E-Prix 2023 – Dennis wins in Mexico City

Jake Dennis dominated the race and secured the first win of the Gen3 era, with Pascal Wehrlein coming in second and Lucas DiGrassi in third.

2023 Mexico City Eprix race results

Position	Driver	Team
1	Jake Dennis	Andretti
2	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche
3	Lucas di Grassi	Mahindra
4	Andre Lotterer	Andretti
5	Jake Hughes	McLaren
6	Jean-Eric Vergne	DS Penske
7	Antonio Felix da Costa	Porsche
8	Mitch Evans	Jaguar
9	Nick Cassidy	Envision
10	Stoffel Vandoorne	DS Penske
11	Max Gunther	Maserati
12	Sebastien Buemi	Envision
13	Oliver Rowland	Mahindra
14	Nico Muller	Abt
15	Sacha Fenestraz	Nissan
16	Sergio Sette Camara	Nio
17	Dan Ticktum	Nio
Ret	Norman Nato	Nissan
Ret	Edoardo Mortara	Maserati
Ret	Robin Frijns	Abt
Ret	Rene Rast	McLaren
Ret	Sam Bird	Jaguar

Jake Dennis managed to take the first victory of the Formula E season. The driver beat Lucas Di Grassi in Mexico, who was allowed to start the race from pole position, doing himself an important service.

Di Grassi started the race from pole position and maintained this spot in the opening stages. Behind him, Jake Hughes and Dennis battled busily with each other for second position, with the first driver proving to be the stronger of the two. After Robin Frijns collided hard with his predecessor’s car, a safety car entered the track and it was waiting for the race to continue. Incidentally, the Dutchman broke his wrist in the incident.

The safety car had only just left the track when Sam Bird and Norman Nato had to retire, resulting in another yellow flag along the track. It made for a remarkable opening phase, but once the race continued, there was action on the track. For instance, Dennis easily got past Di Grassi and made sure he moved into the lead.

Reigning world champion Stoffel Vandoorne failed to get into the top ten in qualifying and struggled in the race too. After driving more than half the race, he could still be found in 11th position. His teammate Jean-Éric Vergne was one place ahead of him.

Meanwhile, an action by Edoardo Mortara resulted in another yellow flag. He lost control and his car crashed into the wall. As a result, his car was out of control, forcing him to drop out of the Mexican race.

Dennis, meanwhile, was feeling good about the race. His lead over Di Grassi had now increased to over four seconds, giving him some air. However, with Hughes and Pascal Wehrlein behind him, he had to stay sharp.

Dennis takes Mexican win

Just before the end of the race, Wehrlein managed to get past Di Grassi, putting him on P2. However, the gap to Dennis was still large at that point, while Di Grassi was trying hard to regain his position.

It made for an interesting final phase, with the front drivers working hard to gain another position. In the end, Dennis took the win, followed by Wehrlein and Di Grassi. André Lotterer and Hughes completed the top five.

Mexico City E-Prix 2023 Round 1: Race Full Results

POS.	NO.	DRIVER.	NAT.	TEAM.	TIME/GAP.
1	27	Jake Dennis	GBR	Avalanche Andretti Formula E	58:25.974
2	94	Pascal Wehrlein	GER	TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team	+7.816
3	11	Lucas Di Grassi	BRZ	Mahindra Racing	+18.611
4	36	André Lotterer	GER	Avalanche Andretti Formula E	+19.161
5	5	Jake Hughes	GBR	NEOM McLaren Formula E Team	+20.289
6	16	Sébastian Buemi	CHE	Envision Racing	+20.714
7	13	António Félix da Costa	POR	TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team	+21.051
8	9	Mitch Evans	NZL	Jaguar TCS Racing	+24.758
9	37	Nick Cassidy	NZL	Envision Racing	+29.150
10	1	Stoffel Vandoorne	BEL	DS Penske	+29.662
11	7	Maximilian Günther	GER	Maserati MSG Racing	+30.276
12	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	FRA	DS Penske	+31.141
13	8	Oliver Rowland	GBR	Mahindra Racing	+31.537
14	51	Nico Mueller	CHE	ABT CUPRA Formula E Team	+31.951
15	23	Sacha Fenestraz	FRA	Nissan Formula E Team	+32.355
16	3	Sérgio Sette Câmara	BRZ	NIO 333 Racing	+35.205
17	33	Dan Ticktum	GBR	NIO 333 Racing	+1:14.372
18	58	René Rast	GER	NEOM McLaren Formula E Team	DNF
19	48	Edoardo Mortara	CHE	Maserati MSG Racing	DNF
20	10	Sam Bird	GBR	Jaguar TCS Racing	DNF
21	17	Norman Nato	FRA	Nissan Formula E Team	DNF
22	4	Robin Frijns	NED	ABT CUPRA Formula E Team	DNF

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