Formula E

Time penalty costs Felix da Costa a podium! All Formula E penalties at the Berlin E-Prix at a glance

Tobias Wirtz

Tobias Wirtz

Craig Evans / Spacesuit Media

As at every race weekend, the race stewards of the FIA will once again have the task of checking compliance with the Technical and Sporting Regulations at the Berlin E-Prix. If they find an offence, they must also determine the penalty. As usual, you will find a list of all the weekend's decisions in this article.

At the Belin E-Prix 2025, Brieuc Kremer, Achim Loth and Harry Stüber will take on this task. They will be supported by former racing driver Pedro Lamy, who has never competed in a Formula E race but has a lot of experience in GT and endurance racing.

Penalties ahead of the Berlin E-Prix

  • Nick Cassidy was moved back 20 positions on the grid because his inverter was changed after qualifying in Jakarta. However, as the starting grid for the race in Indonesia had already been finalised at this point, he will receive the penalty for the first race of the Berlin E-Prix.</li

  • Felipe Drugovich was also moved back 20 positions on the grid as the gearbox on his Mahindra was changed before the race weekend. Even though Nyck de Vries has usually driven this car this season, Drugovich must serve the penalty.

Penalties during free practice on Friday

  • Stoffel Vandoorne received a reprimand for leaving the track and rejoining the track in an unsafe manner in front of Nico Müller.
  • Lola Yamaha ABT must pay a fine of 1,500 euros because Zane Maloney's battery still had too much energy when the driver drove to the pit boost pit stop. According to the rules, the battery charge level must be between 40 and 60 per cent in order to be allowed to carry out the fast charge.
  • Jaguar received a fine of 2,500 euros because the tyre pressure on Mitch Evans' car was below the minimum pressure specified by tyre manufacturer Hankook.
  • Pascal Wehrlein gets a 3-places grid penalty for the Saturday race because he causes a collision with his team-mate Antonio Felix da Costa during the 1. free practice session. The German also received a penalty point for this action.

  • Sebastien Buemi was moved back 40 positions on the grid on Saturday because the electric motor and the engine control unit were changed after the first free practice session. As a full demotion is not possible, the Swiss driver will also have to serve a penalty in the race.

Penalties in qualifying on Saturday

  • Envision Racing received a warning because a Teasm mechanic was working on Sebastien Buemi's car during qualifying and had put on a jacket. As a result, his yellow wristband was not clearly visible.

Penalties in the race on Saturday

  • Sebastien Buemi was handed a 10-second stop-and-go penalty because he was not able to complete his grid position change.
  • Nick Cassidy received a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for the same reason.
  • Felipe Drugovich also received a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for the same reason.
  • Felipe Drugovich received a five-second time penalty for driving at 65 km/h in the pit lane instead of the permitted 50 km/h.
  • Sergio Sette Camara received a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with David Beckmann. The Brazilian also received a penalty point.
  • Antonio Felix da Costa received a five-second time penalty for colliding with Jake Hughes. This dropped him from third to tenth place. Felix da Costa also received a penalty point.

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