ENVISION RACING FOCUS ON MOROCCO AFTER A POINTLESS AFTERNOON IN INDONESIA
4 June 2022
The inaugural Jakarta E-Prix proved to be a tough race for Envision Racing, with both drivers struggling to make inroads as Formula E returned to Asia for the first time since 2019
A rare mistake in qualifying for Envision Racing’s Robin Frijns relegated the championship challenger to a 21st place start. Team-mate Nick Cassidy fared better, placing his Audi e-tron FE07 13th on the grid.
At the start of the race, following the long run to the opening right-hander, polesitter Jean-Éric Vergne held onto his place at the front of the field ahead of team-mate António Félix da Costa, whilst further back Cassidy moved up to 12th as Frijns started his fightback, taking 19th.
Following an early race safety car intervention, racing resumed with five minutes on the clock, as Jaguar’s Mitch Evans split the leading pair, capitalising on a mistake by da Costa.
Frijns activated his first Attack Mode early on, followed by Cassidy 90 seconds later – the Envision Racing pair being the first two drivers to take the initial four-minute 30kw power boost. By the time Frijns’ first Attack Mode elapsed, the Dutch driver had climbed to 16th, whilst Cassidy ended up where he started in 12th.
A positive start for the team as Cassidy and Frijns both move forward.
Entering the final 15 minutes,, both Envision Racing drivers had used their remaining Attack Mode. Frijns could not make much progress down in 19th, whilst Cassidy slipped back to 16th. At the front of the field Vergne headed Evans and da Costa.
With just under seven minutes left Evans snatched the lead in the Jaguar from Vergne as both Envision drivers moved up one place with Frijns claiming 17th ahead of Dan Ticktum, and Cassidy slotting in behind Alexander Simms in 15th place.
The early-race safety car resulted in one minute and 30 seconds being added to the race duration, and when all was said and done, the Envision Racing pair ended up line astern, with Cassidy in 16th and Frijns in 17th. Up front, a tight three-way battle was won by Evans ahead of Vergne and Mortara.
Teams’ standings (after Rd 9): 1. Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team, 186pts 2. DS TECHEETAH 170pts 3. Rokit Venturi Racing, 169pts 4. Jaguar Racing, 139pts 5. Porsche Formula E Team, 117pts 6. Envision Racing, 97pts
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| | |Team: Envision Racing|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Country: Indonesia|Season: 2021-2022|Keyword: 2022|Team: Envision Racing|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Country: Indonesia|Season: 2021-2022|Keyword: 2022|Team: Envision Racing|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| |Session: race| |Driver: Nick Cassidy|Team: Envision Racing|Number: 37|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| |Session: race| |Team: Envision Racing|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| |Team: Envision Racing|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| |Driver: Robin Frijns|Team: Envision Racing|Number: 4|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e| |Driver: Nick Cassidy|Team: Envision Racing|Number: 37|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| |Team: Envision Racing|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| |Team: Envision Racing|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e| |Driver: Robin Frijns|Team: Envision Racing|Number: 4|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| | |Session: qualifying| |Driver: Silvain Filippi|Team: Envision Racing|Keyword: team principal|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| | |Team: Envision Racing|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| ||Session: FP2|Keyword: free practice 2| |Driver: Robin Frijns|Team: Envision Racing|Number: 4|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Country: Indonesia|Season: 2021-2022|Keyword: 2022|Team: Envision Racing|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| |Session: FP1|Keyword: free practice 1| |Team: Envision Racing|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| | |Session: qualifying| |Driver: Robin Frijns|Team: Envision Racing|Number: 4|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| Keyword:Postcards
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| |Session: race| |Driver: Nick Cassidy|Team: Envision Racing|Number: 37|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| ||Session: FP2|Keyword: free practice 2| |Driver: Robin Frijns|Team: Envision Racing|Number: 4|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| |Session: FP1|Keyword: free practice 1| |Driver: Robin Frijns|Team: Envision Racing|Number: 4|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Driver: Robin Frijns|Team: Envision Racing|Number: 4|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e||Photographer: Shiv Gohil|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia||Session: media pen|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| | |Session: qualifying| |Driver: Robin Frijns|Team: Envision Racing|Number: 4|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Team: Envision Racing|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e||Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| |Session: FP1|Keyword: free practice 1| |Driver: Nick Cassidy|Team: Envision Racing|Number: 37|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| ||Session: FP2|Keyword: free practice 2| |Driver: Nick Cassidy|Team: Envision Racing|Number: 37|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| Keyword:Postcards
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| |Session: race| |Driver: Nick Cassidy|Team: Envision Racing|Number: 37|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| | |Session: qualifying| |Driver: Silvain Filippi|Team: Envision Racing|Keyword: team principal|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| | |Team: Envision Racing|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| |Session: race| |Team: Envision Racing|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| |Session: race| |Team: Envision Racing|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia|
|Photographer: Dan Bathie|Event: Jakarta ePrix|Circuit: Jakarta International ePrix Circuit|Location: Jakarta|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Indonesia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: June|Keyword: round 9|Keyword: round nine|Keyword: Asia| | |Team: Envision Racing|Car: Audi e-tron FE07|Car: Spark SRT05e|