Jaguar entered the weekend in the lead of the Teams' Championship on 128 points, with a 16 point lead over Andretti Global and a 19 point lead ahead of Porsche. Porsche lead the Manufacturers' Trophy with 190 points, 33 ahead of Jaguar and 36 ahead of Nissan.[1]
Driver change
McLaren driver Sam Bird crashed during FP1 and suffered a hand injury. As a result, he was replaced by McLaren reserve and development driver Taylor Barnard for the rest of the weekend. This is Barnard's Formula E debut and he became the youngest driver to start a Formula E race at 19 years and 331 days.[2][3]