Miami E-Prix Recap
- therookiereporters
- 2 days ago
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Formula E may have headed to the Sunshine state but the golden rays weren’t around; instead a cold seafront with harsh winds and rain, thus changing everyone’s expectations for the E Prix. Here's your recap of the Miami E Prix!
Starting Grid
1 - Nico Müller: 0:55.455 (A)
2 - Felipe Drugovich: 0:55:584 (B)
3 - António Félix Da Costa: 0:55:556 (B)
4 - Nyck De Vries: 0:55:622 (A)
5 - Taylor Barnard: 0:55:701 (B)
6 - Joel Eriksson: 0:55:861 (B)
7 - Nick Cassidy: 0:56:006 (A)
8 - Norman Nato: 0:56:765 (A)
9 - Mitch Evans: 0:57:0.12 (A)
10 - Maximillian Günther: 0:56:854 (B)
11 - Oliver Rowlands: 0:57:061 (A)
12 - Pascal Wehrlein: 0:56:879 (B)
13 - Josef Maria Martí: 0:57:066 (A)
14 - Zane Maloney: 0:56:953 (B)
15 - Sébastien Buemi: 0:57:190 (A)
16 - Jake Dennis: 0:57:026 (B)
17 - Edoardo Mortara: 0:57.236 (A)
18 - Jean-Éric Vergne: 0:57:106 (B)
19 - Lucas Di Grassi: 0:57:250 (A)
20 - Dan Ticktum: 0:57:260 (B)
E-Prix Recap
Due to the rather chilly conditions and damp track, a safety car start was opted for. However, during this neutralised period, Buemi had a brief spin as he opted for dry tyres instead of wet tyres meaning there is a difference of 1.2 in tyre pressure. On lap 5, the safety car was sent back into the pits as the grid prepared for a standing start. Nico Müller was battling to withhold his lead with Drugovich who then took an early 2-minute attack mode to fly by and take P1.
The following lap Müller and De Vries took their first attack modes while Eriksson cut a corner while tussling for position with Taylor Barnard; Eriksson received a black and white flag for cutting the chicane. By lap 8, we had a 5-second gap between the top three and the rest of the field due to the early attack modes giving them an advantage.
By lap 18, the field had a full revamp with drivers moving up and down the order while Da Costa pulled off a very aggressive attack on Müller, nearly resulting in contact. 3 laps later, we saw Günther get lapped by the field presumably due to the choice of dry tyres.
Ticktum, who has had a troubled time in the 2025/2026 season, went deep into turn 1 on lap 22 and was ever closer to being lapped but seemingly was troubled with something internally in his Cupra Kiro, forcing him into a retirement. Da Costa was noted for a track limits warning, showing how much he was pushing to clinch some silverware.
Notably, Mortara was on a steady track starting 16th and moving up to 8th on lap 23. Müller was back jostling for first with Da Costa, who then dropped back and was at the mercy of Evans who overtook him out of the final corner.
Lap 26 was a chaotic one with major contact between the Andretti of Drugovich and the Jaguar of Da Costa. The Brazilian seemed to struggle to slow his car resulting in the collision. Luckily, neither were forced into retirement, however they lost valuable points positions and Drugovich sustained front wing damage, forcing him to pit before receiving a 10-second penalty for causing a collision. Meanwhile, Evans completed a beautiful switch back on Nico Müller to take the lead as Pepe Marti moved up to 8th place, still with both attack modes in the bank.
Just over 10 laps later, nearly all the midfield (P4-P11) were in attack mode together, just before we were informed of our 2 added laps due to our safety car start. Tension was high with Da Costa and Mortara battling and Da Costa having contact on his sidepod from the Swiss. Eventually, the chequered flag fell first for Evans and Jaguar, making it over 1,000 career points for the Kiwi; Müller and Pascal made it a double podium for Porsche, extending the team’s lead in the championship to 71 points.
Article written by Alice Seager ©️Alice Seager 2026
