Rounds 11 and 12 of Formula E Season 10 saw a new venue added to an old classic and a return to Formula E’s original debut: China. This time, the electric series travelled to Shanghai, it is safe to say it brought us dramatic moments and high tension!
Round 11 Highlights
- Jean-Eric Vergne leads the field away from pole position ahead of Oliver Rowland and Mitch Evans
- Round 11 was a peleton style race again primarily due to the energy saving methods used by drivers
- Championship leader Nick Cassidy went from P10 to P13 within the early stages of the race
- There was MANY changes for the lead including Robin Frijns and Nyck De Vries
- Porsche were playing the team game with Pascal Wehrlein and Antonio Felix Da Costa in P1 and P3, with P2 taken by Evans
- Rowland and Vergne made contact half way through the race which was noted by the stewards
- Nato fell down the grid down to P16.
- Conntact between Mortara and a Maserati lead to Mortara having to retire from the race
- There was a yellow flag on lap 19 due to the debris and it was swiftly removed
- Replays toward the end of the race showed that Frijns had a spin which explains his fall down the grid
- On lap 24, that was the “go” moment for the drivers. Cassidy had more energy than the others
- With 2 laps remaining, Cassidy was asking his team if he could attack or defend.
- Last lap battles saw Evans defending from Wehrlein and Cassidy attacking Wehrlein all of the way to the final corner
Round 11 Classification
| Position | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1st | Mitch Evans | Jaguar TCS Racing | 25 |
| 2nd | Jake Hughes (Pole) | NEOM McLaren Formula E Team | 21 |
| 3rd | Norman Nato (Fastest Lap) | Andretti Formula E | 16 |
| 4th | Nick Cassidy | Jaguar TCS Racing | 12 |
| 5th | Mitch Evans | Jaguar TCS Racing | 10 |
| 6th | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS Penske | 8 |
| 7th | Jean-Eric Vergne | DS Penske | 6 |
| 8th | Maximilian Guenther | Maserati MSG Racing | 7 |
| 9th | Robin Frijns | Envision Racing | 2 |
| 10th | Oliver Rowland |
Nissan Formula E Team |
1 |
| 11th | Jake Dennis | Andretti Formula EÂ | 0 |
| 12th | Sebastian Buemi | Envision Racing | 0 |
| 13th | Edoardo Mortara | Mahindra Racing | 0 |
| 14th | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan Formula E Team | 0 |
| 15th | Nico Mueller | Abt Cupra Formula E Team | 0 |
| 16th | Nyck De Vries | Mahindra Racing | 0 |
| 17th | Jehan Daruvala | Maserati MSG Racing | 0 |
| 18th | Sergio Sette Camara | ERT Formula E Team | 0 |
| 19th | Lucas Di Grassi | Abt Cupra Formula E Team | 0 |
| 20th | Pascal Wehrlein | Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 0 |
| 21st | Dan Ticktum | ERT Racing | 0 |
| DNF | Sam Bird | NEOM McLaren Formula E Team | 0 |
Round 12 Highlights
- Jake Hughes took pole ahead of Stoffel Vandoorne and got pole position by 0.001s!Â
- Once we went racing, it was 3 wide with Vandoorne making his way up to P1 with Nato up to P4 and the 2 Jaguars of Cassidy and Evans P6 and P7 respectfully
- Similar to Round 11, no one wanted to lead and took a very conservative approach
- Da Costa climbed the order early on
- Cassidy was annoyed to find out that his car was different compared to Round 11 on lap 5
- Lap 9 saw the energy of every driver at or below 70%
- Cassidy attempted to overtake Vandoorne on lap 10 but it didn’t work out
- Disaster struck for Pascal Wehrlein as he got a puncture for a collision with Sam Bird
- Ticktum pitted on lap 16
- Lap 17 saw an interesting development where Da Costa was told only the Jaguars had more energy than he did
- Bird pitted just before lap 20 due to a collision with De Vries which resulted in the Dutchman falling out of the points and Bird ended up retiring
- Towards the end, the DS Penskes began to battle
- Da Costa won the Shanghai EPrix! Jake Hughes got his first Formula E podium and Norman Nato finished in P3!Â
Round 12 Race Classification
| Position | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1st | Antonio Felix Da Costa | Â Tag Heur Porsche Formula E Team | 25 |
| 2nd | Pascal Wehrlein (Pole) | Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 21 |
| 3rd | Nick Cassidy (FL) | Jaguar TCS Racing | 16 |
| 4th | Oliver Rowland |
Nissan Formula E Team |
12 |
| 5th | Jake Dennis | Andretti Formula EÂ | 10 |
| 6th | Jean-Eric Vergne | DS Penske | 8 |
| 7th | Nyck De Vries | Mahindra Racing | 6 |
| 8th | Sebastian Buemi | Envision Racing | 7 |
| 9th | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS Penske | 2 |
| 10th | Lucas Di Grassi | Abt Cupra Formula E Team | 1 |
| 11th | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan Formula E Team | 0 |
| 12th | Robin Frijns | Envision Racing | 0 |
| 13th | Sergio Sette Camara | ERT Formula E Team | 0 |
| 14th | Norman Nato | Andretti Formula E | 0 |
| 15th | Nico Mueller | Abt Cupra Formula E Team | 0 |
| 16th | Jake Hughes | Neom McLaren Formula E Team | 0 |
| 17th | Sam Bird | Neom McLaren Formula E Team | 0 |
| 18th | Jehan Daruvala | Maserati MSG Racing | 0 |
| 19th | Antonio Felix Da Costa | Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 0 |
| 20th | Dan Ticktum | ERT Racing | 0 |
| 21st | Maximilian Guenther | Maserati MSG Racing | 0 |
| DNF | Edoardo Mortara | Mahindra Racing | 0 |
Championship Standings After the Shanghai EPrix
| Position | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1st | Nick Cassidy | Jaguar TCS Racing | 25 |
| 2nd | Pascal Wehrlein | Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 21 |
| 3rd | Mitch Evans | Jaguar TCS Racing | 16 |
| 4th | Oliver Rowland |
Nissan Formula E Team |
12 |
| 5th | Jake Dennis | Andretti Formula EÂ | 10 |
| 6th | Jean-Eric Vergne | DS Penske | 8 |
| 7th | Antonio Felix Da Costa | Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 6 |
| 8th | Maximilian Guenther | Maserati MSG Racing | 7 |
| 9th | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS Penske | 2 |
| 10th | Jake Hughes | Neom McLaren Formula E Team | 1 |
| 11th | Norman Nato | Andretti Formula E | 0 |
| 12th | Sam Bird | Neom McLaren Formula E Team | 0 |
| 13th | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan Formula E Team | 0 |
| 14th | Sebastian Buemi | Envision Racing | 0 |
| 15th | Robin Frijns | Envision Racing | 0 |
| 16th | Nico Mueller | Abt Cupra Formula E Team | 0 |
| 17th | Dan Ticktum | ERT Racing | 0 |
| 18th | Sergio Sette Camara | ERT Formula E Team | 0 |
| 19th | Jehan Daruvala | Maserati MSG Racing | 0 |
| 20th | Edoardo Mortara | Mahindra Racing | 0 |
| 21st | Nyck De Vries | Mahindra Racing | 0 |
| DNF | Taylor Barnard | Neom McLaren Formula E Team | 0 |
| 23rd | Joel Erikkson | Envision Racing | Â |
| 24th | Lucas Di Grassi | Abt Cupra Formula E Team | 0 |
| 25th | Kelvin Van Der Linde | Abt Cupra Formula E Team | 0 |
| 26th | Jordan King | Mahindra Racing | 0 |
| 27th | Paul Aron | Envision Racing | 0 |
Driver of the Weekend
The driver of the weekend for me is Nyck De Vries. After taking the last 2 rounds off for WEC, scoring his maiden Gen3 points was critical for him.Â
Driver with the most improvement needed
I think Sacha Fenestraz is the driver who needs the most improvement. Going into Portland, Fenestraz will need to do a lot to prove to Nissan that he should say at the team for Gen3 EVO.