Comeback kid Nick Cassidy celebrated a second consecutive triumph in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship’s Season 11 finale in London today (27 July), unleashing a dominant display to snatch second in the Drivers’ standings as Porsche wrapped up the Teams’ and Manufacturers’ laurels.

In his valedictory appearance for Jaguar TCS Racing, Cassidy commanded proceedings around the British capital’s indoor/outdoor Excel circuit – a venue at which he has consistently shone. From pole position, the New Zealander was never headed, controlling the pace before pulling the pin once he activated his first Attack Mode and sprinting comfortably clear of the chasing pack later on – notwithstanding a mid-race safety car period that entirely nullified his advantage. That neutralisation was prompted by a clash between recently-crowned champion Oliver Rowland (Nissan Formula E Team) and Andretti Formula E’s Nico Müller that removed both drivers from contention.

Both had climbed impressively through the order from respectively tenth and 14 th on the grid and were disputing third place when they came together at Turn One on lap 16. The contretemps compounded a disappointing home event for Rowland, who had earlier picked up front wing damage in a physical street fight with Mahindra Racing rival Nyck de Vries. Allied to similar strife for Norman Nato, Nissan’s failure to score guaranteed TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team the 2024/25 Teams’ title and the German marque the inaugural Formula E Manufacturers’ World Championship.

Back at the front of the field, by the time the chequered flag fell, Cassidy was an extraordinary 13.581s ahead of his closest pursuer – the second-largest winning margin in the history of the all-electric single-seater series.

The result vaulted the Auckland native past outgoing champion Pascal Wehrlein (Porsche) into the runner-up position in the overall classification – capping an astonishing comeback for a driver who garnered just a solitary fifth-place finish from the opening six rounds of Season 11. It also catapulted Jaguar past Nissan into second spot in the Teams’ table, with the British marque winning five of the campaign’s final six outings.

Mitch Evans wound up second on-the-road, but a five-second penalty for an over-speeding infraction under Full Course Yellow conditions relegated Cassidy’s team-mate to fifth. The New Zealander spent the latter stages of the E-Prix fending off a growing gaggle of cars filling his rear-view mirrors, led by de Vries, who shrugged off his mid-race skirmish with Rowland to scoop the runner-up spoils for the second day in succession.

The rostrum was rounded out by Envision Racing’s Sébastien Buemi – from 19 th at the start! The Swiss star – the 2015/16 champion – was every bit as stellar as in his title-winning campaign from almost a decade ago as he exploited a blistering turn-of-speed and savvy strategy to scythe through the field.

Andretti ace Dennis was another to gain significant ground, advancing from 15 th to finish fourth ahead of the frustrated Evans, with Porsche pair António Félix da Costa – from the very back of the grid – and Wehrlein sandwiching DS Penske’s Maximilian Günther in sixth, seventh and eighth.

Dennis, Günther and Wehrlein all lost some of their Attack Mode benefit due to the timing of the safety car intervention, while the German dropped further back after incurring late-race damage. For Porsche, however, the Teams’ and Manufacturers’ trophies were already assured.

Lola Yamaha ABT Formula E Team’s Lucas Di Grassi and David Beckmann for CUPRA Kiro completed the top ten finishers – the latter scoring for the first time – but there were conversely no points for NEOM McLaren Formula E Team on the British outfit’s series swansong, as neither Taylor Barnard nor Sam Bird reached the finish line.

Season 12 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will get underway in Brazilian megalopolis São Paulo on 6 December.

Nick Cassidy, No. 37, Jaguar TCS Racing, said:

“Honestly I love racing in this place! It’s not been that kind to me in the last few years, but this weekend it’s absolutely delivered. When this stadium is packed full of people it’s a pleasure to race here and it’s great for Formula E. Also, it’s my last race for the team, again I’ve had the best car today, and this one is 100% for them. When the tyres are working well, when the car’s perfect, everything becomes efficient. For sure it wasn’t easy at the start to keep the lead, but I think between Mitch [Evans] and myself we could manage that well. I’m gutted for him, to have had a one-two would have been perfect.”

Nyck de Vries, No, 21, Mahindra Racing, said:

“It was certainly a very challenging race. Obviously Nick [Cassidy] didn’t want to get too down on energy versus everyone behind, so he was making sure he stayed on the same energy as us and that resulted in a little bit of a concertina effect behind us. I’m very pleased to bring home another podium and give P4 to our team, because they’ve done an incredible job. To consider that last year we qualified last on merit, and we’ve come back from such a long way - finishing fourth in the championship here this year is a great effort, so I’m very proud of everyone at Mahindra.”

Sébastien Buemi, No. 15, Envision Racing, said:

“In the end it was important to not get caught up in those incidents, I think I was lucky enough to make sure I was avoiding them well. I saved quite a bit of energy at the beginning and that basically allowed me to take the ATTACK MODE properly. So in the end I’m very happy with that, it’s good for the Teams’ Championship, and it’s good when you have a bad qualifying like that to finish and score some good points.”