2024 São Paulo ePrix (March)
| 2024 São Paulo ePrix | |||||
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Race 4 of 16 of the 2023–24 Formula E season
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 16 March 2024 | ||||
| Official name | 2024 São Paulo ePrix | ||||
| Location | São Paulo Street Circuit, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||
| Course | Street Circuit | ||||
| Course length | 2.933 km (1.822 mi) | ||||
| Distance | 34[a] laps, 99.722 km (61.964 mi) | ||||
| Scheduled distance | 31 laps, 90.923 km (56.497 mi) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Porsche | ||||
| Time | 1:13.713 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
Nyck de Vries Sébastien Buemi[b] | Mahindra | |||
| Time | 1:15.502 on lap 29 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Nissan | ||||
| Second | Jaguar | ||||
| Third | Nissan | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2024 São Paulo ePrix was the fourth race of the 2023–24 Formula E World Championship, held on 16 March 2024. It was the second edition of the São Paulo ePrix. The race was held on the São Paulo Street Circuit, around the Anhembi Sambadrome.[1]
The ePrix was won by Sam Bird for McLaren with a dramatic final lap overtake around the outside of Jaguar driver Mitch Evans. A double overtake at the final corner for Nissan driver Oliver Rowland ensured that he completed the podium. Bird's win was his first Formula E race victory since the 2021 New York City ePrix, and the first ever Formula E victory for McLaren.
Background
Nick Cassidy entered the race as the leader in the Drivers' Championship with a 19 point lead over Pascal Wehrlein, followed by Jean-Éric Vergne (24 points behind) and defending champion Jake Dennis (29 points behind).
Prior to the race, Jaguar held a 31 point lead over DS Penske in the Teams' Championship, with Porsche in third. The Manufacturers' Trophy was newly introduced prior to the São Paulo ePrix, with the standings backdated to the start of the season; Jaguar held a 33 point lead over Porsche in these standings, with Stellantis in third.
Classification
(All times in BRT)
Qualification
Qualification took place at 09:40 on 16 March.[2]
| Group draw | |||||||||||
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| Group A | CAS | DEV | DIG | EVA | FRI | MUL | NAT | JEV | ROW | SET | VAN |
| Group B | BIR | BUE | DAC | DAR | DEN | FEN | GUE | HUG | MOR | TIC | WEH |
Qualifying duels
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | |||||||||||||
| A3 | Mitch Evans | |||||||||||||
| Stoffel Vandoorne | ||||||||||||||
| Jean-Éric Vergne | ||||||||||||||
| A1 | Jean-Éric Vergne | |||||||||||||
| A4 | Nico Müller | |||||||||||||
| Pascal Wehrlein | ||||||||||||||
| Stoffel Vandoorne | ||||||||||||||
| B2 | Pascal Wehrlein | |||||||||||||
| B3 | Edoardo Mortara | |||||||||||||
| Pascal Wehrlein | ||||||||||||||
| Maximilian Günther | ||||||||||||||
| B1 | Maximilian Günther | |||||||||||||
| B4 | Sam Bird | |||||||||||||
Overall classification
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | A | B | QF | SF | F | Grid |
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| 1 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | — | 1:13.713 | 1:12.846 | 1:12.764 | 1:12.789 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS Penske | 1:13.849 | — | 1:13.028 | 1:12.566 | 1:12.791 | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | Maximilian Günther | Maserati | — | 1:13.516 | 1:12.881 | 1:13.041 | — | 22[c] |
| 4 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS Penske | 1:13.731 | — | 1:12.917 | 1:13.287 | — | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 1:13.858 | — | 1:13.184 | — | — | 4 |
| 6 | 8 | Sam Bird | McLaren-Nissan | — | 1:13.786 | 1:13.208 | — | — | 5 |
| 7 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Mahindra | — | 1:13.734 | 1:13.368 | — | — | 6 |
| 8 | 51 | Nico Müller | ABT Cupra-Mahindra | 1:13.867 | — | No time[d] | — | — | 7 |
| 9 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Porsche | — | 1:13.791 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 10 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Jaguar | 1:13.878 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 11 | 1 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-Porsche | — | 1:13.844 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 12 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | Nissan | 1:13.925 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 13 | 5 | Jake Hughes | McLaren-Nissan | — | 1:13.870 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 14 | 21 | Nyck de Vries | Mahindra | 1:13.935 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| 15 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | — | 1:13.967 | — | — | — | 14 |
| 16 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | ABT Cupra-Mahindra | 1:13.962 | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| 17 | 18 | Jehan Daruvala | Maserati | — | 1:14.032 | — | — | — | 16 |
| 18 | 4 | Robin Frijns | Envision-Jaguar | 1:13.987 | — | — | — | — | 17 |
| 19 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Envision-Jaguar | — | 1:14.085 | — | — | — | 18 |
| 20 | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | ERT | 1:14.057 | — | — | — | — | 19 |
| 21 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | ERT | — | 1:14.115 | — | — | — | 20 |
| 22 | 17 | Norman Nato | Andretti-Porsche | 1:14.146 | — | — | — | — | 21 |
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Race
The race started at 14:03 on 16 March.[2]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 8 | Sam Bird | McLaren-Nissan | 34 | 53:03.071 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 34 | +0.564 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | Nissan | 34 | +3.540 | 11 | 15 |
| 4 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 34 | +3.629 | 1 | 12+31 |
| 5 | 1 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-Porsche | 34 | +3.722 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Porsche | 34 | +5.567 | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS Penske | 34 | +6.006 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS Penske | 34 | +6.817 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 7 | Maximilian Günther | Maserati | 34 | +8.085 | 22 | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Envision-Jaguar | 34 | +8.610 | 18 | 1+12 |
| 11 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | 34 | +9.277 | 14 | |
| 12 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Mahindra | 34 | +9.762 | 6 | |
| 13 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | ABT Cupra-Mahindra | 34 | +10.819 | 15 | |
| 14 | 21 | Nyck de Vries | Mahindra | 34 | +13.677 | 13 | |
| 15 | 18 | Jehan Daruvala | Maserati | 34 | +14.379 | 16 | |
| 16 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | ERT | 34 | +17.884 | 20 | |
| 17 | 17 | Norman Nato | Andretti-Porsche | 34 | +18.889[e] | 21 | |
| 18 | 4 | Robin Frijns | Envision-Jaguar | 34 | +19.124 | 17 | |
| Ret | 5 | Jake Hughes | McLaren-Nissan | 31 | Retired in pits | 14 | |
| Ret | 51 | Nico Müller | ABT Cupra-Mahindra | 25 | Retired in pits | 7 | |
| Ret | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Jaguar | 14 | Accident | 9 | |
| DSQ | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | ERT | 34 | Disqualified[f] | 19 | |
| Source:[6] | |||||||
Notes:
Standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for all three sets of standings.
Notes
- ^ 31 planned laps and 3 extra laps
- ^ The point for fastest lap was awarded to Buemi, as de Vries did not finish in the top 10.
- ^ Günther received two separate 20-place grid penalties for changing the gearbox and inverters respectively in his car.[3]
- ^ Müller set a fast enough time to progress from the group stage; however, he damaged his car in a collision with the wall at the end of the group stage session and did not take part in the qualifying duels. His scheduled opponent, Vergne, received a bye to the semi-finals.[4]
- ^ Nato received a 5-second time penalty after causing a collision with Lucas di Grassi.
- ^ Sette Câmara was disqualified after the conclusion of the race, due to energy usage above the maximum of 38.5 kWh.
References
- ^ Trindade, Luciano (25 March 2023). "Estreia da Fórmula E em SP tem batidas, abandonos e brasileiro em último". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ a b "2024 SÃO PAULO E-PRIX - Weekend Schedule". Formula E. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Guenther handed penalties for São Paulo". Formula E. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "São Paulo E-Prix: Wehrlein secures first place". Autogear. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "2024 SÃO PAULO E-PRIX - Qualifying Result". Formula E. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "2024 SÃO PAULO E-PRIX - E-Prix Result". Formula E. Retrieved 31 March 2024.