2023 Portland ePrix

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
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)
Distance	32 laps, 102.08 km (63.43 mi)
Scheduled distance	28 laps, 89.32 km (55.50 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Jake Dennis;
Time	1:08.931
Fastest lap
Driver	Mitch Evans
Time	1:11.216 on lap 27
Podium
First	Nick Cassidy;
Second	Jake Dennis;
Third	António Félix da Costa;
	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

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

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
1	1	Jake Dennis	154
1	2	Nick Cassidy	153
2	3	Pascal Wehrlein	138
	4	Mitch Evans	122
	5	Jean-Éric Vergne	97

Teams' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Porsche	231
2	Envision-Jaguar	225
3	Jaguar	184
4	Andretti-Porsche	177
5	DS	139

Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes

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

References

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

Previous race: 2023 Jakarta ePrix	FIA Formula E World Championship 2022–23 season	Next race: 2023 Rome ePrix
Previous race: N/A	Portland ePrix	Next race: 2024 Portland ePrix

[2] 28 planned laps and 4 extra laps

[8] Vergne was made to start from the pitlane due to DS Penske's illegal use of RFID scanning equipment at the pit entry.^[6]

[9] Vandoorne was made to start from the pitlane due to DS Penske's illegal use of RFID scanning equipment at the pit entry.^[6]

[10] Although Evans failed to set a time in qualifying, he was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.

[12] Bird received a 5-second penalty for forcing another driver off the track.^[2]

[1] "Portland E-Prix track length". www.fiaformulae.com. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

[Race_report-3] Klein, Jamie. "Portland E-Prix: Cassidy wins tense energy-saving battle". Autosport. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[4] "Formula E 2023 Jakarta ePrix/2 Standings". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

[5] Golding, Nick. "Mahindra Racing Confirm Portland Appearance for Roberto Merhi". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

[Schedule-6] "2023 Southwire Portland E-Prix". Formula E. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

[DS-7] van Denderen, Ludo. "Formula E under the spell of spygate; Cassidy wins Portland ePrix". GPBlog. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[11] "Qualifying". Formula E. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

[13] "Formula E 2023 Portland ePrix Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

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