePrix race 2 from Citroen’s Nick Cassidy and Andretti’s Jake Dennis.

“I do want to thank the gods because I think we were a little bit lucky today,” commented De Vries afterwards. “Obviously, we had a poor start, I think we opted for a drying track and, in hindsight, that obviously worked out in our favour.

“I think it was very important to save energy at the beginning of the race because once the track dried, you needed the energy.”

Second win of the season 🏆@MahindraRacing celebrate another memorable victory with @nyckdevries in Tokyo 🇯🇵#TDKTokyoEPrix #FormulaE pic.twitter.com/XJ6PKtfDvQ

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As always, the decision of when to time the all-important Attack Mode was key to victory, De Vries employing his extra power boost in lap 28 to overtake defending champion Oliver Rowland before holding onto his lead with a red flag ending the race.

“I think we were a little bit lucky with the Red Flag at the end because Jake [Dennis] was coming on strong in ATTACK MODE, but I am very, very happy and proud of my team who executed a great race and scored our second win of the season.”

Race winner Nyck de Vries is congratulated by Second placed Nick Cassidy after the Tokyo E-Prix (Photo by Joe Portlock/LAT Images)

Wet track conditions made for a tricky tactical decision for the teams, both Mahindra and Citroen making set-up calls for a drying surface.

It was a bold but successful call, Cassidy and Dennis carving their way through the field from 13^th and 18^th respectively in an exciting race full of on track passes.

From P17 to P3 👏

Relive @JakeDennis19‘ incredible charge through the field in Tokyo 🇯🇵#TDKTokyoEPrix #FormulaE pic.twitter.com/ExLnzFY6hm

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It all means that just five points split the top three drivers in the points table, Dennis now leading the championship two points clear of Jaguar’s Mitch Evans who suffered a DNF.

“It had everything! I think at one point I was 35 seconds back from the leader, and to almost win it with no Safety Car, nothing, is pretty impressive,” commented new championship leader Dennis.

Third placed Jake Dennis of Great Britain and Andretti Formula E celebrates with his trophy on the podium after the Tokyo E-Prix (Photo by Simon Galloway/LAT Images)

“We got the call perfectly on the strategy with the tyre pressures, and ultimately I just had a mega car. We were so quick on 300kW, and obviously on the 350kW, it was there for the taking. Championship leader sounds incredible!”

The title-deciding 2026 Hankook London E-Prix Rounds 16 & 17 take place on 15 and 16 August to see out the GEN3 era.

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