Hello all! This is my review the 2nd race of 2026 Jeddah ePrix and this one should be more conventional as we have 2 Attack Mode deployments allowed, no mandatory trips to pit lane and scheduled race distance of 30 laps, one less than the race the day before. After having to wait a week between this ePrix and the previous one, we now have to wait 5 weeks before the next one and honestly, this Evo sessions seem to be a late decision and should have been scheduled for later on (e.g: this weekend or sometime in mid-March) to keep Formula E relevant in people's mind as that was one of the purposes of last year's Evo Sessions.
The next Formula E race will be the 2026 CUPRA RAVAL ePrix on 21th March 2026 at 14:00 UTC and you can find out where to watch it here.

Qualifying

Nyck de Vries' weekend kept on getting worse, as he would sit out most of Free Practice 3 due a technical issue and would have a 60 place grid penalty as Mahindra would put in all new powertrain components as a legacy of the issue that had at the previous race. As he could not serve all 60 places, he has been given 10 second stop-and-go penalty to compensate for the unserved places.
Now to Qualifying. Group A consisted of: Pascal Wehrlein, Edoardo Mortara, Mitch Evans, Oliver Rowland, Joel Eriksson, Taylor Barnard, Max Guenther, Jean-Eric Vergne, Norman Nato, and Dan Ticktum. It was a clean session and ran similarly the group sessions of the day prior, so drivers could improve on the final attempt as 3 of the top 4 would improve to put themselves into the 4 after being outside of it when the chequered flag fell: Edoardo, Max, Oliver, and Jean-Eric.
Group B went next and consisted of Nick Cassidy, Nico Mueller, Jake Dennis, Sebastien Buemi, Antonio Felix da Costa, Nyck de Vries, Josep Maria 'Pepe' Marti, Zane Maloney, Felipe Drugovich, and Lucas Di Grassi. This group is different from Group A, as only 1 driver could find the necessary improvement to move into the top 4. The 4 that made it into Duel stage from group B were: Antonio, Jake, Sebastien, and Nick.
The 1st Quarter-Final was between Oliver and Max, with the former winning and the 2nd was between Jean-Eric and Edoardo with the latter moving on to Semi-Final 1. Quarter-Final 3 was between Sebastien and Jake, which saw the latter advance and the final Quarter-Final was between Nick and Antonio which saw the latter moving on to Semi-Final 2 after a mistake from Nick through turns 14 and 15 costs him half a second in lap time. Semi-Final 1 was between Oliver and Edoardo, which Edoardo won and Semi-Final 2 was between Jake and Antonio with the former advancing to the final. The Final saw Edoardo win pole again as now only Swiss drivers have secured pole position this calendar year for Formula E.

Race

Overall Drivers' Championship

Antonio Felix da Costa wins the race from Sebastien Buemi in 2nd and Oliver Rowland in 3rd. There are no Safety Cars or Full Course Yellows this race, so we run to scheduled distance for the first time this season, which hurts a few drivers' strategies as: Nyck de Vries spends the entire race conserving energy as does Jake Dennis after his puncture, Nick Cassidy (and probably a few others as well but he is the most publicised) waits quite late in the race to start taking his Attack Modes at which point the pace of the race has picked up enough that he doesn't have the speed advantage normally associated with Attack Mode, and Lucas Di Grassi who is the first to take Attack Mode and was hoping a safety intervention would catch a few out on their Attack Mode and delay the inevitable slide back down the order that occurs. That said, we do get close on a number of occasions as: Jean-Eric Vergne and Oliver make significant contact on lap 1 to get attention of the stewards, but nothing comes of it; at some point before lap 11, Zane Maloney has his rear left end-plate hanging on by a thread (strictly speaking wires for the lights on said end-plate), after contact in turn 17 from Pepe Marti (who would pick up a warning from the stewards) which comes off on the main straight on lap 16; Jake picks up a puncture on lap 18 after contact with Zane (this is never televised); in a replay shown on lap 19, we see Oliver dive on Edoardo Mortara through turns 8 and 9, nearly putting the Swiss driver into the wall; that pair again collide on the exit of turn 4 on lap 22 (what is it with Oliver this race); the 2 Cupra Kiro drivers try re-enact their finishing record from Sao Paulo as on lap 29 Pepe goes for an aggressive overtake through turns 9 and 10 on his teammate, who aggressively defends and nearly puts Pepe into the wall. This is despite Pepe being the faster driver and having more energy, but this isn't communicated to Dan Ticktum and don't ask why. Focussing on our race winner Antonio, he spends the entire race in top 5 and 90% of the race in the top 3, so he was always in contention for the win which makes his later domination more deserved unlike other drivers who had lucked out on a Safety Car (Jake and Nick Cassidy) to put themselves into contention.

1. Pascal Wehrlein (=0)
2. Edoardo Mortara (+3)
3. Oliver Rowland (+4)
4. Mitch Evans (+2)
5. Nico Mueller (-3)
6. Nick Cassidy (-3)

Only 1 driver has less points under the alternative format compared to real life and he is Edoardo Mortara who has 61 under the alternative format whereas in real life they has 62. Nick Cassidy matches his points totals across both formats (48) and the driver who has the most points compared to real life is Taylor Barnard, who has 28 more points under the alternative format (32) compared to real life (14). There are differences between the standings and the driver who gains the most position's under the alternative format are Max Guenther who gains 3 places to be 13th under alternative format compared to 16th in real life, while the drivers who loses the most positions are Nick, Joel Eriksson, Nyck de Vries, and Dan Ticktum who all drop 2 places to be 6th, 12th, 15th, and 16th respectively under the alternative format, but are 4th, 10th, 13th, and 14th respectively in real life.
Below are the overall Drivers' Championship standings:

Customer Trophy for Drivers

The class is won by Sebastien Buemi again with 2nd in class going to a rebounding Dan Ticktum, and 3rd to Pepe Marti. Jake Dennis leads after the opening set of corners and until turn 8 on lap 3, where Sebastien takes over at the front until the end of lap 7 when Jake returns to lead via an overtake through turns 17 and 18. Sebastien strikes back a lap later through turns 15 and 16 and only loses the lead on lap 20 to Dan, when he takes his first Attack Mode, but gets it back for good on lap 27 through turn 4. That puncture costs him the lead in the standings as Jake is now 3 points off Sebastien, but it could always be worse: the puncture could have caused retirement-worthy damage that would have seen Sebastien gain 20 points on him instead of 10 and he may win this title by less than 10 points, so this finish could matter.
Below are the Customer Trophy for Drivers standings:

Nelson Piquet Jr Trophy

The winner of the class is Pepe Marti with 2nd going to Felipe Drugovich and 3rd to Joel Eriksson. Zane Maloney starts off in the lead of the class but loses it on lap 21 to Pepe, who is in Attack Mode, through turns 1, 2, and 3 and this is the only change for the lead of the class this entire race. There are no change of championship position for any driver, but I think Pepe could pull a Sergio Sette Camara-esque performance from Season 8 (2021/2022) and be the threat that prevents Nico from truly running away with the title.
Below are the Nelson Piquet Jr Trophy standings:

Overall Teams' Championship

The top 3 in the standings under both formats are Porsche Formula E Team, Jaguar TCS Racing, and Mahindra Racing in that order. No team has less points under the alternative format compared to their real life points total. There is 1 change between the 2 formats in terms of the standings as Cupra Kiro swap places with DS Penske, so Kiro are 9th under the alternative format but are 8th in real life. The biggest gainer in terms of points is DS Penske who have 32 more points under the alternative format (54) compared to real life (22).
Below are the overall Teams' Championship standings:

Customer Teams' Championship

With their 3rd class win this season, Envision Racing continue lead the Customer Team's Championship with 92 points over Andretti Formula E, who have 83 points and are no longer the sole team with 1 driver's finishes contributing to the team's points total. Envision's grip on the championship is strengthening and I am feeling that they will take the Customer Teams' championship this year over Andretti regardless if Jake Dennis starts winning the Customer class more than Sebastien Buemi and Joel Eriksson.
Below are the Customer Teams' Championship standings:

Manufacturers' Cup

Porsche continues to lead the standings in Manufacturers' Cup under both formats with points total of 129 (alternative) and 143 (real life). Stellantis stay 2nd under the alternative format with 110 points and are still 3rd in real life with 87. 3rd under the alternative format is still Jaguar who have 104 points under the alternative format and are 2nd in real life with 124 points, so the Stellantis-Jaguar swap is the only difference in terms of standings between the 2 formats. Porsche and Jaguar are the only manufacturers to have less points under the alternative format, with Jaguar having the biggest discrepancy at 20 points. The biggest gainer in terms of points is still Lola-Yamaha, whose 48 points under the alternative format is 32 points greater than their real life total of 16.
Below are the Manufacturers' Cup standings: