2023 Portland ePrix

2023 Portland ePrix
Race 12 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date June 24, 2023 (2023-06-24)
Official name 2023 Southwire Portland E-Prix
Location Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon, United States
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.190 km (1.982 mi)[1]
Distance 32[a] laps, 102.08 km (63.43 mi)
Scheduled distance 28 laps, 89.32 km (55.50 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Andretti-Porsche
Time 1:08.931
Fastest lap
Driver Mitch Evans Jaguar
Time 1:11.216 on lap 27
Podium
First
Envision-Jaguar
Second
Andretti-Porsche
Third
Porsche
Lap leaders

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 June 24, 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]

Group draw
Group A WEH CAS JEV GUE BUE VAN FEN NAT TIC SET MUE
Group B DEN EVA DAC BIR HUG RAS LOT DIG MOR FRI MER

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3 Norman Nato
A2 Jean-Éric Vergne
Norman Nato
Sacha Fenestraz
A4 Maximilian Günther
A1 Sacha Fenestraz
Sacha Fenestraz
Jake Dennis
B3 Jake Hughes
B2 Jake Dennis
Jake Dennis
René Rast
B4 António Félix da Costa
B1 René Rast

Overall classification

Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche — 1:09.856 1:09.111 1:08.919 1:08.931 1
2 23 Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 1:09.860 — 1:09.060 1:08.920 1:09.010 2
3 17 Norman Nato Nissan 1:10.112 — 1:09.118 1:09.264 — 3
4 58 René Rast McLaren-Nissan — 1:09.808 1:09.310 1:09.374 — 4
5 7 Maximilian Günther Maserati 1:10.176 — 1:09.160 — — 5
6 25 Jean-Éric Vergne DS 1:10.060 — 1:09.240 — — PL[b]
7 5 Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan — 1:09.864 1:09.385 — — 6
8 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche — 1:09.986 1:09.453 — — 7
9 36 André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche — 1:09.997 — — — 8
10 1 Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:10.227 — — — — PL[c]
11 4 Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra — 1:10.043 — — — 9
12 37 Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 1:10.282 — — — — 10
13 48 Edoardo Mortara Maserati — 1:10.050 — — — 11
14 51 Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 1:10.282 — — — — 12
15 11 Lucas di Grassi Mahindra — 1:10.307 — — — 13
16 33 Dan Ticktum NIO 1:10.378 — — — — 14
17 10 Sam Bird Jaguar — 1:10.395 — — — 15
18 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:10.440 — — — — 16
19 8 Roberto Merhi Mahindra — 1:10.482 — — — 17
20 94 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:10.499 — — — — 18
21 3 Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 1:10.536 — — — — 19
22 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar — No time[d] — — — 20
Source:[7]

Race

The race started at 5:03 PM on 24 June.[5]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 37 Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 32 50:40.629 10 25
2 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 32 +0.294 1 18+31
3 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche 32 +1.140 7 15
4 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 32 +1.758 20 12+12
5 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 32 +2.220 16 10
6 7 Maximilian Günther Maserati 32 +2.307 5 8
7 11 Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 32 +2.982 13 6
8 94 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 32 +3.684 18 4
9 17 Norman Nato Nissan 32 +3.961 3 2
10 4 Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra 32 +4.300 9 1
11 25 Jean-Éric Vergne DS 32 +4.718 PL
12 1 Stoffel Vandoorne DS 32 +4.982 PL
13 33 Dan Ticktum NIO 32 +5.470 14
14 58 René Rast McLaren-Nissan 32 +6.115 4
15 23 Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 32 +6.699 2
16 3 Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 32 +7.167 19
17 10 Sam Bird Jaguar 32 +7.638[e] 15
18 5 Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 32 +12.977 6
19 36 André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 32 +16.051 8
Ret 48 Edoardo Mortara Maserati 29 Retired in pits 11
Ret 51 Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 9 Accident 12
Ret 8 Roberto Merhi Mahindra 3 Technical failure 17
Source:[8]

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. ^ 28 planned laps and 4 extra laps
  2. ^ Vergne was made to start from the pitlane due to DS Penske's illegal use of RFID scanning equipment at the pit entry.[6]
  3. ^ Vandoorne was made to start from the pitlane due to DS Penske's illegal use of RFID scanning equipment at the pit entry.[6]
  4. ^ Although Evans failed to set a time in qualifying, he was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.
  5. ^ Bird received a 5-second penalty for forcing another driver off the track.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Portland E-Prix track length". www.fiaformulae.com. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Klein, Jamie. "Portland E-Prix: Cassidy wins tense energy-saving battle". Autosport. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Formula E 2023 Jakarta ePrix/2 Standings". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Golding, Nick. "Mahindra Racing Confirm Portland Appearance for Roberto Merhi". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "2023 Southwire Portland E-Prix". Formula E. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  6. ^ a b van Denderen, Ludo. "Formula E under the spell of spygate; Cassidy wins Portland ePrix". GPBlog. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  7. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "Formula E 2023 Portland ePrix Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
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