18:42
It’s starting to fill up
Little by little, the track begins to fill up and more and more drivers take to the track. Lotterer and Günther are among those who take their time. Both are still in the box.
18:41
Sette Câmara is the first
Sérgio Sette Câmara in the Dragon starts things off and steers his car onto the track. Im Turvey and Buemi follow a little later.
18:40
Group A begins!
The general conditions once again: the eleven pilots have twelve minutes at their disposal, the first four qualify for the final round. 220 kW are available, tire changes are allowed. Group A includes Edoardo Mortara, Stoffel Vandoorne, Lucas Di Grassi, André Lotterer, Jean-Eric Vergne, Oliver Rowland, Oliver Askew, Maximilian Günther, Sebastien Buemi, Sérgio Sette Câmara and Daniel Ticktum.
18:33
The qualifying groups
As of this season, all drivers are only divided into two groups for qualifying. In a window of twelve minutes it is then about moving into the knockout phase. The four best drivers from each of the two groups meet there and duel for starting positions. The pilots are assigned to the groups according to the current status of the World Championship. All odd-placed riders will compete in Group A, and even-placed riders will compete in Group B.
18:24
Lotterer and da Costa in training sessions
André Lotterer and António Félix da Costa led the result lists in practice. Lotterer set a 1’07.509 in practice one, ahead of Sebastien Buemi in the Nissan. Third was Pascal Wehrlein in the second Porsche. In the second practice, António Félix da Costa was the fastest driver. Lotterer ended up in second place. He was followed by Buemi and Cassidy.
18:17
Formula E back in Mexico City
Mexico City is one of the fixtures on the Formula E calendar and the series has been a guest here every year since its second season. The only exception was last year. The electric series drove there in Puebla, since the facilities in Mexico City were used as a temporary hospital during the corona wave. This year, however, Formula E will be back at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
18:11
Mortara leads drivers’ championship
After the first race weekend of the season, Edoardo Mortara leads the Formula E drivers’ championship with 33 points. Nyck de Vries is in second place with 29 points. His teammate Stoffel Vandoorne is third with 28 points. André Lotterer is the best-placed German driver in seventh place.
Warm welcome!
Hello and welcome to Formula E in Mexico City. At 6:40 p.m., the drivers battle it out in qualifying for starting positions for the race in the evening.