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 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 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 HUG ROW TIC DIG CAS DEN DAC NAT FEN MOR GUE
Group B BIR BUE EVA RAS WEH SET JEV LOT VAN VDL MUE

Qualifying duels

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

Overall classification

Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar — 1:10:231 1:09:790 1:09:366 1:09:435 1
2 5 Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:10:269 — 1:09:713 1:09.779 1:09:495 2
3 10 Sam Bird Jaguar — 1:09:942 1:09:558 1:09:462 — 3
4 33 Dan Ticktum NIO 1:10:661 — 1:09.593 1:10:246 — 4
5 58 René Rast McLaren-Nissan — 1:10:265 1:09:729 — — 5
6 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar — 1:10:245 1:10:039 — — 6
7 11 Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 1:10:784 — 1:10:052 — — 7
8 8 Oliver Rowland Mahindra 1:10:600 — 1:10:114 — — 8
9 94 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche — 1:10:407 — — — 9
10 37 Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 1:10:829 — — — — 10
11 3 Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO — 1:10:598 — — — 14[b]
12 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:10:903 — — — — 11
13 25 Jean-Éric Vergne DS — 1:10:602 — — — 12
14 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:10:940 — — — — 13
15 36 André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche — 1:10:607 — — — 15
16 17 Norman Nato Nissan 1:10:985 — — — — 16
17 1 Stoffel Vandoorne DS — 1:10:636 — — — 17
18 23 Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 1:11:073 — — — — 18
19 4 Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra — 1:11:048 — — — 19
20 48 Edoardo Mortara Maserati 1:11:708 — — — — 20
21 51 Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra — No time — — — 21[c]
22 7 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 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 39 47:45:567 9 25
2 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 39 +0.531 11 18
3 10 Sam Bird Jaguar 39 +3.526 3 15
4 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 39 +6.048 1 12+31
5 58 René Rast McLaren-Nissan 39 +7.471 5 10+12
6 37 Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 39 +7.614 10 8
7 25 Jean-Éric Vergne DS 39 +12.394 12 6
8 5 Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 39 +15.187 2 4
9 36 André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 39 +15.563 15 2
10 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 39 +17.914[d] 6 1
11 1 Stoffel Vandoorne DS 39 +26.307 17
12 17 Norman Nato Nissan 39 +27.070 16
13 11 Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 39 +28.779 7
14 33 Dan Ticktum NIO 39 +37.318 4
15 3 Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 39 +45.034 14
16 4 Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra 39 +1:09.547 19
17 23 Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 39 +1:09.547 18
18 8 Oliver Rowland Mahindra 38 +1 lap 8
19 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche 38 +1 lap 13
Ret 48 Edoardo Mortara Maserati 32 Puncture 20
Ret 51 Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 13 Chassis damage 21
DNS 7 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 DEN BUE HUG LOT CAS DAC VAN NAT TIC SET VDL
Group B WEH DIG BIR RAS JEV EVA GUE ROW MUE FEN MOR

Qualifying duels

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

Overall classification

Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 5 Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:09:361 — 1:08:748 1:08.680 1:08:693 1
2 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar — 1:09:401 1:08:909 1:08:690 1:08:797 2
3 58 René Rast McLaren-Nissan — 1:09:435 1:08:855 1:08:922 — 3
4 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:09:422 — 1:08:925 1:08:926 — 4
5 94 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche — 1:09:576 1:09:028 — — 5
6 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:09:572 — 1:09:198 — — 6
7 48 Edoardo Mortara Maserati — 1:09:623 1:09:279 — — 7
8 1 Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:09:518 — 1:09:282 — — 8
9 10 Sam Bird Jaguar 1:09:628 — — — — 9
10 7 Maximilian Günther Maserati — 1:09:643 — — — 10
11 33 Dan Ticktum NIO 1:09:698 — — — — 11
12 23 Sacha Fenestraz Nissan — 1:09:670 — — — 12
13 3 Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 1:09:735 — — — — 13
14 8 Oliver Rowland Mahindra — 1:09:690 — — — 14
15 37 Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 1:09:761 — — — — 15
16 25 Jean-Éric Vergne DS — 1:09:794 — — — 16
17 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:09:832 — — — — 17
18 36 André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche — 1:09:843 — — — 18
19 17 Norman Nato Nissan 1:10:107 — — — — 19
20 11 Lucas di Grassi Mahindra — 1:09:975 — — — 20
21 4 Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra 1:10.221 — — — — 21
22 51 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 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 40 50:40:304 5 25
2 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 40 +1.252 6 18
3 58 René Rast McLaren-Nissan 40 +4.554 3 15
4 10 Sam Bird Jaguar 40 +5.851 9 12+1
5 5 Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 40 +10.869 1 10+3
6 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 40 +10.947 4 8
7 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 40 +11.088 2 6
8 23 Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 40 +12.409 12 4
9 48 Edoardo Mortara Maserati 40 +12.753 7 2
10 33 Dan Ticktum NIO 40 +13.275 11 1
11 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche 40 +15.229 17
12 36 André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 40 +15.623 18
13 37 Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 40 +17.038 15
14 17 Norman Nato Nissan 40 +19.569 19
15 11 Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 40 +20.796 20
16 25 Jean-Éric Vergne DS 40 +21.221 16
17 3 Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 40 +22.243 13
18 4 Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra 40 +25.291 21
19 7 Maximilian Günther Maserati 40 +27.137 10
20 1 Stoffel Vandoorne DS 40 +37.572[e] 8
Ret 8 Oliver Rowland Mahindra 30 Puncture 14
Ret 51 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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