Formula E Monaco E-Prix: Oliver Rowland reignites title challenge with first win of 2025-25

Reigning Formula E champion Oliver Rowland drove a perfect race and carefully executed his strategy to register his first win of the 2025-26 season in the Monaco E-Prix.

The Nissan driver, who started from eighth position, gradually made his way up the field while others lost ground due to battles, penalties and accidents. He bided his time, conserved battery power in the first stint, and launched his final attack in the closing laps to secure victory in the second race of the Monte Carlo double header.

Behind him, Felipe Drugovich secured the best result of his short career in the series with a brilliant second-place finish for Andretti. Jaguar’s Antonio Felix da Costa rounded out the podium after a spectacular comeback.

The Portuguese suffered a difficult start, with Edoardo Mortara hitting him at the chicane after the tunnel and sending him to the back of the pack. The incident resulted in a ten-second penalty for the Mahindra Racing driver, while da Costa began a frantic recovery that ultimately took him all the way to the podium.

Further back, Citroen’s Nick Cassidy was involved in a collision with Cupra driver Pepe Marti. Cassidy was able to continue, while Marti was trapped in the wall and had to retire, triggering a full course yellow.

It wasn’t the Sunday team-mate Dan Ticktum had hoped for either. The Brit once again secured pole position in qualifying, but his strategy was compromised by delaying the activation of Attack Mode too long. By the time he tried to react, the front group had already pulled ahead, and a five-second penalty for speeding under a yellow flag ultimately dropped him all the way down to 14th place.

Meanwhile, Rowland waited for the perfect moment to deliver the decisive blow. He capitalised on the strategic chaos and the final Attack Modes to take the lead with five laps to go with a decisive pass at the Nouvelle Chicane. Not even another full course yellow in the closing stages disrupted the Briton’s plans, as he crossed the finish line in commanding fashion to secure his first victory of the season and throw himself squarely into the championship fight.

Behind Drugovich and da Costa, Mitch Evans finished fourth to consolidate his lead in the championship, while Mortara recovered from a penalty to finish fifth.

Nico Mueller was Porsche’s best finisher in seventh, behind Andretti’s Jake Dennis, while team-mate Pascal Wehrlein failed to score in 12th.

Race 2 Standings, 2026 Monaco E-Prix

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