– The second race of the weekend at the 2025/26 Formula E Tokyo E-Prix, held under floodlights, took place on a wet track. It ended with a victory for Nyck de Vries (Mahindra).
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After Kiro driver Dan Ticktum had prevailed against Andretti driver Jake Dennis in the final meters of Race 1 on Saturday on a dry track, De Vries left nothing to chance on Sunday despite the difficult conditions. The second half of the race, in particular, was turbulent.
After 34 laps, marked by a late red flag period, De Vries won ahead of Nick Cassidy (Citroen) and Jake Dennis (Andretti). It is the second season victory for both De Vries and the Mahindra team.
Safety Car Start, then Standing Start on Wet Track
Edoardo Mortara (Mahindra) started the second race of the weekend from pole position on the street circuit in the Japanese capital. Jaguar driver Mitch Evans, the championship leader after Saturday’s race, started from P7. Porsche driver Pascal Wehrlein, who lost the championship lead with his retirement on Saturday, started from outside the top 10, specifically in eleventh place.
The official start of the race took place behind the safety car due to the rain that had fallen shortly before. After just one slow lap to get acquainted with the new conditions, there was a standing start after all. It went smoothly across the entire field. Polesitter Edoardo Mortara entered the first corner ahead of Antonio Felix da Costa (Jaguar) and Saturday’s winner Dan Ticktum.
Without a pit boost, because it was Race 2 of a double-header, Sunday’s race took place without pit stops. Pascal Wehrlein, who started from P11, quickly moved forward. After 10 laps, he was already sixth. In the fight for the lead, Da Costa found a way past polesitter Mortara.
Multiple Leaders Before De Vries Prevails
Shortly before half-distance of the planned race, Pepe Marti (Kiro) caused the only yellow flag period after the start with an accident following a collision with Sebastien Buemi (Envision). At the restart, Da Costa defended the lead. Mortara had to look behind him and was pushed back to third position by Taylor Barnard (DS-Penske). Barnard wasn’t finished yet.
Shortly after his overtaking maneuver on Mortara, Barnard also passed Da Costa, taking the lead. In turn, Mortara fell further back and had to drop out of the fight for the podium.
The one with the strongest forward momentum in this phase was Oliver Rowland. The defending champion had started from P8. In the final third of the race, he successively passed Mortara, Da Costa, and finally Barnard. Thus, it was Rowland who led the field into the final phase. But he, too, was not to win the race.
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Red Flag Period After Collision and Final Sprint to the Finish
Because in the final phase – the racing line had now completely dried out – it was Nyck de Vries’s moment. Both the Mahindra driver and Citroen teammates Nick Cassidy and Jean-Eric Vergne stormed into the top 3. De Vries managed to hold the lead until the end.
Before reaching the finish, however, there was a brief red flag interruption. The reason was a multi-car collision in Turn 7. Involved were Joel Eriksson (Envision), Edoardo Mortara, Antonio Felix da Costa, and the two Abt-Lola drivers Zane Maloney and Lucas di Grassi. For Eriksson, the race ended on the spot; all others continued.
The final sprint after the red flag period took place with a rolling start. Only one more lap was to be driven. In this lap, De Vries left nothing to chance. He brought home the victory ahead of Cassidy and Jake Dennis, who had started only from P17. Rowland had to settle for P4, Vergne for P5 (Result: Race 2 at the Tokyo E-Prix).
Pascal Wehrlein, who had arrived in Tokyo as the championship leader, slipped back to P15 in the turbulent second half of the race. Mitch Evans, who had taken over the championship lead from Wehrlein on Saturday, only finished P17. Wehrlein did not score a single point at the Tokyo weekend.
Jake Dennis Travels to London Final as Championship Leader
Only two races remain on the 2025/26 Formula E season calendar. These are the double-header in London (Great Britain) on August 15/16. This year, racing will again take place on the grounds of the ExCeL Centre, and there it will be decided who will be the 2025/26 Formula E World Champion.
Before the London weekend, the 2025/26 Formula E overall standings are now led by Andretti driver Jake Dennis, with a two-point lead over Mitch Evans and a three-point lead over Pascal Wehrlein. But last year’s champion Oliver Rowland also still has a chance to win the title.
Among the three rookies in the field, Felipe Drugovich (Andretti) is just ahead before the final weekend. But Kiro driver Pepe Marti and Envision driver Joel Eriksson also still have a chance to become the highest-scoring rookie of the 2025/26 Formula E season. In the manufacturers’ standings, everything is already clear. Porsche is already confirmed as world champion before the final weekend.
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