2025 Shanghai ePrix

2025 Shanghai ePrix
Race 10 of 16 of the 2024–25 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 31 May 2025 (2025-05-31)
Official name 2025 Hankook Shanghai E-Prix
Location Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.051 km (1.896 mi)
Distance 29 laps, 88.479 km (54.978 mi)
Pole position
Driver DS Penske
Time 1:08.234
Fastest lap
Driver Nick Cassidy Jaguar Racing
Time 1:10.564
Podium
First DS Penske
Second DS Penske
Third McLaren
2025 Shanghai ePrix
Race 11 of 16 of the 2024–25 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 1 June 2025 (2025-06-01)
Official name 2025 Hankook Shanghai E-Prix
Location Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.051 km (1.896 mi)
Distance 31 laps, 94.581 km (58.770 mi)
Scheduled distance 28 laps, 85.428 km (53.082 mi)
Weather Rainy
Pole position
Driver Jaguar
Time 1:31.305
Fastest lap
Driver Pascal Wehrlein Porsche
Time 1:23.433
Podium
First Jaguar
Second Porsche
Third Porsche

The 2025 Shanghai ePrix, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2025 Hankook Shanghai ePrix was a pair of Formula E electric car races held at the Shanghai International Circuit in the outskirts of Shanghai, China on 31 May and 1 June 2025. It served as the 10th and 11th rounds of the 2024–25 Formula E season, and marked the second edition of the Shanghai ePrix.

Background

Oliver Rowland entered the race as the leader in the Drivers' Championship with a 77 point lead over defending champion Pascal Wehrlein, followed by António Félix da Costa (98 points behind).

Prior to the race, Nissan held a 15 point lead over Porsche in the Teams' Championship, with Mahindra Racing in third. In the Manufacturers' Trophy, Nissan held a 44 point lead over Porsche, with Stellantis in third. [1]

The first race of the doubleheader weekend featured the use of Pit Boost, which was first introduced in Jeddah.[2]

Classification

(All times are in UTC+8)

Race one

Qualification

Qualification took place at 10:20 AM on 31 May.[3]

Group draw [1]
Group A ROW DAC DEN MOR BUE GUE CAS HUG MUE NAT MAL
Group B WEH BAR DEV JEV VAN TIC DIG EVA BIR FRI BEC
Qualifying duels
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3 Nick Cassidy
A2 Jake Dennis
Nick Cassidy
Maximilian Günther
A4 Oliver Rowland
A1 Maximilian Günther
Maximilian Günther
Taylor Barnard
B3 Pascal Wehrlein
B2 Nyck de Vries
Pascal Wehrlein
Taylor Barnard
B4 David Beckmann
B1 Taylor Barnard

Overall classification

Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 7 Maximilian Günther DS Penske 1:09:939 1:08:648 1:08:494 1:08:234 1
2 5 Taylor Barnard McLaren-Nissan 1:10:045 1:08:844 1:08:503 1:08:621 2
3 1 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:10:287 1:08:683 1:08:648 3
4 37 Nick Cassidy Jaguar 1:10.275 1:08:880 1:08:779 4
5 21 Nyck De Vries Mahindra 1:10:219 1:08:742 5
6 23 Oliver Rowland Nissan 1:10:297 1:08:924 6
7 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:10:220 1:09:088 7
8 3 David Beckmann Cupra Kiro-Porsche 1:10:357 1:09:266 8
9 55 Jake Hughes Maserati 1:10:321 9
10 25 Jean-Éric Vergne DS Penske 1:10:365 10
11 48 Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 1:10:347 11
12 8 Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 1:10:407 12
13 51 Nico Müller Andretti-Porsche 1:10:414 13
14 2 Stoffel Vandoorne Maserati 1:10:413 14
15 17 Norman Nato Nissan 1:10:415 15
16 4 Robin Frijns Envision 1:10:451 16
17 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:10:431 17
18 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:10:463 22[a]
19 22 Zane Maloney Lola Yamaha ABT 1:10:485 18
20 11 Lucas di Grassi Lola Yamaha ABT 1:10:467 19
21 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision 1:10:525 20
22 33 Dan Ticktum Cupra Kiro-Porsche 1:10:545 21
Source:[4]

Race

The race took place on 31 May at 3:05 PM.[3] It was the 4th race of the season to feature the Pit Boost stops.

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7 Maximilian Günther DS Penske 29 36:43.328 1 25+31
2 25 Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 29 +7.016 10 18
3 5 Taylor Barnard McLaren-Nissan 29 +7.488 2 15+12[b]
4 33 Dan Ticktum Cupra Kiro-Porsche 29 +7.866 21 12
5 23 Oliver Rowland Nissan 29 +8.140 6 10
6 17 Norman Nato Nissan 29 +8.242 15 8
7 8 Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 29 +8.458 12 6
8 21 Nyck De Vries Mahindra 29 +8.875 5 4
9 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision 29 +9.369 20 2
10 4 Robin Frijns Envision 29 +9.677 16 1
11 2 Stoffel Vandoorne Maserati 29 +10.972 14
12 1 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 29 +11.326 3
13 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche 29 +11.873 17
14 3 David Beckmann Cupra Kiro-Porsche 29 +12.123 8
15 51 Nico Müller Andretti-Porsche 29 +13.343 13
16 55 Jake Hughes Maserati 29 +13.695 9
17 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 29 +13.810 7
18 11 Lucas di Grassi Lola Yamaha ABT 29 +16.559 19
19 22 Zane Maloney Lola Yamaha ABT 29 +19.327 18
20 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 29 +43.437 22
21 37 Nick Cassidy Jaguar 29 +50.858 4
Ret 48 Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 24 Collision damage 11
Source: [5]

Notes:

  • ^1  – Pole position.
  • ^2  – Fastest lap.

Standings after the race

  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for all three sets of standings.

Race two

Qualification

Qualification was originally set take place at 10:20 AM on 1 June. However, the session was rescheduled to start at 9:00 AM and later postponed to 9:45 AM due to adverse weather conditions. All duels were cancelled and the starting grid was decided through the group stages.[6][7][8] The 3 points that normally would be given to the driver on pole position was not awarded.

Group draw
Group A ROW WEH GUE DEV TIC MOR CAS HUG EVA NAT MAL
Group B BAR DAC JEV DEN BUE VAN DIG BIR MUE FRI BEC

Overall classification

Pos. No. Driver Team A B Grid
1 37 Nick Cassidy Jaguar 1:31:305 1
2 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:32:952 2
3 1 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:31:746 3
4 11 Lucas Di Grassi Lola Yamaha ABT 1:33:075 4
5 55 Jake Hughes Maserati 1:32:214 5
6 25 Jean-Éric Vergne DS Penske 1:33:145 6
7 21 Nyck De Vries Mahindra 1:32:479 7
8 2 Stoffel Vandoorne Maserati 1:33:407 8
9 7 Maximilian Günther DS Penske 1:32:572 9
10 51 Nico Müller Andretti-Porsche 1:34:108 10
11 22 Zane Maloney Lola Yamaha ABT 1:32:611 11
12 4 Robin Frijns Envision 1:34:547 12
13 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:32:706 13
14 5 Taylor Barnard McLaren-Nissan 1:34:696 14
15 48 Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 1:32:784 15
16 8 Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 1:34:813 16
17 23 Oliver Rowland Nissan 1:32:864 17
18 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:34:816 18
19 33 Dan Ticktum Cupra Kiro-Porsche 1:33:965 19
20 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision 1:35:528 20
21 17 Norman Nato Nissan 1:34:278 21
22 3 David Beckmann Cupra Kiro-Porsche 1:37:081 22
Source:[9]

Race

The race was originally set to take place on 1 June at 3:05 PM. However, the race is rescheduled to start at 1:00 PM and later postponed to 2:30 PM under the safety car condition due to adverse weather conditions.[6][7]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 37 Nick Cassidy Jaguar 31 45:54.828 1 25
2 1 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 31 +7.126 3 18+11
3 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche 31 +19.444 2 15
4 55 Jake Hughes Maserati 31 +21.034 5 12
5 25 Jean-Éric Vergne DS Penske 31 +27.705 6 10
6 51 Nico Müller Andretti-Porsche 31 +40.675 10 8
7 2 Stoffel Vandoorne Maserati 31 +42.242 8 6
8 4 Robin Frijns Envision 31 +47.642 12 4
9 11 Lucas di Grassi Lola Yamaha ABT 31 +52.170 4 2
10 5 Taylor Barnard McLaren-Nissan 31 +52.965 14 1
11 22 Zane Maloney Lola Yamaha ABT 31 +58.578 11
12 21 Nyck De Vries Mahindra 31 +1:00.357 7
13 23 Oliver Rowland Nissan 31 +1:01.595 17
14 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 31 +1:03.205 13
15 8 Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 31 +1:04.363 16
16 33 Dan Ticktum Cupra Kiro-Porsche 31 +1:05.259 19
17 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 31 +1:07.093 18
18 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision 31 +1:07.892 20
19 48 Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 31 +1:09.668 15
20 3 David Beckmann Cupra Kiro-Porsche 31 +1:11.727 22
21 17 Norman Nato Nissan 31 +1:12.814 21
Ret 7 Maximilian Günther DS Penske 18 Technical issue 9
Source: [10]

Notes:

  • ^1  – Fastest lap.

Standings after the race

  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for all three sets of standings.

Notes

  1. ^ Evans received a 20-place grid penalty due to changing both his MCU component and gearbox in excess of the limit at the previous race in Tokyo.
  2. ^ Nick Cassidy had taken the fastest lap in the race, however he was ineligible to receive the point due to being outside the top 10.

References

  1. ^ a b "2025 Tokyo E-Prix Championship Standings". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  2. ^ "PIT BOOST: Everything you must know about Formula E's battery charging pit stops". Formula E. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b "2025 Shanghai E-Prix - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  4. ^ "2025 SHANGHAI E-PRIX - Qualifying Result". Formula E. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Race Results - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  6. ^ a b "2025 Shanghai E-Prix - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Schedule update: 2025 Shanghai E-Prix Round 11- ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Quali Report: Cassidy on pole after heavy rain disrupts qualifying in Shanghai- ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  9. ^ "2025 SHANGHAI E-PRIX - Qualifying Result". Formula E. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Race Results - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 1 June 2025.