Kiwi’s bittersweet end to season
Mitch Evans helped Jaguar TCS Racing claim the ABB FIA Formula E Teams’ World Championship but missed out on winning the drivers’ title after a dramatic finish to the 2025/26 season in London.
It was the New Zealander’s swansong with the team after 10 years of working together and he needed a win in the final race and for other results to go his way to secure a maiden driver’s championship.
He finished the August 17 (NZ time) race in fourth, having qualified in fifth, which left him third in the individual standings but gave Jaguar a 17-point advantage in the teams’ standings over rivals Porsche.
In the opening round of the double-header in London over the weekend, Evans, pictured, was eighth after starting third on the grid.
The results marked a bittersweet end to the Kiwi’s decade-long connection with Jaguar TCS Racing.
“Obviously I knew this day was going to come at some point,” he says. “This team’s given me so much, and I’m forever grateful for that.
“They’ve given me my first professional contract in the sport, and I owe so much to them and everyone that’s been involved in the project since day one.
“I’m very proud of what we’ve achieved. Obviously wanted more, we had one last box to check, and we unfortunately haven’t done that, but a lot to be proud of, and it’s going to be weird waking up tomorrow not as a Jaguar driver for the first time.
“But, you know, I just wish them the best for the future, and on my side, exciting times ahead for my next adventure.”
Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein clinched the drivers’ title to become a two-time world champion after claiming pole and winning the penultimate round of the season, before only managing 14th in the final race of the campaign.
DS Penske’s Taylor Barnard won the last round ahead of the Mahindras of Nyck de Vries and Edo Mortara respectively.
The destination of the crown changed hands three times in as many corners during the last race, as Andretti’s Jake Dennis made a late charge from the back of the pack and Wehrlein came under pressure from Jaguar’s Antonio Felix da Costa, who did his bit in his teammate’s fight for the title and Jaguar’s battle for teams’ honours.
At the end of lap 27, Wehrlein had dropped to 12th and was outside the points, Dennis was up to eighth and topping the overall points table, while Evans sat fourth.
Ultimately, Evans could climb no higher and Wehrlein was shuffled further down the order by his own contact with Envision Racing’s Joel Eriksson on lap 31.
The ensuing chaos also caught out Dennis and the Brit was eliminated from the race and title contention with damage to his car caused in the melee.
Citroen Racing’s first season in Formula E ended with a double-points finish, as New Zealander Nick Cassidy and France’s Jean-Éric Vergne crossed the line in sixth and seventh respectively.
Cassidy also picked up points in the first London race when he was ninth at the chequered flag.
“It’s been a pleasure to race with Citroen this season,” he says. “We’ve had some really big highs and, as competitors, we’ll always want more, but I think we’re building something really positive for the future.
“I’m looking forward to coming back even stronger next season.”
Final drivers’ standings
1. Pascal Wehrlein (GER), 169 points
2. Jake Dennis (GBR), 164pts
3. Mitch Evans (NZL), 160pts
4. Oliver Rowland (GBR), 137pts
5. Edoardo Mortara (SUI), 137pts
Also: 8. Nick Cassidy (NZL), 114pts
