Formula E returns to Berlin, Germany, for rounds 13 and 14 of the campaign. Berlin holds the record for hosting the most E-Prix events, having featured in every season of the all-electric racing series since its inception in 2014, coming back for the 11th time in 2025. With the Rookie Test coming up on Monday, there will be even more action this weekend.
The circuit
The race takes place at the historic Tempelhof Airport. With a length of 2.354km, the layout features 15 turns and multiple straights that require speed.
In the 2015/16 campaign, the race took place at the Berlin Street Circuit, but after protests from residents, it returned to the apron of Tempelhof Airport in 2017. Mitch Evans set 2017 the lap record with just 1:10.224.
2024 – Round 9 at the Berlin E-Prix
Round 9 was held on Saturday, May 11th, the opening race of the weekend was a rollercoaster from lights out to chequered flag.
Edoardo Mortara led from pole. In the first laps, Nick Cassidy dropped to P21 – an attempt to save energy. By lap 3, Attack Mode was enabled, and Pascal Wehlein briefly led before Stoffel Vandoorne. A crash for Maximilian Günther on lap 10 (T9) brought out the Safety Car. Helping Cassidy gain back positions.
As the race resumed, Cassidy ran outside the top 10. The second half of the race got messy quickly. Mitch Evans, Jake Dennis, António Félix Da Costa, and Wehrlein battled fiercely and swapped positions. A second Safety came after Norman Nato and Sacha Fenestraz collided.
At the restart, Evans led, while Cassidy was thriving on P4. Da Costa and Jean-Éric Vergne pressured the leaders. By lap 36, Cassidy overtook Evans. As he managed the energy better than his opponents, he passed da Costa and controlled the final laps with precision.
Cassidy crossed the finish line after 46 laps, Vergne followed, and Oliver Rowland finished third in the 9th round of the Berlin E-Prix.
2024 – Round 10 at the Berlin E-Prix
Round 10, Sunday, May 12th, was just as eventful as the previous day.
Cassidy started strong from the front with a great launch. While Wehrlein slotted into second, chaos unfolded. Nato forced the Wehrlein into the wall. Cassidy activated, contrary to the previous day, the Attack Mode early, and he dropped behind Wehrlein and Dennis. Da Costa moved into the lead 9 laps in. Rowland stormed forward again from deep in the field (P16 to P5). On lap 12, Günther crashed – again at T9 – into the back of an Andretti.
After the restart, the drama continued. Nato and Fenestraz collided 25 laps in, and a Safety Car was deployed. Da Costa took the lead by lap 29, using the restart to his advantage. Dennis and Wehrlein made contact as they battled fiercely. Evans briefly took the lead, then locked up with just a few laps left. On the final lap, Cassidy and Rowland both chased Da Costa with just 2% energy left.
Porsche’s Da Costa won the race, Rowland took second, and Cassidy finished in the 10th round of the Berlin E-Prix.
2025 – What to expect?
It is Porsche’s home race. Can they win again, just as last year? Porsche is top of the constructors’ championship standings, with Wehrlein and Da Costa in the top 3 in the drivers’ standings, they keep the pressure alive.
Four races are left on the calendar. Rowland has been dominating the drivers’ standings with 172 points next to his name. The World Championship title isn’t secured yet, but another win could ease the pressure for the Briton. If the numbers work out correctly, Rowland could be crowned world champion in the German capital.
