2022 Mexico City ePrix explained

Type:	CUST
Description:	Race 3 of 16 of the 2021–22 Formula E season
Previous Round:	2022 Diriyah ePrix
Next Round:	2022 Rome ePrix
Country:	Mexico
Grand Prix:	Mexico City
Gp Suffix:	ePrix
Year:	2022
Official Name:	2022 Mexico City E-Prix
Location:	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Length:	2.606km (01.619miles)
Distance Laps:	40
Distance Length:	104.24km (64.77miles)
Weather:	Dry
Pole Driver:	Pascal Wehrlein
Pole Country:	DEU
Pole Team:	Porsche
Pole Time:	1:07.100
Fast Driver:	Lucas di Grassi Nyck de Vries
Fast Team:	Venturi-Mercedes Mercedes
Fast Time:	1:09.487 (1:09.877)
Fast Lap:	12 (21)
Fast Country:	BRA
First Driver:	Pascal Wehrlein
First Country:	DEU
First Team:	Porsche
Second Driver:	André Lotterer
Second Country:	DEU
Second Team:	Porsche
Third Driver:	Jean-Éric Vergne
Third Country:	FRA
Third Team:	Techeetah-DS

The 2022 Mexico City ePrix was a Formula E electric car race held at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in the centre of Mexico City on 12 February 2022. It served as the third round of the 2021–22 Formula E season and the sixth edition of the event, and marked a return to the venue after it was used as a field hospital for COVID-19 patients, and subsequently replaced by the Puebla ePrix, in 2021.^[1]

Pascal Wehrlein won the race from pole to claim his and his team's first ever Formula E victory, leading a Porsche 1-2 from teammate André Lotterer and Jean-Éric Vergne.^[2]

Classification

Qualifying

Group draw^[3]
Group A	MOR	VAN (3)	DIG (5)	LOT (7)	JEV (9)	ROW (11)	ASK (13)	GUE (15)	BUE (17)	SET (19)	TUR (21)
Group B	DEV (2)	DEN (4)	FRI (6)	BIR (8)	CAS (10)	WEH (12)	EVA (14)	DAC (16)	SIM (18)	TIC (20)	GIO (22)

Overall classification

		Driver	Team
1	94	data-sort-value="WEH"	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche		1:07.780	1:07.299	1:07.035	1:07.100	1
2	48	data-sort-value="MOR"	Edoardo Mortara	Venturi-Mercedes	1:07.784		1:07.263	1:07.228	1:07.373	2
3	36	data-sort-value="LOT"	André Lotterer	Porsche	1:07.675		1:07.103	1:07.295		3
4	25	data-sort-value="JEV"	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS	1:07.955		1:07.347	1:07.366		4
5	13	data-sort-value="DAC"	António Félix da Costa	Techeetah-DS		1:07.801	1:07.358			5
6	17	data-sort-value="DEV"	Nyck de Vries	Mercedes		1:07.900	1:07.367			6
7	4	data-sort-value="FRI"	Robin Frijns	Envision-Audi		1:07.811	1:07.672			7
8	5	data-sort-value="VAN"	Stoffel Vandoorne	Mercedes	1:08.001		1:07.719			8
9	37	data-sort-value="CAS"	Nick Cassidy	Envision-Audi		1:07.904				9
10	22	data-sort-value="GUE"	Maximilian Günther	e.dams-Nissan	1:08.087					10
11	9	data-sort-value="EVA"	Mitch Evans	Jaguar		1:07.914				11
12	28	data-sort-value="ASK"	Oliver Askew	Andretti-BMW	1:08.110					12
13	29	data-sort-value="SIM"	Alexander Sims	Mahindra		1:07.938				13
14	11	data-sort-value="DIG"	Lucas di Grassi	Venturi-Mercedes	1:08.129					14
15	27	data-sort-value="DEN"	Jake Dennis	Andretti-BMW		1:08.042				15
16	30	data-sort-value="ROW"	Oliver Rowland	Mahindra	1:08.139					16
17	10	data-sort-value="BIR"	Sam Bird	Jaguar		1:08.174				17
18	23	data-sort-value="BUE"	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams-Nissan	1:08.230					18
19	99	data-sort-value="GIO"	Antonio Giovinazzi	Dragon-Penske		1:08.343				19
20	7	data-sort-value="SET"	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Dragon-Penske	1:08.256					20
21	33	data-sort-value="TIC"	Dan Ticktum	NIO		1:08.561				21
22	3	data-sort-value="TUR"	Oliver Turvey	NIO	1:08.691					22
Source:^[4] ^[5]

Race

		Driver	Team		Time/Retired		Points
1	94	data-sort-value="WEH"	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	40	47:20.404	1	25+3
2	36	data-sort-value="LOT"	André Lotterer	Porsche	40	+0.302	3	18
3	25	data-sort-value="JEV"	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS	40	+9.051	4	15
4	13	data-sort-value="DAC"	António Félix da Costa	Techeetah-DS	40	+9.975	5	12
5	48	data-sort-value="MOR"	Edoardo Mortara	Venturi-Mercedes	40	+18.356	2	10
6	17	data-sort-value="DEV"	Nyck de Vries	Mercedes	40	+19.020	6	8+1
7	4	data-sort-value="FRI"	Robin Frijns	Envision-Audi	40	+20.232	7	6
8	23	data-sort-value="BUE"	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams-Nissan	40	+23.394	18	4
9	22	data-sort-value="GUE"	Maximilian Günther	e.dams-Nissan	40	+26.497	10	2
10	27	data-sort-value="DEN"	Jake Dennis	Andretti-BMW	40	+26.829	15	1
11	5	data-sort-value="VAN"	Stoffel Vandoorne	Mercedes	40	+27.086	8
12	11	data-sort-value="DIG"	Lucas di Grassi	Venturi-Mercedes	40	+27.525	14
13	37	data-sort-value="CAS"	Nick Cassidy	Envision-Audi	40	+28.794	9
14	3	data-sort-value="TUR"	Oliver Turvey	NIO	40	+32.978	22
15	10	data-sort-value="BIR"	Sam Bird	Jaguar	40	+35.677	17
16	30	data-sort-value="ROW"	Oliver Rowland	Mahindra	40	+36.047	16
17	28	data-sort-value="ASK"	Oliver Askew	Andretti-BMW	40	+36.395	12
18	33	data-sort-value="TIC"	Dan Ticktum	NIO	40	+44.607	21
19	9	data-sort-value="EVA"	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	40	+1:02.458	11
20	7	data-sort-value="SET"	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Dragon-Penske	40	+1:21.406	20
Ret	99	data-sort-value="GIO"	Antonio Giovinazzi	Dragon-Penske	21	Retired in pits	19
Ret	29	data-sort-value="SIM"	Alexander Sims	Mahindra	1	Technical	13
Source:^[6]

Notes:

•  – Pole position.
•  – Fastest lap.
•  – Lucas di Grassi received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision.^[7]

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Edoardo Mortara	43
	2	Nyck de Vries	38
9	3	Pascal Wehrlein	30
3	4	André Lotterer	30
2	5	Stoffel Vandoorne	28

Teams' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Venturi-Mercedes	68
	2	Mercedes	66
2	3	Porsche	60
2	4	Techeetah-DS	39
1	5	Envision-Audi	31

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Habilitan Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez como hospital temporal para pacientes con Covid-19. Aristegui Noticias. es-MX. 4 May 2020. 15 June 2021.
2. Web site: Wehrlein leads breakthrough Porsche Formula E 1-2 in Mexico. The Race. 13 February 2022.
3. Web site: Doc 15 - Qualifying Groups. FIA Formula E. 2022-02-13.
4. Web site: Doc 37 - Final Classification Qualifying after Duels. FIA Formula E. 2022-02-13.
5. Web site: Doc 38 - Final Starting Grid. FIA Formula E. 2022-02-13.
6. Web site: Doc 47 - Final Classification Race. FIA Formula E. 2022-02-13.
7. Web site: Doc 44 - Decision No. 12. FIA Formula E. 2022-02-13.