2023 Diriyah ePrix

2023 Diriyah ePrix
Race 2 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 27 January 2023 (2023-01-27)
Official name 2023 CORE Diriyah E-Prix
Location Riyadh Street Circuit, Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.495 km (1.550 mi)[1]
Distance 39 laps, 97.305 km (60.463 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Envision-Jaguar
Time 1:09.435
Fastest lap
Driver Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan
Time 1:10.117 on lap 17
Podium
First
Porsche
Second
Andretti-Porsche
Third
Jaguar
Lap leaders
2023 Diriyah ePrix
Race 3 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 28 January 2023 (2023-01-28)
Official name 2023 CORE Diriyah E-Prix
Location Riyadh Street Circuit, Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.495 km (1.550 mi)[1]
Distance 40[a] laps, 99.800 km (62.013 mi)
Scheduled distance 39 laps, 97.305 km (60.463 mi)
Pole position
Driver
McLaren-Nissan
Time 1:08.693
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar
Time 1:09.010 on lap 34
Podium
First
Porsche
Second
Andretti-Porsche
Third
McLaren-Nissan
Lap leaders

The 2023 Diriyah ePrix known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 CORE Diriyah ePrix[2] was a pair of Formula E electric car races held at the Riyadh Street Circuit in the town of Diriyah, north-west of Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia on 27 and 28 January 2023. It was the second round of the 2022–23 Formula E season, the fifth edition of the Diriyah ePrix and the third time the Diriyah ePrix was held at night.

Background

After the first round in Mexico City, Jake Dennis was leading the Drivers' Championship ahead of Pascal Wehrlein and Lucas di Grassi and Avalanche Andretti led the Teams' Championship ahead of Porsche Formula E and Mahindra Racing[3]

Driver changes

After breaking his wrist in a crash at the 2023 Mexico City ePrix, Robin Frijns was unable to race in the Diriyah ePrix and was replaced by Kelvin van der Linde.[4]

Classification

(All times are in AST)

Race one

Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 3:40 PM on January 27[5]

Group draw
Group A United Kingdom HUG United Kingdom ROW United Kingdom TIC Brazil DIG New Zealand CAS United Kingdom DEN Portugal DAC France NAT France FEN Switzerland MOR Germany GUE
Group B United Kingdom BIR Switzerland BUE New Zealand EVA Germany RAS Germany WEH Brazil SET France JEV Germany LOT Belgium VAN South Africa VDL Switzerland MUE

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum
A2 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland
United Kingdom Dan Ticktum
United Kingdom Jake Hughes
A4 Brazil Lucas di Grassi
A1 United Kingdom Jake Hughes
United Kingdom Jake Hughes
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
B3 United Kingdom Mitch Evans
B2 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
United Kingdom Sam Bird
B4 Germany René Rast
B1 United Kingdom Sam Bird

Overall classification

Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar — 1:10:231 1:09:790 1:09:366 1:09:435 1
2 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:10:269 — 1:09:713 1:09.779 1:09:495 2
3 10 United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar — 1:09:942 1:09:558 1:09:462 — 3
4 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum NIO 1:10:661 — 1:09.593 1:10:246 — 4
5 58 Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan — 1:10:265 1:09:729 — — 5
6 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar — 1:10:245 1:10:039 — — 6
7 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 1:10:784 — 1:10:052 — — 7
8 8 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Mahindra 1:10:600 — 1:10:114 — — 8
9 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche — 1:10:407 — — — 9
10 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 1:10:829 — — — — 10
11 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO — 1:10:598 — — — 14[b]
12 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:10:903 — — — — 11
13 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS — 1:10:602 — — — 12
14 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:10:940 — — — — 13
15 36 Germany André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche — 1:10:607 — — — 15
16 17 France Norman Nato Nissan 1:10:985 — — — — 16
17 1 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS — 1:10:636 — — — 17
18 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 1:11:073 — — — — 18
19 4 South Africa Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra — 1:11:048 — — — 19
20 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Maserati 1:11:708 — — — — 20
21 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra — No time — — — 21[c]
22 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati 1:32:982 — — — — 22
Source:[6]

Race

The race took place on January 27 at 8:03 PM.[5]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 39 47:45:567 9 25
2 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 39 +0.531 11 18
3 10 United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar 39 +3.526 3 15
4 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 39 +6.048 1 12+31
5 58 Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan 39 +7.471 5 10+12
6 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 39 +7.614 10 8
7 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 39 +12.394 12 6
8 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 39 +15.187 2 4
9 36 Germany André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 39 +15.563 15 2
10 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 39 +17.914[d] 6 1
11 1 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 39 +26.307 17
12 17 France Norman Nato Nissan 39 +27.070 16
13 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 39 +28.779 7
14 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum NIO 39 +37.318 4
15 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 39 +45.034 14
16 4 South Africa Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra 39 +1:09.547 19
17 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 39 +1:09.547 18
18 8 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Mahindra 38 +1 lap 8
19 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 38 +1 lap 13
Ret 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Maserati 32 Puncture 20
Ret 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 13 Chassis damage 21
DNS 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati 0 Did not start 22
Source:[7]

Notes:

  • ^1  – Pole position.
  • ^2  – Fastest lap.

Standings after the race

  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Race two

Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 3:40 PM on January 28[8]

Group draw
Group A United Kingdom DEN Switzerland BUE United Kingdom HUG Germany LOT New Zealand CAS Portugal DAC Belgium VAN France NAT United Kingdom TIC Brazil SET South Africa VDL
Group B Germany WEH Brazil DIG United Kingdom BIR Germany RAS France JEV New Zealand EVA Germany GUE United Kingdom ROW Switzerland MUE France FEN Switzerland MOR

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A2 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
A3 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
United Kingdom Jake Hughes
A1 United Kingdom Jake Hughes
A4 United Kingdom Jake Dennis
United Kingdom Jake Hughes
New Zealand Mitch Evans
B2 Germany René Rast
B3 Germany Pascal Wehrlein
Germany René Rast
New Zealand Mitch Evans
B1 New Zealand Mitch Evans
B4 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara

Overall classification

Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:09:361 — 1:08:748 1:08.680 1:08:693 1
2 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar — 1:09:401 1:08:909 1:08:690 1:08:797 2
3 58 Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan — 1:09:435 1:08:855 1:08:922 — 3
4 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:09:422 — 1:08:925 1:08:926 — 4
5 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche — 1:09:576 1:09:028 — — 5
6 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:09:572 — 1:09:198 — — 6
7 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Maserati — 1:09:623 1:09:279 — — 7
8 1 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:09:518 — 1:09:282 — — 8
9 10 United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar 1:09:628 — — — — 9
10 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati — 1:09:643 — — — 10
11 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum NIO 1:09:698 — — — — 11
12 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan — 1:09:670 — — — 12
13 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 1:09:735 — — — — 13
14 8 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Mahindra — 1:09:690 — — — 14
15 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 1:09:761 — — — — 15
16 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS — 1:09:794 — — — 16
17 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:09:832 — — — — 17
18 36 Germany André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche — 1:09:843 — — — 18
19 17 France Norman Nato Nissan 1:10:107 — — — — 19
20 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Mahindra — 1:09:975 — — — 20
21 4 South Africa Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra 1:10.221 — — — — 21
22 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra — 1:10:072 — — — 22
Source:[9]

Race

The race took place on January 28 at 8:03 PM.[8]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 40 50:40:304 5 25
2 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 40 +1.252 6 18
3 58 Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan 40 +4.554 3 15
4 10 United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar 40 +5.851 9 12+1
5 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 40 +10.869 1 10+3
6 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 40 +10.947 4 8
7 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 40 +11.088 2 6
8 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 40 +12.409 12 4
9 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Maserati 40 +12.753 7 2
10 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum NIO 40 +13.275 11 1
11 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 40 +15.229 17
12 36 Germany André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 40 +15.623 18
13 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 40 +17.038 15
14 17 France Norman Nato Nissan 40 +19.569 19
15 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 40 +20.796 20
16 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 40 +21.221 16
17 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 40 +22.243 13
18 4 South Africa Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra 40 +25.291 21
19 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati 40 +27.137 10
20 1 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 40 +37.572[e] 8
Ret 8 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Mahindra 30 Puncture 14
Ret 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 25 Accident 22
Source:[10]


Standings after the race

  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes

  1. ^ 39 planned laps and 1 extra lap
  2. ^ Sette Câmara received a 3-place grid penalty for impeding Wehrlein.
  3. ^ Although Müller failed to set a time in qualifying, he was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.
  4. ^ Evans received a 5-second penalty for forcing Rast off the track.
  5. ^ Vandoorne received a drive-through penalty, later converted into a 24-second penalty, for failing to activate attack mode for the second time.

References

  1. ^ a b "Diriyah Street Circuit". Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Saudi-based brand CORE named title sponsor of Formula E 2023 Diriyah E-Prix". Arab News. 23 January 2023. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Formula E Standings and Results in Motorsport". AutoSport. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  4. ^ Boxall-Legge, Jake. "Kelvin van der Linde to replace injured Frijns for Diriyah E-Prix". www.motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b "2023 Diriyah E-Prix - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Results". Formula E. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. ^ a b "2023 Diriyah E-Prix - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Results". Formula E. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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