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Here, we will be covering the start of the season in Sao Paulo from December 5th, 2025. You can find out more in advance here:
Once again, Sao Paulo has provided a tremendous event. Not much more can happen at a season opener than today. Jake Dennis is our new world championship leader and will be looking to build on that in Mexico in January. Until then, I bid you farewell! Keep an eye on e-Formel.de, because every highlight from the race will be scrutinised again here in the coming days.
Taylor Barnard actually drove out, but he was only the last of the drivers on the track. Seven drivers had to park the car. Marti, Vergne, Evans, Di Grassi, Mortara, Nato and Ticktum did not finish the race. Felipe Drugovich, Maloney, De Vries and Vergne are still facing penalties. Two were too fast under full-course yellow and two kept too much distance behind the safety car.
Pascal Wehrlein ends up where he started - in fourth place, while Drugovich finishes fifth in his first race with Andretti and in his home country. Nico Müller finishes in 6th place, followed by Günther, Eriksson, Buemi and, indeed, Nyck de Vries.
That was a very fast final lap. Jake Dennis can call himself the race winner in the end. For reigning world champion Rowland, it was a magnificent second place. Citroen and Cassidy will be at least as happy about third place in their debut race!
Dennis retains the lead ahead of Rowland and Cassidy. The Andretti driver is able to pull clear and already leads by more than a second. JAKE DENNIS WINS!
Only twelve cars are on track for the rolling restart. Jake Dennis now sets the pace. GREEN FLAG!
The safety car is now leading the cars again. Barnard and Vergne are both pushed into the pit lane, apparently repairs are still being carried out. A strange decision now that the race is due to start.
We will experience two rounds with full power. Energy won't play a major role, it's all or nothing now. Jake Dennis will be the first to start the race. He will be followed by Rowland, Cassidy, Wehrlein and Drugovich.
Antonio Felix da Costa will indeed take part in the restart, but from the very back of the grid due to repairs to the rear wing. His car is now adorned with black tyre marks from Marti's Cupra Kiro.
The race will be restarted for the last two laps. The restart is scheduled for 19:01 (CET).
This is the second serious accident in two years in Sao Paulo. Last year, Wehrlein rolled over after a collision with Cassidy.
If the race is reopened, Dennis will lead ahead of Rowland and Cassidy. However, neither Marti's car nor that of Evans has been cleared yet. The race could also be over for Felix da Costa. Marti flew over his car and completely destroyed his rear wing.
Pepe Marti is surprised by the full-course yellow phase and flies over the cars in front of him as they slow down. He flips over several times, but fortunately the car comes to a halt on the right side. He is unharmed, that's the most important thing.
RED FLAG! Mitch Evans crashed into the wall in turn 10. This was caused by contact with Buemi. Dennis and Drugovich are first and fourth. PEPE MARTIS CAR IS IN TROUBLE AND BURNING! He's out of the car and unharmed!
Both Andretti drivers immediately activate attack mode. If they get it right now, it will be a tremendous result for the team. But now it's yellow again in turn 10! Jake Dnenis takes the lead!
GREEN FLAG! The last laps of the race have been released!
All drivers who have just activated attack mode are now at a disadvantage. They were unable to utilise their extra power sufficiently and are now at a disadvantage. Dennis has the best chance of victory in third place, as the Briton has not yet activated his final attack mode. Drugovich, Marti, Barnard, Evans, Vergne and Maloney also have the advantage of a missing attack mode. De Vries even still has both attack modes and can now rejoin the field!
Lucas di Grassi was to blame for the accident. He left Mortara no room and pushed him into the wall. The damage to the Lola Yamaha Abt is also too great. The Brazilian parks the car.
SAFETYCAR! Mortara crashes into the wall in turn 4. The front right suspension is completely destroyed!
Rowland, Cassidy and Eriksson are the first of the top 10 to activate their final attack mode. They now have to get as far forward as possible! Oliver Rowland now leads!
The race is getting much faster now, it's all about the win! At the moment, Dennis is claiming first place ahead of Cassidy and Wehrlein.
Green flag! Nato's car was cleared from the track. Meanwhile, Dan Ticktum parks his car in the pit lane. We're on lap 21!
Yellow flag! Now Nato is in turn 1! He's stopped. Meanwhile, Cassidy has worked his way up to second place.
The two Nissans collide! Rowland almost sends Nato into the wall, but the Frenchman has hardly left Rowland any room on the inside! Now Nato drives into the pit lane, he has probably suffered a puncture.
Half of the race is over. We are on lap 17 of 30. Jake Dennis is leading the race ahead of Wehrlein and Mortara! Mortara still has a 5-second penalty.
Wehrlein is now leading the race, followed by Nato and Mortara! Taylor Barnard has now also worked his way into the top 10. Jake Dennis makes it back to second place in no time at all with attack mode!
Pole setter Jake Dennis dropped back to 9th place. Dan Ticktum, who started in 2nd place, has now been lapped.
Both Jaguar drivers are now in the top three. Both are driving in attack mode. We will see a few more laps where the race remains tactical and nobody wants to lead. In a few laps, however, the point will come where the pace will be picked up and the fight for victory will begin. At the moment, it's all about not falling into an energy deficit. Nato leads!
Vergne is now dropping back. He already has major energy problems. After 10 laps, he already has three per cent less energy left than Rowland, who is leading.
Oliver Rowland does the same to Vergne. He drives from 9th place into the lead with his attack mode! Vergne is now second and Wehrlein is third.
Vergne takes the lead and collects the first leading kilometres for Citroen Racing. Nyck De Vries meanwhile has to pit, he is now penultimate ahead of Ticktum!
Pascal Wehrlein leads the race again! Vergne is already in second place!
Jean-Eric Vergne activates his attack mode. He is currently eighth. Let's see where he is in three minutes.
Wehrlein doesn't seem to want to lead the race and lets Mortara past. The field of drivers drives close together. JNow Mortara also relinquishes the lead. Da Costa can now be first!
Pascal Wehrlein takes the lead! Jake Dennis drops back to 4th place, Mortara is the new runner-up and Da Costa is now third! Mortara gets a 5-second penalty!
A huge disaster for Mahindra. Although Mortara was in third place and De Vries in sixth, both missed the chicane and did not drive back onto the track according to the rules. That could result in a penalty. Dan Ticktum suffered a puncture because De Vries crashed into the back of him before clearing Mortara!
GREEN FLAG! FULL POWER IN SAO PAULO! Jake Dennis keeps his lead! Both Mahindra's collide and Dan Ticktum is slowing! He is now last!
The drivers roll onto their starting positions...
Race 1 of the twelfth Formula E season is about to begin. The weather in Sao Paulo is dry at a hot 32 degrees Celsius!
Oliver Rowland was less than convincing in qualifying. The reigning world champion only started in thirteenth place. He also received three penalty places. Felipe Drugovich collided with the wall in qualifying and only started his home race in 17th place! His compatriot was even worse off. Lucas di Grassi will start from the back of the grid. His team-mate Maloney directly in front of him. For Lola Yamaha Abt, the weekend has been a disaster so far with many technical problems!
Dan Ticktum starts next to Dennis in second place. Wehrlein follows in row two behind Edoardo Mortara in fourth place, with the second Mahindra, that of Nyck de Vries, in fifth. Antonio Felix da Costa, who only signed with Jaguar this year, completes row 3, followed by Nato, Vergne, Evans and Buemi.
Andretti's Jake Dennis is on pole position for the season opener in Sao Paulo! However, he was not the fastest in qualifying. Pascal Wehrlein set the fastest time for the third year in a row, but the former world champion was penalised three places.
Welcome to the e-Formel.de live ticker! The first race of the twelfth Formula E season starts in just over ten minutes!
