Berlin ePrix

The Berlin ePrix is an annual race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship, held in Berlin, Germany. It was first raced in the 2014–15 season.[1]

Berlin ePrix
Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit (2024)
Race information
Number of times held10
First held2015
Most wins (drivers)Portugal António Félix da Costa (3)
Most wins (constructors)France e.dams
France DS Techeetah Formula E Team
(3 each)
Circuit length2.343 km (1.460 miles)
Race length101.250 km (62.914 miles)
Laps45
Last race (2024 Race 2)
Pole position
Podium
Fastest lap

Circuits

Tempelhof Airport

The layout used for the inaugural event in 2015 Berlin ePrix was much different than the current layouts of the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit.

The 2015 Berlin ePrix took place at a temporary circuit at Tempelhof Airport, that was 2.469 km long with 17 turns. But because Tempelhof Airport was used for housing refugees in 2016, the second edition could not take place there. The race returned to Tempelhof Airport in 2017 with an updated layout that features 10 turns and is 2.250 km long. It is the only circuit on the calendar to feature old concrete that offers low grip and high tyre wear, as used in the airport, long turns, an indoor tunnel and a wide circuit.[2]

The 2020 edition of the event was planned to have three doubleheader races, with each doubleheader being on a different circuit variation. One race ran on the normal layout, one on a reverse layout, and the final one ran with a changed section around turns 5 and 6. This was due to the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down Formula E between February and June.[3]

Karl-Marx Allee/Strausberger Platz

Since Tempelhof Airport was used for housing refugees in 2016, a street circuit in downtown Berlin around Strausberger Platz was created for the 2016 Berlin ePrix. The circuit is 1.927 km in length and features 11 turns, with the pit lane located on Karl-Marx-Allee.

Results

Berlin ePrix was held in another street circuit in Karl-Marx Allee in the 2015–16.
The normal ePrix layout of the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit (2017–2023)
The reverse ePrix layout of the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit (2020–2022)
The extended ePrix layout of the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit (2020)
EditionTrackWinnerSecondThirdPole positionFastest lapRef
2015Tempelhof Airport Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Dragon Racing
Sébastien Buemi
e.dams Renault
Loïc Duval
Dragon Racing
Jarno Trulli
Trulli
Nelson Piquet Jr.
NEXTEV TCR
[4]
2016Karl-Marx-Allee Circuit Sébastien Buemi
Renault e.dams
Daniel Abt
ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport
Lucas di Grassi
Audi Sport ABT
Jean-Éric Vergne
DS Virgin Racing
Bruno Senna
Mahindra Racing
[5]
2017
Race 1
Tempelhof Airport Felix Rosenqvist
Mahindra Racing Formula E Team
Lucas di Grassi
ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport
Nick Heidfeld
Mahindra Racing Formula E Team
Lucas di Grassi
ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport
Mitch Evans
Panasonic Jaguar Racing
[6]
2017
Race 2
Sébastien Buemi
Renault e.dams
Felix Rosenqvist
Mahindra Racing Formula E Team
Lucas di Grassi
ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport
Felix Rosenqvist
Mahindra Racing Formula E Team
Maro Engel
Venturi Formula E Team
[7]
2018 Daniel Abt
ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport
Lucas di Grassi
ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport
Jean-Éric Vergne
Techeetah Formula E Team
Daniel Abt
ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport
Daniel Abt
ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport
[8]
2019 Lucas di Grassi
ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport
Sébastien Buemi
Nissan e.dams
Jean-Éric Vergne
DS Techeetah Formula E Team
Sébastien Buemi
Nissan e.dams
Lucas di Grassi
ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport
[9]
2020
Race 1
António Félix da Costa
DS Techeetah Formula E Team
André Lotterer
Porsche Formula E Team
Sam Bird
Envision Virgin Racing
António Félix da Costa
DS Techeetah Formula E Team
António Félix da Costa
DS Techeetah Formula E Team
[10]
2020
Race 2
António Félix da Costa
DS Techeetah Formula E Team
Sébastien Buemi
Nissan e.dams
Lucas di Grassi
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
António Félix da Costa
DS Techeetah Formula E Team
Stoffel Vandoorne
Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team
[11]
2020
Race 3
Maximilian Günther
BMW i Andretti Motorsport
Robin Frijns
Envision Virgin Racing
Jean-Éric Vergne
DS Techeetah Formula E Team
Jean-Éric Vergne
DS Techeetah Formula E Team
Mitch Evans
Panasonic Jaguar Racing
[12]
2020
Race 4
Jean-Éric Vergne
DS Techeetah Formula E Team
António Félix da Costa
DS Techeetah Formula E Team
Sébastien Buemi
Nissan e.dams
Jean-Éric Vergne
DS Techeetah Formula E Team
António Félix da Costa
DS Techeetah Formula E Team
[13]
2020
Race 5
Oliver Rowland
Nissan e.dams
Robin Frijns
Envision Virgin Racing
René Rast
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
Oliver Rowland
Nissan e.dams
Lucas di Grassi
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
[14]
2020
Race 6
Stoffel Vandoorne
Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team
Nyck de Vries
Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team
Sébastien Buemi
Nissan e.dams
Stoffel Vandoorne
Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team
Nico Müller
GEOX Dragon
[15]
2021
Race 1
Lucas di Grassi
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
Edoardo Mortara
Venturi Formula E Team
Mitch Evans
Panasonic Jaguar Racing
Jean-Éric Vergne
DS Techeetah Formula E Team
René Rast
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler[b]
[16]
2021
Race 2
Norman Nato
Venturi Formula E Team
Oliver Rowland
Nissan e.dams
Stoffel Vandoorne
Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team
Stoffel Vandoorne
Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team
Lucas di Grassi
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler[b]
[17]
2022
Race 1
Edoardo Mortara
Venturi Formula E Team
Jean-Éric Vergne
DS Techeetah Formula E Team
Stoffel Vandoorne
Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team
Edoardo Mortara
Venturi Formula E Team
Lucas di Grassi
Venturi Formula E Team[b]
[18]
2022
Race 2
Nyck de Vries
Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team
Edoardo Mortara
Venturi Formula E Team
Stoffel Vandoorne
Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team
Edoardo Mortara
Venturi Formula E Team
Edoardo Mortara
Venturi Formula E Team[c]
[19]
2023
Race 1
Mitch Evans
Jaguar TCS Racing
Sam Bird
Jaguar TCS Racing
Maximilian Günther
Maserati MSG Racing
Sébastien Buemi
Envision Racing
Jake Dennis
Avalanche Andretti Formula E Team[d]
[20]
2023
Race 2
Nick Cassidy
Envision Racing
Jake Dennis
Avalanche Andretti Formula E Team
Jean-Éric Vergne
DS Penske
Robin Frijns
ABT CUPRA Formula E Team
Sébastien Buemi
Envision Racing[e]
[21]
2024
Race 1
Nick Cassidy
Jaguar TCS Racing
Jean-Éric Vergne
DS Penske
Oliver Rowland
Nissan Formula E Team
Edoardo Mortara
Mahindra Racing Formula E Team
Norman Nato
Andretti Formula E Team[f]
2024
Race 2
António Félix da Costa
TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
Nick Cassidy
Jaguar TCS Racing
Oliver Rowland
Nissan Formula E Team
Jake Dennis
Andretti Formula E Team
Norman Nato
Andretti Formula E Team[a]

Repeat winners (drivers)

WinsDriverYears won
3 António Félix da Costa2020 (Race 1), 2020 (Race 2), 2024 (Race 2)
2 Sébastien Buemi2016, 2017 (Race 2)
2 Lucas di Grassi2019, 2021 (Race 1)
2 Nick Cassidy2023 (Race 2), 2024 (Race 1)
Source:[22]

Notes

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