Facts & figures: The best statistics on the Formula E race in Madrid 2026

Last weekend, Formula E held only its second event in Spain at the Circuito del Jarama. The Madrid E-Prix produced some interesting statistics, milestones and curiosities.

Statistical peculiarities of the Madrid E-Prix

• The length of 3934 metres made the Circuito del Jarama the longest track in Formula E history. At just 23, it also had the lowest number of race laps to date, just like the 2021 Rome E-Prix. At 38:26.706 minutes from the start to the chequered flag, it was the shortest race of the season and the eighth shortest in Formula E history.
• Nick Cassidy scored the first duel victory for Citroen Racing in Formula E against Edoardo Mortara. As he also won the two subsequent duels, he secured Citroen the
  first pole position in the electric racing series. It was the eighth for Cassidy and the sixth for the Monaco-based team (including Venturi and MSG Racing).
• The Madrid E-Prix was the 150th race for Antonio Felix da Costa, the third driver after Lucas di Grassi and Jean-Eric Vergne to reach this mark. He only missed the races in Beijing 2014, London 2015 and Berlin 2016.
• Felix da Costa celebrated his 14th victory in the electric racing series, equalling Sebastien Buemi. Only Mitch Evans (15) has more. It was also the 25th win for Jaguar in Formula E - a record!
• Felix da Costa's second win in a row, the last time Nick Cassidy achieved this was in London 2025, also with Jaguar.
• Mitch Evans scored his 36th podium in Formula E, equalling Buemi in this statistic. It was the sixth double podium for Jaguar, equalling the ABT record.
• At the same time, it was podium finishes number 57 and 58 for the team, overtaking Envision & Nissan, who are both on 57.
• It was the 21st podium for Pascal Wehrlein and the 36th for Porsche in Formula E. Wehrlein also finished in the points in the sixth race of the season - the only driver in the entire field to do so.
• With just 0.386 seconds between the winner and second place, it was the closest race of the season so far.
• Jaguar has collected at least one lead lap in every race this season. A driver from the team has now led ten races in a row across the season - the last time no Jaguar driver was in first position during a race was in Jakarta 2025, equalling Porsche's record from the previous season.
• For the second time in a row, all drivers completed all laps of the race, so there were no retirements or lapping. These were the first two races of the Gen3 era where this was the case - the last time this happened was in Berlin 2022 (season 8).
• Cupra Kiro (including its predecessor teams) broke the 500-point mark in Madrid.
• After the Madrid E-Prix, Andretti has exactly 10,000 race laps in Formula E. It is the fourth team to break this mark after Nissan, Kiro and Envision. Porsche cracked the mark of 6,000 race laps, the team is in 10th place in this statistic.

Average qualifying position (season)

Only Felix da Costa qualified in the top 10 in all six races of the season and shares the position of best qualifier of the season with Mortara after Madrid. Behind him are Wehrlein, Dennis and Günther. Lucas di Grassi is at the back of the field.

Pole positions (season)

Average race result (season)

Wehrlein, the only driver to finish every race in the top 10, is the driver with the best average position in the race, followed by Mortara ahead of Evans and Müller. Nyck de Vries and Zane Maloney can only be found at the end of the field.

Race wins (season)

Podiums (season)

Position changes (Madrid E-Prix)

With a total of 14 positions gained, Evans was the driver who made up the most ground. But Buemi, di Grassi and Joel Eriksson (+7 each) also made up many positions.

At the bottom of the list are Cassidy and de Vries (-16 each), who dropped back a long way in the race after starting from the front row.

Race laps completed (season)

Seven of the 20 drivers completed the full distance in the first six races of the season

Leading laps (season)

In this statistic, Müller narrowly maintains his lead, although he did not lead a single lap in Madrid either. Felix da Costa is now second ahead of Wehrlein. Six different drivers led the race in Madrid, with Pepe Marti collecting his first leading kilometres in Formula E.

In total, 16 drivers now have at least one lead lap to their name this season.

Under "other" are summarised: Jake Dennis (8), Felipe Drugovich (7), Maximilian Günther (6), Taylor Barnard, Sebastien Buemi, Pepe Marti (4 each), Nyck de Vries (2) and Jean-Eric Vergne (1).

Performance analysis of the drivers & teams (Madrid E-Prix)

The performance analysis of the Madrid E-Prix corresponds to the result of the first free practice session on Friday evening: only in this session was the track completely dry, meaning that all 20 drivers set their fastest lap of the weekend. The fastest time went to Dan Ticktum ahead of Nyck de Vries and Max Günther.

The fastest team on one lap was Cupra Kiro ahead of Mahindra. They were followed by DS Penske, Porsche and Citroen. The slowest team in Madrid was Nissan. Adjusted for the manufacturer ranking, this means Porsche >>> Mahindra >>> Stellantis >>> Lola Yamaha >>> Jaguar >>> Nissan

Lap time analysis (Madrid E-Prix)

The lap time analysis in Madrid clearly shows how much faster the race became over the race distance. In addition to tactical considerations, the Madrid E-Prix was also characterised by the fact that the track was still damp at the start and only dried out completely as the race progressed.

Although the undercut, i.e. an early pit stop followed by an increase in speed, was the strategy that worked in favour of most drivers, including race winner Felix da Costa, it can be seen that the opposite strategy also worked: After his immediate rivals pitted, Mitch Evans took advantage of the clear track in front of him to return to the track ahead of his opponents after the pit stop.

Max Günther, on the other hand, used his attack mode immediately after the pit stop to take the lead, but later paid for the higher energy consumption at this point with a significant loss of time. Oliver Rowland's turn was completely different: the world champion was far behind after a drive-through penalty in the first quarter of the race, conserving energy and hoping for a safety car. When this did not materialise, he used his energy advantage to set by far the fastest lap times in the entire field.