Mahindra Racing has ended the 2025/26 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship on a high, securing third place in the Teams’ Championship after a dramatic season finale in London.
The Indian manufacturer closed the season with a record 252 points, two victories, seven podiums and five pole positions, making it one of Mahindra Racing’s strongest Formula E campaigns to date. The result also matched the team’s best-ever championship position. (Mahindra)
Double Podium Seals P3 in London
Mahindra arrived at the London E-Prix finale with one clear objective: secure third place in the Teams’ Championship.
Sunday turned into the perfect opportunity.
Nyck de Vries and Edoardo Mortara both progressed through qualifying to set up an all-Mahindra final, with de Vries taking pole position ahead of his teammate. It gave Mahindra its first Formula E front-row lockout. (Mahindra)
The two Mahindra cars remained at the front throughout much of the race, even exchanging the lead as Attack Mode strategies came into play.
A late Attack Mode charge from Taylor Barnard eventually denied Mahindra the victory, but de Vries crossed the line in P2, with Mortara completing the double podium in P3. (Autocar Professional)
More importantly, the result was enough to secure third place in the championship.
Mahindra’s 2025/26 Formula E Season in Numbers
Mahindra Racing finished the campaign with:
- Teams’ Championship: P3
- Points: 252
- Race Wins: 2
- Podiums: 7
- Pole Positions: 5
- Edoardo Mortara: P5 in Drivers’ Championship, 137 points
- Nyck de Vries: P7 in Drivers’ Championship, 115 points
- London double-header haul: 42 points
The 252-point total is the highest Mahindra has ever scored in a single Formula E season. (Mahindra)
From Fourth to Third
What makes the achievement even more impressive is the progress Mahindra has made in just one season.
In 2024/25, Mahindra finished fourth with 186 points. This season, it jumped to third with 252 points, an improvement of 66 championship points. (Mahindra)
Team Principal and CEO Frederic Bertrand summed up the progress after the finale, pointing to the team’s two victories, five poles and seven podiums as evidence of how far the programme has developed.
The numbers support that argument.
Mahindra has transformed itself from a team fighting to return to the front into one capable of consistently competing for poles, podiums and race victories.
De Vries and Mortara Deliver
The driver pairing of Nyck de Vries and Edoardo Mortara played a major role in that turnaround.
Mortara finished fifth in the Drivers’ Championship with 137 points, while de Vries ended the year seventh with 115 points. Together, they gave Mahindra the consistency required to fight at the sharp end of the Teams’ Championship. (Mahindra)
The London finale was perhaps the clearest demonstration of that progress.
Instead of simply defending third place, Mahindra locked out the front row, fought for victory and finished with both cars on the podium.
A Fitting End to Formula E’s GEN3 Era
The London E-Prix was also the final race of Formula E’s GEN3 era, giving Mahindra’s result additional significance.
De Vries secured the final pole position of the GEN3 generation. Mahindra had also taken the first pole of the GEN3 era, meaning the Indian manufacturer effectively bookended this chapter of Formula E history. (Mahindra)
It is a fitting achievement for a manufacturer that has been part of Formula E since the championship’s beginning and has already committed to competing in the upcoming GEN4 era through at least 2030. (The Official Home of Formula E)
What Comes Next for Mahindra Racing?
Third place is a major milestone, but it also raises expectations.
Mahindra has now demonstrated that it can challenge some of the biggest manufacturers in international motorsport across an entire Formula E season.
The next target is obvious: fight for the Formula E World Championship.
With GEN4 beginning in 2026/27, every manufacturer faces a new technical challenge. For Mahindra, the objective will be to carry the momentum of its record-breaking 2025/26 campaign into the next generation.
From fourth with 186 points to third with 252 points in a single season, the trajectory is moving in the right direction.
For Indian motorsport, Mahindra’s Formula E campaign is also significant. An Indian manufacturer has finished inside the top three of one of the FIA’s major world championships, competing directly against some of the world’s biggest automotive and motorsport organisations.
The 2025/26 season may have ended with third place, but for Mahindra Racing, it could be the foundation for something much bigger.
