Porsche and Jaguar controlled the Podium following the Season 10 opener in Mexico City. Pascal Wehrlein, TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, won the season opener, with Sébastien Buemi of Envision Racing claiming second. Jaguar TCS Racing’s newcomer, Nick Cassidy, rounded out the podium for third.

Wehrlein scored his second career victory at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Starting from his 4th Pole position at the track, Wehrlein led from the start to claim the victory and his 3rd podium in Mexico City in a row. Wehrlein now leads the points standings in his Porsche with 28 points, ten over Sébastien Buemi.

“It was a tough race because we were leading most of the race, and that’s not so efficient for energy – but every lap was like a qualifying lap, trying to maximize speed. I saw a small mistake behind me, which created a small gap, and from then, I think it was pretty controlled. Thanks a lot to my team and thanks to all the fans here, it’s always a great to be here in Mexico; it’s a great atmosphere. I’m already looking forward to coming back next year.” said Wehrlein following the race.

Pulling off second, Sébastien Buemi, No. 16, Envision Racing Formula E Team, now heads into Round 2 in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, with 18 points. His second-place finish marks his best outing since Berlin in August of 2020. The driver from Switzerland put his Jaguar on the podium from right where he started. P. 2.

After the race, Buemi said, “I’ve had four podiums here now. They’re now calling me the veteran. It was a smooth race. Qualifying was the key point, really. I know it’s quite difficult to pass here, but we’ve had a clean race. Pascal was fast, but I heard he was under investigation, so I decided to stick to P2, and if it becomes something more, then I’ll be happy with that.”

Rounding off the podium in his Jaguar was New Zealander and last season’s runner-up, Nick Cassidy. Cassidy followed up his season-ending victory in London with a solid P. 3 finish in Mexico City after he gained a single position during green flag racing over Maserati MSG Racing’s Maximilian Guenther.

Following the race, Cassidy said, “It’s the start of a really nice new chapter. I had high expectations with FP1 and FP2, it’s not been an easy weekend, but the team have been really awesome with me throughout. Hopefully this is the start of something cool and that’s just getting started; it was a great race. I think the grid can definitely challenge Pascal moving forward.”