– World Champion Pascal Wehrlein moves up to second in standings
– Jake Dennis claims third place for customer team Andretti Formula E
– TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team continues to lead Teams’ Championship
World Champion Pascal Wehrlein is now second in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship after finishing sixth on the Monaco street circuit on Saturday. The German factory driver also scored a point for setting the fastest lap of the race in the highly efficient Porsche 99X Electric. Andretti Formula E’s Jake Dennis finished third to stand on the podium for the first time this season, the sixth for the 99X Electric in 2024/2025.
Dennis’ Andretti Formula E teammate Nico Müller finished fifth. Cupra Kiro’s Dan Ticktum crossed the line seventh in the Porsche 99X Electric WCG3 to complete the tally of four Porsche drivers in the top seven.
António Félix da Costa is now third in the Drivers’ Championship after an incident on lap nine ended his race.
The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team continues to lead the Teams’ Championship, and Porsche remains second in the manufacturers’ standings.
Comments on the Monaco E-Prix
Florian Modlinger, Director Factory Motorsport Formula E: « It was a tricky day today with the result. António had an incident and was out of the race which means we have to build a completely new car for him because the chassis is damaged. It’s a lot of work for the guys which is tough due to the double-header here at Monaco. Pascal had a good race. He lost a position when he was behind a car that got stuck in the Full Course Yellow limiter during the release. We then had an issue in his pit stop which we need to analyse. It cost us two or three positions. With our strategy and without those problems he would have been good for a podium or even fighting for the win. Overall we showed as a manufacturer that our cars have the performance. Four Porsche in the top seven is a great achievement. Congrats to Jake Dennis for the podium. Tomorrow we will try for better. One parameter could be the weather with a higher risk of rain. »
Pascal Wehrlein, Porsche factory driver (#1): « We finished the race in P6 and got a point for the fastest lap. I’m not super happy with the race to be honest. The pace was there but there were three key moments in the race which cost us a much better result. The first one was going out of the Full Course Yellow and the car ahead of me didn’t accelerate. We had contact and I lost another position. The second one was we had a bad Pit Boost and lost a couple of positions there. Trying to move forward again we had contact with someone trying to overtake us in turn 6 which made us again lose positions. The pace was good but there was so much more in it. Now we focus on tomorrow and we’ll give it everything to have a good day. »
António Félix da Costa, Porsche factory driver (#13): « Today was a very, very tough day for me. We just lacked pace the whole day. I didn’t really feel at home with the car. It was hard to get the balance; it wasn’t where I wanted to be and therefore hard for me to drive the car like it has to be driven. In the race we were doing a good race from P15. I was already into the top ten and we were involved in an accident. It’s just a shame but we get another day tomorrow. »
ABB FIA Formula E World Championship – standings after 6 of 16 races
Drivers’ classification : 1. Oliver Rowland (GBR), 94 points ; 2. Pascal Wehrlein (GER), 60 points ; 3. António Félix da Costa (POR), 54 points… 6. Jake Dennis (GBR), 42 points… 12. Nico Müller (SUI), 24 points… 15. Dan Ticktum (GBR), 18 points… 22. David Beckmann (GER), 0 points
Teams’ classification : 1. TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team (GER), 114 points ; 2. Nissan Formula E Team (JPN), 105 points ; 3. Mahindra Racing Formula E Team (GBR), 81 points… 5. Andretti Formula E (USA), 66 points… 10. CUPRA KIRO (USA), 18 points
Manufacturers’ classification : 1. Nissan, 173 points ; 2. Porsche, 145 points ; 3. Mahindra, 98 points…