Just 2 weeks after the sao paulo e-prix, we were presented with another race, this time in the home of Nissan: Japan! This introduction of the Tokyo E-Prix saw a different layout, sometimes a mixture of the Rome and London circuits. However, none of this could stop the Maserati MSG of Maximilian Guenther from clinching the win away from the pole sitter and majority of the race leader Oliver Rowland.
Key Moments During The Race
- Oliver Rowland lead the field away from pole position ahead of Edoardo Mortara in P2 and Maximilian Guenther in P3.
- Jaguar Drivers Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy went to P11 and P18 respectfully after the start
- The fastest lap was changing hands during lap 5 with Nato and Mueller touching
- Jake Hughes crashed into the barrier at turn 15 on lap 6 due to a collision with Di Grassi. The British driver managed to get away on their own accord, however they fell to the back of the grid.
- The Tag Hauer Porsche Team played the team game on lap 9 as Da Costa slowed up the grid behind them so Wehrlein could take attack mode.
- A new race leader emerged on lap 13 as Oliver Rowland took attack mode with Maximilian Guenther inheriting P1.
- Guenther fell down to P3 after taking attack mode.
- Mitch Evans had front wing damage on lap 18 after contact.
- The safety car was called out soon after to pick up debris.
- De Vries and Di Grassi have both retired at this point.
- Nick Cassidy managed to make his way up to P11 by lap 25.
- Maximilian Guether takes the lead on lap 25.
- 2 additional laps were added near the end of the race due to the safety car.
- Norman Nato and Robin Frijns made contact as Nato went off the racing line, received a 5 second penalty for this collision but it was later overturned.
- Da Costa falls down to P4 after a three way battle for the podium positions.
- Guenther wins, Rowland P2, Dennis P3.
Formula E Season 10 Round 5 Tokyo E-Prix Results
| Position | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1st |
Maximilian Guenther (fastest lap) |
Maserati MSG Racing |
26 |
| 2nd | Oliver Rowland (pole) | Nissan Formula E Team | 21 |
| 3rd | Jake Dennis | Andretti Formula E | 15 |
| 4th | Antonio Felix Da Costa | Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 12 |
| 5th | Pascal Wehrlein | Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 10 |
| 6th | Norman Nato | Andretti Formula E | 8 |
| 7th | Nico Mueller | Abt Cupra Formula E Team | 6 |
| 8th | Nick Cassidy | Jaguar TCS Racing | 4 |
| 9th | Robin Frijns | Envision Racing | 2 |
| 10th | Sergio Sette Camara | ERT Racing | 1 |
| 11th | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan Formula E Team | 0 |
| 12th | Jean-Eric Verge | DS Penske | 0 |
| 13th | Sebastian Buemi | Envision Racing | 0 |
| 14th | Jake Hughes | Neom McLaren Formula E Team | 0 |
| 15th | Mitch Evans | Jaguar TCS Racing | 0 |
| 16th | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS Penske | 0 |
| 17th | Jehan Daruvala | Maserati MSG Racing | 0 |
| 18th | Dan Ticktum | ERT Formula E Team | 0 |
| 19th | Sam Bird | Neom McLaren Formula E Team | 0 |
| DNF | Lucas Di Grassi | Mahindra Racing | 0 |
| DSQ | Edoardo Mortara | Abt Cupra Formula E Team | 0 |
| DNF | Nyck De Veries | Mahindra Racing | 0 |
Formula E Season 10 Championship After Round 5
| Position | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1. | Pascal Wehrlein | Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 63 |
| 2. | Nick Cassidy | Jaguar TCS Racing | 61 |
| 3. | Oliver Rowland | Nissan Formula E Team | 54 |
| 4. | Jake Dennis | Andretti Formula E | 53 |
| 5. | Maximilian Guenther | Maserati MSG Racing | 48 |
| 6. | Mitch Evans | Jaguar TCS Racing | 39 |
| 7. | Jean-Eric Vergne | DS Penske | 39 |
| 8. | Sam Bird | Neom McLaren Formula E Team | 37 |
| 9. | Robin Frijns | Envision Racing | 21 |
| 10. | Sebastian Buemi | Envision Racing | 20 |
| 11. | Antonio Felix Da Costa | Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 20 |
| 12. | Jake Hughes | Neom McLaren Formula E Team | 18 |
| 13. | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS Penske | 18 |
| 14. | Norman Nato | Andretti Formula E | 17 |
| 15. | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan Formula E Team | 8 |
| 16. | Nico Mueller | Abt Cupra Formula E Team | 6 |
| 17. | Sergio Sette Camara | ERT Formula E Team | 3 |
| 18. | Edoardo Mortara | Mahindra Racing | 0 |
| 19. | Lucas DiGrassi | Abt Cupra Formula E Team | 0 |
| 20. | Nyck De Vries | Mahindra Racing | 0 |
| 21. | Jehan Daruvala | Maserati MSG Racing | 0 |
| 22. | Dan Ticktum | ERT Formula E Team | 0 |
Most Impressive Race
The most impressive race for me has to be from Oliver Rowland. Leaving the sport mid season last year, eyebrows were raised over whether he would return to the sport. Now, at his new team’s home race, getting pole position and being able to maintain his energy for the majority of the race until he had to fall back to P2 in order to conserve energy to make it to the end is seriously impressive.
Driver who needs to improve the most after Tokyo
Now that we have finished just under one third of the season, I think Mitch Evans really needs to improve the most. Yes, his teammate did manage to qualify near the back due to a lap time deletion in qualifying, Evans should have made up spots on the start to try and bridge the gap to his felle Kiwi but instead, Cassidy finished P8 after the DSQ from Mortara which still made Evans not get any points from the weekend. Evans needs to get his head into the right space
