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2025 Shanghai ePrix

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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 New Zealand 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 Germany 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

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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

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(All times are in UTC+8)

Race one

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Qualification

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

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

Overall classification

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

Race

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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 Germany Maximilian Günther DS Penske 29 36:43.328 1 25+31
2 25 France Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 29 +7.016 10 18
3 5 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard McLaren-Nissan 29 +7.488 2 15+12[b]
4 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum Cupra Kiro-Porsche 29 +7.866 21 12
5 23 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Nissan 29 +8.140 6 10
6 17 France Norman Nato Nissan 29 +8.242 15 8
7 8 United Kingdom Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 29 +8.458 12 6
8 21 Netherlands Nyck De Vries Mahindra 29 +8.875 5 4
9 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision 29 +9.369 20 2
10 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns Envision 29 +9.677 16 1
11 2 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne Maserati 29 +10.972 14
12 1 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 29 +11.326 3
13 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 29 +11.873 17
14 3 Germany David Beckmann Cupra Kiro-Porsche 29 +12.123 8
15 51 Switzerland Nico Müller Andretti-Porsche 29 +13.343 13
16 55 United Kingdom Jake Hughes Maserati 29 +13.695 9
17 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 29 +13.810 7
18 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Lola Yamaha ABT 29 +16.559 19
19 22 Barbados Zane Maloney Lola Yamaha ABT 29 +19.327 18
20 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 29 +43.437 22
21 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Jaguar 29 +50.858 4
Ret 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 24 Collision damage 11
Source: [5]

Notes:

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

Standings after the race

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

Race two

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Qualification

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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 United Kingdom ROW Germany WEH Germany GUE Netherlands DEV United Kingdom TIC Switzerland MOR New Zealand CAS United Kingdom HUG New Zealand EVA France NAT Barbados MAL
Group B United Kingdom BAR Portugal DAC France JEV United Kingdom DEN Switzerland BUE Belgium VAN Brazil DIG United Kingdom BIR Switzerland MUE Netherlands FRI Germany BEC

Overall classification

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

Race

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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 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Jaguar 31 45:54.828 1 25
2 1 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 31 +7.126 3 18+11
3 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 31 +19.444 2 15
4 55 United Kingdom Jake Hughes Maserati 31 +21.034 5 12
5 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS Penske 31 +27.705 6 10
6 51 Switzerland Nico Müller Andretti-Porsche 31 +40.675 10 8
7 2 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne Maserati 31 +42.242 8 6
8 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns Envision 31 +47.642 12 4
9 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Lola Yamaha ABT 31 +52.170 4 2
10 5 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard McLaren-Nissan 31 +52.965 14 1
11 22 Barbados Zane Maloney Lola Yamaha ABT 31 +58.578 11
12 21 Netherlands Nyck De Vries Mahindra 31 +1:00.357 7
13 23 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Nissan 31 +1:01.595 17
14 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 31 +1:03.205 13
15 8 United Kingdom Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 31 +1:04.363 16
16 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum Cupra Kiro-Porsche 31 +1:05.259 19
17 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 31 +1:07.093 18
18 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision 31 +1:07.892 20
19 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 31 +1:09.668 15
20 3 Germany David Beckmann Cupra Kiro-Porsche 31 +1:11.727 22
21 17 France Norman Nato Nissan 31 +1:12.814 21
Ret 7 Germany Maximilian Günther DS Penske 18 Technical issue 9
Source: [10]

Notes:

  • ^1  – Fastest lap.

Standings after the race

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

Notes

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  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

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  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.
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