2026 Sanya ePrix

2026 Sanya ePrix
Race 11 of 17 of the 2025–26 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 20 June 2026 (2026-06-20)
Official name 2026 Lianxin Sanya E-Prix
Location Sanya Street Circuit, Sanya
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.520 km (1.566 mi)
Pole position
Driver Andretti-Porsche
Time 1:05.502
Fastest lap
Driver Netherlands Nyck de Vries Mahindra
Time 1:08.455
Podium
First Andretti-Porsche
Second Cupra Kiro-Porsche
Third Mahindra

The 2026 Sanya ePrix (formally the 2026 Lianxin Sanya E-Prix) was a Formula E electric motor race held in Sanya on the Chinese island of Hainan on 20 June 2026. It was the 11th race of the 2025–26 Formula E season, and the second Sanya ePrix.

Background

Modifications were made to the original Haitang Bay Circuit, with the track extended to 2.520 km (1.566 mi) in length.[1]

Going into the race, Mitch Evans led the championship with 128 points, 19 points over Oliver Rowland and 25 points over Edoardo Mortara. In the teams championship, Jaguar TCS Racing led with 208 points, Porsche Formula E Team was in second place with 184 points, Mahindra Racing was in third place with 146 points.[2]

Classification

All times are in UTC+8.

Qualifying

Qualifying started at 10:40 AM on 20 June 2026.[3]

Group draw
Group A New Zealand EVA Switzerland MOR Switzerland MUE New Zealand CAS Switzerland BUE Spain MAR Brazil DRU United Kingdom BAR France NAT Brazil DIG
Group B United Kingdom ROW Germany WEH Portugal DAC United Kingdom DEN Netherlands DEV Sweden ERI United Kingdom TIC France JEV Germany GUE Barbados MAL

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A2 New Zealand Mitch Evans
A3 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard
New Zealand Mitch Evans
Brazil Felipe Drugovich
A1 Brazil Felipe Drugovich
A4 New Zealand Nick Cassidy
Brazil Felipe Drugovich
United Kingdom Jake Dennis
B2 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum
B3 Netherlands Nyck de Vries
United Kingdom Dan Ticktum
United Kingdom Jake Dennis
B1 United Kingdom Jake Dennis
B4 Germany Pascal Wehrlein

Overall classification

Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche N/a 1:07:579 1:05:621 1:05:425 1:05:502 1
2 28 Brazil Felipe Drugovich Andretti-Porsche 1:07:337 N/a 1:05:571 1:05:607 1:06:580 2
3 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:07:504 N/a 1:05:652 1:05:632 N/a 3
4 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum Cupra Kiro-Porsche N/a 1:07:576 1:05:621 1:22:817 N/a 4
5 77 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard DS Penske 1:07:459 N/a 1:05:653 N/a N/a 5
6 21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Mahindra N/a 1:07:551 1:05:665 N/a N/a 6
7 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Citroën 1:07:533 N/a 1:05:963 N/a N/a 7
8 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche N/a 1:07:496 1:06:044 N/a N/a 8
9 14 Sweden Joel Eriksson Envision-Jaguar N/a 1:07:684 N/a N/a N/a 9
10 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:07:544 N/a N/a N/a N/a 10
11 1 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Nissan N/a 1:07:712 N/a N/a N/a 11
12 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 1:07:553 N/a N/a N/a N/a 12
13 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Jaguar N/a 1:07:748 N/a N/a N/a 13
14 3 Spain Pepe Martí Cupra Kiro-Porsche 1:07:596 N/a N/a N/a N/a 14
15 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne Citroën N/a 1:07:776 N/a N/a N/a 15
16 51 Switzerland Nico Müller Porsche 1:07:714 N/a N/a N/a N/a 16
17 7 Germany Maximilian Günther DS Penske N/a 1:07:791 N/a N/a N/a 17
18 23 France Norman Nato Nissan 1:07:996 N/a N/a N/a N/a 18
19 22 Barbados Zane Maloney Lola Yamaha ABT N/a 1:08:271 N/a N/a N/a 19
20 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Lola Yamaha ABT 1:08:988 N/a N/a N/a N/a 20
Source:[4]

Race

The race started on 3:05 PM on the same day as qualifying.

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 39 01:09:08.646 1 25+31
2 3 Spain Pepe Martí Cupra Kiro-Porsche 39 +2.104 18 18
3 21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Mahindra 39 +2.855 5 15+12
4 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Jaguar 39 +5.702[a] 12 12
5 28 Brazil Felipe Drugovich Andretti-Porsche 39 +6.112[b] 2 10
6 7 Germany Maximilian Günther DS Penske 39 +7.116 19 8
7 51 Switzerland Nico Müller Porsche 39 +8.780 14 6
8 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne Citroën 39 +9.036 13 4
9 77 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard DS Penske 39 +9.373 15 2
10 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Lola Yamaha ABT 39 +9.881 20 1
11 22 Barbados Zane Maloney Lola Yamaha ABT 39 +10.471 17
12 14 Sweden Joel Eriksson Envision-Jaguar 39 +11.264 8
13 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 39 +12.491 9
14 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 39 +12.742[c] 7
15 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum Cupra Kiro-Porsche 39 +1:10.696 4
Ret 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 38 Collision damage 3
Ret 1 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Nissan 37 Collision 10
NC 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Citroën 36 +3 Laps 6
Ret 23 France Norman Nato Nissan 26 Collision 16
Ret 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 20 Safety switch 11
Source:[5]

Notes:

  • ^1 – Pole position.
  • ^2 – Fastest lap.

Standings after the race

  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for all three sets of standings.

Notes

  1. ↑ Antonio Felix da Costa finished second, but received a five-second time penalty for moving under braking, resulting in collision with Norman Nato. Provisionally classified fifth, he gained a position following Felipe Drugovich's penalty.
  2. ↑ Felipe Drugovich finished third and was promoted to second following Antonio Felix da Costa's penalty, but received a post-race five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Pascal Wehrlein.
  3. ↑ Pascal Wehrlein finished seventh, but received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Norman Nato.

References

  1. ↑ "2026 Lianxin Sanya E-Prix - Circuit". FIA Formula E. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Standings – 2026 Monaco ePrix". Motorsports Stats. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "2026 Sanya ePrix". Formula E. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "2026 LIANXIN SANYA E-PRIX - Qualifying Result". Formula E. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Race Results - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 20 June 2026.