2023 Hyderabad ePrix

2023 Hyderabad ePrix
Race 4 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 11 February 2023 (2023-02-11)
Official name 2023 Greenko Hyderabad ePrix
Location Hyderabad Street Circuit, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Course Street Circuit
Course length 2.835 km (1.762 mi)
Distance 33[a] laps, 93.555 km (58.132 mi)
Scheduled distance 32 laps, 90.720 km (56.371 mi)
Attendance 31,000[1]
Pole position
Driver
Jaguar
Time 1:13.228
Fastest lap
Driver France Norman Nato Nissan
Time 1:14.698 on lap 28
Podium
First
DS
Second
Envision-Jaguar
Third
Porsche
Lap leaders

The 2023 Hyderabad ePrix, known for sponsorships reasons as the 2023 Greenko Hyderabad ePrix,[2] was a Formula E event held at the Hyderabad Street Circuit in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India on 11 February 2023 as the fourth round of the 2022–23 Formula E World Championship.[3] This was the inaugural running of a Formula E event at the track, as well as the first time an ePrix was held in India. It was also the first motorsport event hosted by the country as part of an FIA-sanctioned World Championship since the 2013 Indian Grand Prix almost a decade prior.

Background

Pascal Wehrlein entered the fourth round of the season as the points leader in the Drivers' Championship after winning both races at Diriyah, with Jake Dennis second by 6 points. In the first three previous races this season, only Wehrlein and Dennis finished in the first two positions. Avalanche Andretti led the Teams' Championship, 2 points ahead of TAG Heuer Porsche.[4]

Impact

The government of Telangana introduced three double-decker electric buses in preparation for the race. This marks the return of double decker buses to Hyderabad for the first time since 2003.[5]

A study by Nielsen Sports Analysis found that the event contributed $83.7 million to Hyderabad's economy.[6]

Free practice

In Free Practice 1, held on 10 February at 4:30 PM, Pascal Wehrlein crashed hard into the barriers with an apparent vehicle malfunction causing Porsche to pit all of the cars on both Porsche teams – TAG Heuer Porsche and Avalanche Andretti.[7]

Classification

(All times are in IST)

Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 10:40 AM on 11 February.[8]

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

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
A2 France Sacha Fenestraz
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
New Zealand Mitch Evans
A4 Germany Maximilian Günther
A1 New Zealand Mitch Evans
New Zealand Mitch Evans
France Jean-Éric Vergne
B3 United Kingdom Sam Bird
B2 France Jean-Éric Vergne
France Jean-Éric Vergne
*
B4 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara*
B1 Germany René Rast*

* Sam Bird, Edoardo Mortara and René Rast all had their quarter-finals times deleted for exceeding track limits. Mortara and Rast had been seeded into the same duel, so neither driver advanced to the semi-finals. For this reason, Jean-Éric Vergne was not matched against any driver in the semi-finals and automatically advanced to the finals.

Overall classification

Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:14.194 — 1:13:526 1:13.250 1:13.228 1
2 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS — 1:14:095 1:13.503 1:13.472 1:13.249 2
3 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:14:503 — 1:13:599 1:13:533 — 3
4 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 1:14:204 — No time[b] — — 4
5 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati 1:14:518 — No time[c] — — 5
6 10 United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar — 1:14:187 No time[d] — — 6
7 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Maserati — 1:14:233 No time[e] — — 7
8 58 Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan — 1:14:091 No time[f] — — 8
9 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:14.663 — — — — 12[g]
10 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar — 1:14:234 — — — 9
11 8 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Mahindra 1:14:721 — — — — 10
12 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche — 1:14.377 — — — 11
13 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:14:732 — — — — 13
14 17 France Norman Nato Nissan — 1:14.420 — — — 14
15 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 1:14:756 — — — — 15
16 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum NIO — 1:14.539 — — — 16
17 1 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:14.823 — — — — 17
18 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra — 1:14:549 — — — 18
19 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 1:14:917 — — — — 19
20 36 Germany André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche — 1:14:818 — — — 20
21 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:15:118 — — — — 21
22 4 South Africa Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra — 1:15:173 — — — 22
Source:[9]

Race

The race took place on February 11 at 3:03 PM.[8]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 33 46:01:099 2 25
2 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 33 +0.400 9 18
3 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 33 +1.859 13 15
4 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 33 +2.855 12 12
5 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 33 +3.523 15 10
6 8 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Mahindra 33 +7.138[h] 10 8
7 17 France Norman Nato Nissan 33 +7.318 14 6+1
8 1 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 33 +7.564[i] 17 4
9 36 Germany André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 33 +8.703 20 2
10 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Maserati 33 +9.073 7 1
11 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 33 +10.622 18
12 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 33 +11.635 4
13 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati 33 +15.446[j] 5
14 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 33 +15.999[k] 19
15 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 33 +17.735[l] 3
16 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 33 +1:10.562[m] 11
Ret 58 Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan 25 Collision damage 8
Ret 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 22 Accident 21
Ret 10 United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar 18 Collision damage 6
Ret 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum NIO 15 Suspension 16
Ret 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 12 Collision damage 1
Ret 4 South Africa Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra 9 Suspension 22
Source:[10]

Notes:

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

Standings after the race

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

Notes

  1. ^ 32 planned laps and 1 extra lap
  2. ^ Fenestraz's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  3. ^ Günther's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  4. ^ Bird's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  5. ^ Mortara's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  6. ^ Rast's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  7. ^ Wehrlein received a 3-second grid penalty for impeding Sette Câmara.
  8. ^ Rowland received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
  9. ^ Dennis received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
  10. ^ Günther received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
  11. ^ di Grassi received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
  12. ^ Buemi received a drive-through penalty, later converted into a 17-second penalty, for overpower.
  13. ^ Dennis received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.

References

  1. ^ "Formula E delivers $84m boost to Hyderabad's economy". The Official Home of Formula E. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Greenko named title sponsor of 2023 Greenko Hyderabad E-Prix". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ Prakash, Priyali (1 July 2022). "Explained | Formula E to race in Hyderabad in 2023". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Formula E Standings and Results in Motorsport". AutoSport. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Ahead of Formula E race, Hyderabad reintroduces double-decker buses; electric this time". The Indian Express. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Formula E delivers $84m boost to Hyderabad's economy". The Official Home of Formula E. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  7. ^ Golding, Nick (10 February 2023). "Huge Pascal Wehrlein Shunt Overshadows Sébastian Buemi Topping Chaotic Opening Hyderabad Session". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  8. ^ a b "2023 Hyderabad E-Prix - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Results". Formula E. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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