The 2025 Miami E-Prix may go down as one of the most chaotic races in Formula E history. A late red flag prevented five drivers from completing their second mandatory Attack Mode, leading to post-race penalties and widespread confusion over the final results.

Norman Nato, Oliver Rowland, Sam Bird, Taylor Barnard, and Robin Frijns each received a 10-second penalty. The most impacted driver was Nato, who lost his hard-fought victory. The win was ultimately handed to Pascal Wehrlein. But how did it all unfold?

How the race went

The Miami E-Prix was led away by Norman Nato, with da Costa overtaking Dennis, who later dropped down the order, while de Vries moved up from fifth to third. By Lap 11, the leading drivers began using the first of their two mandatory Attack Mode activations. Vandoorne and de Vries were the first to activate it, with de Vries ending in the front of the pack as Lap 12 began.

Nico Müller took the lead on Lap 15 after gaining 17 places, but da Costa quickly overtook him. Wehrlein soon joined his teammate up front, activating his Attack Mode. In Lap 17 the Safety Car was briefly out while de Vries reset his Mahindra, leaving him at the back of the grid. Soon the Red Flag was brought out when Hughes, Günther and Bird had a collision, but only the first one retired.

The race resumed with a standing start and five laps to go, with da Costa in the lead. On Lap 23, nearly half the field activated their second and final Attack Mode, allowing them to overtake da Costa. However, some of these drivers didn’t have enough time to complete their final Attack Mode before the chequered flag, resulting in penalties— including one for the initial winner, Nato. This handed the victory to Wehrlein after the race.

Miami E-Prix 2025 results

Post-race drivers’ thoughts

Definitely a way to describe this race is, chaotic. Even if Nato was first to cross the line, he was fully aware that the win wouldn’t be his. The ten-second penalty dropped him to sixth, with the victory being given to Wehrlein. It was a tough end to what had been his strongest weekend since rejoining Nissan.

“On track, we won the race, but unfortunately, because of the red flag, there was nothing we could do. Some people have been lucky and others not, but it’s the story of my start to the season. Sixth with a ten-second penalty shows how good we’ve been. I crossed the finish line first. I knew I wasn’t going to win, but I didn’t give up because I wanted to open a gap and score points”, Norman Nato commented after the race.

Oliver Rowland, penalized like his teammate, noted that the rules prevent drivers from having all the Attack Mode on the final lap. Still, he admitted it was exciting when Nato passed Wehrlein at the finish—even if it couldn’t change the outcome.

“It’s the rules, and there have been these penalties before, but now with Attack Mode being so powerful, you don’t need that. If you lose a minute of Attack Mode, it’s already a penalty, a disadvantage, and looking at the race, Norman passed him on the home straight, it would have been incredible. You never have that scenario of a driver going into Attack Mode on the last lap”, Rowland said.

It’s not ideal for a race to be settled by a wave of penalties, but rules are there for a reason—and perhaps they could be refined for the future. In other news, the defending champion returned to the top step for the first time this season. It also marked Wehrlein’s first win in the GEN3 Evo era. There was another surprise too: Lola Yamaha ABT celebrated their first-ever Formula E podium, besides the veteran and Season 3 champion Lucas di Grassi ending a two-year wait to stand on it once again.

Now, all eyes turn to the Monaco E-Prix. For the first time, Formula E will light up the legendary circuit with two races across May 3 and 4. Expect high stakes, tight battles, and non-stop drama in the heart of the principality.