Mahindra Rac𝓰ing’s Jerome d’Ambrosio has hailed the “amazing” fee🐷ling of claiming his first on-the-road FIA Formula E race win at the Marrakesh E-Prix.

The ex-Virg📖in and Lotus Formula 1 driver had inherited his previous two wins in the all-electric series following post-race disqualifications for Audi driver Lucas di Grassi at the 2015 Berlin E-Prix and in Mexico City the🎃 following season.

But at the second round of the 2018/1ꦬ9 campaign in Marrakesh, d’Ambrosio carved his way through the field from 10th on the grid and took advantage of a collision between BMW teammates Antonio Felix da Costa and Alexander Sims to ▨seal an unlikely victory.

“This isꦡ a real win,” d’Ambrosio said after the race.

“That fel🅰t amazing, I’ve been fighting to be in this position and I’m so thankful to the team. The race was really hard-fought and incredibly intense. At least that’s what it felt like from inside the cockpit.

"I knew I could achieve a top-five result as the race pace was amazing in Ad Diriyah and here also. A🔴 couple of things played-out to our advantage and winning this race means a lot for the team and the hard work over the past few weeks.”

The Belgian, who switched from Dragon to join Mahindra for season fiv🌳e, has already nearly doubled his 2017/18 points tally and now leads the FE drivers’ standings after securing back-t🐼o-back podiums.

“Last year was tough, we had some tough moments so I’m ▨happy I can pay my team back for giving me a ride,” he explained.

“This is an amazing way to finish the second race. I’m so happy ﷺfor the team; everyone has worked so hard and I’m proud to be a part of Mahindra Racing.

“I’m really happy and it’s great to be leading the championship early on. It’s a good motivational tool for everyone and n🌳ow we have to keep on working hard.”

Mahindra team principal Dilbagh Gill credited d’Ambrosio for turning in a “mature” and “clever” drive during a hectic race🔥.

“I am absol🐠utely thrilled with the win,” Gill said.

“Marrakesh is definitely a special place for us and to win here two years in 💮a row is something that I’m very proud of.

“The whole team did a fantastic d🤪ay today and Jerome drove a mature, brilliant race to give us this win.

“We had a great strategy and used A🦄ttack Mode in some clever places.𓆉 Jerome put himself in a very good position to take the advantage when it mattered.”