Nick Cassidy wins on Saturday in Berlin

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Nick Cassidy made a strategic masterclass in the first Berlin E-Prix to take the win despite 21st only laps before chequered flag.

Jaguar has taken back-to-back wins in Formula E after Nick Cassidy snuck his way to the front of the grid despite a difficult start.

Sat in 21st only laps before the end, Cassidy managed to take the lead and then build a gap in the last few laps, half a second quicker than anyone else.

The New Zealand driver now sits pretty on top of the driver championship, nine points ahead of Wehrlein.

Jean Eric Vergne took second followed by Oliver Rowland in third.

Pole sitter Edoarda Mortara finished in eighth after a strong start off the line, not able to stay in the front fight which was ever-changing.

The Swiss driver fell behind the DS Penske cars of Stoffel Vandoorne and Jean Eric Vergne who fought hard in the early stages for the lead of the race.

However, after the first safety car came out after Envision’s Joel Erikson stopped on track after a broken rear suspension on lap 11, the race quickly changed, helped by an order of position changes from race control.

Despite Vandoorne believing he was in the lead, the Belgium driver was demoted to third behind Pascal Wehrlein.

The green flag remained on track until lap 21 when Di Grassi and Dan Ticktum collided on track leading to the Brazilian’s retirement.

Di Grassi later blamed Ticktum stating that the Britisih driver ‘t-boned’ him.

Alongside Cassidy who made an excellent recovery, Oliver Rowland also had an impressive race finishing third after starting 15th.

Jake Dennis also made impressive progress up the grid to fifth before a lock up late in the race led to him needing to pit and eventually retire.

Homeboy Max Gunther had a disappointing Saturday and hit the wall on the main straight after his front wing reportedly going underneath his car.

Unable to turn away from the wall, Jake Hughes and Mclaren became victim to the crash and later had to pit.

Dennis and Gunther were not the only drivers to have a great day ruined at short notice as Jehan Daruvala had his sixth place rudely taken away in a shunt on the final corner.

Starting in last with a 20-place penalty, the Indian driver finished 17th only ahead of Norman Nato who had an un-noteworthy race.

With another race to come on Sunday, Wehrlein and Porsche will be keen to make a comeback, likely disappointed to not have won despite both cars leading at different points.