| 2025 Tokyo ePrix | |||||
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Race 8 of 16 of the2024–25 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 | |||||
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Race 9 of 16 of the2024–25 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 | CupraKiro-Porsche | ||||
The2025 Tokyo ePrix was the eighth and ninth race of the2024–25 Formula E World Championship, held on 17-18 May 2025. It was the second running of theTokyo ePrix, held around theTokyo Street Circuit.
Oliver Rowland entered the race as the leader in the Drivers' Championship with a 48 point lead overAntónio Félix da Costa, followed by defending championPascal Wehrlein (49 points behind).
Prior to the race,Porsche held a 35 point lead overNissan in the Teams' Championship, withMahindra Racing in third andDS Penske in fourth. In the Manufacturers' Trophy,Nissan held a 29 point lead overPorsche, withJaguar in third.
The first race featured the Pit Boost quick charge feature.[1]
All times are inJapan Standard Time (JST).
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 ofNissan Formula E Team received pole position, though due to the session not having started, no championship points would be awarded for pole position.[4]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid | ||||
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| 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 | CupraKiro-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 | LolaYamahaABT | 1:36.182 | 16 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 1:37.109 | 17 | ||||
| 18 | 11 |  Lucas di Grassi | LolaYamahaABT | 1:37.554 | 18 | ||||
| 19 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 1:37.951 | 19 | ||||
| 20 | 3 | David Beckmann | CupraKiro-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 | ||||
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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 the2022 Monaco ePrix, ending a 49 race drought.[6] Vandoorne had taken his "Pit Boost" stop before theRed Flag came out on Lap 13 forMaximilian Gunther’s stalledDS 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 overNissan’sOliver Rowland, making this the first victory forMaserati in the2024-25 season, and their second consecutive win inTokyo.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 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-Jaguar | 38 | +9.047 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | CupraKiro-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-Jaguar | 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 | LolaYamahaABT | 38 | +43.600 | 16 | |
| 17 | 11 | Lucas Di Grassi | LolaYamahaABT | 38 | +46.468 | 18 | |
| 18 | 3 | David Beckmann | CupraKiro-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 | ||
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Qualification took place at 10:20 on 18 May.[8]
| Group draw | |||||||||||
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| 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 |
The race started at 15:05 on 18 May.[8]
Mitch Evans ofJaguar 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 betweenRowland,Wehrlein,Ticktum, andBarnard. Rowland had managed to climb from 6th (following a relatively unsuccessful use of his firstattack 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 whenTaylor Barnard took contact fromEdoardo Mortara, sending him into the wall and breaking the rear suspension of hisMcLaren.[11] This brought out a late raceSafety 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, allowingOliver Rowland in theNissan 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 aFormula E race, and was also the first career Formula E podium forDan Ticktum from theCupraKiro team.[12]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 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 | CupraKiro-Porsche | 32 | +0.901 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-Porsche | 32 | +1.156 | 14 | 12 |
| 5 | 11 | Lucas Di Grassi | LolaYamahaABT | 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 | CupraKiro-Porsche | 32 | +6.892 | 19 | |
| 14 | 22 | Zane Maloney | LolaYamahaABT | 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 | ||
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| Previous race: 2025 Monaco ePrix | FIA Formula E World Championship 2024–25 season | Next race: 2025 Shanghai ePrix |
| Previous race: 2024 Tokyo ePrix | Tokyo ePrix | Next race: 2026 Tokyo ePrix |
