Britains Rowland takes Formula E title with two races to spare

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FILE PHOTO: Apr 12, 2025; Miami, Florida, USA; Oliver Rowland of Team Nissan enters turn four during qualifying for the ABB Formula E Series race at the Homestead Motor Speedway Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images/File Photo

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BERLIN - Nissans Oliver Rowland won the Formula E title for the first time, with two races to spare, on Sunday and became the all-electric series 10th different champion in the space of 11 seasons.

The Briton had needed to lead Pascal Wehrlein by 59 points after the second of two races in Berlin, the championships penultimate weekend, and he did it by finishing fourth with his Porsche rival fading to 16th despite starting on pole.

Daddy, youre the world champion, four-year-old daughter Harper told the 32-year-old Barnsley-born Yorkshireman over the radio as the team celebrated.

Rowland, who failed to score on Saturday and started eighth on Sunday after a five-place grid penalty, now has 184 points with Wehrlein on 125.

Honestly, I was just thinking before the race not to have too much damage going into (the final round in) London, he said.

I can’t believe it, I have no words. It’s incredible. I was trying to play it safe but everybody was so aggressive, so at some point I was all in... thankfully I stayed out of trouble.

The final two races are on July 26-27.

Sundays race at Berlins old Tempelhof airport was won by Jaguars Nick Cassidy in a late surge,