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- Oliver Rowland of Nissan Formula E Team secured his fourth victory of the season at the Tokyo E-Prix Round 9, a home win for the team.
- Reigning Season 10 champion Wehrlein (TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team) finished second, while Dan Ticktum (CUPRA Kiro Formula E Team) achieved his maiden Formula E podium in third place, despite a late FIA Safety Car potentially hindering a better result.
- Rowland now holds a significant lead in the FIA Drivers’ World Championship standings with 161 points, ahead of Wehrlein with 84. Nissan also leads both the FIA Teams’ and Manufacturers’ World Championships.
- The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship continues in Shanghai with Rounds 10 & 11 on 31 May and 1 June.
TOKYO, Japan. Sun. 18 May. 2025 – Nissan’s Oliver Rowland secured the race win in the 2025 Tokyo E-Prix Round 9, his fourth victory of the season and on home soil for the Japanese marque.
The polesitter had slipped to sixth during a late jump for ATTACK MODE, but he was able to make the final few seconds of his last mandatory 50kW four-wheel drive boost count as he sliced by then-leader, reigning champion Pascal Wehrlein. The Porsche driver squeezed Rowland on the defence between Turns 15 and 16 but was unable to hold on.
Three poles, two podiums and now the race win in Formula E’s three races in the Japanese capital so far for Rowland – much to the delight of many in the grandstands donning Nissan red.
Wehrlein would have to settle for second following that late move despite his best efforts to cling to P1, while Dan Ticktum (CUPRA KIRO) was left ruing a late appearance by the Safety Car which scuppered his chances of bettering what was to be a maiden podium. It could have been more, with the Brit holding energy in-hand over the duo ahead, but Ticktum would be more than happy to secure his first Formula E silverware – and the team’s best result since Mexico City, 2018.
Jake Dennis (Andretti) made stealthy progress through the pack with consummate use of ATTACK MODE and some smart moves on the way to fourth, up from 14th on the grid at lights out.
Lucas di Grassi followed up a strong showing in qualifying for Lola Yamaha ABT with a fighting fifth at the flag while Jean-Eric Vergne rounded out the top six for DS PENSKE.
Rowland stretches his legs even further as the 2024/25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship passes its halfway mark. He’s now sitting pretty on 161 points to Wehrlein’s 84, the largest Championship lead in Formula E history at the half-way point.
Nissan leads Porsche in both the Teams’ and the Manufacturers’ World Championships as Formula E heads next to a double-header in Shanghai, China on 31 May & 1 June.
Oliver Rowland, No. 23, Nissan Formula E Team said:
“No words! I was not a master of strategy in the first half of Tokyo E-Prix race; I was pretty disappointed in myself. But I figured out that everybody would kind of undercut me so I thought: ‘I’ve got six minutes, I’ll undercut them’ and in the end it worked. I knew they would all react. I just had to make the progress on the first lap so it paid off today, but I was a bit lucky. I’ve always said that in Tokyo and Shanghai I need to keep pushing to extend the Championship lead. Going into Shanghai I’ll have the same approach this year and then maybe after that we can start to think about the lead we’ve got.”
The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship continues in Shanghai with Rounds 10 & 11.
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