Britain's Rowland Takes Formula E Title with Two Races to Spare

Oliver Rowland takes Formula E title with two races to spare

Nissan's Oliver Rowland won the Formula E title for the first time, with two races to spare, on Sunday and became the all-electric series' 10th different champion in 11 seasons.

Britain's Rowland takes Formula E title with two races to spare

Rowland, who failed to score on Saturday and started eighth on Sunday after a five-place grid penalty, now has 184 points with Pascal Wehrlein on 125.

Nissan’s Oliver Rowland wins Formula E title with two races left

Nissan’s Oliver Rowland won the Formula E title for the first time, and with two races to spare, the Briton became the all-electric series’ 10th different champion in the space of 11 seasons.

Motor racing-Britain's Rowland takes Formula E title with two races to spare

Oliver Rowland reveals Max Verstappen text prior to Formula E title triumph

New Formula E World Champion Oliver Rowland revealed to Motorsport Week that Max Verstappen sent him an encouraging text message in the build-up to his title success. The Yorkshireman drove a typically calm race amid typical FE chaos to take his first Drivers’ Championship, after an untypical FE season of supreme dominance. Rowland’s fourth place was enough to secure the right to Number 1 on his Nissan next year, ursping the crown from Porsche’s…