Berlin ePrix recap - Oliver Rowland crowned Formula E world champion with fourth place at Tempelhof Street Circuit, Nick Cassidy wins race

Jaguar's Nick Cassidy stormed past the struggling Porsche powertrains to claim victory in the second Berlin ePrix this weekend, securing two wins for Jaguar in two races.

Cassidy was joined on the podium by Jake Dennis in second place and Jean Eric Vergne in third, while Oliver Rowland finished in fourth.

Rowland's fourth-placed finish secured him the 2025 world championship a round early as his nearest competitor, Pascal Wehrlein, finished outside the points in a disastrous tumble from pole position.

The Nissan driver was elated to be crowned champion, sharing an emotional speech with his team that edged them closer to snatching the teams' championship from Porsche.

Rowland wrapped up the title fight ahead of his home race in London just two weeks away, which is the final weekend of the 2024/2025 season.

After being crowned the 2025 Formula E world champion, Oliver Rowland shared an emotional speech about his journey to the top.

Rowland said: "Honestly, that race, for me, was a bit damage limitation, especially the speed that Pascal had, it's just unbelievable.

"I mean, the amount of hours and same hours and work and the last six years that you put in, you kind of dream of this.

"And it's going to take some time, I think, in a few beers later, to sink in.

"Well, I think Pascal must have took two minutes. I thought they ran out. I thought he had a puncture or something, because he just went backwards so quickly. And then I thought he might have been out of the race.

"And then they came on the radio with five laps to go, I was like, oh, he's not in the points then, because they didn't tell me before. But yeah, I mean, I was just trying to do the best race I could, and not thinking about that too much.

"No, it was not in my mind. The way my mind works is a little bit weird.

"I was literally thinking 23 points is going to be my advantage going into London, because I just didn't feel quite right before the race.

"Honestly, I can't tell you I had nerves, but I could have cried at the same time, like after the mistake that I made yesterday, having the grid penalty, but also not feeling great.

"I felt really strange before the race."

"Well, when I arrived, I was fast, but I was a bit out of control.

"I wasn't rounded, and then I kind of just started to become rounded. And I left Nissan for Mahindra, which, in hindsight, was not the right decision for me, but I got to a point in Mahindra where I wasn't wanting to race much anymore.

"I lost a bit of motivation. I wasn't enjoying myself, and I decided to take a big punt to get out.

"And I knew coming back here that I had a team that appreciated me, loved me, and could really support me.

"And I took a big risk to do that, and since I've been back, we've just got unbelievable results. And this is just like the perfect fairytale."

It was a glorious day for Oliver Rowland, who wrapped up the title a round early with a P4 in Berlin. The Briton earned his maiden Formula E championship in a chaotic race around the Tempelhof Street Circuit and burst into tears after hearing his daughter congratulate him on the radio.

Rowland has been incredibly consistent this season, picking up four wins and seven podiums to secure the title before his home race in London.

In his post-race interview, Rowland said: "Incredible. Honestly, I was just thinking before the race not to have too much damage going into London.

"But, yeah, I couldn't believe it. I mean, unbelievable. I have no words.

"Yeah, it's incredible. I mean, I was trying to play safe, but everybody was so aggressive.

"So at some point, I was all in. I was getting stuck in doing the moves, and, yeah, thankfully I stayed out of trouble.

"Yeah. I mean, I grew up racing my entire life, and becoming a dad was one of the proudest moments of my life, and I'm so proud of her.

"And it's not just about racing, you know, it's about family as well, which is super important.

"And hearing her voice is amazing. She just said, 'bye', you know."

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Nick Cassidy managed to secure victory for Jaguar after starting the race in 21st place, claiming the lead of the race in a perfect weekend for Jaguar. Cassidy's victory means that both Jaguar drivers dominated the German weekend, each taking a victory.

Cassidy said: "What an awesome race.

"Well, firstly, to be honest, I don't want to take the moment away from Ollie and the Nissan guys.

"I mean, world champions with a whole weekend to spare is an incredible achievement.

"So well done to Oliver. He's been a class act all year, and even on our side, we're really happy for him today.

"I don't want to take the moment away from him.

"For my guys, I mean, they called that perfectly.

"We had a really good car in the race.

"That was awesome."

Jake Dennis took the second slot on the podium for Andretti after jumping Oliver Rowland in the closing stages of the race. Dennis climbed from 16th place to second in a thrilling race around the Tempelhof Street Circuit.

Dennis said: "We had a really good race car. And just yeah, the strategy, what we took into the race was perfectly executed.

"I had every opportunity to win this race, and we got pretty close.

"So yeah, not too surprised to be up here.

"But yeah, just super happy for myself.

"The team, we've been on a real sort of bad-luck streak lately, and to reward them with a podium is the least I could do.

"Excited to have this little boost coming into the final stretch, my home race in London.

"Morale, small morale, like, yeah, Oliver's already won the championship. So massive congrats to him.

"I'm super happy for him. He's such a good friend of mine, and, yeah, super pleased.

"It's just being back on the podium and morale is really the biggest thing."

Penske driver Jean Eric Vergne claimed a third-placed finish in the Berlin ePrix after successfully holding off the Porsche duo in the early stages of the race. Vergne picked up a handful of points for the American team in the penultimate weekend of the season.

Vergne said: "I guess I took it a little bit easy at the beginning.

"And yeah, it feels nice to be on the podium, especially after the bad luck of yesterday.

"I think another podium yesterday would have been possible.

"So yeah, overall, quite happy with the weekend, which was a strong one, and I think the team deserve a little bit of reward.

"I'm happy for the guys. And it was a good race."

Briton Oliver Rowland becomes a Formula E champion for Nissan, securing his maiden title in a thrilling Berlin race. The Nissan driver finished in fourth place, which was more than enough to wrap up the title fight early.

Nick Cassidy claimed the victory in the race, securing two back-to-back victories for Jaguar in Germany. Andretti's Jake Dennis joined Jean Eric Vergne on the podium after finishing in second place.

Oliver Rowland is a Formula E champion in Berlin, earning his maiden title a round early with a fourth-placed finish around Tempelhof!

Pascal Wehrlein looked to be struggling in the train of ATTACK MODE drivers, while his competitor Oliver Rowland was sitting comfortably in third place. Wehrlein was up to 10th place, but it was not enough to stop Rowland from taking the title a round early.

Drivers behind Wehrlein possessed a minute more ATTACK MODE than him, and he sits in 11th place on Lap 38. Rowland needs to stay in the top four if he wants to win the title.

It looks absolutely disastrous for Pascal Wehrlein, who fell to last place on Lap 32, after struggling with energy throughout the race. The German driver started the race on pole but fell to the bottom of the field after finishing his first deployment of ATTACK MODE early.

At the front of the pack, Oliver Rowland decided to employ his final instalment of ATTACK MODE to climb to the helm of the race. The Nissan driver snatched the lead from Jean Eric Vergne on Lap 34, and cruised around the Tempelhof street circuit.

Meanwhile, five drivers in the top five were using their final few minutes of ATTACK MODE to snatch the lead from Rowland who possessed a minute left of his ATTACK MODE.

An ATTACK MODE train formed on the track as pretty much the entire grid was using the feature in the closing stages of the race.

Before the end of his ATTACK MODE, Pascal Wehrlein reclaimed the lead of the race and hoped to pull away from the rest of the pack. He managed to pull off an overtake on Taylor Barnard, who fell to third place.

Robin Frijns, however, stormed past Wehrlein and inherited the lead of the race with a minute left of ATTACK MODE. Mitch Evans, Antonio Felix da Costa, and Jean Eric Vergne used the feature to jump to the front of the pack.

On Lap 29, Wehrlein was sitting in sixth place with six minutes of ATTACK MODE left for the latter stages of this race. Meanwhile, Rowland found himself in the lead of the race after sticking an overtake around Turn 9 on Evans.

The Briton was then overtaken by Evans again, and da Costa sat in seventh place. Wehrlein somehow dropped down to 13th place after the ATTACK MODE train hung him out to dry.

We are well over the halfway point in the race, but a majority of drivers are still needing to use eight minutes of ATTACK MODE. With two safety cars, the clock is ticking as teams will be reassessing the strategy for such a chaotic race.

Taylor Barnard's strategy was essentially destroyed as he used ATTACK MODE to build a gap and break the tow at the front of the pack, but the deployment of the safety car neutralised the field again.

Green flags were waved at the end of Lap 25 and Barnard got off to a great restart. Pascal Wehrlein followed closely behind but decided to deploy two minutes of his ATTACK MODE to catch up with the McLaren.

Robin Frijns and Oliver Rowland followed suit, but with four minutes of ATTACK MODE. Rowland's battle is not necessarily for the lead, as it is directly with Wehrlein, who could upset his title hopes.

Practically all of the grid bar three drivers decided to use ATTACK MODE on Lap 27.

The safety car returned to the pits at the end of Lap 22 and Taylor Barnard immediately deployed four minutes of ATTACK MODE. He looked to break the tow from the mighty Porsche duo tailing behind. The young McLaren driver managed to pull 2.3s ahead of Pascal Wehrlein in second place.

Another yellow flag was called in the first sector on Lap 23 as Nico Mueller and Sam Bird tumbled down the order to the back of the field. The safety car was deployed quickly after the Andretti and McLaren cars were practically glued together at Turn 2.

It seems virtually impossible for Pascal Wehrlein to build a gap to the rest of the pack. Despite the lack of ATTACK MODE, the pack are squished together like sardines. Taylor Barnard decided to insert himself into the battle for the lead, and set his sights on Wehrlein.

Barnard tailed the Porsche throughout Lap 18, and pulled off an overtake at the beginning of Lap 19. The McLaren took the outside line and snatched the lead from Wehrlein.

A yellow flag was waved on Lap 19 as Sebastien Buemi was spotted stationary on the track, and a full safety car was brought out. It was an unlucky call for Edoardo Mortara who just deployed his ATTACK MODE before the safety car was brought out.

In the early stages of Lap 15, Pascal Wehrlein was told to increase his pace by the Porsche garage. Sitting in second place, the German driver was battling against Dan Ticktum in a Porsche-powered fight for the victory. Tempelhof is a track that Porsche performs exceedingly well on, given its their home race.

On Lap 16, Wehrlein reclaimed the lead of the race from Ticktum who fell to fourth place briefly. The German driver was forced to defend from Robin Frijns' advances from second place, attempting to create a gap to the Envision Racing driver.

Ticktum was put in an awkward position of having to fight against Antonio Felix da Costa once again. Three drivers were squeezed into Turn 7 on Lap 17, with Ticktum and da Costa fighting for a clean exit. Surprisingly, they all got out unscathed and da Costa retained his third-place position.

Three drivers stormed into Turn 1 side-by-side as the two Porsche drivers fought each other for the lead of the race. There is very little distance in pace at the front of the pack, and they are all hugging each other's rear as the battle for the top step of the podium is as rife as ever.

On Lap 12, Dan Ticktum snatched the lead from Pascal Wehrlein in the middle sector of the Tempelhof Street Circuit. Behind was Antonio Felix da Costa, who tailed his teammate's rear in an attempt to jump him for second place.

Championship leader Oliver Rowland managed to climb up to fifth place, gaining three positions on the last lap. The Nissan driver has 3% less energy than the rest of the drivers in the top five, as he struggled to cruise around the track.

No other drivers, apart from David Beckmann, have used ATTACK MODE just yet.

On Lap 5, Dan Ticktum briefly took the lead of the Berlin ePrix before his teammate, David Beckmann, overtook him using ATTACK MODE. Behind, Antonio Felix da Costa swapped positions with the polesitter for third place while Pascal Wehrlein fell to fourth place.

Da Costa attempted a move on Beckmann for second place, jumping the Cupra Kiro driver on Lap 7 for the position. Meanwhile, Oliver Rowland was struggling down in seventh place as he failed to pull off an overtake on Nico Mueller.

Rowland holds a 47-point advantage over Wehrlein in the drivers' championship, and needs to finish the race with eight more points than the German if he is to take the title today. There are also players like Taylor Barnard in the fight, as he sits in third place in the standings.

At the beginning of Lap 10, Wehrlein reclaimed the lead of the race after passing the Cupra Kiro and his teammate. Ticktum was forced into a battle with Robin Frijns for second place.

David Beckmann was the first of the pack to use ATTACK MODE, deploying four minutes of the feature on Lap 3 as he looked to climb up to the top five. At this early stage in the race, no other drivers have decided to use ATTACK MODE.

This is an energy-efficient race as the short track requires a lot more energy than one with long straights and simple corners. The anti-clockwise track provides unique opportunities for overtaking, and the drivers find Tempelhof one of the most challenging circuits on the calendar.

Round 14 is not a Pit Boost race, so the grid has one less factor to worry about in the strategy planning.