Formula E's most memorable races: Electric world championship turns 10

Today marks the tenth anniversary of Formula E's dramatic first race in Beijing. And continuing a series of special features to mark the occasion, we look back on the top 10 most memorable E Prix, with brilliant passes, infamous collisions, title-deciding showdowns and energy shortfalls among the countdown

“Formula E has now endured its 2005 United States Grand Prix moment” is how Autosport described the debacle that was the opening Valencia E-Prix in 2021. It was memorable for all the wrong reasons – three drivers came to a halt on track during the final lap, out of energy, while five more were disqualified for exceeding permitted energy levels.

It left only nine classified finishers out of 24 starters, and many of those crawled to the flag over the final lap – Jean-Eric Vergne, the last of the runners, clocked a 5m48s final tour after activating his pit-limiter!

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Author Stefan Mackley

A proud Yorkshireman, Stefan Mackley is Autosport's National Deputy Editor. Having graduated from the University of Central Lancashire with a degree in sports journalism he spent nearly four years working on local newspapers in Wiltshire - during which time he became an NQJ-qualified journalist and cut his teeth covering club racing at Castle Combe in his spare time.

Making the jump into motorsport journalism full-time, he joined the national desk for both Autosport magazine and Motorsport News in 2017 before becoming National Deputy Editor for the former in 2020.

His passion for motorsport stems from watching Formula 1 as a child with his father and is matched only by his love for Star Wars.

A better journalist than racing driver, he has so far competed in the Citroen C1 24 Hours and 116 Trophy with hopes of racing more machinery in 2021 and beyond.