RACE REPORT: 2025 Mexico City E-Prix
Mexico City E-Prix Notes
- The 2025 Mexico City E-Prix kicked off yesterday afternoon with a relatively uneventful Free Practice 1, as Jake Dennis and Nico Mueller took to the iconic Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in the GEN3 Evo for the very first time, with Mueller finishing 13th and teammate Dennis just behind in 14th.
- On-track action resumed this morning with Free Practice 2 in wet, greasy conditions after overnight rain covered the track, marking the first time the GEN3 Evo spec has run on a damp track. The resulting conditions proved challenging for the field, with the Fastest Lap time of the session over 15 seconds slower than Free Practice 1’s fast lap time. At the checkered, Dennis was classified fourth with Mueller in 12th.
- The weekend’s Qualifying session saw Mueller finish seventh in Group A while Dennis progressed to the Duels after finishing second in the opening qualifying group.
- Both Andretti Formula E drivers made strong progress at the start of the race, scoring five gained positions on the opening lap of the 36-lap race between Dennis and Mueller.
- The 2025 Mexico E-Prix saw a total of two safety cars, though no added laps due to the short length of both safety cars.
- With both cars finishing the day in the top 10, the Andretti Formula E team claimed its 110th and 111th top-10 finish in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
- After today’s results, the Andretti Formula E team advanced from 11th to seventh in the Team Championship Standings, having earned a total of 15 points in the Mexican capital.
Race Results
Jake Dennis
No. 27 Andretti Porsche 99X Electric
P4
| Started | P7 |
| Standings | P7 (13 points) |
Qualifying
- Taking to the track in Group B of Qualifying, Dennis began the session struggling to find a clean lap, however, on his final push the Season 9 World Champion was able to put together a strong lap, finishing second in the group.
- Up against TAG Heuer Porsche’s António Félix da Costa in the Quarter Final Duel, Dennis lost out on progressing to the next stage by two-tenths of a second, securing a seventh-place starting position for today’s race.
- Today’s Duels appearance marks Dennis’ 25th of his Formula E career.
Race
- When the lights went out, the No. 27 Andretti Porsche 99X Electric had a good getaway off the line, gaining two positions in the first lap to advance to fifth place.
- Teammate Mueller caught Dennis on Lap 13, and was able to tactically create a gap for the Brit who subsequently took his first Attack Mode while remaining in fifth.
- Dennis was able to take the lead of the Mexico City E-Prix on Lap 16 having utilized his Attack Mode to progress from fifth. The No. 27 Andretti Porsche 99X Electric led three laps his first stint leading the race before being passed by TAG Heuer Porsche’s António Félix da Costa.
- On Lap 22, Dennis retook the lead of the race, setting the Fastest Lap in the process having taken his second Attack mode during the previous lap. The Brit led one lap before dropping to fourth place where he would take the checkered, earning 13 championship points.
- Throughout today’s E-Prix, Dennis took the lead of the race twice, leading four of the 36 laps. The occasion marked the 32nd race that the Andretti Formula E team has led laps, increasing the total number of laps led to 413.
- On Lap 22, Dennis set the Fastest Lap with a time of 1:13.552, earning an extra championship point and retaining his ownership of the Fastest Racing Lap around the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Dennis held the previous record in the Mexican capital having set the Fastest Racing Lap in Season 9’s E-Prix with a time of 1:14.195. Furthermore, Dennis’s Fastest Lap marked the 18th Fastest Lap set by the Andretti Formula E team.
- Having led four laps at the Mexico City E-Prix, Dennis’ total laps led in his Formula E career is now 230 laps. Furthermore, Dennis’s Fastest Lap marked the 18th Fastest Lap set by the Andretti Formula E team, and the 11th of the Brit’s Formulae E career.
“Finishing up in Mexico City and it’s been a fairly positive end to a somewhat difficult day. Overall, the team is happy and it’s great to have both cars finish in the top 10. Going into the race starting seventh, it was great that we were fighting for a podium the whole way. I’m leaving Round 2 very pleased with a fourth-place finish and the Fastest Lap. I wanted to try and close the gap to the front-runner but ultimately, we’re on the points board now and that’s the main takeaway. I’m keen to analyze the data from the race weekend so that we can start our preparations for Jeddah.”
Nico Mueller
No. 51 Andretti Porsche 99X Electric
P9
| Started | P11 |
| Standings | P15 (2 points) |
Qualifying
- In Group A of Qualifying, Mueller showed strong pace in the opening stages of the session. Unfortunately, as the track evolved and lap times began to tumble, the No. 51 Andretti Porsche 99X Electric driver locked up heading into Turn 1, making it impossible for Mueller to improve. Consequently, Mueller finished seventh in the opening group, locking in an 11th-place starting position.
Race
- Like his teammate, Mueller was also able to capitalize on the start of the E-Prix, finding himself in eighth having gained three positions from his starting grid slot.
- On Lap 10 Mueller took his first Attack Mode Mode, dropping back to 10th. However, with the extra 350kW of power, the Swiss was able to make his way through the field up into sixth place by Lap 12.
- Shortly after on Lap 17, Mueller took his second Attack Mode and by Lap 20 had made his way up into third place and the podium position places. However, in progressing from his starting position of 11th to third, the No. 51 had to save energy for the end of the race and consequently the efficient driving dropped him down to fifth by Lap 20.
- Still running in fifth place, Mueller received contact from Jaguar TCS Racing’s Mitch Evans after his car unexpectedly slowed on Lap 31. As a result, Mueller dropped to ninth place before the second safety car period where he would remain and take the checkered flag of the E-Prix, earning two championship points.
- Across the entire field, Mueller was able to make the most overtakes in Attack Mode during the race (10).
- The 2025 Mexico E-Prix marked Mueller’s 14th top 10 finish in his Formula E career.
“Generally, we’ve had many positives to take away from the weekend. The race went well from the get-go although it’s still not where we want to be. I think the package has proven to be very strong and though we might not have yet been able to extract all the potential, we took a step forward, especially on my side of the garage. We’ve scored our first points of the season, but it could have been a few more if it were not for the minor technical glitch that cost us a couple of positions. Our strategy wasn’t quite optimized, so had we have put it all together maybe we could have seen both cars in the top five. We still have some lessons to learn from that one, but a lot of positives to leave with also.”
lot’s of positives to take away & I‘m already looking forward to the next two races in Jeddah 🇸🇦
— Nico Mueller (@nico_mueller) January 12, 2025
thanks team 🙏🏻#nm51 #fullpull #andretti #formulae pic.twitter.com/cL2pMdEhzf
Roger Griffiths
Team Principal
“After the disappointment of São Paulo, we bounced back with a strong result in today’s race in Mexico City. We saw another good performance from Jake to get into the Duels, but unfortunately we didn’t quite make it as far to the front of the grid as we’d have liked to. Nevertheless, it was a good result. We’d have also liked to have qualified higher up with Nico, however, I think we also benefitted from others’ misfortune which resulted in him starting in 11th.
In the race we executed really good teamwork today. We saw the drivers work well together, cooperating and helping each other out, with both of them steaming forward. Both made excellent progress through the race and it was great to see Jake leading a race again. Unfortunately, we didn’t quite have the pace to keep leading and ultimately fourth place was probably the best we could accomplish. For Nico, we were a little disappointed that we finished ninth, and I think he would say the same. We had a small issue in the closing laps where he lost a couple of positions which otherwise we believe would have been a strong seventh place. All that being said we’re in a great position to build upon heading into Jeddah. We all love coming to Mexico, and the fans are always incredibly welcoming and passionate, so hopefully we are able to continue racing here for years to come.”
