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The Mexico City E-Prix opened the 2022/23 campaign
Race Information
Date 14 January 2023
E-Prix No. 101 (1 of 2022/23)
Official Name Flag of Mexico 2023 Hankook Mexico City E-Prix
Location Flag of Mexico City Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
Format 100 km (60 mins)
Lap length 2.628 km (1.633 mi)
Distance 36 (+5) laps / 107.630 km (66.878 mi)
Support Race
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter Flag of Brazil Lucas di Grassi
Team Flag of India Mahindra Racing
Time
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom Jake Dennis
Team Flag of the United States Avalanche Andretti Formula E
Fastest Lap 1:14.195 on lap 14
ePrix Result
First Second Third
Flag of the United Kingdom Jake Dennis Flag of Germany Pascal Wehrlein Flag of Brazil Lucas di Grassi
Winner Team Flag of the United States Avalanche Andretti Formula E
Time 58:25.974 (110.517 km/h)
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Post-Race Test

The 2023 Mexico City E-Prix, officially known as the 2023 Hankook Mexico City E-Prix, was the opening round of the 2022/23 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, staged at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico, on 14 January 2023.[1][2] The race, which was the first of the Generation 3 era for the FE World Championship, would see Jake Dennis sweep to a dominant victory for Avalanche Andretti, having taken the lead from Lucas di Grassi in the opening third of the race.[3]

The start of an new era of FE car had meant a very busy off-season for the series, with all of the manufacturers and teams having to fight against technical issues with the new car, on top of major changes in terms of teams and driver lineups.[4] Team wise there had been some new tie-ups as Mahindra Racing supplied the returning ABT Sportsline squad, McLaren became customers of Nissan for their first season of FE, Envision Racing would begin a deal to use Jaguar's powertrain, while Porsche would team up with Avalanche Andretti for the campaign.[5] Elsewhere, Maserati joined the FE field as a "brand", meaning they would run rebranded DS powertrains, while DS themselves had allied with Dragon Penske for the season as the Techeetah team failed to make the grid for 2022/23.[6]

Driver-wise there had been a significant shakeup in the paddock, with only Jaguar retaining their pairing from 2021/22, and only four other teams keeping a single driver from the previous campaign.[7] The headline changes would see defending Champion Stoffel Vandoorne move to the newly allied DS Penske team to partner Jean-Éric Vergne, António Félix da Costa moved to Porsche alongside Pascal Wehrlein, di Grassi change his allegiance to Mahindra with Oliver Rowland, while Sébastien Buemi joined Nick Cassidy at Envision.[7]

Qualifying for the first race of 2022/23 saw di Grassi sweep to pole position, having defeated Dennis in the Final Duel by three seconds after the Brit made a mistake on the brakes for the hairpin and ran very wide.[8] On his way to pole di Grassi would also defeat former FE rival Buemi and then André Lotterer, while Dennis' path to the final had seen him fend off challenges from Wehrlein and then debutante Jake Hughes in the semi finals.[8]

The start of the race saw di Grassi make a clean getaway from pole position, while Hughes moved up to challenge Dennis for second, although the #27 Andretti would successfully keep the rookie at bay into the first corner.[3] Behind it was a tame run into the first corner without major incidents, with all 22 drivers wary of causing early damage to the more fragile Gen 3 cars.[3]

The clean running was not to last, however, as Robin Frijns misjudged his speed in the chicane and hit the back of Norman Nato, an impact that saw the #4 ABT CUPRA bounce into the air and slam back down onto the road, fracturing Frijns' wrist.[3] A Safety Car was scrambled to allow the incident to be cleared, Nato also having to retire due to damage to the rear of his car, with the race resuming on lap six with di Grassi making a clean break away once again.[3]

However, it was only another lap before the SC was called upon again, Sam Bird having had to pull up the #10 Jaguar on the inside of turn two after a mechanical failure.[3] After three laps the race resumed with di Grassi again able to fend off a charge from Dennis, while Hughes set about keeping Lotterer and Wehrlein at bay to hold third.[3]

di Grassi's hold on the lead would only last for a couple more laps however, for despite using more energy than Dennis the #11 Mahindra could not escape from the #27 Andretti, with a lunge into turn three on lap twelve getting the job done for the Brit.[3] With that Dennis was away to build a comfortable lead, while di Grassi slipped immediately back into the sights of Hughes, Wehrlein and Lotterer, who would all arm their first Attack Mode boosts in a bid to jump ahead of the #11 Mahindra.[3]

Dennis' lead was up to three seconds by the time the SC was called upon for a third time on lap nineteen, as a mistake from Edoardo Mortara had seen the Swiss-Italian pilot pirouette his #48 Maserati backwards into the wall at turn one, ending his race.[3] At the restart Dennis was able to jet away from di Grassi and re-establish his comfortable margin over the Brazilian, who was now fighting to try and keep his remaining energy high enough to make the finish, facing a c.3% deficit to those around him with fifteen laps to go.[3]

The second round of AM saw Wehrlein come to the fore, the German pilot scything past Hughes when the #5 McLaren took the boost, before using the extra power and his superior energy reserves to fire past di Grassi without resistance.[3] Wehrlein too would disappear up the road from di Grassi, but was unable to put a dent in Dennis' lead in the customer Porsche ahead, while di Grassi found himself fighting a rear-guard against Hughes and Lotterer, while also contending with his own energy demons.[3]

Ultimately di Grassi's experience would dig him out of the hole he found himself in, and with five laps added to the race distance courtesy to the amount of running behind the SC, the Brazilian almost had parity with those behind him.[3] Yet, he still had Hughes and Lotterer for company, and at the start of the penultimate tour the train for third also included Buemi and da Costa, the latter duo having managed to wriggle free of Sacha Fenestraz's defence of sixth.[3]

Yet there would be no late changes to the order out front, with Dennis cruising across the line almost eight seconds clear of Wehrlein to claim victory, while Wehrlein was a further eleven seconds ahead of di Grassi in third.[3] di Grassi himself had arguably on of his best ever drives in order to hold on to his podium spot, although he was aided by Lotterer, whose late lunge to rob Hughes of fourth on the final tour allowed the Brazilian to get some breathing room.[3] Hughes himself claimed fifth ahead of Buemi and da Costa, Mitch Evans secured eighth, while Cassidy and Vandoorne claimed the final points after Vergne ran out of energy exiting the final corner when fighting for eighth with Evans.[3]

Background[]

Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 2023 Mexico City E-Prix is displayed below:

2023 Mexico City E-Prix Entry List
No. Name Entrant Constructor Car
1 Flag of Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne Flag of France DS Penske DS E-Tense FE23
3 Flag of Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara Flag of China NIO 333 Racing Formula E Team NIO 333 ER9
4 Dutch Flag Robin Frijns Flag of Germany ABT Cupra Formula E Team Mahindra M9Electro
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Jake Hughes Flag of the United Kingdom NEOM McLaren Formula E Team Nissan e-4ORCE 04
7 Flag of Germany Maximilian Günther Flag of Monaco Maserati MSG Racing Maserati Tipo Folgore
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Flag of India Mahindra Racing Mahindra M9Electro
9 Flag of New Zealand Mitch Evans Flag of the United Kingdom Jaguar TCS Racing Jaguar I-Type 6
10 Flag of the United Kingdom Sam Bird Flag of the United Kingdom Jaguar TCS Racing Jaguar I-Type 6
11 Flag of Brazil Lucas di Grassi Flag of India Mahindra Racing Mahindra M9Electro
13 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Germany TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team Porsche 99X Electric
16 Flag of Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Flag of the United Kingdom Envision Racing Jaguar I-Type 6
17 Flag of France Norman Nato Flag of Japan Nissan Formula E Team Nissan e-4ORCE 04
23 Flag of France Sacha Fenestraz Flag of Japan Nissan Formula E Team Nissan e-4ORCE 04
25 Flag of France Jean-Éric Vergne Flag of France DS Penske DS E-Tense FE23
27 Flag of the United Kingdom Jake Dennis Flag of the United States Avalanche Andretti Formula E Porsche 99X Electric
33 Flag of the United Kingdom Dan Ticktum Flag of China NIO 333 Racing Formula E Team NIO 333 ER9
36 Flag of Germany André Lotterer Flag of the United States Avalanche Andretti Formula E Porsche 99X Electric
37 Flag of New Zealand Nick Cassidy Flag of the United Kingdom Envision Racing Jaguar I-Type 6
48 Flag of Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Flag of Monaco Maserati MSG Racing Maserati Tipo Folgore
51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany ABT Cupra Formula E Team Mahindra M9Electro
58 Flag of Germany René Rast Flag of the United Kingdom NEOM McLaren Formula E Team Nissan e-4ORCE 04
94 Flag of Germany Pascal Wehrlein Flag of Germany TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team Porsche 99X Electric
Source:[7]

Practice[]

FP1[]

FP2[]

Qualifying[]

Qualifying for the 2023 Mexico City E-Prix would be conducted according to the knockout format, introduced ahead of season eight.[9] The field would be split into two groups of eleven drivers, based on Championship position, with each group then getting ten minutes on track to complete as many laps as they wished at 220 kW.[9] The fastest eight overall would then proceed to the knockout phase, now running at the maximum 250 kW qualifying mode, with the fastest from group A against the fourth fastest from group B and so on, until four drivers were left.[9]

Those four would move on to the Semi-Final, with the winner of A1/B4 taking on the victor of A2/B3, while the triumphant driver of A3/B2 would take on A4/B1's winner.[9] The winners from those duels would then go into the final, with the winner of that duel taking pole, while the runner-up would start from second, before any grid penalties were applied.[9]

Group A[]

Group B[]

Knockouts[]

Quarter Finals[]

Semi Finals[]

Final[]

Post Qualifying[]

The final qualifying result for the 2023 Mexico City E-Prix are outlined below:

2023 Mexico City E-Prix Qualifying Results
Final
Heat Pos. No. Name Team Time Gap Grid
I Win 11 Flag of Brazil Lucas di Grassi Flag of India Mahindra Racing 1:13.575 1
Lose Flag of the United Kingdom Jake Dennis Flag of the United States Avalanche Andretti 1:16.516 +2.941s 2
Semi-Finals
Heat Pos. No. Name Team Time Gap Grid
I Win 11 Flag of Brazil Lucas di Grassi Flag of India Mahindra Racing 1:13.012 F
Lose 36 Flag of Germany André Lotterer Flag of the United States Avalanche Andretti 1:14.551 +1.539s 4
II Win 27 Flag of the United Kingdom Jake Dennis Flag of the United States Avalanche Andretti 1:12.595 F
Lose 5 Flag of the United Kingdom Jake Hughes Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 1:12.721 +0.126s 3
Quarter Finals
Heat Pos. No. Name Team Time Gap Grid
QF 1 Win 11 Flag of Brazil Lucas di Grassi Flag of India Mahindra Racing 1:13.081 SF
Lose 16 Flag of Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Flag of the United Kingdom Envision Racing 1:13.100 +0.019s 7
QF 2 Win 36 Flag of Germany André Lotterer Flag of the United States Avalanche Andretti 1:13.176 SF
Lose 23 Flag of France Sacha Fenestraz Flag of Japan Nissan 1:13.220 +0.044s 8
QF 3 Win 5 Flag of the United Kingdom Jake Hughes Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 1:12.788 SF
Lose 33 Flag of the United Kingdom Dan Ticktum Flag of China NIO 333 Racing 1:12.922 +0.134s 5
QF 4 Win 27 Flag of the United Kingdom Jake Dennis Flag of the United States Avalanche Andretti 1:13.002 SF
Lose 94 Flag of Germany Pascal Wehrlein Flag of Germany Porsche Formula E Team 1:13.031 +0.029s 6
Group Stage
Pos. No. Name Team Time Gap Grid Group
1st 27 Flag of the United Kingdom Jake Dennis Flag of the United States Avalanche Andretti 1:13.074 QF 4 GB
2nd 33 Flag of the United Kingdom Dan Ticktum Flag of China NIO 333 Racing 1:13.287 +0.213s QF 3 GB
3rd 5 Flag of the United Kingdom Jake Hughes Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 1:13.302 +0.228s QF 3 GB
4th 94 Flag of Germany Pascal Wehrlein Flag of Germany Porsche Formula E Team 1:13.359 +0.285s QF 4 GB
5th 36 Flag of Germany André Lotterer Flag of the United States Avalanche Andretti 1:13.405 +0.331s QF 2 GA
6th 9 Flag of New Zealand Mitch Evans Flag of the United Kingdom Jaguar Racing 1:13.405 +0.331s 10 GB
7th 37 Flag of New Zealand Nick Cassidy Flag of the United Kingdom Envision Racing 1:13.415 +0.341s 12 GB
8th 16 Flag of Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Flag of the United Kingdom Envision Racing 1:13.431 +0.357s QF 1 GA
9th 1 Flag of Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne Flag of France DS Penske 1:13.450 +0.376s 14 GB
10th 11 Flag of Brazil Lucas di Grassi Flag of India Mahindra Racing 1:13.461 +0.387s QF 1 GA
11th 23 Flag of France Sacha Fenestraz Flag of Japan Nissan 1:13.502 +0.428s QF 2 GA
12th 13 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Germany Porsche Formula E Team 1:13.504 +0.430s 9 GA
13th 25 Flag of France Jean-Éric Vergne Flag of France DS Penske 1:13.563 +0.489s 11 GA
14th 3 Flag of Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara Flag of China NIO 333 Racing 1:13.613 +0.539s 13 GA
15th 48 Flag of Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Flag of Monaco Maserati 1:13.618 +0.544s 16 GB
16th 58 Flag of Germany René Rast Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 1:13.635 +0.561s 15 GA
17th 7 Flag of Germany Maximilian Günther Flag of Monaco Maserati 1:13.742 +0.668s 17 GA
18th 51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany ABT Cupra 1:13.776 +0.702s 18 GB
19th* 17 Flag of France Norman Nato Flag of Japan Nissan 1:13.785 +0.711s 20 GB
20th 8 Flag of the United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Flag of India Mahindra Racing 1:14.043 +0.969s 22 GB
21st 4 Dutch Flag Robin Frijns Flag of Germany ABT Cupra 1:14.125 +1.051s 19 GA
22nd 10 Flag of the United Kingdom Sam Bird Flag of the United Kingdom Jaguar Racing 1:14.145 +1.071s 21 GA
Group A 110% Time: 1:20.745[10]
Group B 110% Time: 1:20.315[10]
Source:[10]
  • * Nato had two laps deleted due to cutting the chicane at turn nine.[10]

Race[]

Conditions remained warm and stable around Mexico City as the start of the Generation 3 era beckoned, with no threat of rain for the first E-Prix to be held over a set race distance, rather than time, since the 2018 New York City E-Prix II at the end of the 2017/18 season.[3] Likewise, there were no changes to the grid ahead of the race, with no grid penalties to shuffle the final order from qualifying.[11] As a result, Lucas di Grassi would lead the field forward from the "dummy" grid onto the grid proper for the start, which was the first time he had done so since the 2017 Montreal ePrix I.[11]

Report[]

As the lights went out for the first race of 2022/23 it was di Grassi who made the best launch from pole, instantly seizing the lead in the #11 Mahindra without a challenge into the first corner.[11] He instead left Jake Dennis to fend off Jake Hughes, with the rookie in the #5 McLaren briefly drawing alongside Dennis' #27 Avalanche Andretti, before the "veteran" Jake eased back ahead through turn one.[11] Behind it was a clean start with everyone making it through the first few corners without issue, although Sacha Fenestraz did try an ambitious lunge at the back of the field to try and gain ground.[11]

Things would get more physical further around the opening tour, with Sébastien Buemi throwing the #16 Envision at the inside of António Félix da Costa at the hairpin, in a move that shoved the #13 Porsche wide.[11] However, it was at the chicane that the first drama of the season happened, with Robin Frijns unable to slow his car sufficiently at the back of the field, which would result in the #4 ABT Cupra slamming into the back of Norman Nato.[11] The front of Frijns' car was launched into the air before it slammed back down onto the tarmac, leaving Frijns with race ending damage and a broken wrist, while Nato managed to limp back into the pits in what ultimately proved to be a retirement.[11]

The Safety Car was scrambled in order to allow Frijns' car to be cleared from the edge of the chicane, and would remain out until the end of lap six, leaving di Grassi to take charge of the restart.[11] The Brazilian would wait until the entry of the Peraltada to make his breakaway, and would be successful in getting away from Dennis who was unable to react fast enough to di Grassi's bolt.[11] Behind the restart was as clean as the start with no major issues, although Sam Bird would pull to a halt midway through turn two with a suspected broken driveshaft, triggering another SC period as the #10 Jaguar was in a dangerous place.[11]

After a further three laps behind the Porsche Taycan Turbo S the race got underway for a third time, with di Grassi opting to bolt midway through the Peraltada in order to keep Dennis and Hughes guessing.[11] The ploy was not as successful as before for Dennis and Hughes kept with him, although it was a good enough restart from the #11 Mahindra that he was able to get through the first corner without coming under attack from the two Brits behind.[11] Further back it was a similarly clean restart with no major issues once again, with Nick Cassidy and Stoffel Vandoorne opting to arm Attack Mode for the first time as they bid to climb up the order from the back of the field.[11]

Unfortunately for di Grassi his two restarts and early attempts to break clear had come at a cost, with the Brazilian pilot having used almost 2% more energy than his closest pursuer Dennis as the field started lap twelve.[11] A mistake entering turn one would ultimately seal his fate, for Dennis was able to ease alongside the Brazilian around the outside of turn two, before scything down the inside of the left-handed turn three to sweep into the lead.[11] di Grassi would try to retaliate with a lunge at turn five although Dennis was able to swat that aside, with di Grassi then having to take a defensive line from Hughes through turn six in order to prevent the #5 McLaren from stealing second from him.[11]

With that Dennis was away, quickly building a lead without using any extra energy compared to di Grassi, who was now working hard to keep Hughes, André Lotterer and a stealthily building Pascal Wehrlein at bay as he watched the #27 Andretti pull ahead.[11] Behind the leaders Dan Ticktum was running in an impressive sixth for NIO, only to be forced into the pitlane to serve a drive-through penalty for over-power use, promoting Fenestraz into the position ahead of Buemi and da Costa.[11] Mitch Evans was with them until he lost ground in his unsuccessful first attempt to arm AM, with the rest of the field fairly stable as Dennis successfully took his first AM boost without losing the lead.[11]

The rest of the first phase of AM would see some minor shuffling amongst the leaders, with Wehrlein jumping ahead of Lotterer in the exchanges, while Dennis' lead grew to over five seconds as di Grassi continued to burn energy in order to hold second from Hughes.[11] However, a third SC period of the day would prevent Dennis from escaping even further ahead, for Edoardo Mortara would out-brake himself into the first corner and nose into the barriers, ending his race on the spot.[11] Three more neutralised laps would pass before the race resumed, with Dennis waiting until the exit of the Peraltada to make his breakaway, leaving di Grassi to fend off Hughes into the first corner as lap 21 began.[11]

di Grassi's defence was successful, although it came at the cost of burning even more energy to leave him 2% down on Dennis, and 3% less than Wehrlein in fourth, the #94 Porsche pilot having focused entirely on conserving energy in the first half of the race.[11] As a result, Dennis would quickly re-establish his comfortable lead at the head of the field, while Wehrlein worked to find a way past Hughes, and would duly do so when the debutante went for his second AM boost on lap 26.[11] The #94 Porsche would then begin to harass di Grassi for second, and when the Brazilian's energy defecit increased to almost 3% below the rest of the lead group, it became only a matter of time before Wehrlein forced the issue.[11]

That inevitable moment came on lap 29, with Wehrlein first eyeing a move into turn one, forcing di Grassi to defend, with the Brazilian then taking another defensive line into turn three.[11] The hairpin turn five saw Wehrlein properly throw a lunge at the #11 Mahindra, which di Grassi would block, before getting a better exit than di Grassi out of the hairpin which allowed him to setup a lunge into the chicane.[11] Ultimately there was little that di Grassi could do as the duo hit the brakes for the chicane, with Wehrlein sweeping down the inside of the Brazilian racer with ease into the first part of the chicane, before immediately dancing away through the stadium section without retribution.[11]

Wehrlein quickly left di Grassi to his own devices, with the #11 Mahindra now the centre of attention as the race entered its final phase, for he now had to fight both a 3% energy deficit and a growing queue of cars including Hughes, Lotterer, Fenestraz, da Costa and Buemi.[11] The latter trio were enjoying a scrap of their own as they closed onto the back of the fight for third, with da Costa managing to fire down the inside of Fenestraz into turn one on lap 31, followed by Buemi a few moments later into turn three.[11] An aborted lunge from Hughes on di Grassi at the hairpin then eliminated the remaining gap between the fight for third and the trio now headed by da Costa, just as the race entered the first of five added laps on lap 36.[11]

The final five laps were all about di Grassi, for the veteran racer was using all of his knowledge of FE and racing in general to bring his energy use back in line with the rest of the field, including taking a very unique line through certain corners in order to conserve.[11] With four laps to go his deficit was down to 2%, and he had managed to fend off another attack from Hughes into the hairpin, who had almost fallen to Lotterer in the process as the German pilot tried to take advantage of the #5 McLaren's slow exit from the move.[11] A yellow flag between the hairpin and chicane would add a further lifeline to di Grassi, as contact between Oliver Rowland and René Rast had left the #58 McLaren stranded on the grass, taking away a valuable overtaking opportunity for a couple of laps.[11] Indeed, as the final laps ticked away di Grassi soon found that he only needed to seriously consider taking a defensive line into the hairpin turn five, and by the start of the final tour his deficit to those behind him had all but vanished.[11]

Onto the final lap and Hughes was unable to challenge di Grassi into the first corner, and was instead moving to the inside of the circuit in order to prevent Lotterer from firing down the inside of the #5 McLaren into the right hander.[11] Lotterer tried a move to the outside of turn three, which Hughes managed to thwart, before setting up an over-under into the hairpin, which left Lotterer with the inside line into the chicane.[11] Try as he might Hughes simply could not defend from the impending lunge into the chicane, and duly allowed Lotterer to pass without resistance in order to slot back into line ahead of Buemi, who was himself cautious of a looming da Costa in his mirrors.[11]

Out front, meanwhile, there was no stopping Dennis, who held a comfortable eight second gap over Wehrlein through to the chequered flag to secure his first win of the campaign and become the first victor of the Gen 3 era.[11] Wehrlein was a distant but equally comfortable second, while di Grassi completed one of his best ever drives to hold third, Lotterer having been delayed too long by Hughes on the final tour to make a last gasp lunge.[11] Hughes, meanwhile, chased the #36 Andretti across the line to secure fifth on his debut ahead of Buemi and da Costa, Mitch Evans crossed the line in the battle scarred #9 Jaguar ahead of Cassidy, while the final point went to reigning Champion Stoffel Vandoorne, who had spent most of the race outside of the points.[11]

Result[]

The final classification of the 2023 Mexico City E-Prix is displayed below, with the fastest lap setter indicated in italics, and the pole sitter shown in bold:

2023 Mexico City E-Prix Race Result
Pos. No. Name Team Laps Race Time Fastest lap Pts.
1st 27 Flag of the United Kingdom Jake Dennis Flag of the United States Avalanche Andretti 41 58:25.974 1:14.195 26
2nd 94 Flag of Germany Pascal Wehrlein Flag of Germany Porsche Formula E Team 41 +7.816s 1:14.345 18
3rd 11 Flag of Brazil Lucas di Grassi Flag of India Mahindra Racing 41 +18.611s 1:14.315 18
4th 36 Flag of Germany André Lotterer Flag of the United States Avalanche Andretti 41 +19.161s 1:14.538 12
5th 5 Flag of the United Kingdom Jake Hughes Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 41 +20.289s 1:14.759 10
6th 16 Flag of Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Flag of the United Kingdom Envision Racing 41 +20.714s 1:14.691 8
7th 13 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Germany Porsche Formula E Team 41 +21.051s 1:14.508 6
8th 9 Flag of New Zealand Mitch Evans Flag of the United Kingdom Jaguar Racing 41 +24.758s 1:15.061 4
9th 37 Flag of New Zealand Nick Cassidy Flag of the United Kingdom Envision Racing 41 +29.150s 1:14.724 2
10th 1 Flag of Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne Flag of France DS Penske 41 +29.662s 1:14.812 1
11th 7 Flag of Germany Maximilian Günther Flag of Monaco Maserati Racing 41 +30.276s 1:14.754
12th 25 Flag of France Jean-Éric Vergne Flag of France DS Penske 41 +31.141s 1:15.026
13th 8 Flag of the United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Flag of India Mahindra Racing 41 +31.537s 1:14.973
14th 51 Flag of Switzerland Nico Müller Flag of Germany ABT Cupra 41 +31.951s 1:15.183
15th 23 Flag of France Sacha Fenestraz Flag of Japan Nissan 41 +32.355s 1:15.119
16th 3 Flag of Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara Flag of China NIO 333 Racing 41 +35.205s 1:14.957
17th 33 Flag of the United Kingdom Dan Ticktum Flag of China NIO 333 Racing 41 +1:14.372 1:14.391
18th 58 Flag of Germany René Rast Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 37 +4 Laps 1:14.972
Ret 48 Flag of Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Flag of Monaco Maserati Racing 17 Spin 1:14.648
Ret 10 Flag of the United Kingdom Sam Bird Flag of the United Kingdom Jaguar Racing 5 Driveshaft 1:25.535
Ret 17 Flag of France Norman Nato Flag of Japan Nissan 2 Damage
Ret 4 Dutch Flag Robin Frijns Flag of Germany ABT Cupra 0 Collision
Source:[10]

Milestones[]

Standings[]

Victory and fastest lap on the opening day of the campaign would unsurprisingly leave Jake Dennis at the head of the Championship hunt with one race down, the Brit having claimed 26 points for his efforts. Pascal Wehrlein and Lucas di Grassi were next up on eighteen points apiece, the former ahead via finishing second while third and pole contributed to di Grassi's tally, while André Lotterer and Jake Hughes completed the top five. Sébastien Buemi and António Félix da Costa were next up, while Mitch Evans, Nick Cassidy and Stoffel Vandoorne were the other scorers on the opening day.

In the Teams' Championship it was Avalanche Andretti who headed the field, the American squad leaving Mexico City with 38 points to their name after the opening bout of the season. Their suppliers Porsche occupied second on 24, while Mahindra Racing were six further back in third on eighteen. McLaren ended their debut weekend in fourth on ten points, level with Envision Racing, while Jaguar and DS Penske rounded out the day one scorers.

 
2022/23 Drivers Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of the United Kingdom Jake Dennis 26 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Pascal Wehrlein 18 ◄0
3rd Flag of Brazil Lucas di Grassi 18 ◄0
4th Flag of Germany André Lotterer 12 ◄0
5th Flag of the United Kingdom Jake Hughes 10 ◄0
6th Flag of Switzerland Sébastien Buemi 8 ◄0
7th Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa 6 ◄0
8th Flag of New Zealand Mitch Evans 4 ◄0
9th Flag of New Zealand Nick Cassidy 2 ◄0
10th Flag of Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne 1 ◄0
2022/23 Teams Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of the United States Avalanche Andretti 38 ◄0
2nd Flag of Germany Porsche 24 ◄0
3rd Flag of India Mahindra Racing 18 ◄0
4th Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 10 ◄0
5th Flag of the United Kingdom Envision Racing 10 ◄0
6th Flag of the United Kingdom Jaguar Racing 4 ◄0
7th Flag of France DS Penske 1 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.

References[]

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2022/23 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
Entrants
ABT Cupra Formula E TeamAvalanche Andretti Formula EDS PenskeEnvision RacingJaguar TCS RacingMahindra RacingMaserati MSG RacingNEOM McLaren Formula E TeamNIO 333 Formula E TeamNissan Formula E TeamTAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
Manufacturers
DSJaguarMahindra & MahindraMaseratiNIONissanPorsche
Cars
Spark Gen 3
DS E-Tense FE23Jaguar I-Type 6Mahindra M9ElectroMaserati Tipo FolgoreNIO 333 ER9Nissan e-4ORCE 04Porsche 99X Electric
Suppliers
ABBDallaraHankookLucid MotorsSpark Racing TechnologiesWilliams Advanced Engineering
Drivers
1 Stoffel Vandoorne3 Sérgio Sette Câmara4 Robin Frijns; Kelvin van der Linde5 Jake Hughes7 Maximilian Günther8 Oliver Rowland; Roberto Merhi9 Mitch Evans10 Sam Bird11 Lucas di Grassi13 António Félix da Costa16 Sébastien Buemi17 Norman Nato23 Sacha Fenestraz25 Jean-Éric Vergne27 Jake Dennis33 Dan Ticktum36 André Lotterer; David Beckmann37 Nick Cassidy48 Edoardo Mortara51 Nico Müller58 René Rast94 Pascal Wehrlein
E-Prix
Mexico CityDiriyah IDiriyah IIHyderabadCape TownSão PauloBerlin IBerlin IIMonacoJakarta IJakarta IIPortlandRome IRome IILondon ILondon II
Cancelled E-Prix
Paris E-PrixSeoul E-PrixVancouver E-Prix
Tests
ValenciaRookie Test
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