2025 São Paulo ePrix
| 2025 São Paulo ePrix | ||||
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Race 1 of 16 of the 2025–26 Formula E season
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| Race details | ||||
| Date | 6 December 2025 | |||
| Official name | 2025 Google Cloud São Paulo ePrix | |||
| Location | São Paulo Street Circuit, São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| Course | Street Circuit | |||
| Course length | 2.933 km (1.822 mi) | |||
| Distance | 30 laps, 87.990 km (54.674 mi) | |||
| Pole position | ||||
| Driver | Porsche | |||
| Time | 1:09.812 | |||
| Fastest lap | ||||
| Driver | Norman Nato[b] | Nissan | ||
| Time | 1:12.239 | |||
| Podium | ||||
| First | Andretti-Porsche | |||
| Second | Nissan | |||
| Third | Citroën | |||
The 2025 São Paulo ePrix (officially known as the 2025 Google Cloud São Paulo ePrix) was the first round of the 2025-26 Formula E World Championship, held on 6 December 2025. It was the fourth edition of the São Paulo ePrix. The race was held on the São Paulo Street Circuit, around the Anhembi Sambadrome.[1]
The ePrix was won by Jake Dennis for Andretti, marking the first time a driver has won the São Paulo ePrix from pole position. Defending champion Oliver Rowland finished second while Nick Cassidy from Citroën completed the podium in the team's debut season in Formula E.
Background
The race was the first ePrix of the season, and marked the full-season debut for Joel Eriksson and Felipe Drugovich, as well as Pepe Martí's overall Formula E debut. This was the first race for Citroën as a Formula E team.
Classification
(All times in BRT)
Qualification
Qualification took place at 09:40 on 6 December.[2]
| Group draw | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | ROW |
MAR |
GUE |
DAC |
ERI |
MAL |
JEV |
DEN |
MOR |
MUE |
| Group B | EVA |
DIG |
BUE |
DEV |
NAT |
DRU |
TIC |
CAS |
BAR |
WEH |
| Source:[3] | ||||||||||
Qualifying duels
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Jean-Éric Vergne | |||||||||||||
| A3 | Edoardo Mortara | |||||||||||||
| Edoardo Mortara | ||||||||||||||
| Jake Dennis | ||||||||||||||
| A1 | António Félix da Costa | |||||||||||||
| A4 | Jake Dennis | |||||||||||||
| Jake Dennis | ||||||||||||||
| Pascal Wehrlein | ||||||||||||||
| B2 | Pascal Wehrlein | |||||||||||||
| B3 | Nyck de Vries | |||||||||||||
| Pascal Wehrlein | ||||||||||||||
| Dan Ticktum | ||||||||||||||
| B1 | Norman Nato | |||||||||||||
| B4 | Dan Ticktum | |||||||||||||
Overall classification
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | A | B | QF | SF | F | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | — | 1:12.363 | 1:09.882 | 1:09.804 | 1:09.812 | 4[c] |
| 2 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Andretti | 1:12.410 | — | 1:10.218 | 1:10.039 | 1:10.114 | 1 |
| 3 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | Cupra Kiro-Porsche | — | 1.12.535 | 1:10.137 | 1:09.878 | — | 2 |
| 4 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Mahindra | 1:12.352 | — | 1:10.291 | 1:10.068 | — | 3 |
| 5 | 21 | Nyck de Vries | Mahindra | — | 1:12.390 | 1:10.250 | — | — | 5 |
| 6 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Jaguar | 1:12.140 | — | 1:10.330 | — | — | 6 |
| 7 | 23 | Norman Nato | Nissan | — | 1:12.308 | 1:10.436 | — | — | 7 |
| 8 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Citroën | 1:12.204 | — | 1:10.810 | — | — | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | — | 1:12.589 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 10 | 1 | Oliver Rowland | Nissan | 1:12.469 | — | — | — | — | 13[d] |
| 11 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Envision-Jaguar | — | 1:12.716 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 12 | 51 | Nico Müller | Porsche | 1:12.491 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 13 | 77 | Taylor Barnard | DS Penske | — | 1:12.725 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 14 | 3 | Pepe Martí | Cupra Kiro-Porsche | 1:12.765 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 15 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Citroën | — | 1:12.783 | — | — | — | 15 |
| 16 | 7 | Maximilian Günther | DS Penske | 1:12.788 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 17 | 28 | Felipe Drugovich | Andretti | — | 1:21.680 | — | — | — | 17 |
| 18 | 14 | Joel Eriksson | Envision-Jaguar | 1:12.823 | — | — | — | — | 18 |
| 19 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Lola Yamaha ABT | — | 1:24.979 | — | — | — | 20[e] |
| 20 | 22 | Zane Maloney | Lola Yamaha ABT | 1:17.326 | — | — | — | — | 19 |
| Source:[5] | |||||||||
Race
The race started at 14:05 on 6 December.[2]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-Porsche | 30 | 59:23.013 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Oliver Rowland | Nissan | 30 | +1:349 | 13 | 18+12 |
| 3 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Citroën | 30 | +1.876 | 17 | 15 |
| 4 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 30 | +2.449 | 4 | 12+31 |
| 5 | 51 | Nico Müller | Porsche | 30 | +3.775 | 11 | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | Maximilian Günther | DS Penske | 30 | +4.436 | 16 | 8 |
| 7 | 14 | Joel Eriksson | Envision-Jaguar | 30 | +4.832 | 18 | 6 |
| 8 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Envision-Jaguar | 30 | +5.289 | 10 | 4 |
| 9 | 21 | Nyck de Vries | Mahindra | 30 | +5.370 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Zane Maloney | Lola Yamaha ABT | 30 | +6.095 | 19 | 1 |
| 11 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Jaguar | 30 | +6.581 | 6 | |
| 12 | 28 | Felipe Drugovich | Andretti-Porsche | 30 | +8.1873 | 17 | |
| 13 | 77 | Taylor Barnard | DS Penske | 29 | +1 lap | 12 | |
| DNF | 3 | Pepe Martí | Cupra Kiro-Porsche | 27 | Collision | 14 | |
| DNF | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Citroën | 27 | Collision damage | 8 | |
| DNF | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 26 | Spun out | 9 | |
| DNF | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Mahindra | 22 | Collision damage | 3 | |
| DNF | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Lola Yamaha ABT | 22 | Collision | 20 | |
| DNF | 23 | Norman Nato | Nissan | 17 | Collision damage | 7 | |
| DNF | 3 | Dan Ticktum | Cupra Kiro-Porsche | 16 | Collision damage | 2 | |
| Source:[6][7] | |||||||
Notes:
- ^1 – Pole position.
- ^2 – Fastest lap.
- ^3 – Felipe Drugovich finished fifth on the road, but received a 5 second post-race time penalty for speeding under full-course yellow conditions.[8]
Standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for all three sets of standings.
Notes
- ^ Pascal Wehrlein took pole position after setting the fastest time in qualifying. Jake Dennis started the race from first place as Wehrlein served a 3-place grid penalty for wheelspinning in the pitlane during qualifying.
- ^ Norman Nato set the fastest lap overall, but was not eligible for an extra point as he did not finish in the top 10. Oliver Rowland received the extra point for the fastest lap in the top 10.
- ^ Wehrlein was given a three-place grid penalty for wheelspinning in the pit lane. He was awarded the three points for pole position.[4]
- ^ Rowland was given a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision during the last race of the previous season.[4]
- ^ di Grassi was given a three-place grid penalty for failing to slow for a red flag during qualifying.[4]
References
- ^ Trindade, Luciano (25 March 2023). "Estreia da Fórmula E em SP tem batidas, abandonos e brasileiro em último". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ a b "2025 SÃO PAULO E-PRIX - Race Schedule". Formula E. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Doc 17 - Qualifying Groups" (PDF). Notice Board | Formula E. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ a b c "PENALTIES: Wehrlein, Rowland and di Grassi to serve grid drops in São Paulo". Formula E. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "2025 SÃO PAULO E-PRIX - Qualifying Result". Formula E. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Race Results - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ "Doc 64 - Final Classification Race" (PDF). Notice Board | Formula E. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ "Doc 55 - Decision no. 17 - Car 28" (PDF). Notice Board | Formula E. Retrieved 2025-12-06.