– TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team heads to Monaco as championship leaders
– First ever double-header in the principality
– Second round of Pit Boost in Saturday’s race
The strongest qualifying duo at the highlight of the season: On average, World Champion Pascal Wehrlein and teammate António Félix da Costa have secured the best starting positions in the Formula E field thus far this season. On the narrow street circuit around Monaco, the starting position is traditionally crucial in deciding the outcome of the race. The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team heads to the first European E-Prix of the season at the top of the teams’ standings. In the drivers’ standings, da Costa is currently in second place after claiming three podiums. Wehrlein is in third place following his win in Miami.
Factory team strong in qualifying
A starting position on the front rows of the grid pays off more in Monaco than at almost any other track on the calendar. And this is where one of the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team’s strengths lie this season: With a current record of two pole positions, four front-row positions and the highest number of duels won, Porsche has the most successful duo in qualifying. With an average qualifying position of 5.2, Wehrlein comes out on top. Da Costa is behind him in joint second place with a score of 5.4.
Two races in Monaco for first time
Formula E is heading to the principality for the seventh time, but this season will be the first time there have been two races on the same weekend (Saturday and Sunday). Up until 2019, the E-Prix was held every other year – on a shortened variant of the Circuit de Monaco. Since 2021, the first all-electric race series has been using the full 3.337-kilometre Formula 1 Grand Prix layout.
Porsche’s record in the principality
The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team is entering its fifth event at the Côte d’Azur. Porsche’s best position to date came from Wehrlein last season, when he finished in 5th place after starting from pole position. Da Costa, the 2021 Monaco winner, moved his way up through the field well last year after a collision that wasn’t his fault and crossed the finish line in seventh place.
Second ‘Pit Boost’ round: Rapid charging with 600 kW
Like at the third race of the season in Jeddah, the ultra efficient Porsche 99X Electric will have to make a mandatory pit stop in Monaco: During the 34-second Pit Boost, 3.85 kWh of electricity will flow into the battery (10%) – innovative rapid charging with 600 kW of power. By way of comparison: The Formula E safety car – the sports car for the road; the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT – charges with up to 320 kW. The CCS (Combined Charging System) symbolises the transfer of technology to series production: The socket and plug from the 99X racing car and the electric Porsche sports car for the road are very similar. The CCS combines the benefits of alternating current charging with the benefits of direct current charging, meaning it enables more gentle charging at home and more powerful rapid charging on the go, for example.
ABB FIA Formula E World Championship – standings after 5 of 16 races
Drivers’ classification : 1. Oliver Rowland (GBR), 69 points ; 2. António Félix da Costa (POR), 54 points ; 3. Pascal Wehrlein (GER), 51 points… 7. Jake Dennis (GBR), 27 points… 15. Nico Müller (SUI), 14 points ; 16. Dan Ticktum (GBR), 12 points… 22. David Beckmann (GER), 0 points.
Teams’ classification : 1. TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team (GER), 105 points ; 2. Nissan Formula E Team (JPN), 80 points ; 3. NEOM McLaren Formula E Team (GBR), 67 points… 7. Andretti Formula E (USA), 41 points… 10. CUPRA KIRO (USA), 12 points…
Manufacturers’ classification : 1. Nissan, 146 points ; 2. Porsche, 120 points ; 3. Stellantis, 85 points…
Yannick Bitzer,