PASCAL’S THEOREM: HOW WEHRLEIN WON THE FORMULA E SEASON 12 TITLE

Following the second race at the London e-Prix, Pascal Wehrlein of Porsche became the World Champion of the 2025-26 Formula E season. The German, who won the last title of the Gen3 Evo cars, also equalled Frenchman Jean-Éric Vergne as the driver with the most championships in Formula E history, with two.

But before beating Jake Dennis (Andretti) and Mitch Evans (Jaguar) to the title, Wehrlein was the first to take the lead back in São Paulo, as the Porsche driver set the first provisional pole position of the season and, therefore, gained the first three points. The win, however, was for eventual contender Dennis. The German would finish in fourth place after then-reigning World Champion Oliver Rowland (Nissan) and Nick Cassidy (Citroën).

Mexico City was disappointing for the driver of Mauritian descent, as an 11^th place in qualifying could only be converted into a sixth place just behind Dennis. Race winner Cassidy, who was victorious ahead of Edoardo Mortara (Mahindra) and Rowland, became the new leader of the World Championship standings.

A first adventure for Formula E at the Miami International Autodrome would prove somewhat fruitful for Wehrlein, who clinched his first podium of the season. The German converted another 11^th place on the starting grid into 3^rd in the final standings. It was a double podium for Porsche, as his team-mate Nico Müller would finish second behind Evans. Pascal was now only two points away from championship leader Cassidy, who finished in 16^th.

Jeddah: the first win for Wehrlein

The first win of the season for Wehrlein would come during the double round in Jeddah, as the number 94 would rise up to lead the overall standings once again. Mortara and Evans were 2^nd and 3^rd. He would keep said lead after the second race in Saudi Arabia, despite coming in at 8^th, as the race win would go to António Félix Da Costa (Jaguar). Sébastien Buemi (Envision) and Rowland completed the podium.

The electric category landed in Europe for round 6, as Spanish capital Madrid celebrated their first-ever e-Prix. The race would, once again, be won by Da Costa, who led the Jaguar 1-2 ahead of team-mate Evans. Wehrlein extended his championship lead with a spectacular 3^rd place, just ahead of Dan Ticktum (CUPRA KIRO) in the last lap at the Circuito de Jarama.

The home race at Berlin

Both Porsche’s and Wehrlein’s home round was at the Berlin e-Prix. The first of rounds at the Flughafen Tempelhof was won by the German outfit, albeit by Müller. On the other hand, Cassidy and Rowland once again scored podiums at 2^nd and 3^rd, respectively. However, the big winner of the day was Edoardo Mortara in 4^th, who reclaimed the championship lead over Wehrlein after the latter suffered a puncture which forced him to finish 19^th.

Pascal would bounce back the following session, however, as the former Formula 1 driver claimed pole position and, once again, took back the lead in the standings after finishing in 3^rd place in the race, ahead of Edo in 7^th. The winner of the second round in Berlin was Evans, whilst Rowland was 2^nd.

On the streets of Montecarlo, Nyck de Vries of Mahindra took his inaugural win of the season ahead of new championship leader Evans and first-time podium-sitter Josep María Martí (CUPRA KIRO). A crash between Müller and Wehrlein meant the driver of Mauritian descent was once again left without points.

The second round in Monaco saw the New Zealander extend his lead ahead of Pascal. The Jaguar racer finished in 4^th place, behind winner Rowland, Felipe Drugovich (Andretti) and Da Costa. Wehrlein, 11^th, completed the double-header with zero total points.

Sanya was the German’s third consecutive race without a point, as he finished in the 14^th position. Evans, however, also failed to score, which meant the championship lead was not further extended away from Wehrlein. Dennis was victorious in China, whilst Martí and De Vries stood on the podium steps at 2^nd and 3^rd.

Formula E continued to race in the Asian country, and Shanghai was the round where the number 94 would come back to previous heights. Wehrlein spectacularly took both win and pole position at the first race, whilst a 4^th place in the second one meant the German was now nine points ahead of Evans (8^th and DNS).

Da Costa and Dennis stood on the other steps of the first podium, whilst Lucas di Grassi (Lola Yamaha), Vergne (Citroën) and Envision’s Joel Eriksson (in that order) was the non-title-contender-filled podium of the second race.

Evans took the championship lead back at the initial Tokyo race by finishing in 4^th place. Wehrlein was involved in a collision with Da Costa and failed to score points. Ticktum scored his only win of the season whilst Dennis and Cassidy were 2^nd and 3^rd respectively.

There was once again a change in the overall standings’ leader the next day. However, it was Dennis, in 3^rd place behind race winner De Vries and Cassidy, who was now first in the championship. Wehrlein, 13^th, was once again out of the points and even lost 2^nd place in the standings to Evans.

London: Crowned champion among controversy

London, the final round of the season, was another comeback moment for Pascal. The German, somewhat aided by Porsche’s strategy with team-mate Müller, took his fourth pole position of the year before dominantly winning the first race in Great Britain ahead of championship rival Dennis. Da Costa dropped out of contention despite finishing 3^rd in the race.

The Portuguese driver would be the main difficulty in the second race for the now championship leader. A tough battle between both racers, thought of by Wehrlein as “unsportsmanlike”, meant they had to drop back both pace- and positions-wise. A brilliant comeback drive by Dennis, who initially qualified in 16^th, meant the two championship contenders (apart from Evans) were head-to-head both on track and in the standings. Ultimately, a collision between both, which the stewards deemed as the fault of the German, meant the Brit would finish in 18^th.

Despite a 4^th place by Evans behind maiden race-winner Taylor Barnard (DS Penske) and Mahindra team-mates De Vries and Mortara, Wehrlein was crowned the 2025-26 Formula E World Champion. Because of the lack of points scored by Dennis, a 14^th position in the race was enough for the German to become, alongside Vergne, the most successful driver in the history of the electric competition.

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