2024 Mexico City ePrix
| 2024 Mexico City ePrix | ||||
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Race 1 of 16 of the 2023–24 Formula E season
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| Race details | ||||
| Date | 13 January 2024 | |||
| Official name | 2024 Hankook Mexico City E-Prix | |||
| Location | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City | |||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | |||
| Course length | 2.628 km (1.633 mi) | |||
| Distance | 37[a] laps, 97.236 km (60.420 mi) | |||
| Scheduled distance | 35 laps, 91.980 km (57.154 mi) | |||
| Pole position | ||||
| Driver | Porsche | |||
| Time | 1:13.298 | |||
| Fastest lap | ||||
| Driver |
 Nick Cassidy | Jaguar | ||
| Time | 1:14.746 on lap 36 | |||
| Podium | ||||
| First | Porsche | |||
| Second | Envision-Jaguar | |||
| Third | Jaguar | |||
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Lap leaders | ||||
The 2024 Mexico City ePrix, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024 Hankook Mexico City E-Prix was a Formula E electric car race held at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City on 13 January 2024. It was the opening round of the 2023–24 Formula E season and the eighth edition of the event.
Pascal Wehrlein won the race from pole, with Sébastien Buemi and Nick Cassidy completing the podium.[1]
Background
[edit]The race was the opening round of the 2023–24 Formula E season. There were no regulation changes in place for this event, with the introduction of Attack Charge scheduled for the Misano Adriatico ePrix in April.[2]
Classification
[edit](All times in CST)
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying took place at 9:40 AM on 13 January.[3]
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| Group A |  VAN
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 FRI
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 BIR
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 DIG
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 NAT
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 DAR
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FEN
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TIC
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CAS
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 MOR
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 WEH
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| Group B | DEN
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SET
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HUG
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GUE
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EVA
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 DAC
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BUE
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DEV
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ROW
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JEV
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MUE
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Qualifying duels
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Nick Cassidy
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| A2 | Stoffel Vandoorne
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| Nick Cassidy
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| Pascal Wehrlein
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| A4 | Pascal Wehrlein
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| A1 | Robin Frijns
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| Pascal Wehrlein
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| Sébastien Buemi
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| B3 | Sébastien Buemi
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| B2 | Jake Hughes
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| Sébastien Buemi
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| Mitch Evans
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| B4 | Mitch Evans
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| B1 | Maximilian Günther
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Overall classification
[edit]| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | A | B | QF | SF | F | Grid |
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| 1 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein
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Porsche | 1:13.877 | — | 1:13.492 | 1:13.366 | 1:13.298 | 1 |
| 2 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi
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Envision-Jaguar | — | 1:13.745 | 1:13.444 | 1:13.241 | 1:13.549 | 2 |
| 3 | 37 | Nick Cassidy
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Jaguar | 1:13.861 | — | 1:13.826 | 1:13.500 | — | 4[b] |
| 4 | 9 | Mitch Evans
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Jaguar | — | 1:13.773 | 1:13.103 | 1:13.581 | — | 5[c] |
| 5 | 7 | Maximilian Günther
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Maserati | — | 1:13.691 | 1:13.505 | — | — | 3 |
| 6 | 5 | Jake Hughes
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McLaren-Nissan | — | 1:13.727 | 1:13.617 | — | — | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne
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DS | 1:13.848 | — | 1:14.088 | — | — | 8[d] |
| 8 | 4 | Robin Frijns
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Envision-Jaguar | 1:13.807 | — | 1:15.836 | — | — | 7 |
| 9 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz
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Nissan | 1:13.995 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 10 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne
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DS | — | 1:13.821 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 11 | 8 | Sam Bird
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McLaren-Nissan | 1:14.017 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 12 | 51 | Nico Müller
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ABT-Mahindra | — | 1:13.898 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 13 | 17 | Norman Nato
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Andretti-Porsche | 1:14.114 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| 14 | 1 | Jake Dennis
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Andretti-Porsche | — | 1:13.926 | — | — | — | 14 |
| 15 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara
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Mahindra | 1:14.341 | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| 16 | 13 | António Félix da Costa
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Porsche | — | 1:13.982 | — | — | — | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | Jehan Daruvala
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Maserati | 1:14.469 | — | — | — | — | 17 |
| 18 | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara
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ERT | — | 1:14.012 | — | — | — | 18 |
| 19 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi
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ABT-Mahindra | 1:15.017 | — | — | — | — | 19 |
| 20 | 22 | Oliver Rowland
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Nissan | — | 1:14.269 | — | — | — | 20 |
| 21 | 33 | Dan Ticktum
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ERT | 1:15.125 | — | — | — | — | 21 |
| 22 | 21 | Nyck de Vries
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Mahindra | — | 1:14.585 | — | — | — | 22 |
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Race
[edit]The race started at 2:03 PM on 13 January.[3]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein
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Porsche | 37 | 50:15.506 | 1 | 25+31 |
| 2 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi
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Envision-Jaguar | 37 | +1.162 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 37 | Nick Cassidy
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Jaguar | 37 | +2.079 | 4 | 15+12 |
| 4 | 7 | Maximilian Günther
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Maserati | 37 | +5.780 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | 9 | Mitch Evans
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Jaguar | 37 | +13.064 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne
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DS | 37 | +13.405 | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | Jake Hughes
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McLaren-Nissan | 37 | +13.916 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne
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DS | 37 | +14.392 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | 1 | Jake Dennis
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Andretti-Porsche | 37 | +14.767 | 14 | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Norman Nato
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Andretti-Porsche | 37 | +15.312 | 13 | 1 |
| 11 | 22 | Oliver Rowland
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Nissan | 37 | +15.485 | 20 | |
| 12 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz
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Nissan | 37 | +15.718 | 9 | |
| 13 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara
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Mahindra | 37 | +16.214 | 15 | |
| 14 | 8 | Sam Bird
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McLaren-Nissan | 37 | +20.600 | 11 | |
| 15 | 21 | Nyck de Vries
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Mahindra | 37 | +23.665 | 22 | |
| 16 | 18 | Jehan Daruvala
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Maserati | 37 | +28.969 | 17 | |
| 17 | 51 | Nico Müller
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ABT-Mahindra | 37 | +29.424 | 12 | |
| 18 | 33 | Dan Ticktum
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ERT | 37 | +1:14.758 | 21 | |
| Ret | 4 | Robin Frijns
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Envision-Jaguar | 7 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 13 | António Félix da Costa
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Porsche | 2 | Collision | 16 | |
| Ret | 11 | Lucas di Grassi
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ABT-Mahindra | 2 | Brakes | 19 | |
| DNS | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara
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ERT | 0 | Did not start | 18 | |
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Notes:
Standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for all three sets of standings.
Notes
[edit]- ^ 35 planned laps and 2 extra laps
- ^ Cassidy received a one-place grid penalty for failing to follow red flag procedure in Free Practice 1.
- ^ Evans received a one-place grid penalty for failing to follow red flag procedure in Free Practice 1.
- ^ Vandoorne received a one-place grid penalty for failing to follow red flag procedure in Free Practice 1.
References
[edit]- ^ Wyrich, Sandrine (13 January 2024). "Pascal Wehrlein claims victory in Formula E season-opener in Mexico City for Porsche, Sebastian Buemi takes second". TNT Sports. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Golding, Nick (8 January 2024). "Dennis, Cassidy and Evans on 'risky' Misano Attack Charge introduction plan". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 Mexico City E-Prix". Formula E. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Results". Formula E. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
