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Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein will start the Mexico E-Prix from pole position after beating Sebastien Buemi in the final duel of qualifying for the opening round of the 2024 ABB Formula E World Champio…
Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein secured pole position for the Mexico E-Prix, beating Sebastien Buemi in the final qualifying duel. The qualifying rounds consisted of two open sessions, with the top four drivers from each group facing off in head-to-head duels. Wehrlein’s final lap time of 1m13.298s was 0.251s faster than Buemi. Nick Cassidy of Jaguar TCS Racing qualified in third place, followed by teammate Mitch Evans in fourth. However, both Cassidy and Evans received penalties, moving Maximilian Guenther and Jake Hughes up to the second row of the grid. Other notable drivers who missed out on the duels include reigning champion Jake Dennis and Lucas di Grassi.