The glitz of Monaco met the green of electric motorsport this weekend as Formula E staged a history-making double-header in the Principality for rounds 6 and 7 of the 2025 World Championship. It marked the eighth time the all-electric series had hit the narrow streets of Monte Carlo, but the first time the jewel in the calendar hosted two E-Prix in one weekend — and it did not disappoint.
E-Prix 1: Rowland Charges to Victory as Barnard and de Vries Clash in Chaos
Saturday’s showdown began with Taylor Barnard on pole for McLaren, holding off early pressure from Oliver Rowland in his Nissan. Nick de Vries showed his experience by snatching third from Dan Ticktum’s Cupra, and things settled briefly—until they didn’t.
By lap 9, Antonio Félix da Costa misjudged a bold lunge on Edoardo Mortara and ploughed into the wall, triggering a full-course yellow. When racing resumed, Rowland turned up the heat. After one failed attack, he capitalised on a rare error from Barnard at the harbourfront chicane to snatch the lead.
Mid-race, the grid made history by deploying Formula E’s new rapid-charge pit stops—first seen in Saudi Arabia earlier this season. Cassidy led the charge in early, but as drivers juggled strategy with the looming energy deficit, chaos reigned. Mitch Evans suffered a mechanical failure, forcing another caution, and Barnard briefly regained the lead—only to lose it again as Rowland deployed his final Attack Mode to retake control.
The drama didn’t end there. Nick de Vries stormed into the lead in the closing laps, only for Rowland to launch a decisive move in the Monaco Tunnel, overtaking de Vries in spectacular style and holding firm to the flag.
Rowland claimed his third win of the season, extending his lead in the drivers’ standings. De Vries settled for second, while Jake Dennis completed the podium—despite a 5-second penalty for ignoring yellow flag protocol. The top ten rounded out with Mortara, Müller, Wehrlein, Ticktum, Frijns, Vandoorne, and Günther.
E-Prix 2: Buemi Times it to Perfection in Wet-Weather Masterclass
Sunday brought rain, a greasy track, and a new name on top—eventually. Rowland, fresh off his Saturday win, started from pole again, but it was Jean-Éric Vergne who made the early headlines, muscling past the Nissan driver on lap 5 to take the lead.
The race was punctuated by incidents: Luca di Grassi slid out at Portier and was forced to retire, prompting a brief neutralisation. Dan Ticktum found himself taking an unscheduled tour through the escape road, and Nico Müller’s Andretti gave up the ghost, prompting a safety car just shy of the halfway point.
On the restart, the action resumed with the finesse of a fist fight in a phone box. Rowland and de Vries traded paint at the chicane, with Rowland reclaiming second and setting his sights on Vergne. A lap later, they made contact in the same spot—Rowland emerging in front, with de Vries following through into second.
But the final twist came courtesy of Sébastien Buemi. Timing his Attack Mode to perfection, the Envision driver surged past both front-runners and into the lead on lap 23. With no more power boosts left in play and an extra lap added to the race distance, Buemi simply had to keep it clean.
He did just that, clinching a well-earned victory ahead of Rowland, who had been instructed to yield to Vergne earlier to avoid a penalty—but still finished second thanks to late-race shuffling. Cassidy and da Costa followed closely, while de Vries slipped to fifth, ahead of Vergne, Wehrlein, Günther, Dennis, and Vandoorne.
