It’s lights out for the constructors’ championship battles in London

Jessica Alfieri
Jul 23
5 min read

Written by Jessica Alfieri, Edited by Vyas Ponnuri

António Félix da Costa, TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team in London in 2024 | Credit: Formula E

The London E-Prix weekend is perhaps the most eagerly awaited of the year for Formula E fans. Although it marks the end of one of the most dynamic and competitive championships of the year, it is often the place where both the Drivers' Championship and the Teams' Championship are decided. This year is different, though, with Oliver Rowland already crowned World Champion at Round 14 in Berlin.

The Teams' Championship, however, is still open, and the battles will not only be for the top spot. In fact, since the season opener in São Paulo on December 7, 2024, teams have faced improvements, setbacks, missed opportunities, and disastrous weekends.

All this has made the championship extremely interesting so far, but also totally open to unexpected shifts. Except for Lola Yamaha ABT, who are set to take the wooden spoon with 30 points to their name, there are at least four groups into which the other ten teams can be divided, and the standings could wind up dramatically different after the London E-Prix weekend.

A three-way battle for eighth, ninth and tenth

Maserati and Envision are front runners in the battle for eighth | Credit: Anna Knaak

While Lola ABT Yamaha are mathematically still in this battle, the trio of teams competing for eighth are Maserati (90 points), Envision Racing (86 points) and Cupra Kiro (82 points).

All three outfits have suffered difficult weekends, often finishing outside the points or not even making it to the chequered flag. Maserati appear to be the most consistent of the three teams in terms of point scoring, even if sometimes only by a few points.

Despite this, the last three rounds of the season - Jakarta and Berlin - marked the team’s toughest phase, with only one point accumulated across the three rounds.

Envision had a season on the rise, with greater difficulties in Mexico City and Jeddah. However, the team was able to recover quickly, perhaps thanks to its two very experienced drivers, scoring points in every race until Round 14 in Berlin.

But it’s the surge in form for Cupra Kiro that has emerged as a positive surprise. Having scored a series of minor points, albeit few, the team continued to improve until Ticktum topped both free practice sessions in Monaco and secured the team’s maiden podium in Tokyo. The Briton then took his maiden victory in Jakarta, but his 25 points were the only ones scored that weekend.

The most difficult round for them was Berlin, where the team recorded their lowest points hail since Jeddah, with just two points in the double-header. Cupra Kiro now sit four points behind Envision and eight behind Maserati. There is still a chance to move up in the standings, both for ninth and eighth place.

A mid-table muddle for fifth

McLaren lead a three-way battle for fifth | Credit: Ryan Fleming

Up ahead, another three-way battle is hotly contested between McLaren (143 points), Mahindra Racing (142 points) and Andretti (125 points). The McLaren duo of Sam Bird and Taylor Barnard are among the most consistent on the grid, having scored points in every race except Mexico City and Miami.

Barnard’s five podiums remain the most among the trio teams in 2025, while McLaren's best weekend was undoubtedly in Jeddah, where they secured 40 points, before stabilising again from Monaco onwards.

Consistency displayed by Edoardo Mortara, Nyck de Vries and Berlin stand-in Felipe Drugovich has ensured Mahindra have scored in every race weekend so far, and the two rounds in Monaco were the most profitable for the Indian manufacturer, yielding a total of 40 points.

Despite having several off weekends, Andretti remain in the hunt, sitting only 18 points off McLaren in the standings. The team's best weekend was in Berlin, where Jake Dennis' second-place finish and Nico Müller’s fighting comeback to eighth earned them a total of 22 points.

Resurgence vs consistency in the battle for third

DS Penske sit only six points ahead of Jaguar, heading into London | Credit: Ryan Fleming

Moving further up in the standings, it’s a fierce battle between the recovering Jaguar (162 points) battling DS Penske (168 points) for third.

The French outfit donning black and gold have been more consistent than their British counterparts. Max Günther’s two victories yielded massive points hauls, with DS Penske accumulating 43 points in Jeddah and 56 in Shanghai, with a 1-2 finish in the latter. After the Chinese weekend, Penske suffered a setback, leaving Jakarta without any points, before Jean-Éric Vergne’s podium netted valuable points in Berlin.

Jaguar, the reigning constructors’ champions, faced an extremely difficult start to the season, littered with DNFs, DNSs, DSQs and a 217-day dry spell for Mitch Evans since his victory in the season opener in São Paulo. As with McLaren, the weekends in Mexico City and Miami proved disastrous for both drivers.

On the other hand, the Berlin E-Prix double header reaped rich rewards. With Evans winning on Saturday and teammate Nick Cassidy taking his second win of 2025 on Sunday, the British team accumulated a total of 71 points in Germany, leapfrogging several spots to sit fourth in the standings.

With only six points separating them, neither Penske nor Jaguar can consider themselves safe in their current positions.

A championship battle for firsts

Who will emerge on top to take their maiden Formula E title? | Credit: Ryan Fleming

Finally, it comes down to the top two spots in the standings, with Porsche (228 points) and Nissan (205 points) scrapping it out for their maiden Formula E constructors’ title.

Porsche’s charge to the top has undoubtedly been built on a more consistent charge, with the only scoreless race being Round 10 in Shanghai. The German manufacturer seized an early lead in the standings. In the aforementioned weekends in Mexico City and Miami, the duo of Pascal Wehrlein and António Félix da Costa proved to be the strongest, securing 36 and 41 points respectively.

The setback, if one can call it that, came in Monaco and Berlin, as Wehrlein's chance to retain his title faced major setbacks, allowing Nissan’s poster boy Oliver Rowland to take his maiden Formula E title with two races to go.

The Japanese team, on the other hand, started the season strongly courtesy of Rowland, excluding the first round in São Paulo, and it was in Berlin that Rowland took his title, leading the drivers’ standings by an eye-watering 59 points, lofty by Formula E standards.

However, Nissan still trails Porsche by 23 points heading into London, with teammate Norman Nato only contributing 19 points to the team’s tally, and Berlin stand-in Sérgio Sette Câmara chipping in with two points.

Due to the instability of the Porsche pair during the Berlin E-Prix weekend, and Rowland's clever driving, typical of a world champion, who knows if Nissan can snatch Porsche's chances of winning the constructors’ championship for the first time?

With such a small gap between the teams, all scenarios are still possible. Though some may be more favoured than others, anything can happen in Formula E, and it usually does.