1st Formula E double-header in the Principality! The XXL preview of the 2025 Monaco E-Prix

The most glorious Formula E race is coming up: the Monaco E-Prix. The all-electric racing series has been visiting the small principality on the Mediterranean since season 1, albeit initially every two years. In the fist years, the race was held on a shortened circuit. Since 2021, however, the entire historic Grand Prix circuit has been used. This season, Formula E is even going one step further and will hold two races in Monaco for the first time!

Where exactly will the Formula E race take place?

Monaco is undoubtedly one of the most glamorous and compact venues on the Formula E racing calendar. With around 39,000 inhabitants, the principality on the Mediterranean coast is the second smallest country in the world - only the Vatican is smaller. The Grimaldi dynasty has ruled Monaco since 1297, making the House of Prince Albert the oldest ruling dynasty in Europe.

Hardly any other racetrack enjoys as much fame in motorsport as the Monaco street circuit. Formula E now uses the same route as Formula 1 and passes all the highlights such as the famous casino, the hairpin bend at the Fairmont Hotel, the tunnel and the passage at the harbour basin. As usual, the "stars and starlets" will also be cavorting alongside the prestigious race track.

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• Although the track layout is now different, there is no other circuit on which Formula E has been racing for as long as the Circuit de Monaco: it has been competing here since 9 May 2015, almost ten years ago. The first Monaco E-Prix was the seventh race in the history of the electric racing series. This year, it is already staging races 138 and 139.
• To date, the Monaco E-Prix has been held seven times. Only Sebastien Buemi has won the race twice and taken pole position twice. Nick Cassidy, Antonio Felix da Costa, Mitch Evans, Stoffel Vandoorne and Jean-Eric Vergne won once each.
• The most successful driver in Monaco in terms of points is Mitch Evans: he scored 98 points in the Principality and has now finished on the podium four times in a row. He finished in the points in each of his six Monaco races.
• All drivers who finished first or second in Monaco in the past, took pole position or scored the additional point for the fastest race lap are still racing in Formula E in 2025.
• The driver who started the race from grid position 1 won each of the first four races in Monaco (Buemi, Buemi, Vergne and Felix da Costa), but not the last three times (Evans, Hughes, Wehrlein).

Who broadcasts the Formula E races in Monaco on TV & livestream?

The Monaco E-Prix will be a "double-header" with two race days for the first time. Accordingly, there will be three practice sessions, two qualifying sessions and two races. Qualifying will start at 10:40 a.m. (CEST) on both days, the respective race at 3 p.m. (CEST). The first free practice session will start early on Saturday morning at 7.30 am (CEST) and will only last 30 minutes! The same applies to the 2nd free practice, which is scheduled for 9:10 a.m. (CEST). The full 40 minutes only await us again on Sunday during the 3rd free practice session at 8.30am (CEST).

The broadcasters for the race and qualifying will depend on your region. But as usual, e-Formula.news offers English-language live streams for both free practice sessions. On top of that, you can follow all sessions of the E-Prix in our popular Formula E Live Ticker.

 
All data in Central European Summer Time (CEST)

What characterises the race track in Monaco?

While the drivers in other racing series drive behind each other in rows without the possibility of overtaking, Monaco has become the epitome of a functioning Formula E circuit. The streets of the Principality offer enough space for several Formula E drivers to drive side by side, which will make the usually incredibly tight hairpin bend on the way to the harbour basin an important overtaking opportunity.

The drivers will reach their top speed at the end of the tunnel before the chicane that follows the covered section of the track and offers another good overtaking opportunity. In recent years, this bottleneck in particular has provided plenty of thrills and scuffles among the drivers. With all kinds of slow corners, we can expect a more energy-efficient race than in Miami and Jeddah recently. One can hope that the "peloton" racing will be kept to a minimum.

In which order do the drivers start qualifying?

In Formula E, qualifying takes place in two stages: Group stage and knockout stage. For group qualifying, the driver field is initially divided into two halves, with all drivers in the odd-numbered championship positions (positions 1, 3, 5, 7, etc.) competing in Group A and the drivers in the even-numbered positions in Group B.

The four drivers with the fastest lap times in their group after twelve minutes will then move on to the quarter-finals, where they will duel for the best grid positions. The qualifying groups for Saturday in Monaco are as follows.

What will the weather be like in Monaco?

The weather is still difficult to predict. What is certain is that it will be warm for qualifying and the race on both days, at just over 20 degrees Celsius. However, the early morning practice sessions will be significantly colder. There is also the slight possibility of rain.

Who are the favourites?

After a weak performance by Oliver Rowland, but an even stronger one by Norman Nato in Miami, we expect Nissan to be right at the front again. Porsche in particular is likely to be one of their biggest rivals in Monaco. Antonio Felix da Costa has always performed superbly in the Principality. Jaguar is not actually a candidate for victory at the moment, but the street circuit suits Mitch Evans in particular - perhaps he is good for a surprise.

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