Tokyo E-Prix Round 8 results: Stoffel Vandoorne clinches long-awaited win in wet conditions; Oliver Rowland finishes second
Image credit: Stoffel Vandoorne/Instagram
Surprises were expected for sure at the rain-hit
Tokyo E-Prix
after the Qualifying race had to be cancelled due to bad weather.
Maserati MSG Racing
driver
Stoffel Vandoorne
brought a pleasant surprise as he clinched his first ever Formula E win in Round 8 on Saturday. It was the strategic timing of his Pit Boost which gave him the required lead to cross the finish line first.
Tokyo E-Prix Round 8 race results
Stoffel Vandoorne's win in Tokyo comes three years and 49 races after his last win at the Monaco E-Prix in 2022. Nissan's
Oliver Rowland
started from the pole position after winning FP2 (as the Qualifying was cancelled) and took the second spot on the podium. He has been leading the 2025 Formula E Driver Standings since long and currently stands far ahead of the competition with 133 points. Taylor Barnard, who learnt kart racing at Rowland's karting school, gave him company on the podium on the third spot.
Winner of the last race in Monaco, Envision Racing's Sebastien Buemi finished fourth. Cupra Kiro driver Dan Ticktum was next in the fifth position. Edoardo Mortara who started from the second spot on the grid ended the race in sixth position. Antonio Da Costa gained a few positions to finish seventh after starting from the 11th position on the grid.
Last year's Tokyo E-Prix winner Maximilian Guenther's car suffered technical problems during the race and brought his race to an end. Red Flags came out as his car came to a stop, leading Vandoorne's Pit Boost stop becoming a sureshot success while the others waited for the race to resume.
Jaguar TCS Racing's Mitch Evans also had to retire following a contact with Nyck de Vries which caused rear suspension damage in his car. De Vries ended eighth in the race.
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Tokyo E-Prix 2025: Round 8 Qualifying session cancelled due to rain, Oliver Rowland secures pole position as grid order is based on FP2 results
Round 9 of the Formula E World Championship will take place on Sunday. Rain is expected during the Tokyo E-Prix FP3 and the Round 9 Qualifying session in the morning, though it is expected to be comparatively lighter during the final Round 9 race.
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