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- São Paulo hosts its first season-opener and the third Brazilian E-Prix. Beijing, Hong Kong, Diriyah and Mexico City are our previous curtain raisers
- This, December 7, will be the earliest a season’s started since Season 5
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- Lucas di Grassi, Sam Bird and Sebastien Buemi are the only drivers to have raced in the season opener in all 10 seasons
- The last two races in Brazil have seen 17 lead changes
- No driver has started from pole position in a season opener twice. Race 1 has had a different polesitter in all 10 seasons
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- This includes Sam Bird’s last lap move on Mitch Evans last season – one of nine races, three in Season 10 alone, where the decisive overtake happened on the last lap
- Only British and New Zealand drivers have finished on the podium in São Paulo. Sam Bird and Mitch Evans have two podiums each
- Home hero di Grassi – the Season 3 champ - will be the only Brazilian driver on the grid in Season 11. Sergio Sette Camara is back but as reserve for Nissan
- Di Grassi will be just the seventh driver to have raced in Formula E aged 40 or above when Season 11 begins
- He also has the best finish for a Brazilian driver on home soil, having finished in 13th position in both home races
- Pascal Wehrlein took pole last season by just 0.002s - the third-closest pole margin in Formula E history
- The average winning margin in the two previous races in São Paulo is just 0.424s
- Stoffel Vandoorne has started on the front row in both races in São Paulo (only in Berlin has Vandoorne achieved more front row starts)
- The Safety Car has been deployed on Lap 16 for both previous races in Brazil
- Last season, Max Gunther scored points having started from 22nd position on the grid. There have been 14 times in Formula E where the driver starting 22nd on the grid finished in the top 10 (more than 10% of all races)
- None of the drivers to have started on the front row in Brazil have reached the podium in the country
- On the contrary, the driver finishing in third place has come from outside the top nine on the grid in both Brazilian races
- Pascal Wehrlein has finished every race since the Season 9 São Paulo E-Prix (27 races in a row)
- If the reigning champion finishes the next race in Brazil, he will have the second longest finishing streak in Formula E history (and only three behind the record held by Robin Frijns)
- Each season has seen a different team claim the fastest lap in the season opener. The only teams on the grid who have not claimed a season opener fastest lap are Porsche, Nissan, McLaren, Maserati and Kiro
SCHEDULE: Where, when and how to watch or stream the 2024/25, Season 11, São Paulo E-Prix Round 1
The São Paulo E-Prix gets underway on Friday 6 December with Free Practice 1 at 17:00 local time.
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Then it's on to race day on Saturday 7 December as Free Practice 2 kicks off the day at 07:30 local, qualifying follows at 09:30 local with lights out on Round 4 at 14:00 local/17:00 UTC.
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