Motor car race
The 2023 Portland ePrix , known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 Southwire Portland E-Prix , was a Formula E electric car race held at the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon , on 24 June 2023. It served as the 12th round of the 2022–23 Formula E season and was the inaugural running of the Portland ePrix .
The race was won by Nick Cassidy for Envision Racing , with Jake Dennis and António Félix da Costa completing the podium.[ 2]
Background
Following a win in Jakarta , Pascal Wehrlein retook the lead of the championship with 134 points, just one point ahead of Jake Dennis . Nick Cassidy lost his lead of the championship and entered Portland third in the championship, with 128 points.[ 3]
Driver changes
André Lotterer returned to the Formula E season, following his absence at Jakarta due to 24 Hours of Le Mans testing.
Roberto Merhi , who replaced Oliver Rowland in Jakarta after he left Mahindra Racing , continued with the team in Portland.[ 4]
Classification
(All times are in PDT )
Qualifying
Qualifying took place at 12:40 PM on 24 June.[ 5]
Qualifying duels
Overall classification
Race
The race started at 5:03 PM on 24 June.[ 5]
Notes:
^1 – Pole position.
^2 – Fastest lap.
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Teams' Championship standings
Notes : Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
^ 28 planned laps and 4 extra laps
^ Vergne was made to start from the pitlane due to DS Penske 's illegal use of RFID scanning equipment at the pit entry.[ 6]
^ Vandoorne was made to start from the pitlane due to DS Penske 's illegal use of RFID scanning equipment at the pit entry.[ 6]
^ Although Evans failed to set a time in qualifying, he was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.
^ Bird received a 5-second penalty for forcing another driver off the track.[ 2]
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