How Guenther’s patience provided his Tokyo Formula E triumph

Maximilian Guenther’s quiet accumulation in Formula E looked set to continue on the streets of Tokyo, but jumping on an opportunity to leapfrog Oliver Rowland ensured that he became the fifth different winner in the opening five rounds of this year’s intriguing campaign

For more than a decade Formula E has attempted to stage a race in Tokyo and that dream finally became a reality last weekend, as the all-electric championship set up shop in the most populous city in the world.

Having waited 10 years to see a race in Japan, the patience of a sell-out crowd was pushed a little further in the race as the inaugural contest was a slow burner that only came to fruition in the final stages as Maximilian Guenther and his Maserati MSG team put on a strategic masterclass that got the better of Oliver Rowland and home favourite Nissan.

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Author Stefan Mackley

A proud Yorkshireman, Stefan Mackley is Autosport's National Deputy Editor. Having graduated from the University of Central Lancashire with a degree in sports journalism he spent nearly four years working on local newspapers in Wiltshire - during which time he became an NQJ-qualified journalist and cut his teeth covering club racing at Castle Combe in his spare time.

Making the jump into motorsport journalism full-time, he joined the national desk for both Autosport magazine and Motorsport News in 2017 before becoming National Deputy Editor for the former in 2020.

His passion for motorsport stems from watching Formula 1 as a child with his father and is matched only by his love for Star Wars.

A better journalist than racing driver, he has so far competed in the Citroen C1 24 Hours and 116 Trophy with hopes of racing more machinery in 2021 and beyond.