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Cassidy Produces Dominant Lights-to-Flag Victory on Rain-Soaked Sunday in Shanghai

02 Jun 2025
  • What allowed Cassidy to maintain the lead throughout Round 11?
  • How did Porsche capitalize on Nissan’s misfortune to top the championship?
  • Who finished in the top ten and how did the rain affect the race?
  • What impact did the race have on the championship rankings?
  • What did Cassidy say about finally achieving victory this season?

Amid torrid conditions, Jaguar TCS Racing's Nick Cassidy converted from pole, leading every lap of the race to produce a first win of the season in the 2025 Hankook Shanghai E-Prix Round 11 at a rain-soaked Shanghai International Circuit.

Pole and Control in Tricky Weather

Pole and Control in Tricky Weather

Cassidy topped a weather-truncated Groups-only qualifying session to seal pole and strode away into an immediate lead, where he was able to stay for the duration of Round 11 in tricky conditions as the rain continued to fall - though less heavily than throughout the morning. The win was a first lights-to-flag victory of the GEN3 Evo era and a return to the top step for the New Zealander.

Porsche’s Podium Boost

Porsche’s Podium Boost

Reigning champion Pascal Wehrlein got the better of his teammate through the first round of ATTACK MODE activations; the German leading home António Félix da Costa despite an early slip, as TAG Heuer Porsche capitalised on a Nissan non-score to round out the podium and propel the Stuttgart marque to the top of the FIA Teams' World Championship table - a full reversal after TAG Heuer Porsche failed to score on Saturday.

Top Ten Drivers and Wet Race Challenges

Top Ten Drivers and Wet Race Challenges

Jake Hughes (Maserati MSG Racing) brought it home fourth, Jean-Éric Vergne (DS PENSKE) fifth and Nico Mueller (Andretti) finished sixth. The second Maserati of Stoffel Vandoorne finished seventh despite pirouetting two laps from the chequered flag, ahead of Robin Frijns (Envision Racing), Lucas di Grassi (Lola Yamaha ABT) and NEOM McLaren's Taylor Barnard. The difficult conditions caught out a number of other drivers including Jake Dennis, Nyck de Vries, Dan Ticktum and Sam Bird with standing water significant in spots around the circuit throughout the race. Even so, 21 of the 22 cars managed to make it to the end of the race as their race craft was pushed to the limit.

Updated Championship Standings

Updated Championship Standings

The result sees Rowland’s lead reduce to 68 points over Pascal Wehrlein (103 points), with da Costa in third (88 points) with only five races remaining this season. Porsche retakes the top spot in the FIA Teams' World Championship running from Nissan, while Nissan leads Porsche in the FIA Manufacturers' World Championship standings.

Cassidy Reflects on Long-Awaited Win

Cassidy Reflects on Long-Awaited Win

Nick Cassidy, No. 37, Jaguar TCS Racing said:

This weekend is a massive highlight. Really proud of all our guys. Qualifying form yesterday was huge for us, we were in the game, and I’m just proud that we’ve come back today and our pace was absolutely unbelievable - what a race. I feel like there have been so many wins that probably should have been ours at the end of last season that never happened, and it feels like we’ve been waiting a long time. That’s certainly on your mind when you go through the last couple of laps, and now to get that monkey off the back is awesome.

The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship continues in Jakarta with Round 12 on 21 June.

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