Overview
- Cassidy executed an off‑set ATTACK MODE and superior energy management to overtake late and then defend to the flag, with Edoardo Mortara second and Oliver Rowland third.
- Nyck de Vries’ stoppage at Turn 1 triggered a full‑course yellow that became a safety car from laps 17 to 21, reshaping energy targets for the closing laps.
- Taylor Barnard lost a lap that would have secured pole for exceeding track limits, handing Sébastien Buemi the top spot in qualifying.
- Buemi ran deep at Turn 1 on lap one and later pitted with a puncture, falling to the back and finishing 17th after starting from pole.
- Cassidy tops the Drivers’ standings on 40 points ahead of Jake Dennis on 36 and Rowland on 34, with Citroën also leading the Teams’ table before Round 3 in Miami on January 31.