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2024 Mexico City ePrix

2024 Mexico City ePrix
Race 1 of 16 of the 2023–24 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 13 January 2024 (2024-01-13)
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 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Jaguar
Time 1:14.746 on lap 36
Podium
First
Porsche
Second
Envision-Jaguar
Third
Jaguar
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

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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

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(All times in CST)

Qualifying

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Qualifying took place at 9:40 AM on 13 January.[3]

Group draw
Group A Belgium VAN Netherlands FRI United Kingdom BIR Brazil DIG France NAT India DAR France FEN United Kingdom TIC New Zealand CAS Switzerland MOR Germany WEH
Group B United Kingdom DEN Brazil SET United Kingdom HUG Germany GUE New Zealand EVA Portugal DAC Switzerland BUE Netherlands DEV United Kingdom ROW France JEV Switzerland MUE

Qualifying duels

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3 New Zealand Nick Cassidy
A2 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne
New Zealand Nick Cassidy
Germany Pascal Wehrlein
A4 Germany Pascal Wehrlein
A1 Netherlands Robin Frijns
Germany Pascal Wehrlein
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
B3 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
B2 United Kingdom Jake Hughes
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
New Zealand Mitch Evans
B4 New Zealand Mitch Evans
B1 Germany Maximilian Günther

Overall classification

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Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:13.877 — 1:13.492 1:13.366 1:13.298 1
2 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar — 1:13.745 1:13.444 1:13.241 1:13.549 2
3 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Jaguar 1:13.861 — 1:13.826 1:13.500 — 4[b]
4 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar — 1:13.773 1:13.103 1:13.581 — 5[c]
5 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati — 1:13.691 1:13.505 — — 3
6 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan — 1:13.727 1:13.617 — — 6
7 2 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:13.848 — 1:14.088 — — 8[d]
8 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns Envision-Jaguar 1:13.807 — 1:15.836 — — 7
9 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 1:13.995 — — — — 9
10 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS — 1:13.821 — — — 10
11 8 United Kingdom Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 1:14.017 — — — — 11
12 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra — 1:13.898 — — — 12
13 17 France Norman Nato Andretti-Porsche 1:14.114 — — — — 13
14 1 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche — 1:13.926 — — — 14
15 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 1:14.341 — — — — 15
16 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche — 1:13.982 — — — 16
17 18 India Jehan Daruvala Maserati 1:14.469 — — — — 17
18 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara ERT — 1:14.012 — — — 18
19 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi ABT-Mahindra 1:15.017 — — — — 19
20 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Nissan — 1:14.269 — — — 20
21 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum ERT 1:15.125 — — — — 21
22 21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Mahindra — 1:14.585 — — — 22
Source:[4]

Race

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The race started at 2:03 PM on 13 January.[3]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 37 50:15.506 1 25+31
2 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 37 +1.162 2 18
3 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Jaguar 37 +2.079 4 15+12
4 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati 37 +5.780 3 12
5 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 37 +13.064 5 10
6 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 37 +13.405 10 8
7 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 37 +13.916 6 6
8 2 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 37 +14.392 8 4
9 1 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 37 +14.767 14 2
10 17 France Norman Nato Andretti-Porsche 37 +15.312 13 1
11 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Nissan 37 +15.485 20
12 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 37 +15.718 9
13 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 37 +16.214 15
14 8 United Kingdom Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 37 +20.600 11
15 21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Mahindra 37 +23.665 22
16 18 India Jehan Daruvala Maserati 37 +28.969 17
17 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 37 +29.424 12
18 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum ERT 37 +1:14.758 21
Ret 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns Envision-Jaguar 7 Accident 7
Ret 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 2 Collision 16
Ret 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi ABT-Mahindra 2 Brakes 19
DNS 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara ERT 0 Did not start 18
Source:[5]

Notes:

Standings after the race

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Notes

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  1. ^ 35 planned laps and 2 extra laps
  2. ^ Cassidy received a one-place grid penalty for failing to follow red flag procedure in Free Practice 1.
  3. ^ Evans received a one-place grid penalty for failing to follow red flag procedure in Free Practice 1.
  4. ^ Vandoorne received a one-place grid penalty for failing to follow red flag procedure in Free Practice 1.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Golding, Nick (8 January 2024). "Dennis, Cassidy and Evans on 'risky' Misano Attack Charge introduction plan". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "2024 Mexico City E-Prix". Formula E. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Results". Formula E. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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