2024 Diriyah ePrix

2024 Diriyah ePrix
Race 2 of 16 of the 2023–24 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 26 January 2024 (2024-01-26)
Official name 2024 Diriyah E-Prix
Location Riyadh Street Circuit, Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.495 km (1.550 mi)[1]
Distance 37 laps, 92.315 km (57.362 mi)
Pole position
Driver DS Penske
Time 1:12.062
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche
Time 1:11.399 on lap 36
Podium
First Andretti-Porsche
Second DS
Third Jaguar
Lap leaders
2023 Diriyah ePrix
Race 3 of 16 of the 2023–24 Formula E season
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Date 27 January 2024 (2024-01-27)
Official name 2024 Diriyah E-Prix
Location Riyadh Street Circuit, Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.495 km (1.550 mi)[1]
Distance 36 laps, 89.820 km (55.812 mi)
Pole position
Driver Nissan
Time 1:10.055
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jake Dennis
Nick Cassidy [note 1]
Andretti-Porsche
Time 1:10.296 on lap 33
Podium
First Jaguar
Second Envision-Jaguar
Third Nissan
Lap leaders

The 2024 Diriyah ePrix was a pair of Formula E electric car races held at the Riyadh Street Circuit in the town of Diriyah, north west of Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia on the 26 and 27 January 2024. It served as the second round of the 2023–24 Formula E season, the sixth and final edition of the Diriyah ePrix and the fourth time the event was held at night.

Background

Following a win from pole in the first round in Mexico City. Pascal Wehrlein led the championship with 28 points. Sébastien Buemi was second, 10 points behind, and Nick Cassidy was third, 12 points behind.[2]

Classification

(All times are in AST).

Race 1

Qualifying

Qualifying for race 1 took place at 3:20 PM on 26 January.[3]

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

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3 Germany Pascal Wehrlein
A2 United Kingdom Jake Dennis
United Kingdom Jake Dennis
New Zealand Mitch Evans
A4 New Zealand Mitch Evans
A1 New Zealand Nick Cassidy
New Zealand Mitch Evans
France Jean-Éric Vergne
B3 Germany Maximilian Günther
B2 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara
Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara
France Jean-Éric Vergne
B4 France Norman Nato
B1 France Jean-Éric Vergne

Overall classification

Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 1:12.856 1:12.164 1:12.125 1:12.062 1
2 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:13.006 1:12.313 1:11.992 1:12.134 2
3 1 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:12.779 1:12.527 1:12.079 3
4 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara ERT 1:12.897 1:12.495 1:12.611 4
5 17 France Norman Nato Andretti-Porsche 1:12.933 1:12.475 5
6 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:12.872 1:12.610 6
7 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Jaguar 1:12.619 1:12.821 7
8 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati 1:12.931 1:12.892 8
9 8 United Kingdom Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 1:13.147 9
10 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:13.207 10
11 2 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:13.167 11
12 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns Envision-Jaguar 1:13.272 12
13 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:13.186 13
14 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Nissan 1:13.350 14
15 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 1:13.294 15
16 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 1:13.531 16
17 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:13.367 20[a]
18 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi ABT-Mahindra 1:13.729 17
19 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum ERT 1:13.446 18
20 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 1:13.791 19
21 18 India Jehan Daruvala Maserati 1:14.054 21
22 21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Mahindra 1:14.254 22
Source:[4]

Race

Race 1 started at 8:04 PM on 26 January.[3]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 37 45:56.452 3 25+12
2 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 37 +13.289 1 18+31
3 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Jaguar 37 +13.824 7 15
4 8 United Kingdom Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 37 +14.620 9 12
5 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 37 +15.174 2 10
6 17 France Norman Nato Andretti-Porsche 37 +15.661 5 8
7 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati 37 +16.267 8 6
8 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 37 +16.387 6 4
9 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara ERT 37 +26.606 4 2
10 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns Envision-Jaguar 37 +26.968 12 1
11 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 37 +27.021 10
12 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 37 +27.472 13
13 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Nissan 37 +27.973 14
14 2 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 37 +28.366 11
15 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 37 +29.397 19
16 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 37 +29.885 20
17 21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Mahindra 37 +30.419 22
18 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 37 +30.884 16
19 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi ABT-Mahindra 37 +31.188 17
20 18 India Jehan Daruvala Maserati 37 +31.541 21
21 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum ERT 37 +1:04.712 18
Ret 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 12 Suspension damage 15
Source:[5]

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 3:20 PM on 27 January.[6]

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

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3 France Jean-Éric Vergne
A2 Netherlands Robin Frijns
Netherlands Robin Frijns
Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne
A4 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne
A1 France Sacha Fenestraz
Netherlands Robin Frijns
United Kingdom Oliver Rowland
B3 United Kingdom Jake Hughes
B2 New Zealand Nick Cassidy
New Zealand Nick Cassidy
United Kingdom Oliver Rowland
B4 India Jehan Daruvala
B1 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland

Overall classification

Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Nissan 1:10:486 1:10:149 1:10:098 1:10:055 1
2 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns Envision-Jaguar 1:10:784 1:10:885 1:10:415 1:10:320 2
3 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Jaguar 1:10:760 1:10:385 1:10:295 3
4 2 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:10:836 1:10:539 1:10:627 4
5 18 India Jehan Daruvala Maserati 1:10:904 1:10:786 5
6 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:10:847 1:10:994 6
7 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 1:10:641 1:11:077 7
8 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 1:10:801 1:11.112 8
9 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara ERT 1:10.986 9
10 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:10.946 10
11 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:11.152 11
12 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati 1:10.993 12
13 8 United Kingdom Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 1:11.165 13
14 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:11.042 14
15 1 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:11.228 15
16 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum ERT 1:11.307 16
17 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 1:11:368 17
18 21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Mahindra 1:11.327 18
19 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 1:11:386 19
20 17 France Norman Nato Andretti-Porsche 1:11.390 20
21 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi ABT-Mahindra 1:11.806 21
22 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:11.662 22
Source:[7]

Race

Race 2 started at 8:04 PM on 27 January.[6]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Jaguar 36 43:51:868 3 25+12
2 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns Envision-Jaguar 36 +1.192 2 18
3 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Nissan 36 +1.875 1 15+31
4 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 36 +2.931 6 12
5 2 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 36 +3.397 4 10
6 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 36 +4.598 7 8
7 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 36 +4.816 10 6
8 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 36 +5.195 8 4
9 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati 36 +5.709 12 2
10 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 36 +6.866 14 1
11 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 36 +10.116 19
12 1 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 36 +11.240 15
13 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 36 +14.462 17
14 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 36 +17.960 22
15 21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Mahindra 36 +19.295 18
16 17 France Norman Nato Andretti-Porsche 36 +20.235 20
17 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara ERT 36 +21.564 9
18 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi ABT-Mahindra 36 +25.639 21
Ret 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum ERT 32 Retired 16
Ret 18 India Jehan Daruvala Maserati 25 Brakes 5
Ret 8 United Kingdom Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 22 Suspension 13
DNS 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar Did not start 11
Source:[8]

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. ^ The point was awarded to Cassidy as Dennis did not finish in the top 10.

References

  1. ^ a b "Diriyah Street Circuit". Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Formula E 2024 Mexico City ePrix/Standings". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "2024 Diriyah ePrix". Formula E. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Results". Formula E. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. ^ a b "2024 Diriyah ePrix". Formula E. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Results". Formula E. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  1. ^ Da Costa received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Nico Müller at the previous race.
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