RACE REPORT: 2025 Monaco E-Prix II
Race Notes
- Free Practice 3 kicked off Round 7 of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship today, with Cupra Kiro’s Dan Ticktum briefly causing a red flag after coming to a stop at Turn 18. The session resumed shortly after, and Dennis crossed the line with a time good enough for second while teammate Mueller adjusted to setup changes and finished 17th.
- Rain arrived just ahead of today’s qualifying session, creating challenging conditions for all drivers. As the session progressed, lap times steadily improved until a crash by NEOM McLaren’s Sam Bird at Turn 1 brought out a red flag. Following the delay, the session resumed with just enough time for one final flying lap. Despite their efforts, both Dennis and Mueller were unable to advance to the Duels, qualifying sixth and tenth, respectively.
- While the rain had stopped in the buildup to the E-Prix, the Circuit de Monaco remained damp for the start of the race.
- Dennis was able to make up ground during the opening sequence of the race in the points-paying positions, but contact with the barrier impacted the No. 27’s steering for the remainder of the race. Meanwhile, teammate Mueller remained at the rear in order to under consume on energy.
- During Mueller’s first Attack Mode on Lap 13, the Swiss driver lost control and, after hitting the barrier, was forced to retire the car. The resulting Safety Car was its only appearance during the 2025 Monaco E-Prix doubleheader weekend.
- Dennis’ Attack Modes allowed him to enter the top 10 by Lap 23, where he would stay until the checkered, classifying ninth.
- The Safety Car period and two Full Course Yellow periods resulted in one added lap to the E-Prix.
- The Andretti Formula E team scored 27 points during the doubleheader Monaco weekend, heading into Round 8 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship one position higher in the Team’s Standings in sixth with 68 points.
Race Results
Jake Dennis
No. 27 Andretti Porsche 99X Electric
P9
| Started | P12 |
| Standings | P6 (44 points) |
Qualifying
- In wet conditions, Dennis was unable to progress into the Duels and finished sixth in Group B.
Race
- Dennis was able to make up two positions at the start of his 70th career E-Prix, entering the points-paying positions in 10th.
- A strategic decision was made for the British driver to take an early Attack Mode on Lap 3, which enabled him to advance to seventh early on. As he battled through the field, the No. 27 made contact with the wall, damaging a track rod that would negatively impact his pace for the remainder of the E-Prix
- On Lap 21, Dennis took his final Attack Mode and dropped down to 14th. With the extra 50kWh of power, the Season 9 World Champion was able to advance to ninth place, where he would remain until the checkered.
- Dennis made 12 overtakes during the 2025 Monaco E-Prix II and claimed his 46th top-10 finish.
“Day two in Monaco is done and dusted. It wasn’t quite the result we were hoping for after a really promising practice that was a nice and dry session. But then, for the rain to come and ruin our party was a little bit disappointing. Qualifying 12th and finishing ninth in the race after having such a good car in the dry conditions is a shame. Nevertheless, we’ve been fast all weekend when it’s been dry, so I’m very much looking forward to Tokyo. Hopefully, we can have a good result there.”
Nico Mueller
No. 51 Andretti Porsche 99X Electric
DNF
| Started | P20 |
| Standings | P14 (24 points) |
Qualifying
- Mueller joined his teammate in Group B but was unable to progress to the Duels, taking the checkered in 10th.
Race
- Mueller maintained his starting position during the opening sequence of the E-Prix to conserve energy.
- Taking his first Attack Mode on Lap 12, the Swiss driver began to make his way through the field; however, one lap later, he lost control of the car and found the barrier in the challenging wet conditions at Turn 3. The resulting damage forced the No. 51 to retire the car.
“After nearly a sensational Saturday, Sunday was a difficult day. The change in conditions from Free Practice 3 to Qualifying proved challenging, and the red flag hindered our chances of making it through to the Duels.
In the race, we decided it would be best to conserve energy and try to attack in the later stages. However, we never really seemed to be able to adjust to the damp conditions and struggled to find pace. As a result, I lost the car into Turn 3, and we didn’t want to risk continuing with the damage. We’ll regroup and turn our focus to Tokyo.”
Roger Griffiths
Team Principal
“Our second race here in Monaco was a very different affair to yesterday’s, with the weather playing a huge part in our overall day. We’re disappointed after the success of yesterday. Whilst we saw some indications of rain, it turned out to be a lot more consistent than we’d anticipated, and we were never really able to fully adjust to that. Both drivers were not quite as competitive as they were yesterday, though we had a fairly solid result from Jake in the end. With Nico starting all the way back in 20th, it was always going to be a difficult race.
We need to analyze whether the strategy we used for our Attack Modes was the best one, because we certainly struggled to progress forward and ultimately ended up with only a couple of points.
Focus now turns to Tokyo, a track that we performed well on its debut last year, and we’re looking forward to catching up with our friends from Nagase in Japan.”
