Mexico City ePrix 2025: Presentation and Stakes

The 22 Formula Electric cars return to the track this weekend for the Mexico ePrix. After a thrilling first race won by Mitch Evans in Brazil, several top drivers will be eager to make a comeback, like reigning champion Pascal Wehrlein, who was involved in a spectacular crash in São Paulo.

A destination well anchored in the FE calendar

The Mexico circuit has hosted Formula E since season 2 in 2016. In eight editions, six different drivers have crossed the finish line as winners. Lucas di Grassi and Pascal Wehrlein have each claimed two victories in Mexico and also played major roles in the 2019 edition.

That year, the German driver was competing in his first Formula E season at the wheel of a Mahindra. Dominant for a good part of the race, Wehrlein had to defend his first place in the last lap against a pack grouped behind him led by Di Grassi’s Audi. As they approached the final corner, the Mahindra began to decelerate due to a lack of energy and was overtaken by the Audi at the line, making this race a historic moment in the discipline.

Another notable fact about the Mexico ePrix is that the last two winners, Jake Dennis in 2023 and Wehrlein in 2024, were crowned champions at the end of the season. In those two years, the Mexico ePrix opened the season, which is not the case this year.

A permanent circuit with urban characteristics

The configuration of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez circuit in Mexico used by Formula E differs from that used for the Mexican Formula 1 Grand Prix.

If the start/finish straight line is shared, the path taken by electric single-seaters turns right just after exiting the pits. This is followed by a long right-hand curve that follows the path of an old oval, before a heavy left brake into a first winding section.

The drivers then find themselves in a tight technical section before putting the power down again up to the chicane of turns 9, 10, and 11, where Robin Frijns had broken his wrist in a collision two years ago.

Then comes the other technical part of this circuit with the Stadium. The drivers enter at turn 12 and exit at turn 18 just a few meters away. They make a U-turn in a wild atmosphere with the Attack Mode detection line at turn 15.

Finally, the long right-handed curve at turn 19 brings the drivers back to the start/finish line after a lap of the 2.63-kilometer circuit.

A hierarchy still unclear but an initial trend

After a chaotic race in São Paulo a month ago, it’s difficult to establish a clear hierarchy of the forces involved. What is certain is that in terms of performance, the protagonists of the Gen3 era that began two seasons ago are indeed present.

Whether it’s Jaguar with Mitch Evans’ victory or Porsche with Antonio Felix da Costa’s second place, the engines and teams that won the titles in seasons 9 and 10 are indeed present. DS Penske should also be added to this list, as they demonstrated impressive speed in practice and qualifying despite their drivers finishing 9th and 11th.

In Mexico, on a circuit where overtaking is possible, surprises cannot be ruled out, as was the case in Brazil with the podium of rookie Taylor Barnard, or the impressive performances from the Mahindras of Edoardo Mortara and Nyck de Vries.

The start of the Mexico ePrix will be given on Saturday, January 11th at 9 PM (French time).