Jaguar’s Evans and Porsche rival Pascal Wehrlein largely dominated the vast majority of the 29-lap race on the Shanghai Worldwide Circuit, every main for big parts across the truncated grand prix format.
Having taken the lead simply previous the midway level, Wehrlein noticeably upped the tempo and defended the place at numerous factors across the lap, particularly into the Flip 6 hairpin.
However locking up into Flip 6 on lap 23 allowed Evans to get a switchback on the exit which gave him the lead.
Simply two laps later, Wehrlein was again to the entrance however solely after chopping the Flip 11 left-hander by the ultimate sequence of corners after working side-by-side with Evans.
Behind, the second Jaguar of Nick Cassidy had steadily climbed up the order having dropped again from his beginning place of tenth to avoid wasting vitality, and noticeably had 1-2% greater than these in entrance of him.
Having moved into third with 4 laps remaining, Cassidy shadowed his team-mate Evans, who started to closely stress Wehrlein into Flip 6 and thru the next sweeping left and proper bends.
Regardless of having extra vitality, Cassidy was informed by his crew to keep up place and defend Evans from the chasing pack, which included the second Porsche of Antonio Felix da Costa and Andretti’s Jake Dennis.
Heading onto the final lap, Evans swept to the surface by the lengthy proper of Flip 1 to take the lead from Wehrlein and the win on-the-road.
However the Kiwi stays beneath investigation for the incident with Wehrlein when the latter reduce the second final nook, with each drivers known as to the stewards post-race.
Mitch Evans, Jaguar Racing, 1st place, celebrates in Parc Ferme
Picture by: Simon Galloway / Motorsport Images
Whereas Evans was left to take the win, Cassidy launched a remaining assault on Wehrlein by the ultimate right-left-right sequence of corners.
Cassidy moved to the within of the left, the place Wehrlein closed the door and the pair made contact that left Cassidy with a broken entrance wing.
As Wehrlein took second, championship chief Cassidy was solely simply capable of maintain the ultimate podium spot from a charging Oliver Rowland.
The Nissan driver had surged up the order within the remaining laps, demoting da Costa and Dennis, the reigning champion the final of the main runners to take his remaining Assault Mode late on.
Polesitter Jean-Eric Vergne claimed seventh, however like da Costa in fifth, stays beneath investigation for “pushing a driver off observe”.
Mahindra’s Nyck de Vries claimed his first factors of the season in eighth because the ex-Method 1 driver led briefly at one stage.
Envision’s Sebastien Buemi and DS Penske’s Stoffel Vandoorne accomplished the highest 10 in a race that featured just one retirement and no security automobiles.