Formula E Live Ticker
Here we will be following the Formula E race weekend in Shanghai from May 30th, 2025. You can find out more about the race weekend here:
Oliver Rowland heads to Jakarta with a lead of just 68 points over title defender Wehrlein. TAG Heuer Porsche can even overtake Nissan in the team standings by just one point! That concludes the double-header in Shanghai. It continues here on 21 June with the race in Jakarta! Until then, I bid you farewell!
While Nick Cassidy can celebrate his eighth Formula E victory, there are no points for Oliver Rowland. Porsche's success reduces his lead somewhat, but it is still gigantic!
There were no further shifts on the final lap. Hughes finishes fourth, Vergne fifth, Müller sixth, Vandoorne seventh, Frijns eighth, Di Grassi ninth and Taylor Barnard tenth!
NICK CASSIDY WINS! The New Zealander finally celebrates another victory in his disastrous season. Pascal Wehrlein finishes second and Antonio Felix da Costa third!
Nick Cassidy still has 14 per cent energy, Pascal Wehrlein only 5 per cent!
The last lap is underway! Cassidy continues to lead with confidence.
Sam Bird flies off in turn 5 and spins twice! Vandoorne follows suit and even slides into the gravel. However, the gaps are so large that Vandoorne remains seventh.
Now the dream of Maloney's points is over again. Taylor Barnard catches the rookie after all!
A shift in positions among the top ten drivers is not to be expected. At the moment, Cassidy is ahead of both Porsches, followed by Hughes, Vergne, Müller, Vandoorne, Di Grassi, Frijns and Maloney. Double points for Lola Yamaha Abt would be a great success!
The race is extended to 31 laps. We are currently on lap 26 and Nick Cassidy is already leading by eleven seconds. That would give him 26 points today alone. He has only scored 33 in his entire season!
Mitch Evans drives a very interesting line to attack mode, as he slides far off the track beforehand. He loses a lot of time, but is still ahead of Rowland, who will not score any points today in 16th place.
Taylor Barnard is the only driver to succeed in overtaking manoeuvres, but he is only in 12th place.
Nick Cassidy will most likely finally achieve another victory. The Jaguar driver's season so far has been disastrous. In addition, all signs point to him leaving Jaguar at the end of the season. He is 8 seconds ahead of Wehrlein and almost 20 seconds ahead of third-placed Da Costa!
There are only 6 laps to go and Nick Cassidy has a very solid lead of four and a half seconds over Pascal Wehrlein. He activates his final attack mode.
Red car means a critical defect in the car's software and a potential safety risk, which is why Günther was forced to stop.
Nyck de Vries tries a very ambitious move against Vandoorne, again in turn 5. The Dutchman slides into the side of Vandoorne, a miracle that nothing more happened. Maximilian Günther has a red car! HE HAS TO STOP!
Lucas di Grassi is the first driver to activate both attack modes. He is in 8th place.
Jake Dennis hits the rear of Oliver Rowland in the final corner. This minor contact had no further consequences because Rowland failed to overtake Evans and had to drop back. In the meantime, however, he was able to overtake the Jaguar.
Overtaking is extremely difficult at the moment. Some drivers are trying, like Vandoorne, but then miss the braking point or slide off the track. There is only one drivable line.
Oliver Rowland is currently in 14th place, and the fact that Werhlein and Da Costa are in second and third place would close the gap on the league leaders.
Nick Cassidy has a lead of five seconds and an energy advantage of four per cent over Wehrlein in second place.
Pascal Wehrlein slid out wide in turn 5, but only lost time and not a place. Dennis also slips out again. David Beckmann even spins and is 10 seconds behind the field in last place!
Nico Müller can make good use of his attack mode and now even catches Günther for 6th place.
Nick Cassidy continues to lead the race. He is followed by Wehrlein, ahead of Da Costa and Hughes. In 5th and 6th place are both DS Penske!
Jake Dennis attempts an overtaking manoeuvre in turn 5, but with all the aquaplaning, the Andretti doesn't steer a bit and he has to drive far across the run-off zone.
Pascal Wehrlein has a minute longer than Cassidy and Da Costa in attack mode, which is why Porsche is now trying to catch up with Cassidy with Wehrlein. But that doesn't quite work. Nyck de Vries spins and only loses three positions! He is now tenth!
Lucas di Grassi tries to defend against Hughes in turn 1, but slides out wide and loses 3 places. Porsche lets Wehrlein and Da Costa swap positions! Wehrlein is the new runner-up.
Almost all the drivers in the top 10 immediately activate their attack mode without losing position! Only Di Grassi and Müller do without.
The race is on! Cassidy can stay in front, as was to be expected. The two Porsches behind him are already three per cent behind in terms of energy!
This lap, the safety car comes in! There's a rolling start!
It is already clear that there will be at least two additional laps. There will be one extra lap for every full 3:30 minutes behind the safety car.
The times set by the drivers behind the safety car are faster than Nick Cassidy's pole position time! That speaks in favour of an imminent release.
We are now in the fifth lap behind the safety car.
In some places, the spray was still quite heavy. At race speed, it would get even heavier and the drivers would be flying blind in some places.
The first lap behind the safety car has been completed. We had a similar procedure in Tokyo, where there were three safety car laps before the start.
The track is still very wet, but it is much brighter in Shanghai than in the previous sessions today. As soon as the track is deemed safe enough, there will be a rolling start.
The Formula E cars are rolling! The E-Prix in Shanghai begins, a few laps behind the safety car for now.
In less than five minutes, the race will start behind the safety car. Today we can expect a classic Formula E race without pit boost, but with a wet track!
The drivers are on the grid. Nick Cassidy starts from P1 on the grid for the first time this season! Behind him are both Porsches, Di Grassi and Hughes. Rounding off the top 10 are Vergne, De Vries, Vandoorne, Günther and Müller. Birthday boy Taylor Barnard only starts from 14th place and title contender Rowland even further back from 17th place.
There will apparently be no further delay. In two minutes, the drivers will line up on the grid. The race will start behind the safety car at 08:34. A few laps will be driven behind the safety car before the green flag is waved after a presumably rolling start.
And another 10 minutes later. New race start is at 08:34 (CEST)!
The start of the race has been postponed by a further 24 minutes. The drivers are now scheduled to start the E-Prix at 08:24 (CEST)!
Welcome back to the live ticker! Normally I would have told you now that the second race in Shanghai will start in five minutes. Instead, however, it has been postponed by 60 minutes due to rain. The race is now scheduled to start at 8am (CEST)!
