Double points for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team in the Big Apple

The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team takes away points from both races in New York City. At the wheel of his Porsche 99X Electric, André Lotterer (GER/No. 36) crossed the finish line in ninth place in race 12 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship on Sunday. The day prior, his teammate Pascal Wehrlein (GER/No. 94) finished sixth on the Brooklyn Street Circuit with a view of the Statue of Liberty.

In the drivers’ classification of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, Pascal Wehrlein ranks ninth after 12 of 16 races with 63 points. André Lotterer is tenth with the same points tally. In the team classification, the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team lies in sixth place with 126 points.

Race 12
The sun shone on the 2.320-kilometre Brooklyn Street Circuit on Sunday, after a chaotic rained-out race on Saturday which resulted in the race finishing earlier than anticipated. Following a strong qualifying performance and a spot in the semi-finals, André Lotterer started the race in his Porsche 99X Electric from P3. However, he got a slow start off the line and lost eight positions. Putting in a strong drive, he still finished in the points with ninth place. Pascal Wehrlein made a spirited charge from P20 on the grid and made up nine places. Ultimately finishing eleventh, he narrowly missed out on collecting points.

Comments on the New York City E-Prix, Race 12

Florian Modlinger, Director Factory Motorsport Formula E: “In free practice we laid a decent foundation for the qualifying. André achieved a very strong grid position after reaching the semi-finals. However we have to apologise to Pascal - after his accident in Saturday’s race, we changed the powertrain and then experienced problems in the qualifying, which meant he had to start from P20. The race went badly at the start, with André not getting away well from P3 and losing a few positions. He had to work his way through the field after dropping down to eleventh and, in doing so, he underlined that he had a competitive car. Pascal also drove a solid race and narrowly missed out on earning points with eleventh place. All in all, we’re not happy with two points, obviously. In the last four races of the season in London and Seoul, we now have to bring home one or two very good individual results.”

André Lotterer, Porsche works driver (#36): “I’m so disappointed with this result. I had a phenomenal spot on the grid with P3, but then I messed up the start procedure a bit. My foot slipped off the start pedal and then hit the brakes to avoid being penalised with a jump start. As a result, I lost a few positions. At least I stayed in the race and earned two more points. That’s such a shame, the car was so good. More would have been possible today.”

Pascal Wehrlein, Porsche works driver (#94): “Best to forget about today. In my first qualifying run, I landed in P2 and that looked promising. We had a problem, so we changed the setup for the second run. I couldn’t improve my time, but that didn’t matter because the lap times were voided anyway. I started the race from P20 and finished eleventh. I did all I could but because of the qualifying, I couldn’t do more today unfortunately. Today was a day we weren’t able to showcase our potential.”

Next up
The next event for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team is the London E-Prix with rounds 13 and 14 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.