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.
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 | |||
Lap leaders |
Pascal Wehrlein won the race from pole, with Sébastien Buemi and Nick Cassidy completing the podium.[1]
Background
editThe 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
editQualifying took place at 9:40 AM on 13 January.[3]
Group draw | |||||||||||
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Group A | VAN | FRI | BIR | DIG | NAT | DAR | FEN | TIC | CAS | MOR | WEH |
Group B | DEN | SET | HUG | GUE | EVA | DAC | BUE | DEV | ROW | JEV | MUE |
Qualifying duels
editQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
A3 | Nick Cassidy | |||||||||||||
A2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | |||||||||||||
Nick Cassidy | ||||||||||||||
Pascal Wehrlein | ||||||||||||||
A4 | Pascal Wehrlein | |||||||||||||
A1 | Robin Frijns | |||||||||||||
Pascal Wehrlein | ||||||||||||||
Sébastien Buemi | ||||||||||||||
B3 | Sébastien Buemi | |||||||||||||
B2 | Jake Hughes | |||||||||||||
Sébastien Buemi | ||||||||||||||
Mitch Evans | ||||||||||||||
B4 | Mitch Evans | |||||||||||||
B1 | Maximilian Günther |
Overall classification
editPos. | No. | Driver | Team | A | B | QF | SF | F | Grid |
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1 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 1:13.877 | — | 1:13.492 | 1:13.366 | 1:13.298 | 1 |
2 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Envision-Jaguar | — | 1:13.745 | 1:13.444 | 1:13.241 | 1:13.549 | 2 |
3 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Jaguar | 1:13.861 | — | 1:13.826 | 1:13.500 | — | 4[b] |
4 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | — | 1:13.773 | 1:13.103 | 1:13.581 | — | 5[c] |
5 | 7 | Maximilian Günther | Maserati | — | 1:13.691 | 1:13.505 | — | — | 3 |
6 | 5 | Jake Hughes | McLaren-Nissan | — | 1:13.727 | 1:13.617 | — | — | 6 |
7 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS | 1:13.848 | — | 1:14.088 | — | — | 8[d] |
8 | 4 | Robin Frijns | Envision-Jaguar | 1:13.807 | — | 1:15.836 | — | — | 7 |
9 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | 1:13.995 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
10 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS | — | 1:13.821 | — | — | — | 10 |
11 | 8 | Sam Bird | McLaren-Nissan | 1:14.017 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
12 | 51 | Nico Müller | ABT-Mahindra | — | 1:13.898 | — | — | — | 12 |
13 | 17 | Norman Nato | Andretti-Porsche | 1:14.114 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
14 | 1 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-Porsche | — | 1:13.926 | — | — | — | 14 |
15 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Mahindra | 1:14.341 | — | — | — | — | 15 |
16 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Porsche | — | 1:13.982 | — | — | — | 16 |
17 | 18 | Jehan Daruvala | Maserati | 1:14.469 | — | — | — | — | 17 |
18 | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | ERT | — | 1:14.012 | — | — | — | 18 |
19 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | ABT-Mahindra | 1:15.017 | — | — | — | — | 19 |
20 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | Nissan | — | 1:14.269 | — | — | — | 20 |
21 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | ERT | 1:15.125 | — | — | — | — | 21 |
22 | 21 | Nyck de Vries | Mahindra | — | 1:14.585 | — | — | — | 22 |
Source:[4] |
Race
editThe 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 | Porsche | 37 | 50:15.506 | 1 | 25+31 |
2 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Envision-Jaguar | 37 | +1.162 | 2 | 18 |
3 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Jaguar | 37 | +2.079 | 4 | 15+12 |
4 | 7 | Maximilian Günther | Maserati | 37 | +5.780 | 3 | 12 |
5 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 37 | +13.064 | 5 | 10 |
6 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS | 37 | +13.405 | 10 | 8 |
7 | 5 | Jake Hughes | McLaren-Nissan | 37 | +13.916 | 6 | 6 |
8 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS | 37 | +14.392 | 8 | 4 |
9 | 1 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-Porsche | 37 | +14.767 | 14 | 2 |
10 | 17 | Norman Nato | Andretti-Porsche | 37 | +15.312 | 13 | 1 |
11 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | Nissan | 37 | +15.485 | 20 | |
12 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | 37 | +15.718 | 9 | |
13 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Mahindra | 37 | +16.214 | 15 | |
14 | 8 | Sam Bird | McLaren-Nissan | 37 | +20.600 | 11 | |
15 | 21 | Nyck de Vries | Mahindra | 37 | +23.665 | 22 | |
16 | 18 | Jehan Daruvala | Maserati | 37 | +28.969 | 17 | |
17 | 51 | Nico Müller | ABT-Mahindra | 37 | +29.424 | 12 | |
18 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | ERT | 37 | +1:14.758 | 21 | |
Ret | 4 | Robin Frijns | Envision-Jaguar | 7 | Accident | 7 | |
Ret | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Porsche | 2 | Collision | 16 | |
Ret | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | ABT-Mahindra | 2 | Brakes | 19 | |
DNS | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | ERT | 0 | Did not start | 18 | |
Source:[5] |
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.