Both Porsche 99X Electric finished in the points at the Rome E-Prix in the first European race of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Pascal Wehrlein (GER/car number 94), who recently clinched the first victory for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team in Mexico, finished eighth in the Eternal City. His teammate André Lotterer (GER/car number 36) finished two places behind. The second race of the double event in Rome will be held on Sunday.

The race 4
On the Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR, at 3.380 kilometers the longest street circuit on the Formula E calendar, Pascal Wehrlein started the race from seventh on the grid, with André Lotterer right behind him in eighth. Shortly after the start, the Porsche Taycan Turbo S, the Formula E safety car, had to be on the track due to an accident. The Porsche drivers drove a solid race and still had energy reserves compared to the competition halfway through the race, which they were unable to use to improve their positions due to a number of incidents.

In the drivers' standings, Pascal Wehrlein is sixth with 34 points, André Lotterer is seventh with three points fewer. The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team is third in the teams' standings after four of sixteen races with 65 points.

Comments on the Rome E-Prix, race 4

Florian Modlinger, overall project manager Formula E: “We scored important points, but we didn't achieve what we set ourselves as a goal. After qualifying got off to a good start for us and we were in duels with both cars, we didn't have the pace to get a better grid position there. In the first half of the race we held back after a reasonable start. In the middle of the race we had more energy than the leading group and were in positions where we wanted to attack. But after that, a few incidents with competitors cost us time that we couldn't make up for. We will now work on our weaknesses and see what we can improve by tomorrow.”

Pascal Wehrlein, Porsche works driver (#94):"It wasn't an easy day. We picked up a few points, but of course we wanted more. We already had problems with the balance of our car in qualifying. In the race it was difficult to predict whether it would be a lap more or less. Now we have to see what we can do better tomorrow. Then we'll attack again.”

André Lotterer, Porsche works driver (#36): “The race wasn't ideal. I fell behind at the start and in the closing stages a competitor pushed me against the wall. As a result, I lost a few places and lost contact with the front-runners. Otherwise, an improvement might have been possible, because we had managed our energy well. We definitely want to finish further up the field tomorrow.”

And so it goes
Race 5 in Rome takes place on Sunday April 10th. The start is at 3:04 p.m. It will be broadcast live on ProSieben from 2:30 p.m. It can be seen in the live stream on ran.de.

Porsche in Formula E
With a double victory by Pascal Wehrlein and André Lotterer in the Porsche 99X Electric, the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team celebrated its greatest success to date on February 12, 2022 in Mexico. The team is contesting its third season in the world's first all-electric racing series. Lotterer ensured the successful racing debut in November 2019 when he took second place in the season-opening race in Diriyah. A made-to-measure debut and proof that Porsche had a competitive vehicle at the start with the Porsche 99X Electric. Wehrlein clinched pole position in Mexico last season. There were also two podium finishes: Wehrlein finished third in Rome and Lotterer finished second in Valencia. As an accelerator for innovative and sustainable mobility technologies, Formula E has been bringing exciting motorsport to people in the big cities since 2014. With the all-electric Taycan, Porsche is providing the official safety car this season, underscoring the importance of Formula E for Porsche Motorsport.