Shanghai ePrix – Race 2: Nick Cassidy wins in the rain
At the end of a race much less animated than the previous day, the New Zealand driver gave his team its second victory of the season.
Races follow one another but are not alike on the Shanghai International Circuit. Following a race masterfully won by Maximilian Günther ahead of an electrified Jean-Eric Vergne, the track action was less intense this Sunday due to particularly challenging weather conditions.
From the qualifying session onwards, the race management decided to cancel the duel phase and consider the times from the first phases of the session to establish the starting grid. With the fastest time, Nick Cassidy would thus take advantage by starting from pole position ahead of the Porsche drivers.
A leading position that the runner-up of season 9 managed to maintain from the start, which was given under a safety car regime, until the checkered flag on a soaked track where Attack Mode made less of a difference than on a dry surface.
Behind, Pascal Wehrlein got past his teammate to take second place and regain some points on Oliver Rowland in the championship. The Nissan driver could do no better than 13th but maintains a very comfortable lead over his pursuers with five races remaining in the championship.
Note the impressive fifth place of Jean-Eric Vergne, which allows the DS Penske team to leave China with a nice haul of points and, more importantly, third place in the team standings. In that ranking, Porsche and Nissan are separated by only one point.
Now it’s time for the 12th race of the season, which will take place in Jakarta on June 21.
2025 Shanghai ePrix Standings – Race 2
| Driver | Team | Times | Gap | Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Cassidy #37 | Jaguar TCS Racing | 1:24.092 | – | 31 |
| 2 | Pascal Wehrlein #1 | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 1:23.433 | +7.126 | 31 |
| 3 | António Félix Da Costa #13 | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 1:24.651 | +19.444 | 31 |
| 4 | Jake Hughes #55 | Maserati MSG Racing | 1:24.149 | +21.034 | 31 |
| 5 | Jean-éric Vergne #25 | DS PENSKE | 1:23.857 | +27.705 | 31 |
| 6 | Nico Müller #51 | Andretti Formula E | 1:26.049 | +40.675 | 31 |
| 7 | Stoffel Vandoorne #2 | Maserati MSG Racing | 1:24.297 | +42.242 | 31 |
| 8 | Robin Frijns #4 | Envision Racing | 1:24.225 | +47.642 | 31 |
| 9 | Lucas Di Grassi #11 | LOLA YAMAHA ABT Formula E Team | 1:26.726 | +52.170 | 31 |
| 10 | Taylor Barnard #5 | NEOM McLaren Formula E Team | 1:24.993 | +52.965 | 31 |
| 11 | Zane Maloney #22 | LOLA YAMAHA ABT Formula E Team | 1:25.510 | +58.578 | 31 |
| 12 | Nyck de Vries #21 | MAHINDRA RACING | 1:26.620 | +1:00.357 | 31 |
| 13 | Oliver Rowland #23 | Nissan Formula E Team | 1:24.916 | +1:01.595 | 31 |
| 14 | Mitch Evans #9 | Jaguar TCS Racing | 1:25.925 | +1:03.205 | 31 |
| 15 | Sam Bird #8 | NEOM McLaren Formula E Team | 1:25.046 | +1:04.363 | 31 |
| 16 | Dan Ticktum #33 | Cupra Kiro | 1:25.002 | +1:05.259 | 31 |
| 17 | Jake Dennis #27 | Andretti Formula E | 1:26.480 | +1:07.093 | 31 |
| 18 | Sébastien Buemi #16 | Envision Racing | 1:25.098 | +1:07.892 | 31 |
| 19 | Edoardo Mortara #48 | MAHINDRA RACING | 1:26.816 | +1:09.668 | 31 |
| 20 | David Beckmann #3 | Cupra Kiro | 1:25.786 | +1:11.727 | 31 |
| 21 | Norman Nato #17 | Nissan Formula E Team | 1:26.434 | +1:12.814 | 31 |
| 22 | Maximilian Günther #7 | DS PENSKE | 1:28.058 | DNF | 18 |
