DS Penske’s Stoffel Vandoorne set the early pace in Free Practice 1 (FP1) in leg 1 at the SABIC Berlin E-Prix. The reigning World Champion put down a 1m05.803s at the Tempelhof Airport circuit today ahead of FP2 that is set to take place early morning EST. The split between the top 9 cars on grid was only 0.3s which suggests the field is wide open in terms of who will lead into FP2 and qualifying thereafter. The session however did not come without incident.
The Maserati MSG Racing of Edoardo Mortara crashed into the barriers which led to a yellow flag at the ten minute mark in FP1. Mortara appears to have escaped the incident without injury and should be good to head back out for FP2. Robin Frijns also had a small spin out in his ABT CUPRA. You can find full FP1 results below.
FP1 Results
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM | TIME | GAP |
|---|
| 1 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS PENSKE | 1:05:803 | – |
| 2 | Jake Dennis | AVALANCHE ANDRETTI FORMULA E | 1:05:888 | + 00:085 |
| 3 | Maximilian Gunther | MASERATI MSG RACING | 1:05:891 | + 00:088 |
| 4 | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS PENSKE | 1:05:955 | + 00:152 |
| 5 | Edoardo Mortara | MASERATI MSG RACING | 1:05:988 | + 00:185 |
| 6 | Sam Bird | JAGUAR TCS RACING | 1:06:014 | + 00:211 |
| 7 | Mitch Evans | JAGUAR TCS RACING | 1:06:025 | + 00:222 |
| 8 | António Félix Da Costa | TAG HEUER PORSCHE FORMULA E TEAM | 1:06:063 | + 00:260 |
| 9 | André Lotterer | AVALANCHE ANDRETTI FORMULA E | 1:06:101 | + 00:298 |
| 10 | René Rast | NEOM MCLAREN FORMULA E TEAM | 1:06:115 | + 00:312 |
| 11 | Sébastien Buemi | ENVISION RACING | 1:06:135 | + 00:332 |
| 12 | Dan Ticktum | NIO 333 RACING | 1:06:247 | + 00:444 |
| 13 | Sérgio Sette Camara | NIO 333 RACING | 1:06:307 | + 00:504 |
| 14 | Lucas Di Grassi | MAHINDRA RACING | 1:06:421 | + 00:618 |
| 15 | Jake Hughes | NEOM MCLAREN FORMULA E TEAM | 1:06:471 | + 00:668 |
| 16 | Robin Frijns | ABT CUPRA FORMULA E TEAM | 1:06:494 | + 00:691 |
| 17 | Pascal Wehrlein | TAG HEUER PORSCHE FORMULA E TEAM | 1:06:524 | + 00:721 |
| 18 | Sacha Fenestraz | NISSAN FORMULA E TEAM | 1:06:572 | + 00:769 |
| 19 | Nico Mueller | ABT CUPRA FORMULA E TEAM | 1:06:589 | + 00:786 |
| 20 | Nick Cassidy | ENVISION RACING | 1:06:744 | + 00:941 |
| 21 | Oliver Rowland | MAHINDRA RACING | 1:06:889 | + 01:086 |
| 22 | Norman Nato | NISSAN FORMULA E TEAM | 1:07:158 | + 01:355 |
Keep track of the action as it happens at fiaformulae.com/live and tune in where you are via fiaformulae.com/watch. If you cannot stream the race online you may be able to check out your local viewing options here. Viewing options.
The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship heads to Germany and Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport Circuit at Tempelhofer Feld for a double-header. Rounds 7 and 8 will take place this weekend in Berlin. All 11 Formula E teams and their 22 drivers descend on the 1.61 mile circuit as we approach the half way make for the season. Championship leader TAG Heuer Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein leads the Formula E drivers world championship table with 86 points. Second place sitter Jake Daniels is within striking distance to take the championship lead sitting only 24 points behind Wehrlein. Envision Racing’s Nick Cassidy is a point back in third creating pressure on the second place spot as well. Tag Heuer Porsche will look to extend its championship
Formula E action starts with Free Practice 1 on Friday from 10:55 local time, with Free Practice 2 from 02:05 on Saturday. Qualifying follows at 04:40 and Round 7 starts 09:00 EST. Free Practice ahead of Round 8 starts at 02:05 on Sunday, with qualifying also following at 04:40 and the race once again at 09:00. Keep track as is happens at fiaformulae.com/live and tune in where you are via fiaformulae.com/watch. If you cannot stream the race online you may be able to check out your local viewing options here. Viewing options.
The 2023 American Formula E race will take place at Portland International Raceway. Portland will host round 12 of the 16 race schedule for season 9 of the Formula E race series. In a revolutionary effort Formula E has changed the way we think about racing and offered us an avenue toward pursuing more energy sustainable and environmentally green racing. Alberto Longo, Formula E’s chief championship officer, said in a recent press release: “We are excited to bring the premier electric motorsport world championship to Portland for the first time in June. There is a big, passionate fanbase for professional sports in the city, together with strong ecological credentials which makes Portland a perfect host for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.”
Calendar from Formula E/FIAThe race will also coincide with the release of the Gen3 race car. Per a recent Formula E press release, the Gen3 is the third generation of race car in Formula E and the fastest, lightest, most powerful and efficient electric race car ever built. More details surrounding the performance of this car will be available as we learn more in future specification releases. One thing that’s certain; performance will not be ignored given the rumored top speeds reaching 200mph.
Will you make it out to the race? Check out the full Formula E schedule and official press release here: Formula E Press Release