FAST FACTS

- Lucas di Grassi took the race win in the CBMM Niobium Puebla E-Prix Round 8, leading home a one-two for Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler, ahead of teammate Rene Rast - both Audi drivers having driven coolly through the upper order to the front of the pack.

- It had looked like a maiden victory was on the cards for TAG Heuer Porsche, with Julius Baer Pole Position sitter Pascal Wehrlein leading the contest from the off, only for the Porsches to be disqualified for failing to declare their tyres which left di Grassi and Rast one and two, with ROKiT Venturi Racing’s Edoardo Mortara rounding out the podium.

- The result ensured Envision Virgin Racing’s Robin Frijns retained top spot in the Drivers’ World Championship but reigning champion Antonio Felix da Costa moved within two points after a sixth-place finish while just four points separate the top five.

- Championship front-runner Frijns came into contact with compatriot Nyck de Vries mid-way through the contest (Mercedes-EQ), which ensured neither would end the day with points - Frijns being slapped with a 10-second penalty.

- Racing action returns tomorrow, June 20 the 2021 CBMM Niobium Puebla E-Prix Round 9 of the 2020/21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.

ADDITIONAL POINTS

Fastest Lap in Group Qualifying (1 point)
Pascal Wehrlein - 1:23.505s
TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team

Julius Baer Pole Position (3 points)
Pascal Wehrlein - 1:23.780s
TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team

TAG Heuer Fastest Lap (1 point)
René Rast - 1:25.531s
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler

Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler - Lucas Di Grassi (BRA)

"Mexico feels like a second home to me, I love being here. This was a completely different track from the one in Mexico City but it is great that we managed to make this event happen here during a pandemic. My team worked relentlessly to come here and turn this season around. This track doesn’t make overtaking easy, you have to take every chance to overtake without losing energy. I feel sorry for Pascal, he did a fantastic race. It happened to me in Rome, so I know how it feels. From now on we need to keep doing our work and try to test the car as much as we can."

Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler - René Rast (DEU)

"We had the pace all along despite not having an ideal start to the season, but we are back. We need to keep our head down and continue to work hard to turn this season around. We deserved the 1-2 today. In Qualifying we didn’t look very competitive, but that changed during the race. Tomorrow we need to improve our performance in Qualifying and aim to score some points for the team."

ROKIT Venturi Racing - Edoardo Mortara (CHE)

"I am extremely happy to be back on the podium today. During the break we studied all the data gathered from the first half of the season and learnt from our mistakes. The team is putting everything in place. In the championship we have to face big manufacturers, but we have a good engineering team and a good powertrain and we can be just as competitive."

Race Results - Final Classification

Driver Standings