 2024 Mexico City E-Prix
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 The Mexico City E-Prix opened Season 10 | ||
| Race Information | ||
| Date | 13 January 2024[1] | |
| E-Prix No. | 117 (1 of 2023/24) | |
| Official Name | 2024 Hankook Mexico City E-Prix[2]
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| Location |  Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
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| Format | 100 km (60 mins) | |
| Lap length | 2.628 km (1.633 mi) | |
| Distance | 35 (+2) laps / 107.630 km (66.878 mi) | |
| Qualifying Result | ||
| Pole Sitter |  Pascal Wehrlein
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| Team | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
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| Time | 1:13.298 (129.073 km/h) | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver |  Nick Cassidy
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| Team |  Jagaur TCS Racing
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| Fastest Lap | 1:14.746 on lap 36 | |
| ePrix Result | ||
| First | Second | Third |
| Pascal Wehrlein
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 Sébastien Buemi
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Nick Cassidy
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| Winner Team | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
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| Time | 50:15.506 (116.083 km/h) | |
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The 2024 Mexico City E-Prix, officially known as the 2024 Hankook Mexico City E-Prix, was the opening round of the 2023/24 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, staged at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico, on 13 January 2024.[1] The race would see Pascal Wehrlein sweep to an ominious victory in the opening race of the season, continuing his and Porsche's strong form at the circuit.[3]
It had been a fairly tame winter for Formula E off circuit, with plans to introduce Attack Charge midway through Season X furthered with more testing, while teams themselves busied themselves revising their driver line-ups and implementing upgraded software after a hectic 2022/23 season. The big move off-track would be the factory Jaguar Racing team signing Nick Cassidy from customers Envision Racing, prompting Sam Bird to join McLaren, while reigning Champion Jake Dennis received a new teammate in the form of Norman Nato.[4]
Qualifying for the season opener had seen Wehrlein secure his fourth career pole position, all of which had been secured in Mexico, after defeating Sébastien Buemi in the final by a quarter of a second.[5] En-route to the final Wehrlein would defeat Buemi's new-for-2023/24 teammate Robin Frijns and then the Swiss ace's former teammate in Cassidy, while Buemi himself bested Jake Hughes and then the other factory Jaguar of Evans in order to make his third duel-final appearance.[5]
Wehrlein showed his intent at the start fo the race, surging off the grid as soon as the lights went out to claim a strong lead, building a one second advantage before the end of the opening tour.[3] Frijns, meanwhile, tumbled from seventh to fifteenth with a glitch that dumped him right into the midfield swarm, although fortunately there were no major dramas on the opening tour as the field quickly settled into a stable order.[3]
Instead it was lap three when the first major incident of the season occurred, with António Félix da Costa clashing with Nico Müller clashing in the lower end if the field to leave the #13 Porsche out with suspension damage, and the #51 ABT Cupra Mahindra in the barriers.[3] Müller dragged himself out of the barriers would further intervention, as up front Wehrlein surrendered the lead by taking his first Attack Mode boost of the season, with Buemi and Cassidy following through a lap later.[3]
Indeed, early calls for AM would be made throughout the top-ten, with Maximilian Günther the only holdout from the original top-ten, with Dennis the only other driver waiting to use AM as he tried to recover from his poor result in qualifying.[3] Those two would eventually take their first AMs as several of the leaders took their second servings, with Wehrlein dropping back behind Buemi for a second time moments before the Swiss pilot's teammate Frijns found the wall at the Foro Sol.[3]
Frijns' accident, which came moments after he had danced around the outside of Edoardo Mortara triggered a Full Course Yellow, which would stay out until the end of lap eleven, long enough for everyone in AM to burn through it.[3] Buemi's bolt came exiting the Peraltada, which was successful in allowing the #16 Envision-Jaguar to arm his second AM boost on lap twelve and only drop back behind Wehrlein and into second ahead of Günther.[3]
Two laps would be added as a result of the FCY, which would prove to be the last major drama of the race, the top four having steadily escaped as Evans became bottleneck in the latter stages of the race, coming under huge pressure from Jean-Éric Vergne.[3] Indeed, as the race entered its final tour the #9 Jaguar would have to fend off attacks from Vergne, Hughes and Stoffel Vandoorne, although with limited overtaking spots the New Zealander knew he had weathered the worst of the storm after placing his car in the middle of the track entering turn one.[3]
Out front, meanwhile, Wehrlein was controlling his pace beautifully, maintaining a one second lead and handsome 1% energy advantage over Buemi through to the chequered flag, securing his fifth career victory and second in Mexico City.[3] Buemi claimed second ahead of Cassidy, who claimed fastest lap on the penultimate tour, while Günther dropped away in the final lap to a lonely fourth to make sure he finished with enough energy.[3] Evans battled to the flag to hold fifth ahead of Vergne, Hughes and Vandoorne, while Dennis led teammate Nato to ninth and tenth to open his title defence with two points.[3]
Background[]
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2024 Mexico City E-Prix is displayed below:
Practice[]
FP1[]
FP2[]
Qualifying[]
Qualifying for the 2024 Mexico City E-Prix would be conducted according to the knockout format, introduced ahead of season eight.[7] 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 300 kW.[7] The fastest eight overall would then proceed to the knockout phase, now running at the maximum 350 kW qualifying mode, with the fastest from group A against the fourth fastest from group A and so on, until four drivers were left.[7]
Those four would move on to the Semi-Final, with the winner of A1/A4 taking on the victor of A2/A3, while the triumphant driver of B3/B2 would take on B4/B1's winner.[7] 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.[7]
Group A[]
Group B[]
Knockouts[]
Quarter Finals[]
Semi Finals[]
Final[]
Post Qualifying[]
The final qualifying result for the 2024 Mexico City E-Prix are outlined below:
| 2024 Mexico City E-Prix Qualifying Results | |||||||
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| Final | |||||||
| Heat | Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| I | Win | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein
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Porsche Formula E Team
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1:13.298 | — | 1 |
| Lose | 16 | Sébastien Buemi
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Envision Racing
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1:13.549 | +0.251s | 2 | |
| Semi-Finals | |||||||
| Heat | Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| I | Win | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein
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Porsche Formula E Team
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1:13.366 | — | F |
| Lose | 37 | Nick Cassidy
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Jaguar Racing
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1:13.500 | +0.134s | 4* | |
| II | Win | 16 | Sébastien Buemi
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Envision Racing
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1:13.241 | — | F |
| Lose | 9 | Mitch Evans
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Jaguar Racing
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1:13.581 | +0.340s | 5† | |
| Quarter Finals | |||||||
| Heat | Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| QF 1 | Win | 37 | Nick Cassidy
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Jaguar Racing
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1:13.826 | — | SF |
| Lose | 2 |  Stoffel Vandoorne
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 DS Penske
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1:14.088 | +0.262s | 8‡ | |
| QF 2 | Win | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein
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Porsche Formula E Team
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1:13.492 | — | SF |
| Lose | 4 |  Robin Frijns
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Envision Racing
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1:15.836 | +2.344s | 7 | |
| QF 3 | Win | 16 | Sébastien Buemi
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Envision Racing
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1:13.444 | — | SF |
| Lose | 5 | Jake Hughes
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McLaren Formula E Team
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1:13.617 | +0.173s | 6 | |
| QF 4 | Win | 9 | Mitch Evans
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Jaguar Racing
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1:13.103 | — | SF |
| Lose | 7 | Maximilian Günther
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 Maserati MSG Racing
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1:13.505 | +0.402s | 3 | |
| Group Stage | |||||||
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Time | Gap | Grid | Group |
| 1st | 7 | Maximilian Günther
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Maserati MSG Racing
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1:13.691 | — | QF 4 | GB |
| 2nd | 5 | Jake Hughes
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McLaren Formula E Team
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1:13.727 | +0.036s | QF 3 | GB |
| 3rd | 16 | Sébastien Buemi
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Envision Racing
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1:13.745 | +0.054s | QF 3 | GB |
| 4th† | 9 | Mitch Evans
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Jaguar Racing
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1:13.773 | +0.082s | QF 4 | GB |
| 5th | 4 | Robin Frijns
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Envision Racing
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1:13.807 | +0.116s | QF 2 | GA |
| 6th | 25 |  Jean-Éric Vergne
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DS-Penske
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1:13.821 | +0.130s | 10 | GB |
| 7th‡ | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne
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DS-Penske
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1:13.848 | +0.157s | QF 1 | GA |
| 8th* | 37 | Nick Cassidy
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Jaguar Racing
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1:13.861 | +0.170s | QF 1 | GA |
| 9th | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein
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Porsche Formula E Team
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1:13.877 | +0.186s | QF 2 | GA |
| 10th | 51 | Nico Müller
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ABT Cupra
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1:13.898 | +0.207s | 12 | GB |
| 11th | 1 | Jake Dennis
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Andretti Formula E
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1:13.926 | +0.235s | 14 | GB |
| 12th | 13 |  António Félix da Costa
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Porsche Formula E Team
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1:13.982 | +0.291s | 16 | GB |
| 13th | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz
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 Nissan Formula E Team
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1:13.995 | +0.304s | 9 | GA |
| 14th | 3 |  Sérgio Sette Câmara
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 ERT Formula E Team
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1:14.012 | +0.321s | 18 | GB |
| 15th | 8 | Sam Bird
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McLaren Formula E Team
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1:14.017 | +0.326s | 11 | GA |
| 16th | 17 | Norman Nato
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Andretti Formula E
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1:14.114 | +0.423s | 13 | GA |
| 17th | 22 | Oliver Rowland
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Nissan Formula E Team
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1:14.269 | +0.578s | 20 | GB |
| 18th | 48 | Edoardo Mortara
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 Mahindra Racing
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1:14.341 | +0.650s | 15 | GA |
| 19th | 18 | Jehan Daruvala
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Maserati MSG Racing
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1:14.469 | +0.778s | 17 | GA |
| 20th | 21 | Nyck de Vries
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Mahindra Racing
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1:14.585 | +0.894s | 22 | GB |
| 21st | 11 | Lucas di Grassi
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ABT Cupra
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1:15.017 | +1.326s | 19 | GA |
| 22nd | 33 | Dan Ticktum
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ERT Formula E Team
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1:15.125 | +1.434s | 21 | GA |
| Group A 110% Time: 1:21.187[8] | |||||||
| Group B 110% Time: 1:21.060[8] | |||||||
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- * Cassidy awarded a 1 place grid penalty for for failing to follow the red flag procedure in FP1.[9]
- † Evans was awarded a 1 place grid penalty for failing to follow the red flag procedure in FP1.[10]
- ‡ Vandoorne handed a 1 place grid penalty for failing to follow the red flag procedure in FP1.[11]
Race[]
Report[]
Result[]
The final classification of the 2024 Mexico City E-Prix is displayed below, with the fastest lap setter indicated in italics, and the pole sitter shown in bold.
| 2024 Mexico City E-Prix Race Result | |||||||
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Laps | Race Time | Fastest lap | Pts. |
| 1st | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein
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Porsche Formula E Team
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37 | 50:15.506 | 1:15.302 | 28 |
| 2nd | 16 | Sébastien Buemi
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Envision Racing
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37 | +1.162s | 1:15.036 | 18 |
| 3rd | 37 | Nick Cassidy
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Jaguar Racing
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37 | +2.079s | 1:14.746 | 16 |
| 4th | 7 | Maximilian Günther
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Maserati MSG Racing
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37 | +5.780s | 1:15.209 | 12 |
| 5th | 9 | Mitch Evans
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Jaguar Racing
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37 | +13.064s | 1:15.213 | 10 |
| 6th | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne
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DS Penske
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37 | +13.405s | 1:15.235 | 8 |
| 7th | 5 | Jake Hughes
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McLaren Formula E Team
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37 | +13.916s | 1:15.190 | 6 |
| 8th | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne
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DS Penske
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37 | +14.392s | 1:15.288 | 4 |
| 9th | 1 | Jake Dennis
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Andretti Formula E
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37 | +14.767s | 1:15.282 | 2 |
| 10th | 17 | Norman Nato
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Andretti Formula E
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37 | +15.312s | 1:15.295 | 1 |
| 11th | 22 | Oliver Rowland
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Nissan Formula E Team
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37 | +15.485s | 1:15.209 | |
| 12th | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz
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Nissan Formula E Team
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37 | +15.718s | 1:15.286 | |
| 13th | 48 | Edoardo Mortara
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Mahindra Racing
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37 | +16.214s | 1:15.392 | |
| 14th | 8 | Sam Bird
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McLaren Formula E Team
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37 | +20.600s | 1:15.439 | |
| 15th | 21 | Nyck de Vries
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Mahindra Racing
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37 | +23.665s | 1:15.598 | |
| 16th | 18 | Jehan Daruvala
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Maserati MSG Racing
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37 | +28.969s | 1:15.639 | |
| 17th | 51 | Nico Müller
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ABT Cupra
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37 | +29.424s | 1:15.370 | |
| 18th | 33 | Dan Ticktum
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ERT Formula E Team
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37 | +1:14.758 | 1:15.333 | |
| Ret | 4 | Robin Frijns
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Envision Racing
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7 | Accident | 1:15.747 | |
| Ret | 13 | António Félix da Costa
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Porsche Formula E Team
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2 | Collision | 1:16.536 | |
| Ret | 11 | Lucas di Grassi
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ABT Cupra
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2 | Brakes | — | |
| DNS | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara
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ERT Formula E Team
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| Source:[8] | |||||||
Milestones[]
- Debut race for Jehan Daruvala.
- 100th race for ABT Sportsline as an entrant in Formula E.[12]
- Fifth career victory for Pascal Wehrlein.
- The Porsche Formula E Team secured their sixth victory.
- Eighth win for Porsche as a powertrain supplier.
- Fifth fastest lap set by Nick Cassidy.
- Jean-Éric Vergne became the second driver to score over 1,000 points in Formula E (1002)
Standings[]
Victory in the opening race had left Pascal Wehrlein as the unsurprisingly Championship leader with one race gone, while the bonus points for fastest lap left him with a handsome ten point lead over Sébastien Buemi. Buemi held a two point grip on second over Nick Cassidy, who had also claimed a bonus point with fastest lap, with four points separating the New Zealander from Maximilian Günther in fourth. Mitch Evans rounded out the opening day to five, with Jean-Éric Vergne, Jake Hughes, Stoffel Vandoorne, defending Champion Jake Hughes and Norman Nato all having opened the season with points after the first race.
In the Teams' Championship Wehrlein's pole-victory combo had left the factory Porsche Formula E Team at the head of the pack, the German squad heading the factory Jaguar Racing team by 2 points after the opening bout of the season. Third was occupied by Envision Racing courtesy of Buemi, while Maserati MSG Racing held fourth over DS Penske, both level on 12 but the Monegasque squad ahead thanks to Günther's fourth place finish. McLaren Formula E Team and Andretti Formula E rounded out the opening day scorers.
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References[]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'Tokyo confirmed on provisional Season 10 Formula E calendar', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 20/06/2023), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/426036/tokyo-confirmed-on-provisional-season-10-formula-e-calendar, (Accessed 20/06/2023)
- ↑ 'SEASON 10 PREVIEW: Formula E heads to Mexico City for Round 1', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 08/01/2024), https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/487172, (Accessed 01/09/2024)
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 'Pascal Wehrlein converts pole to Round 1 win in Mexico City E-Prix', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 13/01/2024), https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/487556, (Accessed 20/04/2024)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCas23A - ↑ 5.0 5.1 'QUALIFYING RESULTS: Porsche's Pascal Wehrlein seals Round 1 pole in Mexico', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 13/01/2024), https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/487503, (Accessed 20/04/2024)
- ↑ '2023 - 2024 FIA FORMULA E WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Mexico City E-Prix - Official Entry List', results.fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 11/01/2024), https://fe-results.s3.amazonaws.com/09_2023-24/01_R01%20Mexico/Event%20Information/S10_R01_MEX_Entry%20List%20V2.pdf#pdfjs.action=download, (Accessed 26/08/2024)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 'Updated calendar, faster racing and knockout qualifying for Season 8', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 15/10/2021), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2021/october/season-8-sporting-update, (Accessed 16/10/2021)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 'Round 01 - 2024 HANKOOK Mexico City E-Prix - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship Results Booklet', results.fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 12/01/2024), https://fe-results.s3.amazonaws.com/09_2023-24/01_R01%20Mexico/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20World%20Championship/Event%20Booklet/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20World%20Championship_Mexico_BOOKLET.pdf#pdfjs.action=download, (Accessed 26/08/2024)
- ↑ 'Decision no.6', results.fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 12/01/2024), https://fe-noticeboard.s3.amazonaws.com/09_2023-24/01_R01%20Mexico/029_Doc%2029%20-%20Decision%20No.%206.pdf#pdfjs.action=download, (Accessed 26/08/2024)
- ↑ 'Decision no.5', results.fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 12/01/2024), https://fe-noticeboard.s3.amazonaws.com/09_2023-24/01_R01%20Mexico/028_Doc%2028%20-%20Decision%20No.%205.pdf#pdfjs.action=download, (Accessed 26/08/2024)
- ↑ 'Decision no.4', results.fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 12/01/2024), https://fe-noticeboard.s3.amazonaws.com/09_2023-24/01_R01%20Mexico/027_Doc%2027%20-%20Decision%20No.%204.pdf#pdfjs.action=download, (Accessed 26/08/2024)
- ↑ '100 races for ABT CUPRA: Revisit their Formula E victories', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 21/01/2024), https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/487915, (Accessed 30/08/2024)