2025 Tokyo ePrix

2025 Tokyo ePrix
Race 8 of 16 of the 2024–25 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 17 May 2025 (2025-05-17)
Official name 2025 Tokyo ePrix
Location Tokyo Street Circuit, Tokyo, Japan
Course Street Circuit
Course length 2.575 km (1.600 mi)
Distance 38[a] laps, 97.85 km (60.80 mi)
Scheduled distance 35 laps, 90.12 km (56.00 mi)
Weather Rain and clouds
Pole position
Driver
Nissan
Time 1:32.525
Fastest lap
Driver Nick Cassidy Jaguar
Time 1:22.283
Podium
First
Maserati
Second
Nissan
Third
Mclaren-Nissan
2025 Tokyo ePrix
Race 9 of 16 of the 2024–25 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 18 May 2025 (2025-05-18)
Official name 2025 Tokyo ePrix
Location Tokyo Street Circuit, Tokyo, Japan
Course Street Circuit
Course length 2.575 km (1.600 mi)
Distance 32 laps, 82.39 km (51.19 mi)
Weather Cloudy
Pole position
Driver
Nissan
Time 1:12.615
Fastest lap
Driver Sam Bird Mclaren-Nissan
Time 1:14.753 on lap 25
Podium
First
Nissan
Second
Porsche
Third
Cupra Kiro-Porsche

The 2025 Tokyo ePrix was the eighth and ninth race of the 2024–25 Formula E World Championship, held on 17-18 May 2025. It was the second running of the Tokyo ePrix, held around the Tokyo Street Circuit.

Background

Oliver Rowland entered the race as the leader in the Drivers' Championship with a 48 point lead over António Félix da Costa, followed by defending champion Pascal Wehrlein (49 points behind).

Prior to the race, Porsche held a 35 point lead over Nissan in the Teams' Championship, with Mahindra Racing in third and DS Penske in fourth. In the Manufacturers' Trophy, Nissan held a 29 point lead over Porsche, with Jaguar in third.

The first race featured the Pit Boost quick charge feature. [1]

Classification

All times are in Japan Standard Time (JST).

Race 1

Qualification

The qualifying session for Race 1 was originally set to take place at 10:20 on 17 May.[2] However, due to torrential rain and unfavorable track conditions, the session was cancelled roughly 40 minutes after its scheduled time. This marked the first-time in Formula E history that a non-practice session had been canceled.[3]

The order of the starting grid was determined by the results from Free Practice 2, that had taken place earlier in the day under damp conditions. Oliver Rowland of Nissan Formula E Team received pole position, though due to the session not having started, no championship points would be awarded for pole position.[4]

Free Practice 2 Classification - Starting Grid Order
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 23 Oliver Rowland Nissan 1:32.525 1
2 48 Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 1:33.212 2
3 17 Norman Nato Nissan 1:33.488 3
4 5 Taylor Barnard Mclaren-Nissan 1:33.566 4
5 21 Nyck De Vries Mahindra 1:33.570 5
6 16 Sebastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:33.959 6
7 33 Dan Ticktum Cupra Kiro-Porsche 1:34.133 7
8 25 Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 1:34.177 8
9 7 Maximilian Gunther DS Penske 1:34.307 9
10 4 Robin Frijns Envision-Jaguar 1:34.326 10
11 13 Antonio Felix da Costa Porsche 1:34.545 11
12 8 Sam Bird Mclaren-Nissan 1:34.604 12
13 37 Nick Cassidy Jaguar 1:34.983 13
14 2 Stoffel Vandoorne Maserati 1:35.246 14
15 55 Jake Hughes Maserati 1:35.407 15
16 22 Zane Maloney Lola Yamaha ABT 1:36.182 16
17 1 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:37.109 17
18 11 Lucas di Grassi Lola Yamaha ABT 1:37.554 18
19 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:37.951 19
20 3 David Beckmann Cupra Kiro-Porsche 1:38.604 20
21 51 Nico Muller Andretti-Porsche 1:38.867 21
22 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:38.977 22
Source:[5]

Race

The race was set to start at 15:05 on 17 May, however due to weather, the race start was rescheduled to 15:15, 10 minutes after the original start time.[2] This race was the 3rd race of the season that included the 30-second "Pit Boost" stops, and the first where the stops had been conducted under damp race conditions.

The race originally started under safety car conditions, however after 4 of 35 laps had been completed, the drivers were ordered to conduct the usual standing start procedure.

Stoffel Vandoorne emerged triumphant after 38 laps of racing to take his first victory since the 2022 Monaco ePrix, ending a 49 race drought.[6] Vandoorne had taken his "Pit Boost" stop before the Red Flag came out on Lap 13 for Maximilian Gunther’s stalled DS Penske car, meaning that he was able to gain a net advantage over the rest of the field. This allowed him to take a dominant victory by 8 seconds over Nissan’s Oliver Rowland, making this the first victory for Maserati in the 2024-25 season, and their second consecutive win in Tokyo.

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 Stoffel Vandoorne Maserati 38 1:17:00.573 14 25
2 23 Oliver Rowland Nissan 38 +8.140 1 18
3 5 Taylor Barnard McLaren-Nissan 38 +8.695 4 15
4 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision 38 +9.047 6 12
5 33 Dan Ticktum Cupra Kiro-Porsche 38 +14.499 7 10
6 48 Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 38 +15.974 2 8
7 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche 38 +19.035 11 6
8 25 Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 38 +22.529 8 4
9 4 Robin Frijns Envision 38 +23.958 10 2
10 37 Nick Cassidy Jaguar 38 +25.039 13 1+11
11 21 Nyck De Vries Mahindra 38 +25.781[b] 5
12 51 Nico Müller Andretti-Porsche 38 +29.794 21
13 1 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 38 +31.111 17
14 8 Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 38 +40.763[c] 12
15 17 Norman Nato Nissan 38 +42.345 3
16 22 Zane Maloney Lola Yamaha ABT 38 +43.600 16
17 11 Lucas Di Grassi Lola Yamaha ABT 38 +46.468 18
18 3 David Beckmann Cupra Kiro-Porsche 38 +51.851 20
19 55 Jake Hughes Maserati 37 +1 lap 15
Ret 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 21 Crash Damage 19
Ret 7 Maximilian Günther DS Penske 11 Battery Issue 9
DSQ 27 Jake Dennis[d] Andretti-Porsche 20 22
Source: [7]

Notes:

  • ^1  – Fastest lap.

Standings after the race

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

Race 2

Qualification

Qualification took place at 10:20 on 18 May.[8]

Group draw
Group A ROW BAR DEV VAN BUE JEV CAS EVA DIG NAT MAL
Group B DAC WEH MOR DEN GUE TIC HUG MUE BIR FRI BEC
Qualifying duels
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A2 Norman Nato
A3 Oliver Rowland
Oliver Rowland
Jean-Éric Vergne
A1 Lucas di Grassi
A4 Jean-Éric Vergne
Oliver Rowland
Dan Ticktum
B2 Edoardo Mortara
B3 Dan Ticktum
Dan Ticktum
Pascal Wehrlein
B1 Pascal Wehrlein
B4 António Félix da Costa

Overall classification

Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 23 Oliver Rowland Nissan 1:13:818 — 1:12:375 1:12:007 1:12:615 1
2 33 Dan Ticktum Cupra Kiro-Porsche — 1:13:715 1:12:173 1:12:028 1:24:181 2
3 1 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche — 1:13:671 1:12:299 1:12:189 — 3
4 25 Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 1:13:892 — 1:12:681 1:12:602 — 4
5 48 Edoardo Mortara Mahindra — 1:13:708 1:12:754 — — 5
6 11 Lucas di Grassi Lola Yamaha ABT 1:13:781 — 1:12:756 — — 6
7 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche — 1:13:812 1:12:920 — — 7
8 17 Norman Nato Nissan 1:13:790 — 1:30:431 — — 8
9 4 Taylor Barnard McLaren-Nissan 1:14:040 — — — — 9
10 8 Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan — 1:13:812 — — — 10
11 21 Nyck de Vries Mahindra 1:14:056 — — — — 11
12 7 Maximilian Günther DS Penske — 1:13:975 — — — 12
13 37 Nick Cassidy Jaguar 1:14:106 — — — — 13
14 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche — 1:13:987 — — — 14
15 22 Zane Maloney Lola Yamaha ABT 1:14:157 — — — — 15
16 3 David Beckmann Cupra Kiro-Porsche — 1:14:045 — — — 16
17 16 Sébastian Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:14:258 — — — — 17
18 55 Jake Hughes Maserati — 1:14:234 — — — 18
19 2 Stoffel Vandoorne Maserati 1:14:453 — — — — 19
20 51 Nico Müller Andretti-Porsche — 1:14:268 — — — 20
21 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:24:043 — — — — 21
22 4 Robin Frijns Envision-Jaguar — 1:14:456 — — — 22
Source:[9]

Race

The race started at 15:05 on 18 May.[8]

Mitch Evans of Jaguar Racing was forced to withdraw from the race, due to substantial damage to his car after a crash in the qualifying session.

The race saw a dramatic battle for the lead in the last few laps between Rowland, Wehrlein, Ticktum, and Barnard. Rowland had managed to climb from 6th (following a relatively unsuccessful use of his first attack mode activation), to retake the lead on Lap 26 from Wehrlein with his second attack mode activation.[10]

On Lap 29, the battle for the lead reached its climax when Rowland and Wehrlein went side-by-side through the final chicane (Turns 17-18), with Rowland holding onto the lead. Behind them, Ticktum had been able to get ahead of Barnard for 3rd, and nearly capitalized off of an opportunity to get ahead of Wehrlein for 2nd as well in Turns 1-2. However, at Turn 6, the battle for the lead came to an end when Taylor Barnard took contact from Edoardo Mortara, sending him into the wall and breaking the rear suspension of his McLaren.[11] This brought out a late race Safety Car, with no laps added onto the original race distance.

As a result, when the race got restarted on the final lap, the drivers didn't need to conserve as much energy to make the finish, allowing Oliver Rowland in the Nissan to comfortably take the victory over Wehrlein in 2nd, and Ticktum in 3rd. This was the first time that Nissan had taken victory on home soil in a Formula E race, and was also the first career Formula E podium for Dan Ticktum from the Cupra Kiro team.[12]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 23 Oliver Rowland Nissan 32 45:51:352 1 25+31
2 1 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 32 +0.337 3 18
3 33 Dan Ticktum Cupra Kiro-Porsche 32 +0.901 2 15
4 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 32 +1.156 14 12
5 11 Lucas Di Grassi Lola Yamaha ABT 32 +2.917 6 10
6 25 Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 32 +3.698 4 8
7 37 Nick Cassidy Jaguar 32 +3.995 13 6
8 8 Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 32 +4.327 10 4+12
9 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision 32 +4.884 16 2
10 7 Maximilian Günther DS Penske 32 +5.186 12 1
11 51 Nico Müller Andretti-Porsche 32 +6.088 20
12 48 Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 32 +6.694[e] 5
13 3 David Beckmann Cupra Kiro-Porsche 32 +6.892 19
14 22 Zane Maloney Lola Yamaha ABT 32 +7.898 15
15 21 Nyck De Vries Mahindra 32 +10.192 11
16 4 Robin Frijns Envision 32 +10.560 22
17 17 Norman Nato Nissan 32 +14.686[f] 8
18 55 Jake Hughes Maserati 32 +1:12.476 17
Ret 5 Taylor Barnard McLaren-Nissan 29 Collision 9
Ret 2 Stoffel Vandoorne Maserati 29 Accident 18
Ret 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche 13 Collision damage 7
DNS 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 0 21
Source: [13]

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.

Notes

  1. ^ 35 planned laps and 3 extra laps
  2. ^ De Vries received a 5 second time penalty post-race for causing a collision with Mitch Evans.
  3. ^ Bird received a 5 second penalty for failing to follow the race director’s instructions.
  4. ^ Dennis was disqualified for entering the pit lane while it was closed.
  5. ^ Mortara was given a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision with Barnard.
  6. ^ Nato was given a 5-second time penalty for speeding under full course yellow.

References

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  10. ^ Beer, Matt (2025-05-18). "Tokyo Formula E race 2: More Rowland mastery, Ticktum stars". The Race. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
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