De Vries immediately takes victory in first Formula E race of 2022

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19:01, 28 Jan 2022

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Nyck de Vries, as reigning World Champion, won the first race of the season in Diriyah. The Dutchman, together with Stoffel Vandoorne, was supreme in Saudi Arabia which meant a one-two finish for the Mercedes team. Jake Dennis finished third and also got to join the podium.

De Vries started from P3, but immediately managed to graze Jake Dennis at the start. After a short safety car following a crash by Oliver Rowland, De Vries and Vandoorne immediately drove away from the rest of the field. When activating the 'attack mode' the Belgian Vandoorne did not drive properly over the sensor, allowing De Vries to move into first place with the extra power of his attack mode.

Dennis finished third place in the last ten minutes ahead of Andre Lotterer. The Brit reported a flat tyre, but he still managed to finish the race. Antonio Giovinazzi finished 20th on his debut.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

De Vries immediately takes victory in first Formula E race of 2022

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