Formula E round Preview – Will Porsche be stopped in Hyderabad?
Formula E has its Indian debut this weekend among a backdrop of domination by Porsche powered teams.
The track
The track seems to be fast and flowing without many deep breaking zones. This means most overtakes no doubt will be made on the long straights. So this track will work more for those who have a powertrain that can be efficient enough through the turns to allow drivers to push on the straights such as Porsche.
The times
This weekend being in India means the race timings are early but just about ok enough for people to wake up without needing strong coffee.
However, if you are a hardcore it will be 2am if you want to see free practice two.
The full timings are below.
10/02
10:55 – 11:45- Free Practice 1
11/02
02:35 – 03:25- Free Practice 2
05:10 – 06:25- Qualifying
09:33 – 11:00 -Race
What is the state of play in both championships?
The drivers
| Pos | Driver | Points |  |  | |  |  |  |  | BER |  |  | | POR |  | |  | | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pascal Wehrlein | 68 | 18/2 | 25/1 | 25/1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Jake Dennis | 62 | 26/1 | 18/2 | 18/2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Sébastien Buemi | 31 | 8/6 | 15/4 | 8/6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Sam Bird | 28 | – | 15/3 | 13/4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Jake Hughes | 27 | 10/5 | 4/8 | 13/5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | René Rast | 26 | – | 11/5 | 15/3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Lucas di Grassi | 18 | 18/3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Andre Lotterer | 14 | 12/4 | 2/9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Mitch Evans | 11 | 4/8 | 1/10 | 6/7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Nick Cassidy | 10 | 2/9 | 8/6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | Jean-Eric Vergne | 6 | – | 6/7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | Antonio Felix da Costa | 6 | 6/7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | Sacha Fenestraz | 4 | – | – | 4/8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | Edoardo Mortara | 2 | – | – | 2/9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | Stoffel Vandoorne | 1 | 1/10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | Dan Ticktum | 1 | – | – | 1/10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | Maximilian Gunther | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 18 | Norman Nato | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 19 | Oliver Rowland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 20 | Nico Müller | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 21 | Sergio Sette Camara | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 22 | Kelvin van der Linde | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The teams:
| Pos | Teams | Points | | | | | | | | BER | | | | POR | | | | | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andretti Autosport | 76 | 38 | 20 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Porsche Team | 74 | 24 | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | McLaren | 53 | 10 | 15 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Envision Racing | 41 | 10 | 23 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Jaguar Racing | 39 | 4 | 16 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Mahindra Racing | 18 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | DS Penske | 7 | 1 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Nissan | 4 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Maserati Racing | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | NIO Formula E Team | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | Team Abt | – | – | – | – | – | – |
