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Jake Dennis wins the Hankook Mexico City E-Prix on the new Hankook iON Race

Jake Dennis wins the Hankook Mexico City E-Prix on the new Hankook iON Race

The Hankook Mexico City E-Prix, the opening round of this season’s ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, was a magnificent spectacle. More than 40,000 fans in the Mexican metropolis made for sold-out grandstands and celebrated a commanding victory for Briton Jake Dennis, who won by 7.816 seconds in a Porsche 99X Electric run by the Avalanche Andretti Formula E team. The winner’s trophy was presented by Jeongho Park, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer of Hankook Tire. Germany’s Pascal Wehrlein from the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team crossed the finish line in second place. Third place went to Lucas di Grassi from Brazil, who lines up for Mahindra Racing.

Manfred Sandbichler, Hankook Director Motorsport: “That was a very successful premiere for the new Hankook iON Race at the Mexico City E-Prix. More than 40,000 fans witnessed an incredibly exciting season-opener in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Our tyres supported all the drivers with the expected level of performance, both in a mere six degrees Celsius during the morning’s free practice session and in 22 degrees during the race. The spectacular overtaking attempts and manoeuvres at the end of the race show how high the potential grip of the new iON Race is, despite the diverse track conditions.”

For decades, Hankook has been one of the first ports of call when it comes to international motorsport. Hankook supplies its race tyres to globally-renowned series, high-class junior formats and popular grassroot events. With new collaborations and partnerships, the company is constantly enhancing its status as a global player on the motorsport scene: in total, Hankook is actively involved in more than 50 series in 2023. Since Season 9, Hankook has been the new and exclusive technical partner and tyre supplier of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. In close cooperation with Formula E, the iON Race was developed for the world championship. Roughly 30 percent of the high-performance tyre is made of sustainable materials. With this commitment, Hankook is taking another pioneering step towards energy efficiency and sustainability in motorsport. The premium tyre maker’s portfolio covers a broad spectrum. This includes the 24H Series powered by Hankook, one of the most prestigious endurance series in the world, as well as the FIA ERC4 Junior Championship on the rally scene, popular touring car championships ADAC TCR Germany and TCR Italy, many high-class one-make cups for a wide range of renowned manufacturers, junior single-seater series, and assorted international racing events.

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Jake Dennis wins the Hankook Mexico City E-Prix on the new Hankook iON Race

Jeongho Park Executive Vice President & CMO podium, portrait DENNIS Jake (gbr), Avalanche Andretti Formula E, Spark-Porsche, Porsche 99X Electric, portrait DI GRASSI Lucas (bra), Mahindra Racing, Spark-Mahindra, Mahindra M9-Electro, portrait WEHRLEIN Pascal (ger), TAG HAUER Porsche Formula E Team, Porsche 99X Electric, portrait during the 2023 Hankook Mexico City E-Prix, 1st meeting of the 2022-23 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez from January 12 to 14, in Mexico City, Mexico - Photo Xavi Bonilla / DPPI

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