São Paulo ePrix Free Practice 2

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Sat 6th December 2025 7:10am Local
Sat 6th December 2025 10:10am UTC

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League
Formula E

Season
2025-2026

Round
Round 1

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Sao Paulo Street Circuit

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The high-voltage anticipation of the fully electric racing world converges on the vibrant streets of Brazil as Season 12 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship roars to life. Following an unexpected regulatory twist with the complete cancellation of Friday's opening practice due to severe radio communication malfunctions, the entire grid faces immense structural pressure heading into an extended Free Practice 2 session. The primary hurdle for all 20 drivers is cramming an entire weekend's worth of data collection, tire degradation analysis, and powertrain optimization into a singular, high-intensity window. The objective for the elite technical crews is to discover the optimal energy management baseline instantly on a highly bumpy street circuit layout.

Strategically, the goal of this expanded morning practice is dialing in qualifying configurations for the radical new GEN3 Evo cars, which make their official competitive debut under the scorching morning sun. The tactical focus centers on mastering the tricky braking zones and low-grip concrete transitions of the Sambódromo sectors without pushing too close to the unforgiving concrete boundaries. Concurrently, the mission for home heroes like Felipe Drugovich and Lucas di Grassi is to harness the emotional lift of a partisan local crowd to confidently test the track's limits early. With the championship picture completely resetting, this crucial session serves as a high-stakes proving ground where teams must find structural balance before the fast-approaching qualifying duels.

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Season 10 champion Pascal Wehrlein asserted his absolute authority over the tricky streets of Brazil, steering his TAG Heuer Porsche machine to the fastest time in a dramatic, extended Free Practice 2 session at the 2025 São Paulo E-Prix. Clinging to flawless late execution to spoil a dominant performance from rival camps, the German veteran set a blistering benchmark of 1:09.853 to ignite Porsche's Season 12 campaign.

The morning session carried unprecedented structural importance, expanding into an elongated session to compensate for the technical communication failure that wiped out Friday's practice. With all 20 cars pouring onto the Sambódromo layout immediately as the track went green, the Mahindra Racing pairing of Nyck de Vries and Edoardo Mortara showcased immense early pace, trading the top spot and dominating the timing sheets for the opening 15 minutes of the session.

The middle stretch saw reigning world champion Oliver Rowland briefly snatch the leading position, while rookie Pepe Martí found the absolute limits of the concrete circuit, forcing his Lola Yamaha ABT machine into an escape road after a heavy lock-up. In the closing five minutes, Dan Ticktum put together a stellar lap to look set to spoil a potential Mahindra sweep at the top. However, Wehrlein delivered a clinical, error-free flyer right as time expired, snatching the ultimate benchmark by a razor-thin margin of 0.057 seconds over de Vries, signaling an intensely tight field where four distinct teams locked down the top five positions ahead of qualifying.

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