Pascal Wehrlein secured pole position for the Mexico City E-Prix, leading a historic TAG Heuer Porsche front-row lockout. His lap time of 1m10.984s in the final Duels session outpaced teammate Antonio Felix da Costa by 0.125s, despite da Costa reporting potential rear-right issues.

This marks Wehrlein's fourth pole position at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, making him the first Formula E driver to achieve this feat at a single track. It's also his second consecutive pole of the season, following his success in Sao Paulo's opener.

The qualifying session saw several notable developments:

• DS Penske's Jean-Eric Vergne qualified third
• Nissan's Oliver Rowland took fourth
• Jaguar TCS Racing's Mitch Evans secured fifth
• Maximilian Guenther will start sixth

The session was marked by two disqualifications:

• Sebastien Buemi (tire pressure infringement)
• Nick Cassidy (technical infringement)

Both disqualified drivers will start from the back row of the grid.

Historical context adds significance to this pole position, as the previous two Mexico City E-Prix GEN3 era polesitters went on to win both the race and championship. Wehrlein achieved this feat last year, while Jake Dennis accomplished it in Season 9.

The grid features strong performances from established teams and emerging challengers, with Zane Maloney qualifying ninth for Lola Yamaha Abt and Sam Bird securing tenth for NEOM McLaren, despite facing traffic issues during group qualifying.

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