Pascal Wehrlein took the win in the penultimate round of the 2026 ABB FIA Formula E Championship in London. Title rival Jake Dennis is still in the running after a second-place finish, bringing the gap to 5 points. Unfortunately, luck was not on the side of Mitch Evans, who now falls back by 21 points.

Strategic start

All was clean between the drivers as the lights went out in the Excel Centre. Pascal maintained the lead while teammate Müller held everyone up behind from 2nd. This allowed Wehrlein to pull a gap pretty early on in the race.

On Lap 3, we saw Norman Nato make a pit stop for a suspected puncture.

Early Full Course Yellow

We had our first full-course yellow of the race when Zane Maloney exited the race due to a failed driveshaft. Teammate Lucas Di Grassi managed to pick up a 5-second time penalty for overspeeding during the lap of yellows.

On lap 15, Felipe Drugovich was the first to enter the pits for the purpose of Pit Boost. He was followed by championship contender Mitch Evans and a couple of other cars a few laps later. Mitch had been suffering behind Müller and, now in free air, needed to use this opportunity to try to undercut the Swiss. He took attack mode to boost his chances, but the Porsche team knew they needed to retain that position. Müller opted for Pit Boost the next lap and exited just in front of Evans. However, the far superior speed of the Jaguar in attack mode meant Evans was able to overtake Müller on lap 18.

No luck for Evans

Wehrlein immediately counterattacked by entering attack mode himself, in the hope that after his required 34-second stop he would come out maintaining the lead. Drivers were pushing hard, going airborne over the bumps of the London circuit.

Disaster struck on lap 21 as Di Grassi flew into the wall at Turn 9, a shame for the Brazilian in his final races in Formula E. Another Full Course Yellow followed, allowing all those in the top 10, including Wehrlein, to have a cheaper pit stop. This shuffled Evans to the back end of the points, destroying his chances at a podium. Things went from bad to worse as Müller, who had some attack mode left, took 10th, dropping Evans out of the points on lap 23.

Dennis on the move

As the final drivers, Pepe Marti and Maximilian Günther took their Pit Boost; order was restored in the top 10. Wehrlein led with Ticktum second and Da Costa third. Jake Dennis came out fourth and had some fighting to do to improve his chances at a second championship for him tomorrow. On lap 29, Dennis sidled past Da Costa into Turn 1. But he wasn’t done there, as on the next lap it was Ticktum’s turn to be passed by the Andretti driver in a sequence of brilliant and crucial moves.

Further towards the back of the points, Mitch Evans was continuing to push, now against the Citroën of Nick Cassidy in attack mode. After a few laps of close racing, Evans managed to hold off Cassidy and pass Müller to recover to a P8 position.

A Brit loses big in the final laps

It was announced there would be one added lap due to the interruptions earlier in the E-Prix. With Jaguar still in the battle for the Constructors’ Championship, Da Costa took the last podium spot off Dan Ticktum. A few laps later, the Brit tried to regain the position but ended up with a face full of wall. This cost him, as Buemi passed him into the final sector, and before long Mortara squeezed past too. This dropped Dan back to 7th, which isn’t what he wants while fighting for his place in Formula E.

Contact occurred between Joel Eriksson and Oliver Rowland in the closing stages. Marti and Vergne also seemed to have issues as the pair pitted towards the end of the race.

Wehrlein seizes the title lead

Pascal Wehrlein crossed the line with a five-second lead on Jake Dennis in second. Da Costa clinched third place, an important result for the team. Luck was not on Evans’s side today as he bagged only four points.

So how does this make the championship fight look heading into the final round here in London? Wehrlein is now first with a five-point gap to Dennis, and after his disappointing result, Evans trails behind by twenty-one points.

But it’s not over until it’s over, and with Jake’s “win it or bin it” mentality, tomorrow’s race is not one you will want to miss.