2023 Rome ePrix

2023 Rome ePrix
Race 13 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 15 July 2023 (2023-07-15)
Official name 2023 Hankook Rome E-Prix
Location Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR, EUR, Rome, Italy
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.385 km (2.103 mi)
Distance 27[a] laps, 91.395 km (56.790 mi)
Scheduled distance 25 laps, 84.625 km (52.584 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Jaguar
Time 1:39.089
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar
Time 1:41.694 on lap 19
Podium
First
Jaguar
Second
Envision Racing
Third
Maserati
Lap leaders
2023 Rome ePrix
Race 14 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 16 July 2023 (2023-07-16)
Official name 2023 Hankook Rome E-Prix
Location Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR, EUR, Rome, Italy
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.385 km (2.103 mi)
Distance 24 laps, 81.240 km (50.480 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Andretti-Porsche
Time 1:37.986
Fastest lap
Driver France Jean-Éric Vergne DS
Time 1:40.264 on lap 19
Podium
First
Andretti
Second
Nissan
Third
Jaguar
Lap leaders

The 2023 Rome ePrix, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 Hankook Rome E-Prix was a pair of Formula E electric car race held at the Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR in the EUR neighbourhood of Rome, Italy on the 15 and 16 July 2023. They served as the 13th and 14th rounds of the 2022-23 Formula E season and the fifth running of the Rome ePrix.

The first race was won by Mitch Evans for Jaguar Racing, who also took pole position and the fastest lap. Nick Cassidy and Maximilian Günther completed the podium.[1] The second race was won from pole by Jake Dennis for Andretti, with Norman Nato and Sam Bird in second and third.[2]

Background

Jake Dennis entered the Rome ePrix in the lead of the championship, just one point ahead of Nick Cassidy. Pascal Wehrlein was third in the standings, 16 points behind Dennis.[3]

Classification

(All times in CEST)

Race 1

Qualifying

Qualifying for race 1 took place at 10:40 AM on 15 July.[4]

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

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3 United Kingdom Jake Dennis
A2 United Kingdom Sam Bird
France Sacha Fenestraz
United Kingdom Sam Bird
A4 Germany Maximilian Günther
A1 France Sacha Fenestraz
United Kingdom Sam Bird
New Zealand Mitch Evans
B3 Germany René Rast
B2 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
New Zealand Mitch Evans
B4 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara
B1 New Zealand Mitch Evans
Overall classification
Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar — 1:39.300 1:38.460 1:38.461 1:39.089 1
2 10 United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar 1:39.024 — 1:38.816 1:38.761 1:40.985 2
3 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 1:38.912 — 1:38.872 1:39.807 — 3
4 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar — 1:39.459 1:38.822 1:40.470 — 4
5 58 Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan — 1:39.554 1:38.861 — — 5
6 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Maserati — 1:39.562 1:38.900 — — 6
7 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:39.214 — 1:39.266 — — 7
8 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati 1:39.413 — 1:39.315 — — 8
9 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Envision — 1:39.630 — — — 9
10 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:39.447 — — — — 10
11 17 France Norman Nato Nissan — 1:39.968 — — — 11
12 1 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:39.601 — — — — 12
13 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche — 1:40.149 — — — 13
14 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 1:39.664 — — — — 14
15 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Mahindra — 1:40.424 — — — 15
16 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 1:39.701 — — — — 16
17 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra — 1:40.485 — — — 17
18 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum NIO 1:39.729 — — — — 18
19 8 Spain Roberto Merhi Mahindra — 1:41.956 — — — 19
20 36 Germany André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 1:39.931 — — — — 20
21 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 1:41.159 — — — — 21
22 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan — No time[b] — — —
Source:[5]

Race

Race 1 took place at 3:03 PM on 15 July.[4] The race was red-flagged on lap 9 after a multi-car collision, and was resumed at 4:05 PM.[6]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 27 1:37:02.976 1 25+31+12
2 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 27 +1.639 9 18
3 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati 27 +9.126 8 15
4 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 27 +21.010 7 12
5 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 27 +21.482 16 10
6 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 27 +21.858 14 8
7 17 France Norman Nato Nissan 27 +24.071 11 6
8 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 27 +25.427 21 4
9 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 27 +28.582 10 2
10 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 27 +30.342 3 1
11 1 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 27 +44.961 12
12 8 Spain Roberto Merhi Mahindra 27 +1:05.048 19
13 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum NIO 27 +1:34.800 18
Ret 58 Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan 15 Mechanical 5
Ret 10 United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar 8 Collision 2
Ret 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 8 Collision 4
Ret 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 8 Collision 13
Ret 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Maserati 8 Collision 6
Ret 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 8 Collision 15
Ret 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra 8 Collision 17
Ret 36 Germany André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 2 Accident 20
DNS 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 0 Did not start
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 2

Qualifying

Qualifying for race 2 took place at 10:40 AM on 16 July.[8]

Group draw
Group A New Zealand CAS New Zealand EVA France JEV Portugal DAC United Kingdom BIR Belgium VAN France FEN Brazil DIG United Kingdom TIC Brazil SET Netherlands FRI
Group B United Kingdom DEN Germany WEH Germany GUE Switzerland BUE United Kingdom HUG Germany RAS France NAT Germany LOT Switzerland MOR Switzerland MUE Spain MER
Qualifying duels
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum
A2 New Zealand Nick Cassidy
New Zealand Nick Cassidy
New Zealand Mitch Evans
A4 New Zealand Mitch Evans
A1 United Kingdom Sam Bird
New Zealand Nick Cassidy
United Kingdom Jake Dennis
B3 France Norman Nato
B2 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
France Norman Nato
United Kingdom Jake Dennis
B4 Germany Maximilian Günther
B1 United Kingdom Jake Dennis
Overall classification
Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche — 1:38.214 1:38.179 1:38.087 1:37.986 1
2 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 1:38.547 — 1:37.536 1:38.056 1:38.057 2
3 17 France Norman Nato Nissan — 1:38.538 1:38.613 1:38.203 — 3
4 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:38.701 — 1:37.946 1:38.322 — 4
5 10 United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar 1:38.434 — 1:38.445 — — 5
6 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati — 1:38.575 1:38.655 — — 6
7 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum NIO 1:38.697 — 1:38.720 — — 7
8 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar — 1:38.471 1:51.464 — — 8
9 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Maserati — 1:38.598 — — — 9
10 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:38.976 — — — — 10
11 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan — 1:38.677 — — — 11
12 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 1:39.128 — — — — 12
13 58 Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan — 1:38.825 — — — 13
14 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 1:39.318 — — — — 14
15 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche — 1:38.842 — — — 15
16 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 1:39.365 — — — — 16
17 36 Germany André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche — 1:38.932 — — — 17
18 1 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:39.366 — — — — 18
19 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra — 1:39.125 — — — 19
20 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra 1:39.536 — — — — 20
21 8 Spain Roberto Merhi Mahindra — 1:40.289 — — — 21
22 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan No time[c] — — — — 22
Source:[9]

Race

Race 2 took place at 3:03 PM on 16 July.[8]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 24 45:04.323 1 25+31+12
2 17 France Norman Nato Nissan 24 +3.105 3 18
3 10 United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar 24 +3.633 5 15
4 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Maserati 24 +4.357 9 12
5 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 24 +5.004 8 10
6 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati 24 +5.403 6 8
7 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 24 +11.586 15 6
8 1 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 24 +11.951 18 4
9 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum NIO 24 +12.563 7 2
10 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 24 +13.313 19 1
11 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 24 +14.507 11
12 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 24 +18.034[d] 10
13 58 Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan 24 +21.029 13
14 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 24 +23.475[e] 2
15 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 24 +1:26.623 12
16 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 23 +1 Lap 22
Ret 36 Germany André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 23 Collision 17
Ret 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 23 Battery voltage alert 16
Ret 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra 18 Power loss 20
Ret 8 Spain Roberto Merhi Mahindra 12 Retired in pits 21
Ret 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 12 Accident damage 14
Ret 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 4 Collision damage 4
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. ^ 25 planned laps and 2 extra laps
  2. ^ All of Hughes' times were deleted for not setting a lap within the first six minutes of qualifying. He later withdrew from the race due to a crash.
  3. ^ Although Fenestraz failed to set a time in qualifying, he was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.
  4. ^ da Costa received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision with di Grassi.
  5. ^ Cassidy received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision with Lotterer.

References

  1. ^ Wood, Will. "Evans wins first Rome race after major crash, Cassidy grabs points lead". Race Fans. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. ^ Wood, Will. "Dennis dominates in Rome as Evans crashes Cassidy out of championship lead". Race Fans. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Formula E 2023 Portland ePrix Standings". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "2023 Hankook Rome E-Prix". Formula E. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  6. ^ Mackley, Stefan (15 July 2023). "Rome Formula E race red-flagged after Bird crash triggers pile-up". Motorsport. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Formula E 2023 Rome ePrix/1 Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b "2023 Hankook Rome E-Prix". Formula E. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Formula E Rome ePrix/2 Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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