Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein wins the first Formula E round in Mexico

German driver Pascal Wehrlein from Porsche got his first date of the season this Saturday Formula E Championship which took place at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City.

It was the German’s second victory in Mexico, the first coming in 2022. Second place went to the Swiss Sebastian Buemi from Imagine; New Zealander Nick Cassidy from the Jaguar team was in third place.

Champion 2023, British Jake Dennis from Andretti finished in ninth position. The 35-lap race, to which two laps were added due to a yellow flag, was a fierce battle for first position between Wehrlein, who started from pole, and Buemi, who started second.

The Swiss pulled away from the German on laps four and eight, who retook him on lap 13 after a yellow flag caused by the Dutchman. Robin Frijns of Envision.

Frijns crashed into a protective barrier at the exit Foro Sol Stadium and he was crossed in the middle of the path.

At the restart, Wehrlein regained control, showing good race pace that allowed him to maintain his lead. Buemi more than half of the competition.

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A little further New Zealander Nick Cassidy The Jaguar driver, starting fourth, took advantage of Maserati’s German Maximilian Gunther’s waning energy to take third place on lap 16, which he did not relinquish.

Brazilian Lucas Di Grassi. ABT Cupraone of the Mexican fans’ favourites, he started in 19th place but was eliminated from the competition after his car skidded on a corner on the second lap.

A lap later, the Portuguese Antonio Felix da Costa from Porsche, He also abandoned the race after suffering contact that left him stranded on the side of the track with his car’s suspension broken.

The second and third dates of the Formula E championship will take place January 26 and 27 in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.