ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is embarking upon an exciting new era in 2023 – and the forthcoming pre-season test in Valencia (13-16 December)
With the arrival of the eagerly-anticipated Gen3 car, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is embarking upon an exciting new era in 2023 – and the forthcoming pre-season test in Valencia (13-16 December) will allow competitors to put the cutting-edge single-seater comprehensively through its paces and work through the evaluation of the new Gen3 systems.The Spanish city’s Circuit Ricardo Tormo has welcomed Formula E on many an occasion, but this time there is even greater interest, with not only the first public running of Gen3 – the series’ fastest and most powerful car to-date – but also a whole host of driver changes and new names up and down the pit-lane.
Valencia test day 1 – Here are the times from the first day of pre-season testing in Valencia for season 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
Classification (combined sessions)
| Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Gap | Session | |
| 1 | Maximilian Guenther | Maserati MSG Racing | 77 | 1:26.096 | Morning | |
| 2 | Jake Hughes | Neom McLaren | 75 | 1:26.178 | +0.082 | Morning |
| 3 | Pascal Wehrlein | TAG Heuer Porsche | 87 | 1:26.262 | +0.166 | Afternoon |
| 4 | Oliver Rowland | Mahindra Racing | 63 | 1:26.351 | +0.255 | Morning |
| 5 | Edoardo Mortara | Maserati MSG Racing | 87 | 1:26.505 | +0.409 | Morning |
| 6 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS Penske | 84 | 1:26.531 | +0.435 | Morning |
| 7 | Antonio Felix da Costa | TAG Heuer Porsche | 79 | 1:26.625 | +0.529 | Morning |
| 8 | Lucas di Grassi | Mahindra Racing | 78 | 1:26.755 | +0.659 | Morning |
| 9 | Jean-Eric Vergne | DS Penske | 83 | 1:26.851 | +0.755 | Afternoon |
| 10 | Robin Frijns | ABT Cupra | 29 | 1:26.925 | +0.829 | Morning |
| 11 | Andre Lotterer | Avalanche Andretti | 79 | 1:26.949 | +0.853 | Afternoon |
| 12 | Dan Ticktum | Jaguar TCS Racing | 61 | 1:27.055 | +0.909 | Afternoon |
| 13 | Jake Dennis | Avalanche Andretti | 67 | 1:27.084 | +0.988 | Afternoon |
| 14 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar TCS Racing | 71 | 1:27.135 | +1.039 | Afternoon |
| 15 | Nick Cassidy | Envision Racing | 76 | 1:27.143 | +1.047 | Afternoon |
| 16 | Sergio Sette Camara | NIO 333 | 73 | 1:27.228 | +1.132 | Morning |
| 17 | Nico Mueller | ABT Cupra | 60 | 1:27.336 | +1.240 | Afternoon |
| 18 | Sam Bird | Jaguar TCS Racing | 72 | 1:27.355 | +1.259 | Morning |
| 19 | Sebastien Buemi | Envision Racing | 40 | 1:27.471 | +1.375 | Morning |
| 20 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | 77 | 1:27.725 | +1.629 | Afternoon |
| 21 | Norman Nato | Nissan | 55 | 1:27.801 | +1.705 | Morning |
| 22 | Rene Rast | Neom McLaren | 72 | 1:28.009 | +1.913 | Morning |
