2023 São Paulo ePrix
Race 6 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 25 March 2023 (2023-03-25)
Official name 2023 Julius Baer São Paulo ePrix
Location São Paulo Street Circuit, São Paulo, Brazil
Course Street Circuit
Course length 2.933 km (1.822 mi)
Pole position
Driver
DS
Time 1:11.904
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar
Time 1:13.684 on lap 30
Podium
First
Jaguar
Second
Envision-Jaguar
Third
Jaguar

The 2023 São Paulo ePrix was the sixth race of the 2022–23 Formula E World Championship on 25 March 2023. It was the first Formula E race held in Brazil.[1] The race was held on the São Paulo Street Circuit, around the Anhembi Sambadrome.[2]

Background

Pascal Wehrlein entered the race as the leader in the Drivers' Championship with an 18 point lead over Jake Dennis.[3] After missing rounds 2–5 with a wrist injury, Robin Frijns made his return to the season.[4]

Classification

(All times in BRT)

Qualification

Qualification took place at 9:40 AM on 25 March.[5]

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

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara
A2 New Zealand Nick Cassidy
Switzerland Edoardo Mortara
Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne
A1 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne
A4 United Kingdom Jake Hughes
Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne
Portugal António Félix da Costa
B3 Portugal António Félix da Costa
B2 Germany Maximilian Günther
Portugal António Félix da Costa
New Zealand Mitch Evans
B4 New Zealand Mitch Evans
B1 United Kingdom Sam Bird

Overall classification

Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 1 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:12:761 — 1:11:920 1:11:929 1:11:904 1
2 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche — 1:12:837 1:11:982 1:11:982 1:11.967 2
3 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar — 1:12:950 1:11:843 1:12.022 — 3
4 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Maserati 1:12:893 — 1:12:132 1:12.109 — 4
5 10 United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar — 1:12:669 1:12:037 — — 10[lower-alpha 1]
6 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 1:12:852 — 1:12:150 — — 5
7 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati — 1:12:698 1:12:189 — — 9[lower-alpha 2]
8 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:12:909 — 1:12:657 — — 6
9 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 1:13:157 — — — — 7
10 17 France Norman Nato Nissan — 1:12:971 — — — 8
11 58 Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan 1:13:161 — — — — 11
12 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar — 1:12:971 — — — 12
13 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 1:13:200 — — — — 13
14 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche — 1:12:991 — — — 14
15 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:13:280 — — — — 18[lower-alpha 3]
16 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan — 1:13:040 — — — 15
17 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 1:13:025 — — — — 16
18 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum NIO — 1:13.045 — — — 17
19 8 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Mahindra 1:13:330 — — — — 19
20 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra — 1:13:671 — — — 20
21 36 Germany André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 1:13:382 — — — — 21
- 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Mahindra — 1:24:491[lower-alpha 4] — — — 22
Source:[6]

Race

The race took place at 2:03PM on 25 March.[5]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 35 53:25.536 3 25
2 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 35 +0.284 5 18
3 10 United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar 35 +0.507 10 15+12
4 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 35 +3.487 2 12
5 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 35 +4.042 7 10
6 1 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 35 +4.576 1 8+31
7 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 35 +5.659 18 6
8 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 35 +6.141 6 4
9 58 Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan 35 +7.403 11 2
10 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 35 +7.976 12 1
11 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati 35 +15.192[lower-alpha 5] 9
12 36 Germany André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 35 +15.345 21
13 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 35 +19.247 22
14 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra 35 +20.751 20
15 8 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Mahindra 35 +21.465 19
16 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 35 +31.514 16
17 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum NIO 35 +34.398[lower-alpha 6] 17
Ret 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 19 Collision 13
Ret 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Maserati 19 Collision 4
Ret 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 13 Collision 14
Ret 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 6 Accident 15
Ret 17 France Norman Nato Nissan 0 Collision 8
Source:[7]

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. ↑ Bird received a 5-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Mitch Evans in Hyderabad.
  2. ↑ Günther received a 3-place grid penalty for overtaking Fenestraz under double yellows in Cape Town.
  3. ↑ Wehrlein received a 3-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Buemi in Cape Town.
  4. ↑ Although di Grassi failed to set a lap within the 107% time, he was permitted to race under the stewards' discretion.
  5. ↑ Günther received a 5-second time penalty for not following the race director's instructions.
  6. ↑ Ticktum received two penalties, totalling 20 seconds, for not following the race director's instructions and for causing a collision with Rowland and Dennis.

References

  1. ↑ "São Paulo set to host first E-Prix in Brazil". The Official Home of Formula E (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "The Official Home of Formula E". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Smith, Sam (20 March 2023). "Frijns set for Formula E return - but reserve still on standby". The Race. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  5. 1 2 "2023 São Paulo E-Prix - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Qualifying". Formula E. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Results". Formula E. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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