2024–25 Formula E World Championship
Oliver Rowland (top) won the Drivers' championship. TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team and Porsche (bottom) won the Teams' Championship and the Manufacturers' Championship for the first time in their history. The 2024–25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship was the eleventh season of the FIA Formula E championship, a motor racing championship for electrically powered vehicles recognised by motorsport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for electric open-wheel racing cars. Oliver Rowland, driving for the Nissan Formula E Team, won his first World Drivers' Championship with two races to spare at the Berlin ePrix. TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team won the Teams' Championship for the first time in their history at the final race of the season, with Porsche also winning the Manufacturers' Championship. Teams and driversAll teams used the Formula E Gen3 Evo car on Hankook tyres.[1] Team changesBritish motorsport brand Lola announced its return to top-level motorsport for the first time since the 2006 Champ Car World Series. Lola entered Formula E developing its own powertrain in cooperation with Yamaha.[34] This partnership supplied powertrains to ABT, who had previously used Mahindra powertrains but ended that affiliation,[18] and the team entered the season as Lola Yamaha ABT Formula E Team.[35] After just a single year running, ERT Formula E Team was acquired by investment firm The Forest Road Company. The team rebranded as Kiro Race Co and raced under an American license. The team also ceased to be its own manufacturer, forming an agreement with Porsche to use its 2023–24 powertrain instead.[6][36] Ahead of the São Paulo ePrix weekend, Cupra entered into a partnership with Kiro Race Co to enter the season as Cupra Kiro Race Co.[7] Cupra previously partnered with Abt in the last two seasons of the championship. Driver changesSeason 8 champion Stoffel Vandoorne ended his contract with DS Penske after two seasons and joined Maserati MSG Racing in place of Maximilian Günther, who signed with DS Penske, thereby completing a driver swap between the two Stellantis-owned outfits.[37][13][5] Jehan Daruvala's contract at Maserati was also not renewed, with the team instead signing McLaren driver Jake Hughes.[38][39][5] To replace Hughes, McLaren promoted reserve and developmental driver Taylor Barnard to a full-time drive.[40] Andretti driver Norman Nato left the team after a single season to return to the Nissan Formula E Team, with whom he last raced in 2023, replacing Sacha Fenestraz, who left the team after two seasons to return to Super Formula with Team TOM'S.[22][41][42] Nico Müller left ABT after two seasons with the team to replace Nato at Andretti.[43][28] Müller's replacement at ABT was announced to be Formula 2 driver and former Andretti reserve driver Zane Maloney, who made his Formula E debut, thereby becoming the first Barbadian driver to compete in the series.[20] New team Cupra Kiro signed Porsche reserve driver David Beckmann for his full-time debut alongside Dan Ticktum.[9] He replaced Sérgio Sette Câmara, who was hired by Nissan Formula E Team as reserve driver.[44] Mid-seasonTwo drivers missed the Berlin E-Prix double-header because of a calendar clash with the FIA World Endurance Championship's 6 Hours of São Paulo. Nissan's Norman Nato was replaced by the team's reserve driver Sérgio Sette Câmara, while Mahindra's Nyck de Vries was replaced by 2022 Formula 2 champion Felipe Drugovich.[23][26] CalendarThe following ePrix took place in the 2024–25 Formula E World Championship:
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ePrix locationsRegulation changesTechnical regulationsThe championship introduced an upgrade to its Gen3 ruleset, called Gen3 Evo.[51] The updated ruleset featured a new chassis package featuring a more robust front wing and new Hankook tyres aimed at providing increased grip. The new car also contained an active front power train to be used in qualifying, the race start and during attack mode, increasing acceleration and power output.[52] Quick-charging pit stops were introduced from the Jeddah E-Prix onwards, more than two years after the initial announcement of the feature.[53] The new "Pit Boost" was used in all double-header race weekends of the season. It required all drivers to make a mandatory pit stop taking around 30 seconds, during which the cars' batteries were recharged by around 10%. This pit stop had to be taken in a certain window in the race, chosen by the race officials prior to the event. No other work on the cars was allowed to be carried out during the quick-charging pit stops, and only one car per team was able to take this stop at a time.[54] Sporting regulationsThe Manufacturers' Trophy introduced in season ten became a World Championship title alongside the Teams' and Drivers' titles. Points were awarded in a similar manner to the Teams' title and are based on the performance of each manufacturer's two highest-scoring cars in every race.[4] Season reportPre-seasonPre-season testing for the 2024–25 season was set to take place at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia from 4–7 November 2024, before flooding in the area forced the championship to postpone and relocate the test to Circuito del Jarama on 5–8 November 2024.[55] Both Nissan and Jaguar were forced to skip the first of the four days as part of their penalty for exceeding the cost cap in the 2022–23 season.[56] Still, Jaguar and Mitch Evans set the fastest time of the test on the final day ahead of Cupra Kiro’s Dan Ticktum and Porsche's Pascal Wehrlein, with the reigning champion also leading his teammate António Félix da Costa to a Porsche 1-2 in the test’s traditional simulation race.[57] An all-female test session, the first of its kind in an FIA-sanctioned championship, concluded pre-season testing on 8 November.[58] 2024 F1 Academy champion Abbi Pulling posted the fastest time, driving for Nissan.[59] Opening roundsThe season began with the São Paulo ePrix, where reigning champion Wehrlein beat Nissan’s Oliver Rowland in the final duel to claim pole position.[60] The Gen3 Evo’s active front powertrain coupled with a new softer tyre compound saw drivers able to easily gain many positions while in attack mode, with Jaguar’s Nick Cassidy using it to take an early lead as Wehrlein dropped to fifth. Rowland reclaimed the lead on lap 14, swapping first place with both Porsche drivers before Jake Dennis’ Andretti suffered an electrical failure causing a red flag. Rowland led the restart before being hit with a drive-through penalty. Cassidy’s final attack mode vaulted him to first place before Evans, who had started 22nd and spent the race climbing up the order, took the lead. Cassidy and Wehrlein made contact while fighting behind him, which saw the latter flip and hit the wall heavily, triggering a second red flag. Evans led the three-lap restart to win by 0.3 seconds ahead of da Costa and McLaren’s Taylor Barnard, who became the series’ youngest podium finisher.[61] Round two, the Mexico City ePrix, saw Porsche lock out the front row in qualifying, with Wehrlein ahead of da Costa.[62] Wehrlein led for the first 15 laps before Dennis used attack mode to overtake him. The Porsche-powered trio battled for the podium positions for most of the race. A safety car interrupted the race late on when Cupra Kiro's David Beckmann collided with Lola Yamaha ABT's Lucas di Grassi. Rowland, who had taken attack mode shortly before the safety car was called, was still in the higher power mode when the race resumed and used that advantage to overtake Dennis, Wehrlein and da Costa within twelve corners to take the lead. Immediately after, another safety car was called as Evans had collided with Andretti's Nico Müller. Rowland held off an attacking da Costa on the final restart to win the race for Nissan, with da Costa and Wehrlein rounding out the podium, and Dennis finishing fourth. Back-to-back podiums meant that da Costa took an early lead in the championship, 12 points ahead of Rowland, with Evans now third.[63] The first double header of the season saw Formula E debut around the Jeddah Corniche Circuit for the Jeddah ePrix. The weekend began with a rookie free practice session, where Formula 2 driver Kush Maini set the fastest time for Mahindra.[64] Race one brought the debut of the new 'pit boost' format. DS Penske's Maximilian Günther started from pole position and led until a safety car was called to recover debris from the car of da Costa after a collision with Müller.[65] Günther gave up the lead to Rowland in order to save energy, and the latter controlled the race after the pitstops. The introduction of pit boost did not go without issues, with Ticktum's car requiring a reset that dropped him out of a top ten position.[66] Towards the end of the race, Rowland began to struggle for energy, allowing Günther to overtake him in the final lap and win the race. Barnard came third to secure another podium in just his fourth Formula E race. A second-place finish for Rowland meant he took the championship lead, ahead of da Costa by four points.[67] The second race followed the regular format without mandatory pitstops. Barnard became the youngest pole sitter in Formula E history, starting from the front row alongside Rowland. On the opening lap, Günther misjudged his braking into turn two and crashed into da Costa, forcing both into retirement. Barnard led the early part of the race before being overtaken by Rowland on lap 9.[68] Envision's Robin Frijns took the lead on lap 12, but was lower on energy than the following cars, allowing Rowland to retake first place two laps later. Barnard and Dennis then both led for brief stints after activating their attack modes, but Rowland crucially saved his final six minutes of higher power until late in the race.[69] He retook first place with five laps to go and quickly built a gap, aided by a four-car battle breaking out for second place. That fight was won by Barnard, who finished second after overtaking two cars in one corner, while Maserati MSG Racing's Jake Hughes rounded out the podium. Rowland's points lead now stood at 17 points.[70] Round five was the return of the Miami ePrix, held at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the first time. Nissan's Norman Nato beat former teammate Dennis to take his maiden pole position.[71] The majority of the race saw energy management and peloton-style racing, with Wehrlein and da Costa keeping in strong positions at the front of the pack.[72] However, with six laps remaining, a red flag was called after Hughes, Günther and Evans collided in the final chicane and blocked the track. With only four laps remaining after the restart, those drivers who still had six minutes of attack mode left were unable to use it all up, thereby violating the sporting regulations and attracting penalties. That concerned on-track winner Nato, third-placed Frijns as well as championship leader Rowland and the McLaren pair of Barnard and Sam Bird. Wehrlein thereby inherited the win, with di Grassi in second claiming Lola's maiden podium and da Costa in third. Rowland finished eleventh, but retained his championship lead, fifteen points ahead of da Costa.[73] Mid-season roundsMonaco held a double-header for the first time, with Saturday's race featuring the pit boost format. Barnard claimed his second pole position after championship leader Rowland hit the wall in the final. Rowland took the lead on lap twelve and was challenged by the Andretti and Mahindra drivers, who used attack mode and pit boost to move through the field. Mahindra’s Nyck de Vries took the lead on lap 24 ahead of Müller, who had recovered from a lap one puncture, and Dennis.[74] Rowland once again staved off his final attack mode until all other front runners had spent theirs. He used his deployment to reclaim the lead a lap later and won the race two seconds ahead of de Vries. Dennis in second was given a five-second penalty for speeding under full-course yellow, but teammate Müller held up the field behind him, allowing Dennis to keep place on the podium. Müller, however, was forced to sacrifice his fourth place. Rowland extended his championship lead to 34 points ahead of reigning champion Wehrlein, who finished sixth.[75] Sunday's race began with a chaotic qualifying session held in wet conditions. In semi-final one, both Rowland and de Vries ran off the road at Sainte-Devote, but Rowland recovered faster to win the duel. Günther and Penske’s Jean-Éric Vergne then had their lap times deleted in semi-final two, so Rowland was given pole position without the final duel taking place.[76] He held the lead at the start but once again chose to take attack mode later than those behind, giving Vergne the lead on lap six. Rowland took his first attack mode on lap 18, but a fight between the top two at the Nouvelle Chicane saw de Vries take the lead. Buemi, who had moved up the field to fourth, used his second attack mode to take first place. He built a gap of over three seconds that Rowland was unable to overcome.[77] Buemi took a record-breaking fourteenth win, his first since 2019. Rowland finished second, while Cassidy claimed his first podium of the season after starting 13th. Rowland's lead in the championship grew to 48 points, now ahead of da Costa.[78] Tokyo also became a double header for 2025. Qualifying for Saturday's race was cancelled due to poor weather, and Rowland was given pole position based on the results of the second free practice session.[79] The race began behind the safety car as the track was still wet, before a standing start on lap five. Rowland held the lead as others behind took early attack modes, but due to the conditions, there were few position changes. Stoffel Vandoorne and Maserati ran a unique strategy, choosing to use more energy at the start, which allowed him to stop for his pit boost earlier than others. Shortly after he made his stop, the race was red flagged when Günther stopped on track with an electrical issue. Rowland maintained the lead on the restart, but as all cars beside Vandoorne still had to make their mandatory stops, he cycled through to the front with a 25-second lead. Despite a spin, he won his first race in three years ahead of Rowland and Barnard. With Porsche once again struggling, Rowland's championship lead increased to 60 points.[80] Sunday was dry, but began with disappointment for Ticktum: He had looked on course for pole position before crashing in his final duel against Rowland.[81] Evans, who had still not scored a point since his win in the opening race, was unable to start. With his usual strategy of taking attack mode late, Rowland was shuffled from first to sixth in the opening part of the race, with Wehrlein leading from Ticktum and Barnard. All drivers in the top ten took their second attack mode around lap 23, but Rowland had six minutes remaining compared to four minutes for most others, and he fought back to take the lead. On lap 29, Mahindra’s Edoardo Mortara collided with Barnard, sending the latter into the wall and triggering a late safety car. With one lap remaining on the restart, everyone was able to drive flat out, with Rowland taking the win at Nissan's home race ahead of Wehrlein, while Ticktum came third to take his maiden podium in Formula E. Rowland’s fourth win of the year saw him leave Tokyo with a monumental gap of 77 points to Wehrlein.[82] Next was the Shanghai ePrix, where the first race featured the first pit boost appearance on a heavily energy-sensitive circuit. Günther claimed pole position ahead of Barnard in the final duel.[83] As usual in the peloton-style races, being in front was not the preferred position, and so the lead switched hands multiple times throughout the race. Drivers began to take their pitstops on lap twelve, with Rowland rejoining in seventh as the net leader on lap 17. Günther remained near the front and saved his second attack mode until late in the race. That allowed him to win with a gap of seven seconds.[84] The rest of the podium spots were heavily debated and both changed in the final corner: Ticktum had moved from 21st on the grid to second, but lost out to both Vergne and Barnard, with Rowland finishing behind him in fifth. It was DS Penske's first 1-2 result. With both Porsche drivers finishing outside the points after having to heavily save energy in the latter stages of the race, Barnard improved to second in the standings, 86 points behind Rowland.[85] Shanghai’s Sunday race was the third race of the season to be affected by rain. Practice was red-flagged for the majority of the session, and only the group stages were held in qualifying. Cassidy set the fastest time overall to claim pole position. The race began behind the safety car after being delayed for multiple hours. With conditions still very slippery and rain continuing to fall throughout the race, Cassidy in front made the most of being the only one without reduced vision from other cars’ spraying water. He held his lead throughout the race, building a gap of seven seconds to the Porsche duo of Wehrlein and da Costa to take his first win since Berlin in 2024. Wehrlein had started closing the gap to Cassidy mid-race, but slipped off track, undoing his progress, while the Kiwi in front remained faultless all throughout. Multiple drivers struggled with the wet conditions, with Rowland among them. He finished the race 13th, gaining no points for the first time since São Paulo. That reduced his championship lead to 68 points ahead of Wehrlein.[86] Closing roundsJakarta returned to the calendar after a one-year absence to host round twelve, where Dennis defeated Barnard in the final duel to take his first pole position of the season.[87] He held the lead at the start of the race, but took a shorter attack mode period than de Vries behind. When the latter tried taking the lead, he cut back too soon, breaking Dennis' front wing. The field was neutralised with a full course yellow and a chaotic restart followed: Dennis dropped through the field after his speed limiter did not deactivate,[88] de Vries suffered a technical malfunction, and Vandoorne crashed heavily in turn 7. This gave Ticktum, who was fourth at the restart, the lead of the race and he took his maiden win and his team’s first since the 2015 Moscow ePrix. Mortara came second, with Buemi in third. He had initially been hit with a penalty dropping him to fourth, but this ruling was overturned two weeks later, reinstating his podium.[89] Rowland finished tenth, retaining a 69-point championship lead over Wehrlein, who ended the race outside the points.[90] Next up was the double-header in Berlin. De Vries and Nato were absent due to the 2025 6 Hours of São Paulo and were replaced by Felipe Drugovich and Sérgio Sette Câmara. Rain once again affected the Saturday race, with only the group stages held in qualifying; Evans took pole position by setting the fastest lap in Group A, with Frijns alongside him on the front row.[91] Evans held the lead at the start and built a ten-second gap over the majority of the field. Wehrlein was the only driver also in contention after working his way through the field in the early stages of the race, before sliding off while trying to take the lead on the penultimate lap. Evans was therefore able to take his first victory – and first points – since the opening race. Da Costa finished third on the road, but was given a five-second penalty for spinning Hughes, promoting Mortara to the podium. Rowland, who went into the race with a chance to seal the title, retired from the race after making contact with Vandoorne, reducing his championship lead to Wehrlein to 50 points.[92] Wehrlein reduced the gap further by taking pole position for Berlin’s second race, defeating Ticktum in the final duel.[93] Rowland qualified third but started eighth, receiving a five-place grid penalty for the previous day's contact with Vandoorne. Wehrlein stayed near the front in the early part of the race, but chose a different attack mode strategy to the majority of the field. That saw him drop down the order, and he was unable to recover. Those who started far down the grid had opposite fortunes; Cassidy cycled to the lead from 20th on the grid, winning the second race in as many days for his Jaguar team, followed by Dennis and Vergne. Rowland remained in contention for the victory throughout the race and finished the race in fourth in the end. This result, coupled with Wehrlein finishing down in 15th place, saw Rowland secure his maiden World Drivers' Championship title with two races to spare.[94] A rookie test was held following the race, in which Formula 2 driver Gabriele Minì topped the timesheets of both sessions driving for Nissan.[95] London hosted the season finale double-header. Evans took pole position for the first race ahead of de Vries.[96] He made a good start, but delayed his first attack mode, dropping behind de Vries and Wehrlein. When Evans did take attack mode, he emerged behind Beckmann, who he struggled to pass. His teammate Cassidy, who started fifth, was the first of the frontrunners to take pit boost and used clean air to his advantage, moving up to second at the end of the pit cycle. He took the lead from de Vries on lap 27 and held it to win the race ahead of de Vries and Wehrlein.[97] Race two saw Ticktum take pole position, but a grid penalty from the previous race meant Cassidy started first.[98] He held the lead throughout the race, building a large gap over Evans to win his third race in a row and his final race for the Jaguar team. This came despite pleas from Evans for support from Cassidy, as a five-second penalty for speeding during full course yellow saw him lose his second place finish to de Vries, with Buemi taking third. Cassidy secured second in the drivers' standings despite being outside the top ten at the midpoint of the season, with Wehrlein third. Retirements following collisions for both Nissan drivers – Nato with Barnard, and Rowland with Müller – saw Porsche secure both the teams' and manufacturers' championship, with Jaguar second in both followed by Nissan.[99] Results and standingsE-PrixDrivers' ChampionshipPoints were awarded using the following structure:
Teams' Championship
Manufacturers' ChampionshipThe highest-placed two cars per powertrain manufacturer per race scored points towards that manufacturer's position in the standings. The cars that did not score any points did not appear in the standings and the points were allocated to the following Manufacturer's car eligible to score points. Points allocated for the driver obtaining the Pole Position and the Fastest Lap were not counted.[101]
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