Drugovich penalty costs Andretti historic Sanya E-Prix one-two

Andretti’s landmark result unravels after the flag

Andretti’s first-ever Formula E one-two finish survived for only a handful of hours before the Sanya E-Prix classification was reshaped by post-race penalties. Felipe Drugovich, who had been classified second behind team-mate Jake Dennis, was handed a five-second sanction for contact with Porsche title hopeful Pascal Wehrlein.

It was a sharp reversal after Andretti had started first and second and finished first and third on the road. Drugovich had initially moved into second in the classification after Antonio Felix da Costa, now at Jaguar and formerly an Andretti driver, received a penalty of his own. For more on how the original race unfolded before the stewards’ revisions, read our earlier report on Jake Dennis leading Andretti one-two in a dramatic Sanya E-Prix.

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The amended result underlines how heavily the Sanya race was shaped not only by on-track execution, but by race control and the stewards’ post-race decisions. In total, seven time penalties were assessed during and after the race, with five applied directly to drivers’ finishing times.

Amended Sanya E-Prix results

1. Jake Dennis
2. Pepe Marti +2.104s
3. Antonio Felix da Costa +5.702s*
4. Felipe Drugovich +6.112s*
5. Max Guenther +7.116s
6. Nyck de Vries +7.855s*
7. Nico Mueller +8.780s
8. Jean-Eric Vergne +9.036s
9. Taylor Barnard +9.373s
10. Lucas Di Grassi +9.881s
11. Zane Maloney +10.471s
12. Joel Eriksson +11.264s
13. Sebastien Buemi +12.491s
14. Pascal Wehrlein +12.742s*
15. Dan Ticktum +1m20.696s*

DNF: Mitch Evans, Nick Cassidy, Oliver Rowland, Norman Nato, Edoardo Mortara

For Andretti, Dennis’ win still stands as the defining sporting reward from Sanya. But the loss of Drugovich’s podium means the team leaves with a result that is impressive, yet no longer historic in the way it briefly appeared.