Great Britain’s Oliver Rowland has secured the Formula E title for the first time after a fourth place finish in Berlin, Germany.<\/p>\n
The Nissan driver won the championship with two races to spare and becomes the 10th different champion in 11 seasons.<\/p>\n
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Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein was Rowland’s closest title rival, but the German slipped down to 16th in Sunday’s race despite starting on pole at Berlin’s old Tempelhof airport.<\/p>\n
“Honestly, I was just thinking before the race not to have too much damage going into [the final round in] London,” said Rowland.<\/p>\n
“I can’t believe it, I have no words. It’s incredible. I was trying to play it safe but everybody was so aggressive, so at some point I was all in.<\/p>\n
“Thankfully I stayed out of trouble.”<\/p>\n
It has been a dominant season for Rowland, with victories in Mexico, Jeddah, Monaco and Tokyo, before Sunday’s in Germany.<\/p>\n
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He has 184 points going into the final two races of the season in London (26-27 July), while Wehrlein sits on 125.<\/p>\n
Jaguar’s Nick Cassidy won Sunday’s race as Jake Dennis (Andretti) finished second and Jean-Eric Vergne (DS Penske) came home in third.<\/p>\n
Nissan are the only Japanese manufacturer to have won the championship.<\/p>\n
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