Dan Ticktum claims emotional maiden Formula E win in Jakarta chaos

Dan Ticktum secured an emotional maiden Formula E victory in the Jakarta E-Prix, in what was a chaotic race in the Indonesian capital. 

Ticktum emerged from a chaotic final handful of laps with the race lead, after initial leaders Nyck de Vries and Jake Dennis collided – de Vries later retired whilst Dennis dropped to the back. 

Edoardo Mortara finished in second behind Ticktum, with Andretti's Nico Müller completing the podium. 

Oliver Rowland's title advantage suffered little damage, despite the Nissan driver only finishing in 10th.

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How the race unfolded

There was drama before the race had even begun, as reigning world champion Pascal Wehrlein was handed a three-place grid penalty for driving "unnecessarily slowly" in qualifying. 

It demoted the Porsche driver down to 17th on the grid, a place behind championship leader Oliver Rowland who had a disastrous qualifying. Of the top four in the standings, only Taylor Barnard progressed to the duels, where he claimed second on the grid. 

Season 9 world champion Jake Dennis started on pole for the first time since Berlin last year and made a great launch to see him lead into the first corner. 

Nyck de Vries slotted behind the Andretti driver after starting from third, with Barnard dropping back a position. Dan Ticktum and Nick Cassidy completed the opening lap top five. 

It was frustration for Jean-Eric Vergne on lap four, as the Frenchman was forced to pit from the midfield after losing the bulk of his front wing following a clash with Mitch Evans. To add to DS Penske's woes, Maximilian Günther pitted to retire a lap later.

Günther retired after being hit by Rowland, resulting in a five-second time penalty for the Nissan driver. Overtaking was a major challenge due to a very dusty surface, but the pace did increase considerably when the lead pack took their first attack mode on lap 19. 

The order remained largely the same, the exception was Barnard who dropped to outside the top five. Edoardo Mortara was the big winner, jumping into third behind Dennis and de Vries.

Lap 22 and drama at the first corner, as de Vries moved past Dennis down the start/finish straight before suddenly cutting across the Briton, destroying his front wing. 

It was immediately placed under investigation, with de Vries receiving a 10-second time penalty. The significant debris resulted in a safety car. At the time of the safety car, de Vries led from Dennis, Mortara, Ticktum and da Costa.

Final laps

A full course yellow period was needed soon after the race restarted as Jake Hughes ground to a halt. 

It triggered complete chaos, with Stoffel Vandoorne having crashed heavily following a technical failure once the race restarted, again. However, it was not only Vandoorne who suffered issues, as Dennis pulled into the pits, as did de Vries in a dramatic few minutes. 

To Cupra Kiro's disbelief, it left Ticktum in the lead, directly ahead of Mortara. Buemi, Nico Müller and da Costa completed the top five. When the race finally restarted for a final time, Mortara had no answer to Ticktum. 

The Briton crossed the finish line to win in Indonesia, ahead of Mortara and Müller – Buemi dropped to eighth due to a five-second time penalty. Rowland secured a point in 10th.