{"id":807,"date":"2026-08-16T11:55:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=807"},"modified":"2026-08-16T11:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:56:21","slug":"pascal-wehrlein-collides-jake-dennis-holds-on-in-london-to-secure-second-formula-e-world-championship-taylor-barnard-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/formula-e\/pascal-wehrlein-collides-jake-dennis-holds-on-in-london-to-secure-second-formula-e-world-championship-taylor-barnard-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Wehrlein collides with Dennis, holds on in London to secure second Formula E World Championship as Barnard wins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Takeaways (TL;DR):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pascal Wehrlein Crowned Champion:<\/strong> Pascal Wehrlein joins Jean-\u00c9ric Vergne as a two-time Formula E World Champion after surviving late contact with Jake Dennis in London.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Taylor Barnard Wins Season Finale:<\/strong> Taylor Barnard secured race victory in London, leading Nyck de Vries and Edoardo Mortara in an all-Mahindra podium finish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Di Grassi Retires from Racing:<\/strong> Lucas Di Grassi&#8217;s professional racing career came to an early end following a mechanical retirement on lap 14 for Lola Yamaha.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formula E crowned a two-time World Champion on Sunday as Pascal Wehrlein clinched the 2025\/26 title. Following a crucial victory on Saturday, Wehrlein needed only to finish ahead of Jake Dennis and protect a 21-point margin over Mitch Evans. Despite failing to score points following late-race contact, Wehrlein secured the crown after Dennis finished 18th and Evans crossed the line 4th, joining Jean-\u00c9ric Vergne as the only two-time champions in Formula E history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NEOM McLaren&#8217;s Taylor Barnard claimed victory in the season finale, with Mahindra drivers Nyck de Vries and Edoardo Mortara completing the podium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The title caps a resilient campaign for Wehrlein, who built an early-season points lead before struggling through the mid-season European rounds. The German regained momentum at the ExCeL Arena to deliver Porsche&#8217;s World Championship title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mitch Evans and S\u00e9bastien Buemi rounded out the top five. Nick Cassidy, Jean-\u00c9ric Vergne, Pepe Mart\u00ed, Oliver Rowland, and Norman Nato completed the top ten scoring positions in the final race of the 2025\/26 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formula E pre-season testing for the 2026\/27 campaign begins November 16 at the Circuito de Jarama in Madrid. Full coverage continues on <strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2290594486-2048x2048-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1020311993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2290594486-2048x2048-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2290594486-2048x2048-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2290594486-2048x2048-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2290594486-2048x2048-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2290594486-2048x2048-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2290594486-2048x2048-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lucas Di Grassi concluded his professional racing career in London (Photo: Formula E)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How London E-Prix Race 2 Unfolded<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nyck de Vries retained the lead off the starting grid as Edoardo Mortara covered the inside line from Porsche&#8217;s Pascal Wehrlein. Title contender Jake Dennis lost ground on lap one, dropping to 17th position, while Andretti teammate Felipe Drugovich fell to 13th. Meanwhile, Lucas Di Grassi served a mandatory 10-second stop-and-go penalty on lap one following an inverter change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nico M\u00fcller executed team tactics early, backing up the pack to allow Wehrlein to construct a pit window. Ant\u00f3nio F\u00e9lix da Costa and Taylor Barnard were among the first drivers to activate Attack Mode on lap four. Da Costa launched a pass on M\u00fcller at Turn 1 on lap five, allowing Barnard through on Wehrlein shortly after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De Vries retained the lead through his Attack Mode activations courtesy of defensive positioning by Mahindra teammate Mortara. Da Costa then dropped his pace to defend against Wehrlein, holding off the championship leader until lap eight when Wehrlein completed a pass on the main straight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mitch Evans held 6th position while conserving energy for his late-race Attack Mode runs. On lap 11, Da Costa repassed Wehrlein for 4th, while De Vries swapped positions with Mortara at the front of the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On lap 14, Lucas Di Grassi suffered a terminal mechanical failure on his Lola Yamaha, retiring in the pit lane to bring an early end to his final professional race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evans mounted a recovery drive through the secondary pack, passing M\u00fcller for 7th on lap 17 as Nick Cassidy and Jean-\u00c9ric Vergne utilized late Attack Mode allocations to advance into the top eight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mahindra executed a planned position swap on lap 25, returning De Vries to the lead ahead of Mortara. Dennis activated his remaining Attack Mode, passing Dan Ticktum along the wall to begin a late charge through the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evans activated Attack Mode on lap 27 against pit wall instructions, passing both Da Costa and Wehrlein. On lap 28, Da Costa defended aggressively against Wehrlein into Turn 1, forcing the German wide and dropping him to 11th behind Dennis, Mart\u00ed, and Eriksson, setting up a frantic final stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">London E-Prix Race 2 &#8211; Race Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>Pos<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Driver<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Team<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td><td>Taylor Barnard<\/td><td>NEOM McLaren<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td><td>Nyck de Vries<\/td><td>Mahindra Racing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td><td>Edoardo Mortara<\/td><td>Mahindra Racing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td><td>Mitch Evans<\/td><td>Jaguar TCS Racing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td><td>S\u00e9bastien Buemi<\/td><td>Envision Racing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td><td>Nick Cassidy<\/td><td>Citro\u00ebn \/ Maserati MSG<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td><td>Jean-\u00c9ric Vergne<\/td><td>DS Penske<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td><td>Pepe Mart\u00ed<\/td><td>Cupra \/ ABT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td><td>Oliver Rowland<\/td><td>Nissan Formula E<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td><td>Norman Nato<\/td><td>Nissan Formula E<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td><td>Ant\u00f3nio F\u00e9lix da Costa<\/td><td>Jaguar TCS Racing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>12<\/strong><\/td><td>Nico M\u00fcller<\/td><td>TAG Heuer Porsche<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>13<\/strong><\/td><td>Felipe Drugovich<\/td><td>Andretti Formula E<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td><td>Joel Eriksson<\/td><td>Envision Racing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>15<\/strong><\/td><td>Dan Ticktum<\/td><td>Kiro Race Co<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>16<\/strong><\/td><td>Maximilian G\u00fcnther<\/td><td>DS Penske<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>17<\/strong><\/td><td>Pascal Wehrlein<\/td><td>TAG Heuer Porsche<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>18<\/strong><\/td><td>Jake Dennis<\/td><td>Andretti Formula E<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>19<\/strong><\/td><td>Zane Maloney<\/td><td>Lola Yamaha ABT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>DNF<\/strong><\/td><td>Lucas Di Grassi<\/td><td>Lola Yamaha ABT<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pascal Wehrlein tangled with title rival Jake Dennis in the closing stages of Race 2 at the London E-Prix, securing his second Formula E World Championship title as Taylor Barnard claimed race victory<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020311989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Pascal Wehrlein is Formula E 2025\/26 champion ","42wp_featured_image_credits":"Formula E","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[{"id":93,"location":""}],"footnotes":"","42wp_breaking_news":false},"categories":[39],"tags":[23,205,135,223],"42wp_author":[93],"class_list":["post-807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-formula-e","tag-formula-e","tag-london-e-prix","tag-pascal-werhlein","tag-taylor-barnard","42wp_author-marcos-gil"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=807"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":809,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807\/revisions\/809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020311989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=807"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}