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• Oliver Rowland (Nissan Formula E Team) secured his first victory in Monaco and his third win in six races this season, giving him a 50% win rate and extending his lead in the FIA Drivers’ World Championship standings.
• A tactical deployment of PIT BOOST helped Rowland overtake polesitter Taylor Barnard (NEOM McLaren Formula E Team) on Lap 13.
• After briefly losing the lead to Nyck de Vries (Mahindra Racing), Rowland used his final ATTACK MODE to regain the top spot on Lap 27, ultimately winning by a two-second margin.
• The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship continues tomorrow with Round 7 of the 2025 Monaco E-Prix double-header.
MONTE CARLO, MONACO. Sat. 3 May 2025 – Nissan’s Oliver Rowland picked his way through a frenetic closing third of the 2025 Monaco E-Prix Round 6 to drive to a dominant win over Mahindra Racing’s Nyck de Vries and Andretti’s Jake Dennis.
Oliver Rowland of Nissan Formula E Team achieved his first victory on the iconic Monaco street circuit, marking his third win in the initial six races of the 2024/25 season. This impressive performance translates to a 50% win rate and has further extended his lead in the FIA Drivers’ World Championship standings to a significant 34 points over reigning champion Wehrlein, who finished sixth in this race and now has 60 points. Rowland currently holds 94 points.
A key factor in Rowland’s success at Monaco E-Prix 2025 was the strategic deployment of PIT BOOST by Nissan, allowing him to overtake polesitter Taylor Barnard (NEOM McLaren Formula E Team) on Lap 13. Despite briefly losing the lead to Nyck de Vries (Mahindra Racing) on Lap 26, Rowland masterfully utilized his final ATTACK MODE on Lap 27 to reclaim the lead, ultimately winning the race by a comfortable two-second margin.
Behind Rowland, the Andretti team experienced mixed fortunes. Dennis received a five-second penalty, impacting his final position and dropping him to third. His teammate Nico Mueller initially finished fourth but was then overtaken at the finish line by Eduardo Mortara (Mahindra Racing), placing Mueller in fifth.
Nyck de Vries’ second-place finish marked his first podium since London 2022, and his Mahindra team’s first podium since Mexico City 2023. In the FIA Teams’ World Championship standings, Porsche leads Nissan by nine points (114 to 105), while Nissan leads Porsche in the FIA Manufacturers’ World Championship standings.
Oliver Rowland, No. 23, Nissan Formula E Team said:
“You never know what to do with the strategy especially with these PIT BOOST races – it’s the second race but we kind of had a plan and we stuck to it. It was a bit trickier to pass Taylor [Barnard] to be honest, but we kept calm – even at the end I was pretty worried during that second ATTACK MODE: I dropped back to fifth and I was behind two Mahindras, and I was like ‘right now we need to get cracking’, but great job by the team and very well executed.
“I was thinking Taylor was pushing the barriers of the rules at some points, but fair play to him – in the end we got the job done so it doesn’t really matter. We’ve started the season really well, but it feels a bit different now. Normally you’d be looking forward to the champagne but you’ve already got one eye on tomorrow.”
The 2025 Monaco E-Prix marks the first time the Principality is hosting a double-header event, with Round 7 scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday May 4th.
ENDS
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