Formula E heads to London for the season-ending double-header with another last-race title decider on the cards. After 15 races across nine countries, just 14 points separate the top four drivers as the championship prepares for one of its closest finishes in recent years.
Andretti’s Jake Dennis leads the standings on 146 points after the Tokyo double-header, two ahead of Jaguar’s Mitch Evans. Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein sits five points off the lead, while defending champion Oliver Rowland trails by 14.
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A maximum of 58 points, including bonuses for pole position and fastest lap, remain available at the ExCeL London circuit on August 15 and 16. Even Nick Cassidy (104) and Nyck de Vries (94) remain mathematically alive in the title race, leaving the title battle poised to go the distance and underlining the series’ reputation for producing some of motorsport’s closest championship finishes.
Over the years, Formula E has delivered seven final-race title deciders. Here is how each unfolded:
2014/15: Piquet wins inaugural crown by a point
The inaugural Formula E season couldn’t have ended more dramatic in London, as a Senna helped a Piquet win the world championship. Renault’s Sebastien Buemi had reduced Nelson Piquet Jr.’s championship lead to five points by winning the penultimate race, but could not find a way past Mahindra’s Bruno Senna in the title decider and finished fifth. Piquet Jr. crossed the line in seventh, enough to secure the inaugural championship by a single point.
2015/16: Buemi prevails in extraordinary fastest-lap showdown
Buemi and Lucas di Grassi arrived at the final London E-Prix level on points. Their championship duel lasted barely a lap before Di Grassi ran into the back of Buemi, eliminating both from contention for victory. Under the regulations at the time, both rejoined in their second cars to chase the two bonus points for the fastest lap. Buemi set the quicker time and claimed the championship in one of Formula E’s most remarkable finishes.
2016/17: Di Grassi completes remarkable comeback
Buemi’s title defence was undermined when he missed the New York double-header because it clashed with the World Endurance Championship’s Six Hours of Nürburgring, allowing Di Grassi to slash a 32-point deficit to 10 heading into the Montreal finale. Buemi’s disqualification from the opening race handed the momentum to Di Grassi, who won on Saturday before finishing seventh in the title decider to seal his maiden Formula E crown.
2018/19: Vergne makes Formula E history
Jean-Eric Vergne became Formula E’s first, and still only, two-time champion in New York after holding off Di Grassi and Evans. Requiring only a solid points finish, the DS Techeetah driver crossed the line in seventh in the deciding race to successfully defend his title.
2020/21: De Vries survives Berlin chaos
The most open championship battle in Formula E history saw 18 drivers still mathematically in contention entering the Berlin finale. De Vries kept his composure while several rivals crashed, retired or incurred penalties, with eighth place enough to secure the title and hand Mercedes their first Formula E drivers’ and teams championships.
2021/22: Vandoorne signs off Mercedes era
Stoffel Vandoorne arrived in Seoul leading Evans and Edoardo Mortara and avoided unnecessary risks throughout the final weekend. Second place behind Evans in the title-deciding race secured the Belgian his maiden championship and completed a second clean sweep of the drivers’ and teams’ titles for Mercedes before the manufacturer exited Formula E.
2023/24: Wehrlein breaks Porsche’s drought
Cassidy headed to London with the championship lead, but a difficult double-header allowed Pascal Wehrlein to overturn a 12-point deficit and secure Porsche’s first Formula E drivers’ championship. Wehrlein won the opening race before finishing ahead of Mitch Evans in the finale to complete the comeback.
