Monaco E-Prix double-header May 16-17

Formula E heads to Monaco this weekend for a two-race stop that now sits at the midpoint of the 2025/26 championship. The series lists Round 9 for Saturday, May 16, and Round 10 for Sunday, May 17, on its official calendar and event pages. Both races are scheduled for the 3.337-km Monaco street circuit, the same full layout the championship has used in recent seasons. ### Why is Monaco a double-header this year? Formula E’s official Monaco event page describes May 16 and 17 as “back-to-back in the Principality,” confirming that the venue will host two championship rounds over the same weekend. The calendar page lists Monaco as Rounds 9 and 10 of a 17-race season. The series has framed the weekend as the point where Season 12 reaches its halfway stage. (fiaformulae.com) A Formula E schedule update published on May 14 said the championship was returning to Monaco for “Rounds 9 & 10” as the season approached that midpoint. ### What circuit will the drivers use in Monaco? Monaco’s Formula E circuit is listed at 3.337 km, or about 2.07 miles, on the championship’s event information and circuit pages. (fiaformulae.com) The official track description says the layout includes Casino Square, the Grand Hotel Hairpin, the tunnel and the harbourfront chicane. Formula E said Monaco was first run on a shorter layout before the championship adopted the full circuit in Season 7. (fiaformulae.com) The series’ Monaco preview, published on May 9, said the full course has remained part of the event in the years since. ### What does the weekend schedule look like? Formula E’s Monaco race information page shows Free Practice 1 on May 15, followed by Free Practice 2, qualifying and the first race on May 16. (fiaformulae.com) The same event coverage lists the second race for May 17. The official calendar places Monaco after the Berlin double-header on May 2-3 and before Sanya on June 20. (fiaformulae.com) After Monaco, the series is scheduled to race in Shanghai on July 4-5, Tokyo on July 25-26 and London on Aug. 15-16. ### What else is happening around the Monaco weekend? Formula E reported on May 12 that Porsche and Andretti will end their partnership after the 2025/26 season. (fiaformulae.com) The series said the split would conclude a relationship that began in Season 9, with Andretti running Porsche powertrains as a customer team. Porsche’s Formula E programme has already shifted one key driver. (fiaformulae.com) Formula E said last October that Nico Mueller moved from Andretti to Porsche’s factory team for the 2025/26 season, pairing with Pascal Wehrlein. ### Who arrives in Monaco near the top of the standings? Formula E’s homepage standings published ahead of Monaco showed Pascal Wehrlein leading the drivers’ championship on 101 points. (fiaformulae.com) Mitch Evans was second on 98 points and Edoardo Mortara third on 93 points. Those margins leave Monaco carrying two scoring opportunities in two days. The series’ schedule and standings pages show that the weekend will complete Rounds 9 and 10 before the championship moves to Sanya for Round 11 on June 20. (fiaformulae.com) ### What should readers watch for next? Saturday, May 16, brings Round 9 in Monaco, with Round 10 following on Sunday, May 17, according to Formula E’s official event schedule. (fiaformulae.com) The next listed stop after Monaco is Sanya on June 20. (fiaformulae.com)