2025 São Paulo ePrix

2025 São Paulo ePrix
Race 1 of 16 of the 2025–26 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 6 December 2025 (2025-12-06)
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 France 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 United Kingdom
ROW
Spain
MAR
Germany
GUE
Portugal
DAC
Sweden
ERI
Barbados
MAL
France
JEV
United Kingdom
DEN
Switzerland
MOR
Switzerland
MUE
Group B New Zealand
EVA
Brazil
DIG
Switzerland
BUE
Netherlands
DEV
France
NAT
Brazil
DRU
United Kingdom
TIC
New Zealand
CAS
United Kingdom
BAR
Germany
WEH
Source:[3]

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A2 France Jean-Éric Vergne
A3 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara
Switzerland Edoardo Mortara
United Kingdom Jake Dennis
A1 Portugal António Félix da Costa
A4 United Kingdom Jake Dennis
United Kingdom Jake Dennis
Germany Pascal Wehrlein
B2 Germany Pascal Wehrlein
B3 Netherlands Nyck de Vries
Germany Pascal Wehrlein
United Kingdom Dan Ticktum
B1 France Norman Nato
B4 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum

Overall classification

Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche N/a 1:12.363 1:09.882 1:09.804 1:09.812 4[c]
2 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti 1:12.410 N/a 1:10.218 1:10.039 1:10.114 1
3 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum Cupra Kiro-Porsche N/a 1.12.535 1:10.137 1:09.878 N/a 2
4 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 1:12.352 N/a 1:10.291 1:10.068 N/a 3
5 21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Mahindra N/a 1:12.390 1:10.250 N/a N/a 5
6 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Jaguar 1:12.140 N/a 1:10.330 N/a N/a 6
7 23 France Norman Nato Nissan N/a 1:12.308 1:10.436 N/a N/a 7
8 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne Citroën 1:12.204 N/a 1:10.810 N/a N/a 8
9 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar N/a 1:12.589 N/a N/a N/a 9
10 1 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Nissan 1:12.469 N/a N/a N/a N/a 13[d]
11 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar N/a 1:12.716 N/a N/a N/a 10
12 51 Switzerland Nico Müller Porsche 1:12.491 N/a N/a N/a N/a 11
13 77 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard DS Penske N/a 1:12.725 N/a N/a N/a 12
14 3 Spain Pepe Martí Cupra Kiro-Porsche 1:12.765 N/a N/a N/a N/a 14
15 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Citroën N/a 1:12.783 N/a N/a N/a 15
16 7 Germany Maximilian Günther DS Penske 1:12.788 N/a N/a N/a N/a 16
17 28 Brazil Felipe Drugovich Andretti N/a 1:21.680 N/a N/a N/a 17
18 14 Sweden Joel Eriksson Envision-Jaguar 1:12.823 N/a N/a N/a N/a 18
19 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Lola Yamaha ABT N/a 1:24.979 N/a N/a N/a 20[e]
20 22 Barbados Zane Maloney Lola Yamaha ABT 1:17.326 N/a N/a N/a N/a 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 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 30 59:23.013 1 25
2 1 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Nissan 30 +1:349 13 18+12
3 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Citroën 30 +1.876 17 15
4 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 30 +2.449 4 12+31
5 51 Switzerland Nico Müller Porsche 30 +3.775 11 10
6 7 Germany Maximilian Günther DS Penske 30 +4.436 16 8
7 14 Sweden Joel Eriksson Envision-Jaguar 30 +4.832 18 6
8 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 30 +5.289 10 4
9 21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Mahindra 30 +5.370 5 2
10 22 Barbados Zane Maloney Lola Yamaha ABT 30 +6.095 19 1
11 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Jaguar 30 +6.581 6
12 28 Brazil Felipe Drugovich Andretti-Porsche 30 +8.1873 17
13 77 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard DS Penske 29 +1 lap 12
DNF 3 Spain Pepe Martí Cupra Kiro-Porsche 27 Collision 14
DNF 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne Citroën 27 Collision damage 8
DNF 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 26 Spun out 9
DNF 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 22 Collision damage 3
DNF 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Lola Yamaha ABT 22 Collision 20
DNF 23 France Norman Nato Nissan 17 Collision damage 7
DNF 33 United Kingdom 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

  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for all three sets of standings.

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Wehrlein was given a three-place grid penalty for wheelspinning in the pit lane. He was awarded the three points for pole position.[4]
  4. ^ Rowland was given a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision during the last race of the previous season.[4]
  5. ^ di Grassi was given a three-place grid penalty for failing to slow for a red flag during qualifying.[4]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "2025 SÃO PAULO E-PRIX - Race Schedule". Formula E. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Doc 17 - Qualifying Groups" (PDF). Notice Board | Formula E. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  4. ^ a b c "PENALTIES: Wehrlein, Rowland and di Grassi to serve grid drops in São Paulo". Formula E. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  5. ^ "2025 SÃO PAULO E-PRIX - Qualifying Result". Formula E. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Race Results - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  7. ^ "Doc 64 - Final Classification Race" (PDF). Notice Board | Formula E. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  8. ^ "Doc 55 - Decision no. 17 - Car 28" (PDF). Notice Board | Formula E. Retrieved 2025-12-06.