The 2025-26 Formula E season finale is set to take place this weekend, Saturday, August 15, and Sunday, August 16, as the series says goodbye to its London ExCeL venue and the Gen. 3 EVO car while crowning its Drivers’ and Teams’ champions.
Entering London, Jake Dennis leads the championship with Andretti Formula E, while eight other drivers remain mathematically eligible to win the Drivers’ title, representing nearly half of the grid.
It has been a resurgent season for the Season 9 champion Dennis, who looks to become only the second driver in Formula E history to win two World Championships. Several of the other drivers in contention are also looking to add another title to their resumes, with Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein seeking to add to his Season 10 crown and Nissan’s Oliver Rowland looking to go back-to-back after winning the championship last season.
While Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds isn’t picking favorites, he previewed this weekend’s pair of races and what fans and industry members can expect heading into the championship finale.
“Super exciting week next week as we head to London,” Dodds said in his media roundtable. “There’ll be a lot of big announcements around the championship next week, which is exciting for us, so more to see there. We take nine drivers mathematically to London who could still win the World Championship. Whilst it’s nine mathematically, I think realistically there are four drivers in the mix for the Drivers’ World Championship.
“We have a Teams’ Championship still on the line. Huge congratulations to Porsche, who secured the Manufacturers’ title over the last race weekend. But we’re looking forward to giving a good send-off to that Gen. 3 car, which I think has created some very exciting racing for the last four years.”
SANYA, CHINA – JUNE 20: Jeff Dodds, CEO of Formula E addresses the crowd on the grid during the Sanya E-Prix, Round 11 of the 2026 FIA Formula E World Championship at Sanya Street Circuit on June 20, 2026 in Sanya, China. (Photo by Simon Galloway/LAT Images)
As Dodds mentioned, this weekend will not only mark the end of the Gen. 3 era, but also the final Formula E event at one of the series’ most notable venues, the London ExCeL.
The unique racing venue, which features a portion of the circuit running indoors, has provided an exciting championship setting for drivers and teams while delivering close racing for fans and industry members alike.
Although Formula E will say goodbye to the ExCeL ahead of next season, it will be difficult not to look back on what the venue has provided the championship as it prepares for its swan song weekend.
“I think the ExCeL has been a really interesting venue for us because Formula E has not been a traditional motorsport, as you all know, up to this point. I think having the ability to showcase an indoor-outdoor race in a venue that is not a traditional motorsport venue has created a really interesting season finale venue for us in Formula E.
“I think the venue has been spectacular. I think having the crowds indoors, feeling very close to the proximity of the racing, has been good. Always an incredibly exciting fan village. But in reality, not a location that could accommodate a Gen. 4 car. As we know, there’s only limited space in the ExCeL, and there are a couple of structural areas that we can’t make any bigger. Turns 3 and 4 is already tight for the Gen. 3 car. So, imagine putting that Gen. 4 car in there. We wouldn’t have been able to do it safely.
“But I think it’s been a really strong location for the championship. Obviously, we moved from ExCeL to Brands Hatch, which is an incredibly historic racing venue. I think it last held Formula One there back in 1984, I think it would have been. Nigel Mansell, I think, won there.
“Of the four that are currently sitting at the top of the table, and that’s Jake Dennis, Pascal Wehrlein, Mitch Evans and Oliver Rowland, I think you could argue they’re all specialist drivers around that London race venue as well. I think three of the four have won races around London and would treat it as a venue that they really enjoy racing at.
“I would pick out one lowlight, which was sitting in the Emotion Club, praying for the rain to stop at London ExCeL a couple of years ago when we were trying to complete a season finale. I think probably the highlight was the Pascal, Mitch, Nick Cassidy three-way shootout going into the championship, where Jaguar unfortunately couldn’t manage to get one of their drivers over the line to win the World Championship, and Pascal came through on the rails to win it for Porsche. So that was certainly one of the most exciting finishes we’ve seen to a season.
“So having the ability to bring life back to a very, very famous historic Tier 1 racing venue in the UK, I think is exciting us. But yeah, we will say a very fond farewell to the ExCeL next week. It’s been, I think it’s been a great location for us.”
While this weekend will give the series an opportunity to reflect on the Gen. 3 era and its time at the ExCeL, the championship battle itself will be a sight to see as Formula E prepares to crown its champions before entering a new era next season.
