Formula E World Championship in London: How Wehrlein, Dennis or Evans can win the title on Sunday

Only three drivers can still become World Champion ahead of the final race of the 2025/26 Formula E season. Pascal Wehrlein leads Jake Dennis by five points after his victory on Saturday, while Mitch Evans trails by 21. With a maximum of 29 points still available, e-Formula.news explains what Wehrlein, Dennis and Evans need on Sunday to secure the title.

29 points left: How the title permutations work

A maximum of 29 points can still be scored in the final race of the season: 25 for victory, three for pole position and one for the fastest lap, provided the driver finishes inside the top 10. If drivers finish level on points, the number of victories is compared first, followed by second places, third places and so on.

Wehrlein has the title in his own hands

With pole position and victory on Saturday, Pascal Wehrlein put himself in the strongest possible position. The Porsche driver scored 28 of the maximum 29 points and turned a five-point deficit into an equally large championship lead. If Wehrlein wins again on Sunday, he will become Formula E World Champion for the second time regardless of any other results or bonus points.

But Wehrlein also has the title in his own hands without another victory. In his direct battle with Dennis, he can generally afford to lose up to five points to the Briton – with one important exception: if Dennis wins the race and the pair finish level on points, Dennis would be ranked ahead of Wehrlein based on the subsequent classification criteria.

Curiously, that exact points tie is possible in only one scenario. Wehrlein would have to start from pole position and finish second, scoring 21 points, while Dennis would need to win the race and set the fastest lap to score 26.

Dennis only needs 5 more points than Wehrlein if he wins

Dennis trails Wehrlein by five points but leads Evans by 16. If Dennis does not win the finale, he needs to score at least six points more than Wehrlein to move safely ahead of the Porsche driver. If Dennis wins, however, five more points than Wehrlein would be enough.

The pair would then finish level on points and with three victories each. The number of second-place finishes would therefore become decisive – and Dennis would have the advantage.

At the same time, Dennis cannot afford to ignore Evans. The Jaguar driver is 16 points behind him. There is another important number for Dennis: 14 points. If the Andretti driver scores at least 14, Evans cannot overtake him even with the maximum haul of 29. Dennis would then only need to focus on beating Wehrlein.

Evans needs a huge points swing

Evans can still become World Champion despite his 21-point deficit. The New Zealander will, however, need an exceptionally strong race day as well as help from his rivals.

If Evans wins the race, he needs to make up at least 21 points on Wehrlein and at least 16 on Dennis. If they finish level on points, Evans would be ranked ahead of both rivals in this scenario: Dennis would have only two race victories, while Evans and Wehrlein would both have three, with Evans then benefiting from his greater number of second-place finishes. Without a victory of his own, Evans instead needs to outscore Wehrlein by at least 22 points.

Remarkably, Evans does not necessarily have to win the race to become World Champion. Without victory, however, there is only one possible route: second place combined with pole position and the fastest lap. That would give him 22 points and take his total to 170.

Wehrlein would then have to score no points, while Dennis could collect no more than six. Even seventh place would not be enough for the Briton to keep Evans behind: both would finish on 170 points with two victories each, but Evans would become World Champion thanks to his greater number of second-place finishes.

The three remaining title contenders therefore head into the finale with very different scenarios. Wehrlein has everything in his own hands as the championship leader. Dennis needs to make up six points on the Porsche driver – although five would be enough if he wins the race. Evans, meanwhile, needs an exceptionally strong race day and help from his rivals. By Sunday afternoon, the 2025/26 Formula E World Champion will be decided: the race starts at 16:05 CEST.