At a glance
- Former champion converts pole to victory as Nico Müller finishes P10
- Customer team Andretti Formula E claims third and fourth
- Porsche extends lead in manufacturers’ standings
With the points scored for first and third place, Porsche has extended its lead in the manufacturers’ standings. Wehrlein took an additional three points for claiming his third pole position of the season in qualifying, moving him up to second in the drivers’ standings. Teammate Nico Müller finished the race tenth.
In his Porsche 99X Electric, Wehrlein led most of the 30-lap race, which included a mandatory pit stop to fast-charge 10 % of energy. Still at the front after a brief appearance of the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT safety car in the closing stages, the German activated his Attack Mode in wet conditions, gaining all-wheel drive for increased grip. He claimed the 10th Formula E victory of his career by 1.6 seconds. It marked his first win in Shanghai and Porsche’s second at the venue, after António Félix da Costa’s success in 2024.
With P10, Müller finished just inside the points after starting P14 but was unable to make more progress on the wet track before the end.
The factory-run Porsche Formula E Team remained second in the teams’ standings. With five races to go, Wehrlein sits three points behind the leader.
Racing for Charity
Under the motto Racing for Charity, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG is making a strong social statement in the current Formula E season, supporting seriously ill children worldwide. For every lap completed by its two factory-run Porsche 99X Electric, the Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer donates 400 euros to the charitable organizations Kinderherzen retten e.V., Interplast Germany e.V., and the Ferry Porsche Foundation. After Pascal Wehrlein and Nico Müller completed the maximum number of laps at the twelfth race of the season in Shanghai, the donation amount stands at 316,400 Euro.
Comments on the Shanghai E-Prix
Florian Modlinger, Director Factory Motorsport Formula E: “An amazing win today for Pascal after taking an impressive pole position, which means he has closed the gap to Mitch Evans in the championship. As a team, we also reduced the gap to Jaguar slightly. With the rain and the humidity, conditions today were difficult, so well done to everybody in the team for doing a really good job, including our colleagues back at the factory in Weissach. Nico also showed good pace in practice, but in qualifying he was not quite there. We now need to analyse what happened so we can improve for tomorrow. P3 for Jake Dennis and the Andretti team means another strong result for our customers after their win in Sanya. Thanks to them as well, Porsche has increased its lead in the manufacturers’ standings. Our target for tomorrow is to score strong points with both factory cars.”
Pascal Wehrlein, Porsche factory driver (#94): “A fantastic race at a crucial stage of the season. I couldn’t be happier with today – it was a flawless performance and the car was amazing. We didn’t make any mistakes and the execution was perfect. I had really good pace, so I didn’t feel it was necessary to stay in the slipstream that much, which meant I could keep away from the chaos behind. A big thanks to the team. With five races still to go, we will give it our all and try to bring home as many trophies as possible.”
Nico Müller, Porsche factory driver (#51): “I had some issues in qualifying that prevented me from starting further up the grid, but the car clearly had potential. Pascal showed that today, and congratulations to him on the victory and pole position. My qualifying issues left me in the pack, but I managed to move up and it looked like we were in contention for points. However, some incidents, being on the wrong side of the Pit Boost strategy and unfortunate timing with our Attack Mode meant we lost ground. It was not the day I was hoping for, but I get another chance tomorrow and we will make up for it.”
Standings after 12 of 17 races
Drivers’ classification
1. Mitch Evans (NZL), 132 points – Jaguar I-Type 7
2. Pascal Wehrlein (GER), 129 points – Porsche 99X Electric
3. António Félix da Costa, 111 points – Jaguar I-Type 7
4. Jake Dennis (GBR), 109 points – Porsche 99X Electric
7. Nico Müller (SUI), 90 points – Porsche 99X Electric
11. Pepe Martí (ESP), 58 points – Porsche 99X Electric WCG3
12. Felipe Drugovich (BRA), 54 points – Porsche 99X Electric
14. Dan Ticktum (GBR), 28 points – Porsche 99X Electric WCG3
Teams’ classification
1. Jaguar TCS Racing (GBR), 243 points
2. Porsche Formula E Team (GER), 219 points
3. Mahindra Racing (IND), 172 points
4. Andretti Formula E (USA), 163 points
8. CUPRA KIRO (USA), 86 points
Manufacturers’ classification
1. Porsche, 364 points
2. Jaguar, 309 points
3. Mahindra, 171 points
The official points’ standings can be found on the Formula E website.
Next up
The next race will take place on 5 July for round 13 of the season, with the all-electric championship racing at the Shanghai International Circuit once again.
Porsche in Formula E
As the reigning Teams’ and Manufacturers’ World Champion, Porsche contests its seventh Formula E season in 2025/2026. In addition to the factory Porsche Formula E Team, the US customer team Andretti Formula E competes with the Porsche 99X Electric of the latest generation GEN3 Evo. A second Porsche customer team, Cupra Kiro, also participates, relying on 99X technology from the previous generation GEN3. In Formula E, the brand gains valuable insights for its production sports cars.
