Winners and Losers from the Berlin E-Prix double header

An exciting Berlin E-Prix weekend witnessed upto 651 overtakes across both the double header. With twists in the championship and a first-time winner, who left Berlin on the front foot? And who leave with some catching up to do ahead of the next race weekend?

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Winner: Mitch Evans

In 2026, Mitch Evans has had mixed results: he has failed to score points twice, one of which was a non-finish, but has also won two races. He won Round 8 on the Sunday, after a tactical qualifying decision meant he started in 17th; the strategy clearly paid off, given his impressive pace and charge to the front of the field. 

In race one, Evans gained a significant amount of points with a sixth-place finish, which he fought hard for in the mid-field chaos. 

Sunday, however, saw a turn of events for Evans. He deliberately qualified slowly, so as to start further down the field to conserve energy and potentially avoid any opening-lap chaos at the front. 

As the race progressed, the Jaguar driver fought his way through the drama and managed to secure a front-running position before eventually taking over the lead of the race on Lap 27. He would go on to take a record 16th Formula E race win, catapulting himself up to second in the standings, only three points off leader Pascal Wehrlein.

Winner: Oliver Rowland

Over the double header weekend, Nissan’s Oliver Rowland demonstrated incredible pace, scoring two podiums. The Briton admitted that he had faced struggles over the weekend, being plagued by illness, but seemingly, he did not let this stop him or his determination. Similar to Evans in the Sunday race, Rowland charged from the back of the field and put up a decent fight to claim his fifth podium of the season. 

In race one, Rowland had a stellar race. On paper, he did not lose or gain any positions; however, his actual race was much more complex. He had to battle against some very strong drivers, such as Nick Cassidy and the two Porsche drivers. Rowland led the E-Prix for a short while before having to settle for third position.

Race two was much more complicated for the Nissan driver, as he seemingly struggled to get his car off the five red lights, ending up last on the road. However, by Lap 13, Rowland had successfully fought his way up to sixth place. 

Throughout the 37-lap race, the reigning champion looked to have an energy advantage over his closest competitors and continued to charge through the field and up to second position.

Winners and Losers: Porsche

There is no denying that Pascal Wehrlein and Porsche have been a dominant force in Formula E for several seasons now. But the Berlin E-Prix was less than ideal for the home heroes. 

Wehrlein qualified in second position for the first race of the Berlin double header, an impressive feat considering the amount of talent on the Formula E grid. Nico Müller started sixth, leaving him with a lot of potential for the race later that day.

Disaster struck for Wehrlein during the race, however, as the German driver suffered a puncture and fell to the rear of the field, where he remained until the chequered flag. This also marked Wehrlein’s first non-scoring round of the season, putting an end to his streak of scoring at every race in Season 12. 

On the other hand, Nico Müller drove an incredible race at the front, utilising his attack mode to get through into the race lead, and built a gap to the rest. The Swiss driver won his maiden race after 69 starts in front of an electric crowd full of Porsche fans.

On Sunday, the two drivers' luck seemed to swap. Wehrlein claimed pole over DS Penske’s Taylor Barnard by just 0.038s, but Müller only managed to qualify in 12th, failing to make it past the group stages. 

Despite the fact that Wehrlein finished in a lower position than he started in, the home favourite displayed immense speed throughout the race. Off the line, Wehrlein showed why he has won a Formula E championship and why he is currently leading the standings.

Müller’s race was less ideal, however, as the Swiss driver could not replicate the successes of Saturday and fell to 13th position.

Overall, Porsche did have a good race in terms of the teams and manufacturers' championships — they were able to claim a decent haul of points and remain at the top of the standings. However, both drivers had a race in which they failed to score points.

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Losers: Dan Ticktum

Dan Ticktum could be considered one among the unluckiest driver on the Formula E grid. He has suffered a non-finish in half of the rounds so far this season and has only scored points in two races so far- fifth in Round 5 at Jeddah and fourth at the Madrid E-Prix.

Qualifying for the first Berlin E-Prix seemed to hint at a change for Ticktum, with the Briton qualifying in fourth. He was running at the front of the field for much of the E-Prix before an electrical fault forced him to retire. 

On Sunday, Ticktum followed the strategy that provided good results for Rowland and Evans - qualify at the back and fight your way forwards. However, this strategy did not work for the Cupra Kiro driver, with him seemingly being plagued by tyre issues.

He did, however, make up six places and finish in 14th.

Winners and Losers: Lola Yamaha ABT

Before the Berlin E-Prix, Lucas di Grassi announced his retirement from professional motorsport at the end of the Formula E season, but this news did not seem to impact him during the race weekend.

Both he and teammate Zane Maloney showed significant improvement from earlier in the season, even leading the E-Prix and battling for higher positions during the Saturday race.

While a Lola Yamaha ABT win did not happen, this weekend showed that they have made strides forward as a team.

Edited by Vyas Ponnuri