{"id":12428,"date":"2026-08-14T18:06:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12428"},"modified":"2026-08-14T18:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:06:47","slug":"mitch-evans-tops-london-e-prix-fp1-pascal-wehrlein-finishes-third-and-jake-dennis-fifth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12428","title":{"rendered":"Mitch Evans tops London E-Prix FP1, Pascal Wehrlein finishes third and Jake Dennis fifth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133248009,imgsize-172337,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/mitch-evans.jpg\" alt=\"Mitch Evans tops London E-Prix FP1, Pascal Wehrlein finishes third and Jake Dennis fifth\" title=\"Mitch Evans (Image credit: Instagram)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Mitch Evans (Image credit: Instagram)\">Mitch Evans (Image credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Formula E World Championship finale kickstarted in the UK with the London E-Prix on Friday. The first free practice, FP1, was held in the evening and had Jaguar TCS Racing driver Mitch Evans topping the timesheets.<!-- --> Andretti\u2019s Jake Dennis, who is just two points ahead of Evans in the title race, finished fifth in the practice race. The main races will take place on Saturday and Sunday at the London ExCeL Circuit.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>2026 London E-Prix <keyword id=\"38357956\" type=\"Denny\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"FP1-results\" source=\"keywords\">FP1 results<\/keyword><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Jaguar TCS Racing gave Evans a pleasant surprise by giving him a special helmet with the message \u201cTo a decade of memories\u201d written on it. Graphic images from Evans\u2019 Formula E victories also featured on the helmet. The Kiwi driver would be leaving the team at the end of the season and this is his last race weekend with the team in London.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Evans was followed by Mahindra Racing driver Nyck De Vries in second in FP1. Porsche driver Pascal Wehrlein, who is just five points behind Dennis and stands third in title race, finished third in the practice race. DS Penske driver Taylor Barnard took the fourth position followed by Dennis in fifth. Dennis had bit of a moment on track but he was able to keep clear of the barriers and was able to return to the track.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Jaguar TCS Racing driver Antonio Felix Da Costa finished sixth, followed by Mahindra Racing\u2019s Edoardo Mortara in seventh and Porsche driver Nico Muller in eighth. Envision Racing\u2019s Sebastien Buemi was ninth while Citroen Racing\u2019s Nick Cassidy was tenth in FP1. After the season finale, Buemi will also be leaving Envision Racing along with teammate Joel Eriksson.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>More highlights from London E-Prix<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Among the high-profile audience was Oliver Rowland\u2019s toddler son, Hennie. A video of him looking elated on watching his dad on TV while wearing headphones was shared on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The London E-Prix marks the finale race weekend of the Formula E World Championship before the season 12 comes to a close. <!-- -->The new season will begin in December with the arrival of the GEN4 car.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The result of the Drivers\u2019 Championship and the Teams\u2019 Championship will also be decided this weekend. Dennis leads the title race, followed by Mitch Evans and Pascal Wehrlein in close proximity. Reigning champion Oliver Rowland is fourth, followed by Edoardo Mortara.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The Round 16 race will start on Saturday at 3:05pm (7:35pm IST). The Round 17 race will also take place at the same time on Sunday, marking the curtain downer on the season.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/formula-e\/2026-london-e-prix-schedule-round-16-and-17-timings-how-to-watch-formula-e-championship-finale-and-more\/articleshow\/133191373.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 London E-Prix schedule: Round 16 and 17 timings, how to watch Formula E Championship finale and more<\/a><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/formula-e\/mitch-evans-tops-london-e-prix-fp1-pascal-wehrlein-finishes-third-and-jake-dennis-fifth\/articleshow\/133247977.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mitch Evans (Image credit: Instagram) The Formula E World Championship finale kickstarted in the UK with the London E-Prix on Friday. The first free practice, FP1, was held in the evening and had Jaguar TCS Racing driver Mitch Evans topping the timesheets. Andretti\u2019s Jake Dennis, who is just two points ahead of Evans in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitch-evans.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitch-evans.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitch-evans.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitch-evans.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitch-evans.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitch-evans.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitch-evans.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitch-evans.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitch-evans.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitch-evans.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitch-evans.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitch-evans.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitch-evans.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mitch-evans.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Mitch Evans (Image credit: Instagram) The Formula E World Championship finale kickstarted in the UK with the London E-Prix on Friday. 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