2023 London ePrix

2023 London ePrix
Race 15 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 29 July 2023 (2023-07-29)
Official name 2023 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[a] laps, 77.182 km (47.959 mi)
Scheduled distance 36 laps, 75.096 km (46.662 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Jaguar
Time 1:10.578
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Andre Lotterer Andretti-Porsche
Time 1:12.342 on lap 35
Podium
First
Jaguar
Second
Andretti-Porsche
Third
Envision-Jaguar
Lap leaders
2023 London ePrix
Race 16 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 30 July 2023 (2023-07-30)
Official name 2023 Hankook London E-Prix
Location ExCeL London Circuit, Royal Docks, Newham, London
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.086 km (1.296 mi)
Distance 38[b] laps, 79.268 km (49.255 mi)
Scheduled distance 34 laps, 70.924 km (44.070 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Envision-Jaguar
Time 1:10.092
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche
Time 1:21.554 on lap 38
Podium
First
Envision-Jaguar
Second
Jaguar
Third
Andretti-Porsche
Lap leaders

The 2023 London ePrix, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 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 29 and 30 July 2023. They served as the 15th and 16th rounds of the 2022–23 Formula E season and the 5th running of the London ePrix.

Pole-sitter Mitch Evans won the first race for Jaguar Racing, however Jake Dennis clinched the title finishing second, with Sébastien Buemi completing the podium.[1] After two red flags due to heavy rain, Nick Cassidy won the second race from pole, with Mitch Evans and Jake Dennis in second and third.[2]

Background

Jake Dennis led the championship into the final round, with 195 points. Nick Cassidy was second, 24 points behind and Mitch Evans 44 points behind in third. Pascal Wehrlein also entered the final rounds in championship contention with 146 points, 49 behind Dennis.[3]

Since the last event, the layout of the ExCeL London Circuit was changed. The old turns 17 and 18 became a straight, reducing the circuit length to 2.086 km (1.296 mi).[4]

The maximum usable energy during the race will decrease from 38kWh to 27kWh, in order to create more strategic racing.[5]

Classification

(All times in BST)

Race 1

Qualifying

Qualifying for race 1 took place at 12:40 PM on 29 July.[6]

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

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne
A2 New Zealand Mitch Evans
New Zealand Mitch Evans
United Kingdom Jake Dennis
A4 Germany René Rast
A1 United Kingdom Jake Dennis
New Zealand Mitch Evans
New Zealand Nick Cassidy
B3 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum
B2 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
New Zealand Nick Cassidy
B4 Germany Pascal Wehrlein
B1 New Zealand Nick Cassidy
Overall classification
Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:10.903 — 1:10.463 1:10.430 1:10.578 6[c]
2 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar — 1:10.721 1:10.613 1:10.662 1:10.604 1
3 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:10.873 — 1:10.497 1:10.806 — 2
4 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar — 1:10.883 1:10.404 1:16.765 — 3
5 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum NIO — 1:11.093 1:10.627 — — 4
6 58 Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan 1:10.984 — 1:10.893 — — 5
7 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche — 1:11.148 1:11.057 — — 7
8 1 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:10.965 — 1:11.071 — — 8
9 10 United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar 1:11.078 — — — — 9
10 17 France Norman Nato Nissan — 1:11.262 — — — 10
11 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Maserati 1:11.161 — — — — 11
12 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra — 1:11.299 — — — 12
13 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 1:11.275 — — — — 13
14 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati — 1:11.305 — — — 14
15 36 Germany André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 1:11.333 — — — — 15
16 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan — 1:11.343 — — — 16
17 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:11.403 — — — — 17
18 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan — 1:11.405 — — — 18
19 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 1:11.414 — — — — 19
20 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Mahindra — 1:11.823 — — — 20
21 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra 1:11.613 — — — — 21
22 8 Spain Roberto Merhi Mahindra — 1:12.205 — — — 22
Source:[8]

Race

Race 1 took place at 5:03 PM on 29 July.[6]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 37 1:33:47.300 6 25+31
2 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 37 +1.116 2 18
3 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 37 +1.668 3 15
4 10 United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar 37 +3.054 9 12
5 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Maserati 37 +4.263 11 10
6 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 37 +4.769 20 8
7 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum NIO 37 +5.118 4 6
8 17 France Norman Nato Nissan 37 +7.257[d] 10 4
9 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 37 +8.725 7 2
10 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 37 +9.128 18 1+12
11 1 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 37 +10.231 8
12 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati 37 +10.568[e] 12
13 36 Germany André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 37 +11.094[f] 15
14 58 Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan 37 +11.789[g] 5
15 8 Spain Roberto Merhi Mahindra 37 +23.472[h] 22
16 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 37 +3:00.666[i] 17
Ret 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 27 Collision 16
Ret 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 22 Collision damage 1
Ret 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 19 Collision damage 12
Ret 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 9 Retired in pits 13
Ret 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra 6 Collision damage 21
DSQ 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 37 Disqualified[j] 19
Source:[9]

Notes:

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

Standings after the race

Race 2

Qualifying

Qualifying for race 2 took place at 12:40 PM on 30 July.[10]

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

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
A2 United Kingdom Jake Dennis
United Kingdom Jake Dennis
New Zealand Nick Cassidy
A4 United Kingdom Sam Bird
A1 New Zealand Nick Cassidy
New Zealand Nick Cassidy
New Zealand Mitch Evans
B3 France Norman Nato
B2 Switzerland Nico Müller
France Norman Nato
New Zealand Mitch Evans
B4 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne
B1 New Zealand Mitch Evans
Overall classification
Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 1:10:521 — 1:10.586 1:10.536 1:10.092 1
2 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar — 1:10:598 1:10:137 1:10:008 1:10.102 2
3 17 France Norman Nato Nissan — 1:10:954 1:10:493 1:10:514 — 3
4 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:10:638 — 1:10:586 1:10:717 — 4
5 1 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS — 1:11:003 1:10:376 — — 5
6 10 United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar 1:10:689 — 1:10:519 — — 6
7 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:10:647 — 1:10:604 — — 7
8 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra — 1:10:871 1:10:758 — — 8
9 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum NIO 1:10.815 — — — — 9
10 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche — 1:11.052 — — — 10
11 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 1:10.819 — — — — 11
12 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Maserati — 1:11.078 — — — 12
13 58 Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan 1:10.982 — — — — 13
14 36 Germany André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche — 1:11.093 — — — 14
15 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 1:10.994 — — — — 15
16 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati — 1:11.346 — — — 16
17 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 1:11.104 — — — — 17
18 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan — 1:11.347 — — — 18
19 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:11.105 — — — — 19
20 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche — 1:11.371 — — — 20
21 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra 1:11:348 — — — — 22[k]
22 8 Spain Roberto Merhi Mahindra — 1:11:791 — — — 21
Source:[11]

Race

Race 2 took place at 5:03 PM on 30 July.[10]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 38 2:13:56.532 1 25+31
2 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 38 +4.934 2 18
3 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 38 +16.295 4 15+12
4 17 France Norman Nato Nissan 38 +24.819 3 12
5 1 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 38 +26.290 5 10
6 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 38 +27.406 7 8
7 10 United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar 38 +29.376 6 6
8 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 38 +30.304 8 4
9 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum NIO 38 +30.832 9 2
10 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 38 +35.558 10 1
11 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Maserati 38 +36.615 12
12 58 Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan 38 +38.160 13
13 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 38 +40.295 15
14 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati 38 +51.140 16
15 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 38 +51.918 18
16 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 38 +53.336 20
17 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra 38 +56.608 22
18 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 38 +58.064 17
19 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 38 +59.956 19
20 8 Spain Roberto Merhi Mahindra 38 +1:02.506 21
21 36 Germany André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 38 +1:02.890 14
22 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 37 +1 lap 11
Source:[12]

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. ^ 36 planned laps and 1 extra lap
  2. ^ 34 planned laps and 4 extra laps
  3. ^ Evans received a 5-place grid penalty for colliding with Nick Cassidy at the 2023 Rome ePrix.[7]
  4. ^ Nato received a 5-second penalty for causing a collision with Buemi.
  5. ^ Günther received a 5-second for causing a collision with da Costa.
  6. ^ Lotterer received a 5-second penalty for causing a collision with Ticktum.
  7. ^ Rast received a 5-second penalty for causing a collision with Wehrlein.
  8. ^ Merhi received a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with Hughes.
  9. ^ da Costa received a 3-minute time penalty for a technical infringement.[1]
  10. ^ Sette Câmara was disqualified for not following the instructions of an official.
  11. ^ Frijns received a 3-place grid penalty for causing a collision with di Grassi in race 1.

References

  1. ^ a b Mackley, Stefan (29 July 2023). "London E-Prix: Dennis crowned champion, Evans wins disrupted race". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ^ Mackley, Stefan (30 July 2023). "London E-Prix: Cassidy controls wet Formula E finale after two stoppages". Autosport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Formula E 2023 Rome ePrix/2 Standings". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Hankook London E-Prix". Formula E. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. ^ Smith, Sam (26 July 2023). "Drastic cut to energy limit for London Formula E finale". The Race. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b "2023 Hankook London E-Prix". Formula E. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  7. ^ Cozens, Jack (29 July 2023). "Penalised Evans boosts slim hopes of Formula E title in London". The Race. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Formula E 2023 London ePrix/1 Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  10. ^ a b "2023 Hankook London E-Prix". Formula E. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Formula E 2023 London ePrix/2 Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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