Tokyo ePrix 2025: Overview and challenges
Two weeks after an exciting two-race Monaco ePrix, it's time for another two-race weekend in Tokyo, where Formula E will be making the second visit in its history.
By hosting the eighth and ninth races of the season, the Tokyo ePrix will mark the halfway point of a championship currently dominated by Oliver Rowland. Behind the wheel of his Nissan, the English driver will be keen to showcase the red and white colors of his team and of Japan. But beware, the competition is organizing…
Two races scheduled for the Tokyo ePrix
After discovering the Tokyo street circuit for the first time last year, Formula E is back in the Land of the Rising Sun, this time with two races to be contested.
The organization of electric single-seater races in Tokyo is part of the city’s climate action plan, which aims to reduce CO2 emissions to zero by 2050.
During the first edition of the ePrix in the Japanese capital, it was the current DS Penske driver Maximilian Günther who emerged victorious. At the time with Maserati, a brand belonging to the Stellantis group like DS Automobiles, the German driver expertly used his two available Attack Modes to win ahead of… Oliver Rowland’s Nissan.
The race was marked by several incidents and collisions and the deployment of a safety car.
A circuit traced between the exhibition halls of Tokyo Big Sight
With a length of just over 2.5 kilometers and located near the waterfront, the Tokyo circuit winds through the streets adjacent to the city’s convention center, named Tokyo Big Sight. A lap consists of 18 turns alternating between fast sections and very winding ones.
The first part of the lap thus includes eight tight turns in the pure tradition of urban circuits where the slightest mistake costs dearly. This is followed by a long full-throttle section up to the chicane of turns 10 and 11, then another straight up to turn 15.
The end of the lap consists of a fast left-hand corner before a final chicane leading to the start/finish straight.
Nissan and Oliver Rowland want to confirm at home
Two weeks ago in Monaco, Oliver Rowland once again showed that he was indeed the strong man of this season 11. With a victory, a second place, and a pole position, the Englishman solidified his leading position in the championship. With a victory every other race since the beginning of the season, he will logically be the favorite in the homeland of Nissan, his team.
Still in Monaco, Sébastien Buemi reminded everyone of his skill. By winning the second race of the weekend, the Swiss showed off his extensive experience and will be one to watch in Tokyo.
As usual, we can also expect strong performances from the Porsche drivers, who will need to respond to keep Rowland from pulling further ahead in the championship.
Finally, often fast but unlucky, the two DS Penske cars will have a strong chance, especially with Maximilian Günther, winner of the Japanese race last year.
The start of the two races of the Tokyo ePrix will be given on Saturday, May 17 at 8:00 AM and Saturday, May 18 at 8:00 AM (French time).
