2024 London ePrix

2024 London ePrix
Race 15 of 16 of the 2023–24 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 20 July 2024 (2024-07-20)
Official name 2024 Hankook London E-Prix
Location ExCeL London Circuit, Royal Docks, Newham, London
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.086 km (1.296 mi)
Distance 39 laps, 81.354 km (50.551 mi)
Scheduled distance 37 laps, 77.182 km (47.959 mi)
Pole position
Driver Jaguar
Time 1:10:622
Fastest lap
Driver Mitch Evans Jaguar
Time 1:11:701
Podium
First Porsche
Second Jaguar
Third Envision-Jaguar
2024 London ePrix
Race 16 of 16 of the 2023–24 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 21 July 2024 (2024-07-21)
Official name 2024 Hankook London E-Prix
Location ExCeL London Circuit, Royal Docks, Newham, London
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.086 km (1.296 mi)
Distance 37 laps, 77.182 km (47.959 mi)
Scheduled distance 34 laps, 70.924 km (44.070 mi)
Pole position
Driver Jaguar
Time 1:09:871
Fastest lap
Driver Jake Hughes NEOM McLaren-Nissan
Time 1:11.331
Podium
First Nissan
Second Porsche
Third Jaguar Racing

The 2024 London ePrix, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024 Hankook London E-Prix was a pair of Formula E electric car races held at the ExCeL London Circuit in the Royal Docks area of Newham, London on 20 and 21 July 2024. They served as the 15th and 16th rounds of the 2023–24 Formula E season and the 6th running of the London ePrix.

Pascal Wehrlein, driving for Porsche won the first race, ahead of Mitch Evans and Sébastien Buemi, driving for Jaguar and Envision, respectively. The second race was won by Oliver Rowland, driving for Nissan, ahead of Wehrlein and Evans, who were first and second, respectively, in the first race. Wehrlein was crowned World Champion in the second race.

Background

Nick Cassidy led the driver's championship into the final round, with Jaguar teammate Mitch Evans and Pascal Wehrlein 12 points behind in second and third respectively. António Félix da Costa, Oliver Rowland, Jean-Éric Vergne and Jake Dennis also entered the round in mathematical championship contention.[1]

Classification

(All times are in BST)

Race 1

Qualifying

Qualifying for race 1 took place at 12:20 PM on 20 July.[2]

Group draw
Group A CAS WEH ROW DEN FRI HUG BIR BUE MOR SET DEV
Group B EVA DAC JEV GUE VAN NAT MUE FEN TIC DAR DIG
Qualifying duels
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A2 Sebastien Buemi
A3 Oliver Rowland
Sebastien Buemi
Pascal Wehrlein
A1 Pascal Wehrlein
A4 Robin Frijns
Sebastien Buemi
Mitch Evans
B2 Nico Müller
B3 Norman Nato
Norman Nato
Mitch Evans
B1 Mitch Evans
B4 Jean-Éric Vergne
Overall classification
Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:10.878 1:10:283 1:10.835 1:10.622 1
2 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:11:119 1:09:791 1:10:402 1:10:691 2
3 94 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:10:927 1:10:970 1:10:827 3
4 17 Norman Nato Andretti-Porsche 1:10:940 1:10:889 1:11:019 4
5 25 Jean-Éric Vergne DS 1:10:955 1:10:652 5
6 51 Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 1:10:894 1:10:972 6
7 22 Oliver Rowland Nissan 1:11:121 1:10:999 7
8 4 Robin Frijns Envision-Jaguar 1:11:188 1:11:009 8
9 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:10:990 9
10 1 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:11:304 10
11 7 Maximilian Günther Maserati 1:11:011 11
12 8 Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 1:11:442 12
13 23 Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 1:11:057 13
14 21 Nyck de Vries Mahindra 1:11:487 14
15 18 Jehan Daruvala Maserati 1:11:101 15
16 48 Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 1:11:548 16
17 2 Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:11:125 17
18 37 Nick Cassidy Jaguar 1:11:551 18
19 33 Dan Ticktum ERT 1:11.136 19
20 3 Sérgio Sette Câmara ERT 1:11:799 20
21 11 Lucas di Grassi ABT-Mahindra 1:11:235 21
22 5 Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:13:888 22
Source:[3]

Race

Race 1 started at 5:03 PM on 20 July.[2]

Wehrlein won the race, which put him in the lead of the championship, ahead of the two Jaguars of Evans and Cassidy by 3 points and 7 points respectively. Evans finished second, while Cassidy recovered to seventh from a poor starting grid. All other four drivers who were in mathematical contention for the championship were out ahead of the final race, as Rowland collided with Félix da Costa and both drivers were out of the race. Dennis crashed into Vergne, both drivers managed to finish the race but did not score any points.

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 94 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 39 55:15:663 3 25
2 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 39 +0.617 1 18+31+12
3 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 39 +1.457 2 15
4 21 Nyck de Vries Mahindra 39 +2.290 14 12
5 48 Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 39 +13.897 16 10
6 51 Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 39 +14.227 6 8
7 37 Nick Cassidy Jaguar 39 +14.725 17 6
8 8 Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 39 +15.209 12 4
9 2 Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 39 +15.794 20 2
10 17 Norman Nato Andretti-Porsche 39 +16.515 4 1
11 11 Lucas di Grassi ABT Cupra-Mahindra 39 +16.977 19
12 3 Sérgio Sette Câmara ERT 39 +17.419 22
13 33 Dan Ticktum ERT 39 +18.249 18
14 23 Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 39 +18.712 13
15 22 Oliver Rowland Nissan 39 +21.036 7
16 1 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 39 +33.186 10
17 25 Jean-Éric Vergne DS Penske 39 +45.199 5
18 18 Jehan Daruvala Maserati 38 +1 lap 15
Ret 7 Maximilian Günther Maserati 33 Gearbox 11
Ret 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche 12 Collision 9
Ret 5 Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 12 21
Ret 4 Robin Frijns Envision-Jaguar 0 Collision damage 8
Source:[4]

Notes:

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

Standings after the race

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

Race 2

Qualifying

Qualifying for race 2 took place at 12:20 PM on 21 July.[5]

Cassidy took the pole position for the final round, which awarded 3 bonus points to him. The three championship contenders were separated by 4 points ahead of the race. Evans and Wehrlein would start from third and fourth respectfully, behind Gunther's Maserati.

Group draw
Group A WEH CAS ROW DEN FRI BIR HUG BUE FEN TIC DAR
Group B EVA DAC JEV GUE VAN NAT MUE MOR DEV SET DIG
Qualifying duels
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A2 Pascal Wehrlein
A3 Sam Bird
Pascal Wehrlein
Nick Cassidy
A1 Nick Cassidy
A4 Robin Frijns
Nick Cassidy
Maximilian Günther
B2 Mitch Evans
B3 Stoffel Vandoorne
Mitch Evans
Maximilian Günther
B1 Maximilian Günther
B4 Jean-Éric Vergne
Overall classification
Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 37 Nick Cassidy Jaguar 1:10:323 1:10:212 1:10:263 1:09:871 1
2 7 Maximilian Günther Maserati 1:10:395 1:10:281 1:10:232 1:10:040 2
3 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:10:509 1:10:200 1:10:278 3
4 94 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:10:468 1:10:216 1:10:426 4
5 4 Robin Frijns Envision-Jaguar 1:10:655 1:10:318 5
6 25 Jean-Éric Vergne DS 1:10:592 1:10:355 6
7 2 Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:10:572 1:10:434 7
8 8 Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 1:10:651 1:10:598 8
9 22 Oliver Rowland Nissan 1:10:681 9
10 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:10:597 10
11 18 Jehan Daruvala Maserati 1:10:759 11
12 17 Norman Nato Andretti-Porsche 1:10:745 12
13 33 Dan Ticktum ERT 1:10:790 13
14 11 Lucas di Grassi ABT-Mahindra 1:10:748 14
15 5 Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:10:797 15
16 51 Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 1:10:797 16
17 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:10:800 17
18 3 Sérgio Sette Câmara ERT 1:10:840 18
19 23 Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 1:10:922 19
20 48 Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 1:10:966 20
21 1 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:11:009 21
22 21 Nyck de Vries Mahindra 1:10:983 22
Source:[6]

Race

Race 2 started at 5:03 PM on 21 July.[5]

Evans passed Gunther at the race start as his rivals maintained their positions. On lap 6, Wehrlein overtook Gunther and slotted in behind Evans. Cassidy was leading the race at the early stage and had a different Attack Mode strategy than his rivals. He used both of his Attack Mode activations in the opening laps. He managed to maintain the lead in his first activation but lost out to both Evans and Wehrlein in the second activation. Wehrlein continued to pressure Evans for the lead, but could not get past. Evans managed the pace of the race, allowing Cassidy to stay close behind Wehrlein.

On lap 28, while Félix da Costa in the other Porsche was trying to overtake the Nissan of Rowland, the front wing of the Porsche touched the right-rear tyre of Cassidy's Jaguar, causing a puncture. Thus ending Cassidy's contention for the championship. While Cassidy was trying to drive back to the pits, he was rear-ended by Gunther. The Maserati sustained severe damage on the front suspension and was out of the race. Cassidy returned to the race with new tyres, but he came to the pits shortly after to retire the car. With a large amount of debris on track, the safety car was deployed again. Just before the safety car deployment, both Evans and Wehrlein attempted to activate their first Attack Mode. As the safety car has already been deployed, both drivers failed to activate the Attack Mode and was overtaken by Rowland. Most other drivers have completed their usage of Attack Mode by this stage. As soon as the race restarted, Evans and Wehrlein attempted again and succeeded in their first activation. However, Evans missed his second activation and had to try again in the following lap. As a result, Wehrlein inherited the second place and Evans had to manage his pace to complete the Attack Mode usage by the end of the race.

Wehrlein took the title to Evans by 6 points. Jaguar managed to secure the Teams' title. Porsche would have received the Manufacturers' Trophy, but it was handed to Jaguar after Félix da Costa was given a time penalty.

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 22 Oliver Rowland Nissan 37 54:30:572 9 25
2 94 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 37 +1.055 4 18
3 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 37 +3.782 3 15
4 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 37 +4.004 17 12
5 25 Jean-Éric Vergne DS Penske 37 +4.805 6 10
6 51 Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 37 +5.202 16 8
7 4 Robin Frijns Envision-Jaguar 37 +5.582 5 6
8 2 Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 37 +6.104 7 4
9 11 Lucas di Grassi ABT Cupra-Mahindra 37 +6.667 14 2
10 5 Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 37 +7.107 15 1+12
11 3 Sérgio Sette Câmara ERT 37 +7.579 18
12 17 Norman Nato Andretti-Porsche 37 +8.076 12
13 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche 37 +9.362[a] 10
14 33 Dan Ticktum ERT 37 +9.478 13
15 23 Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 37 +19.185 19
16 21 Nyck de Vries Mahindra 37 +43.480 22
Ret 37 Nick Cassidy Jaguar 33 Puncture 1 31
Ret 7 Maximilian Günther Maserati 28 Collision damage 2
Ret 18 Jehan Daruvala Maserati 8 Collision damage 11
Ret 8 Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 6 Collision damage 8
Ret 48 Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 1 Collision damage 20
Ret 1 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1 Collision damage 21
Source:[7]

Notes:

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

Standings after the race

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

Notes

  1. ^ Félix da Costa was given a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision with Cassidy.

References

  1. ^ "Formula E 2024 Portland ePrix/2 Standings". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "2024 Hankook London E-Prix". Formula E. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 HANKOOK LONDON E-PRIX - E-Prix Result". Formula E. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b "2024 Hankook London E-Prix". Formula E. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  7. ^ "2024 HANKOOK LONDON E-PRIX - E-Prix Result". Formula E. Retrieved 22 July 2024.