Pépé Martí did not have a dream debut in the first race of the season in Formula E. Cupra driver Kiro, in a mistake, He accidentally hit two drivers and rolled over several times in his electric car.although fortunately everything happened as a scare and the Catalan emerged unscathed from the fatal accident.
The one from Sabadell, who started from fourteenth position, was already in ninth place after a spectacular comeback at the wheel of his Cupra. With four laps to go and with more energy available than the cars ahead, even the podium seemed a real possibility.
However, a yellow flag surprised him and he did not slow down enough to avoid colliding with the two drivers in front of him: Nico Müller and António Félix da Costa, two championship veterans.
The Spanish driver was surprised by the proximity of the two cars just before the impact and was unable to avoid the serious accident.
The outcome was dramatic: his car He was thrown onto the other two, fell backwards onto the asphalt and rolled over twice. before stopping.
In fact, thanks to the halo – the safety device that protects the drivers’ heads from possible impact with the asphalt -, Pepe Martí came out of the vehicle unharmedalthough still with fear in my body.
Fortunately, Pepe Martí managed to escape on his own, without serious injuries, although visibly upset by the incident.
Pepe Martí, during the Valencia tests.
Cupra Kiro
This Saturday, Jake Dennis became the first driver to win a race this season by starting from pole during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, the first round of the 2025-26 Formula E season, contested on the Anhembi Sambadrome street circuit.
Second place went to Oliver Rowland, current champion of the category, who made a good comeback from 13th place on the grid, while Nick Cassidy gave Citroën a podium for the team’s debut.
Pascal Wehrlein, author of pole position but received a penalty which relegated him to fourth place at the start, finished fourth ahead of Felipe Drugovich, who had moved up from 17th place after being the victim of an accident in qualifying.
Nico Müller finished sixth on his Porsche debut, followed by Max Günther, Joel Eriksson, Sébastien Buemi and Nyck de Vries, who completed the top 10.