The 2023 Diriyah ePrix known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 CORE Diriyah ePrix[2] 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 27 and 28 January 2023. It was the second round of the 2022–23 Formula E season, the fifth edition of the Diriyah ePrix and the third time the Diriyah ePrix was held at night.

2023 Diriyah ePrix
Race 2 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 27 January 2023 (2023-01-27)
Official name 2023 CORE Diriyah E-Prix
Location Riyadh Street Circuit, Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.495 km (1.550 mi)[1]
Distance 39 laps, 97.305 km (60.463 mi)
Pole position
Driver Envision-Jaguar
Time 1:09.435
Fastest lap
Driver Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan
Time 1:10.117 on lap 17
Podium
First Porsche
Second Andretti-Porsche
Third Jaguar
Lap leaders
2023 Diriyah ePrix
Race 3 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 28 January 2023 (2023-01-28)
Official name 2023 CORE Diriyah E-Prix
Location Riyadh Street Circuit, Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.495 km (1.550 mi)[1]
Distance 40[a] laps, 99.800 km (62.013 mi)
Scheduled distance 39 laps, 97.305 km (60.463 mi)
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Nissan
Time 1:08.693
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar
Time 1:09.010 on lap 34
Podium
First Porsche
Second Andretti-Porsche
Third McLaren-Nissan
Lap leaders

Background

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After the first round in Mexico City, Jake Dennis was leading the Drivers' Championship ahead of Pascal Wehrlein and Lucas di Grassi and Avalanche Andretti led the Teams' Championship ahead of Porsche Formula E and Mahindra Racing[3]

Driver changes

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After breaking his wrist in a crash at the 2023 Mexico City ePrix, Robin Frijns was unable to race in the Diriyah ePrix and was replaced by Kelvin van der Linde.[4]

Classification

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(All times are in AST)

Race one

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Qualifying

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Qualifying took place at 3:40 PM on January 27[5]

Group draw
Group A   HUG   ROW   TIC   DIG   CAS   DEN   DAC   NAT   FEN   MOR   GUE
Group B   BIR   BUE   EVA   RAS   WEH   SET   JEV   LOT   VAN   VDL   MUE

Qualifying duels

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3   Dan Ticktum
A2   Oliver Rowland
  Dan Ticktum
  Jake Hughes
A4   Lucas di Grassi
A1   Jake Hughes
  Jake Hughes
  Sébastien Buemi
B3   Mitch Evans
B2   Sébastien Buemi
  Sébastien Buemi
  Sam Bird
B4   René Rast
B1   Sam Bird

Overall classification

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Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 16   Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:10:231 1:09:790 1:09:366 1:09:435 1
2 5   Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:10:269 1:09:713 1:09.779 1:09:495 2
3 10   Sam Bird Jaguar 1:09:942 1:09:558 1:09:462 3
4 33   Dan Ticktum NIO 1:10:661 1:09.593 1:10:246 4
5 58   René Rast McLaren-Nissan 1:10:265 1:09:729 5
6 9   Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:10:245 1:10:039 6
7 11   Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 1:10:784 1:10:052 7
8 8   Oliver Rowland Mahindra 1:10:600 1:10:114 8
9 94   Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:10:407 9
10 37   Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 1:10:829 10
11 3   Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 1:10:598 14[b]
12 27   Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:10:903 11
13 25   Jean-Éric Vergne DS 1:10:602 12
14 13   António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:10:940 13
15 36   André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 1:10:607 15
16 17   Norman Nato Nissan 1:10:985 16
17 1   Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:10:636 17
18 23   Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 1:11:073 18
19 4   Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra 1:11:048 19
20 48   Edoardo Mortara Maserati 1:11:708 20
21 51   Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra No time 21[c]
22 7   Maximilian Günther Maserati 1:32:982 22
Source:[6]

Race

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The race took place on January 27 at 8:03 PM.[5]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 94   Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 39 47:45:567 9 25
2 27   Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 39 +0.531 11 18
3 10   Sam Bird Jaguar 39 +3.526 3 15
4 16   Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 39 +6.048 1 12+31
5 58   René Rast McLaren-Nissan 39 +7.471 5 10+12
6 37   Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 39 +7.614 10 8
7 25   Jean-Éric Vergne DS 39 +12.394 12 6
8 5   Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 39 +15.187 2 4
9 36   André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 39 +15.563 15 2
10 9   Mitch Evans Jaguar 39 +17.914[d] 6 1
11 1   Stoffel Vandoorne DS 39 +26.307 17
12 17   Norman Nato Nissan 39 +27.070 16
13 11   Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 39 +28.779 7
14 33   Dan Ticktum NIO 39 +37.318 4
15 3   Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 39 +45.034 14
16 4   Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra 39 +1:09.547 19
17 23   Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 39 +1:09.547 18
18 8   Oliver Rowland Mahindra 38 +1 lap 8
19 13   António Félix da Costa Porsche 38 +1 lap 13
Ret 48   Edoardo Mortara Maserati 32 Puncture 20
Ret 51   Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 13 Chassis damage 21
DNS 7   Maximilian Günther Maserati 0 Did not start 22
Source:[7]

Notes:

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

Standings after the race

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

Race two

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Qualifying

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Qualifying took place at 3:40 PM on January 28[8]

Group draw
Group A   DEN   BUE   HUG   LOT   CAS   DAC   VAN   NAT   TIC   SET   VDL
Group B   WEH   DIG   BIR   RAS   JEV   EVA   GUE   ROW   MUE   FEN   MOR

Qualifying duels

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A2   Sébastien Buemi
A3   Stoffel Vandoorne
  Sébastien Buemi
  Jake Hughes
A1   Jake Hughes
A4   Jake Dennis
  Jake Hughes
  Mitch Evans
B2   René Rast
B3   Pascal Wehrlein
  René Rast
  Mitch Evans
B1   Mitch Evans
B4   Edoardo Mortara

Overall classification

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Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 5   Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:09:361 1:08:748 1:08.680 1:08:693 1
2 9   Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:09:401 1:08:909 1:08:690 1:08:797 2
3 58   René Rast McLaren-Nissan 1:09:435 1:08:855 1:08:922 3
4 16   Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:09:422 1:08:925 1:08:926 4
5 94   Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:09:576 1:09:028 5
6 27   Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:09:572 1:09:198 6
7 48   Edoardo Mortara Maserati 1:09:623 1:09:279 7
8 1   Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:09:518 1:09:282 8
9 10   Sam Bird Jaguar 1:09:628 9
10 7   Maximilian Günther Maserati 1:09:643 10
11 33   Dan Ticktum NIO 1:09:698 11
12 23   Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 1:09:670 12
13 3   Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 1:09:735 13
14 8   Oliver Rowland Mahindra 1:09:690 14
15 37   Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 1:09:761 15
16 25   Jean-Éric Vergne DS 1:09:794 16
17 13   António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:09:832 17
18 36   André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 1:09:843 18
19 17   Norman Nato Nissan 1:10:107 19
20 11   Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 1:09:975 20
21 4   Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra 1:10.221 21
22 51   Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 1:10:072 22
Source:[9]

Race

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The race took place on January 28 at 8:03 PM.[8]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 94   Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 40 50:40:304 5 25
2 27   Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 40 +1.252 6 18
3 58   René Rast McLaren-Nissan 40 +4.554 3 15
4 10   Sam Bird Jaguar 40 +5.851 9 12+1
5 5   Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 40 +10.869 1 10+3
6 16   Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 40 +10.947 4 8
7 9   Mitch Evans Jaguar 40 +11.088 2 6
8 23   Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 40 +12.409 12 4
9 48   Edoardo Mortara Maserati 40 +12.753 7 2
10 33   Dan Ticktum NIO 40 +13.275 11 1
11 13   António Félix da Costa Porsche 40 +15.229 17
12 36   André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 40 +15.623 18
13 37   Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 40 +17.038 15
14 17   Norman Nato Nissan 40 +19.569 19
15 11   Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 40 +20.796 20
16 25   Jean-Éric Vergne DS 40 +21.221 16
17 3   Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 40 +22.243 13
18 4   Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra 40 +25.291 21
19 7   Maximilian Günther Maserati 40 +27.137 10
20 1   Stoffel Vandoorne DS 40 +37.572[e] 8
Ret 8   Oliver Rowland Mahindra 30 Puncture 14
Ret 51   Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 25 Accident 22
Source:[10]


Standings after the race

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

Notes

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  1. ^ 39 planned laps and 1 extra lap
  2. ^ Sette Câmara received a 3-place grid penalty for impeding Wehrlein.
  3. ^ Although Müller failed to set a time in qualifying, he was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.
  4. ^ Evans received a 5-second penalty for forcing Rast off the track.
  5. ^ Vandoorne received a drive-through penalty, later converted into a 24-second penalty, for failing to activate attack mode for the second time.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Diriyah Street Circuit". Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Saudi-based brand CORE named title sponsor of Formula E 2023 Diriyah E-Prix". Arab News. 23 January 2023. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Formula E Standings and Results in Motorsport". AutoSport. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  4. ^ Boxall-Legge, Jake. "Kelvin van der Linde to replace injured Frijns for Diriyah E-Prix". www.motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b "2023 Diriyah E-Prix - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Results". Formula E. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. ^ a b "2023 Diriyah E-Prix - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Results". Formula E. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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