2026 Tokyo E-Prix Round 15: De Vries Wins, Dennis Leads Title Race as Porsche Clinches Manufacturers' Crown

Key Race Events

Pole and mixed conditions: Edoardo Mortara (Mahindra) took his fourth pole of the season in a drying qualifying session, equalling a Formula E record for most poles in a single campaign . Rain threatened all weekend; the race started on a damp track and transitioned from wet to dry, with teams gambling on setup and tyre choices .

Attack Mode reshapes the order: The second set of Attack Mode activations reshaped the running order, with de Vries moving into the lead ahead of Cassidy and Oliver Rowland .

Late red flag: The race was halted under red-flag conditions in the closing stages after a crash/spin involving multiple cars, with the result declared on countback — de Vries classified the winner . Pole-sitter Mortara retired late in the multi-car incident .

Title contenders falter: Both Pascal Wehrlein (Porsche) and Mitch Evans (Jaguar) ran the wrong setup (biased toward full-wet conditions) and slipped well down the order, with Wehrlein failing to score and Evans managing only P4 .

Podium & Top 10 Results

How the Drivers' Championship Reshaped

Jake Dennis's third-place finish, combined with a P2 in Round 14 earlier in the weekend, vaulted him into the championship lead with just two races (London double-header) remaining . Mitch Evans finished only P4 and slipped to second in the standings, now trailing Dennis . Pascal Wehrlein failed to score at all, dropping to third, five points behind Dennis .

Top 5 Drivers' Standings (after Round 15) :

1. Jake Dennis — 146 pts
2. Mitch Evans — 144 pts
3. Pascal Wehrlein — 141 pts
4. Oliver Rowland — 132 pts
5. Antonio Félix da Costa — 113 pts

Nine drivers remain mathematically in title contention heading to London, where a maximum of 58 points are available .

Manufacturers' World Championship — Already Decided

Porsche successfully defended its FIA Formula E Manufacturers' World Championship title during the Tokyo weekend, clinching it one round early . The Porsche 99X Electric became the most successful GEN3 Formula E car in the championship's history .

In the Teams' Championship (separate from Manufacturers'), Jaguar TCS Racing holds a narrow 16-point lead over Porsche heading to London .