The Porsche 99X Electric retires in Rothmans' blue and white livery

Porsche will debut a new livery at the London E-Prix, inspired by the Rothmans colors of the 1980s. The 99X Electric cars of Pascal Wehrlein and Nico Müller will be painted in the white and blue that identified the 959, the 956, and the 962 C—three prototypes that won the Dakar and Le Mans in that era. The design joins the series of historic liveries that the German manufacturer has been presenting throughout 2026 to celebrate its 75 years in motorsport.

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The final round of the calendar, a double-header weekend, will decide the drivers' and teams' titles in Formula E. Wehrlein is five points behind leader Jake Dennis and three behind second-place Mitch Evans, with 58 points still up for grabs. Wehrlein arrived at Tokyo as championship leader with 141 points and left with the same tally. On Saturday, contact with António Félix da Costa broke the suspension on his car and sent him into the wall. On Sunday, a setup error for dry conditions left him out of the points for the second consecutive race. Dennis capitalized with a second and a third place to take the lead. Evans, who had briefly held the top spot on Saturday, also failed to score on Sunday due to damage to his Jaguar.

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Porsche is also fighting for the teams' championship, where it sits 14 points behind Jaguar, and the precedent of 2024 works in its favor: Wehrlein overcame a 12-point deficit at the London circuit to win the drivers' title. "Pascal was twelve points behind back then. Whatever happens, we win and lose together," said Florian Modlinger, team director. Wehrlein admitted there were races where they could have scored more, but valued arriving at the final round with title chances. Müller is 44 points back, and his chances are remote.

The manufacturers' title was already decided in Tokyo, where the combined results of the factory team and its customers Andretti and Cupra Kiro gave it the definitive advantage. It is Porsche's third consecutive year winning that championship.

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The white and blue chosen for the 99X Electric in London recalls the 959 that won the Paris-Dakar in 1986 and the 956 and 962 C that won at Le Mans in 1982, 1983, 1986, and 1987. Porsche's anniversary campaign included other liveries in Formula E: the silver of the 550 Spyder from the 1954 Carrera Panamericana in Mexico and the pink of the 917/20 from Le Mans 1971 in Berlin. In other championships, the German marque dressed its cars in the 1951 356 SL on the Manthey 911 GT3 Rs at Le Mans, and in IMSA with the 1980 935 K3 Apple Computer livery at Laguna Seca, the 1973 917/30 Sunoco and the RS Spyder from the 2000s at Road America, and the Mobil 1 colors that referenced the 1996 911 GT1 at Sebring. London adds a new chapter to that series with a nod to the eighties.

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The weekend also marks the farewell to the GEN3, the car with which Porsche won five world titles and became the most successful model in the category. It will also be the last time Formula E races on the ExCeL circuit. Next season, the British round will move to Brands Hatch.

On Sunday, Porsche will complete the final laps of its Racing for Charity initiative, through which it donates 400 euros per lap completed by its two factory cars. Before London, the accumulated amount stands at 390,000 euros, which will be distributed among three organizations supporting children with serious illnesses. The penultimate race of the season takes place on Saturday, August 15, and the final one on Sunday, August 16, with qualifying at 10:40 local time and the race start at 15:05 on both days.