Dan Ticktum claimed his first-ever Formula E victory in Jakarta after capitalising on a series of late-race incidents that dramatically reshuffled the order.
The British driver spent much of the race running in fourth. Driving for the ABT Cupra team, Ticktum initially lost ground during the first round of Attack Modes, when he was undercut by Nico Müller and Sébastien Buemi, dropping him to sixth.
However, with a well-timed second Attack Mode, Ticktum managed to recover back to fourth. In the final ten laps, chaos unfolded as several frontrunners encountered problems, paving the way for Ticktum’s rise to the front.
Jake Dennis had been leading the race, with Nyck de Vries in second. The two collided on the start-finish straight when de Vries aggressively chopped across Dennis, damaging the Brit’s front wing and triggering a safety car. De Vries was later handed a 10-second time penalty for the incident.
Shortly after the safety car returned to the pits, a Full Course Yellow (FCY) was called due to Jake Hughes stopping at Turn 1. His stoppage set off a chain reaction of events that threw the race into further disarray.
Once the FCY ended, both Dennis and de Vries — who had been running first and second — suffered technical issues and briefly came to a halt. Though both managed to get going again, the disruption allowed Ticktum to take the lead, with Edoardo Mortara chasing in second during his final Attack Mode.
Just as Mortara was lining up an overtake, Stoffel Vandoorne crashed into the wall, bringing out another FCY. This neutralised the race at a crucial moment, denying Mortara the opportunity to use his final Attack Mode to pass Ticktum.
In the end, it came down to a straight fight between Ticktum and Mortara. The Brit held his nerve and pace to fend off the Mahindra driver, sealing his first Formula E win in his 60th race start.
Mortara came home in second place for Mahindra Racing, continuing their strong form this season. Sébastien Buemi initially finished third, but the Envision Racing driver received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision, which promoted Nico Müller to third. The Swiss driver secured his first podium for Andretti.
Antonio Félix da Costa finished fourth for Porsche, with Nick Cassidy rounding out the top five.
Taylor Barnard delivered an impressive drive to finish sixth for McLaren, ahead of his teammate Sam Bird in seventh.
Buemi dropped to eighth after his time penalty, finishing just ahead of his Envision Racing teammate Robin Frijns in ninth.
Championship leader Oliver Rowland secured the final points-paying position in tenth, despite being handed a five-second penalty for causing a collision with Maximilian Günther, which led to the DS Penske driver’s retirement from the race.
Pascal Wehrlein finished 11th for Porsche, which means Oliver Rowland extended his championship lead by one point heading into the final four races.
Mitch Evans came home in 12th, ahead of Lucas di Grassi, Norman Nato, and David Beckmann.
Jean-Éric Vergne was forced to pit after running into the back of Mitch Evans, having misjudged his braking point. Jake Dennis, who had dominated much of the E-Prix, ended up 18th after his car came to a halt following the second Full Course Yellow.
It was a double DNF for Maserati, with both cars retiring due to technical failures, including a heavy crash for Stoffel Vandoorne, who went into the wall.
