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An emotional Antonio Felix da Costa striked his first victory since moving to Jaguar in the second race of Formula E's Jeddah double-header.

The Portuguese driver started in third and remained near the front throughout the opening phases, before storming to the front when the pace suddenly increased.

He aced the timing of his first attack mode to stretch his lead to several seconds, allowing him to manage his energy and battery temperatures without threat from behind.

It marked Jaguar's second win in three races, cementing its place back towards the top of Formula E and firmly as a title contender.

He was joined on the podium by Envision's Sebastien Buemi in second and reigning world champion Oliver Rowland in third, marking a Jaguar package one-two.

At the start, Edoardo Mortara did on this occasion make an excellent start to keep the lead into the first corner from pole position.

However, as is always the case in energy sensitive races, the pace for the first half of the race was slow which resulted in constant position changes.

Almost an entire lap behind for the entirety of the race sat Nyck de Vries, who took a 60-place grid drop and a drive-through penalty for several power unit component changes.

Andretti's Jake Dennis had been in victory contention throughout the opening phases of the race, until a puncture on Lap 19 took him out of the game.

The slow pace of the race made the final 10 laps flat-out, although da Costa's strategy saw him out in front with an untouchable advantage.

Mortara had to settle for fourth with Dan Ticktum finally scoring points in fifth, with Pascal Wehrlein's title lead having been reduced to six points after finishing in eighth.

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