Explained: Porsche will be Formula E world champion on London Saturday if...

The drivers' championship for the 2024-25 Formula E World Championship may already be decided, but the teams and manufacturers still have to wait until the London E-Prix to find out who will be crowned world champion. e-Formula.news takes a look at the two Formula E title battles that will be decided in the British capital.

After Oliver Rowland was crowned the new drivers' world champion in Berlin, the team and manufacturers' championships could also be decided in London on Saturday - both in favour of Porsche. An early decision in the team classification is much more likely than the new manufacturers' world title being decided after the first race of the  double-header.

Teams' standings

The starting position for the teams is quite clear: Porsche leads with 228 points ahead of Nissan with 205 points, followed by DS Penske with 168 points and Jaguar with 162 points. However, as there are still 94 points up for grabs with all the bonus points, McLaren (143 points) and Mahindra (142 points) still have a mathematical chance, even if this is probably only of a purely theoretical nature.

Porsche, however, can already clinch the title on Saturday: They have to increase their lead to 48 points to do so, meaning they have to score 25 points more than Nissan. At the same time, the team must lose less than 13 points to DS Penske and less than 19 points to Jaguar.

Since a variety of constellations are possible here, we will go into the constellations when the decision is definitely always postponed to Sunday:

1. a Nissan driver finishes ahead of both works Porsches
2. a Nissan driver finishes in the Top 8 ahead of one of the two works Porsches without Porsche taking pole position
3. both Nissan drivers finish in the Top 10 ahead of one of the two works Porsches
4. The best Porsche driver is not in the top four at the end of the race
5. Both Nissan drivers finish in the top 5 and Porsche misses out on the optimum result of pole position, race win, second place and fastest race lap

Pole position for a Nissan driver

6. no Porsche driver finishes on the podium
7. only one Porsche driver finishes in the top 10
8. a Nissan driver finishes third, his team-mate also finishes in the points
9. both Nissan drivers finish in the top 6
10. the best Porsche driver finishes second, but his team-mate only finishes sixth or worse
11. the best Porsche driver finishes third, but his team-mate only finishes fifth or worse

Pole position for a Porsche driver

12. the best Porsche driver finishes second, but his team-mate only ninth or worse
13. the best Porsche driver finishes third, but his team-mate only eighth or worse
14. the best Porsche driver finishes fourth, but his team-mate does not finish fifth

Neither a Porsche driver nor a Nissan driver takes pole

15. the best Porsche driver finishes second, but his team-mate only eighth or worse
16. the best Porsche driver finishes third, but his team-mate only sixth or worse
17. the best Porsche driver finishes fourth

Manufacturers' classification

Due to Porsche's narrow lead of just seven points over Nissan, an early decision on Saturday is only theoretically possible. Porsche would have to score 37 points more than Nissan. Jaguar, in third place, can only theoretically intervene in the championship fight and would have to rely on significant help from the teams of other manufacturers, while at the same time finishing on the podium with two cars in both races.

However, as only the two best cars of a manufacturer are counted, 15th and 18th place could be enough for Nissan under certain conditions to postpone the decision despite a Porsche six-way success.

De facto, the decision can only be made on Saturday if a Porsche-powered car wins and another Porsche-powered driver finishes on the podium, while five cars from at least three different manufacturers finish ahead of the best Nissan driver - or all four Nissan-powered drivers are eliminated.