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2023 Hyderabad ePrix

The 2023 Hyderabad ePrix, known for sponsorships reasons as the 2023 Greenko Hyderabad ePrix,[1] was a Formula E electric car race held at the Hyderabad Street Circuit in the city of Hyderabad in Telangana, India on 11 February 2023 as the fourth round of the 2022–23 Formula E season.[2] This was the inaugural running of a Formula E event at the track, as well as the first time an ePrix was held in India. It was also the first motorsport event hosted by the country as part of an FIA-sanctioned World Championship since the 2013 Indian Grand Prix a decade prior.

2023 Hyderabad ePrix
Race 4 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 11 February 2023 (2023-02-11)
Official name 2023 Greenko Hyderabad ePrix
Location Hyderabad Street Circuit, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Course Street Circuit
Course length 2.835 km (1.762 mi)
Distance 33[a] laps, 93.555 km (58.132 mi)
Scheduled distance 32 laps, 90.720 km (56.371 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Jaguar
Time 1:13.228
Fastest lap
Driver France Norman Nato Nissan
Time 1:14.698 on lap 28
Podium
First
DS
Second
Envision-Jaguar
Third
Porsche
Lap leaders

Background edit

Pascal Wehrlein entered the fourth round of the season as the points leader in the Drivers' Championship after winning both races at Diriyah, with Jake Dennis second by 6 points. In the first three previous races this season, only Wehrlein and Dennis finished in the first two positions. Avalanche Andretti led the Teams' Championship, 2 points ahead of TAG Heuer Porsche.[3]

Impact edit

The government of Telangana introduced three double-decker electric buses in preparation for the race. This marks the return of double decker buses to Hyderabad for the first time since 2003.[4]

Free practice edit

In Free Practice 1, held on 10 February at 4:30 PM, Pascal Wehrlein crashed hard into the barriers with an apparent vehicle malfunction causing Porsche to pit all of the cars on both Porsche teams – TAG Heuer Porsche and Avalanche Andretti.[5]

Classification edit

(All times are in IST)

Qualifying edit

Qualifying took place at 10:40 AM on 11 February.[6]

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

Qualifying duels edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3   Sébastien Buemi
A2   Sacha Fenestraz
  Sébastien Buemi
  Mitch Evans
A4   Maximilian Günther
A1   Mitch Evans
  Mitch Evans
  Jean-Éric Vergne
B3   Sam Bird
B2   Jean-Éric Vergne
  Jean-Éric Vergne
*
B4   Edoardo Mortara*
B1   René Rast*

* Sam Bird, Edoardo Mortara and René Rast all had their quarter-finals times deleted for exceeding track limits. Mortara and Rast had been seeded into the same duel, so neither driver advanced to the semi-finals. For this reason, Jean-Éric Vergne was not matched against any driver in the semi-finals and automatically advanced to the finals.

Overall classification edit

Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 9   Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:14.194 — 1:13:526 1:13.250 1:13.228 1
2 25   Jean-Éric Vergne DS — 1:14:095 1:13.503 1:13.472 1:13.249 2
3 16   Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:14:503 — 1:13:599 1:13:533 — 3
4 23   Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 1:14:204 — No time[b] — — 4
5 7   Maximilian Günther Maserati 1:14:518 — No time[c] — — 5
6 10   Sam Bird Jaguar — 1:14:187 No time[d] — — 6
7 48   Edoardo Mortara Maserati — 1:14:233 No time[e] — — 7
8 58   René Rast McLaren-Nissan — 1:14:091 No time[f] — — 8
9 94   Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:14.663 — — — — 12[g]
10 37   Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar — 1:14:234 — — — 9
11 8   Oliver Rowland Mahindra 1:14:721 — — — — 10
12 27   Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche — 1:14.377 — — — 11
13 13   António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:14:732 — — — — 13
14 17   Norman Nato Nissan — 1:14.420 — — — 14
15 3   Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 1:14:756 — — — — 15
16 33   Dan Ticktum NIO — 1:14.539 — — — 16
17 1   Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:14.823 — — — — 17
18 51   Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra — 1:14:549 — — — 18
19 11   Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 1:14:917 — — — — 19
20 36   André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche — 1:14:818 — — — 20
21 5   Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:15:118 — — — — 21
22 4   Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra — 1:15:173 — — — 22
Source:[7]

Race edit

The race took place on February 11 at 3:03 PM.[6]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 25   Jean-Éric Vergne DS 33 46:01:099 2 25
2 37   Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 33 +0.400 9 18
3 13   António Félix da Costa Porsche 33 +1.859 13 15
4 94   Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 33 +2.855 12 12
5 3   Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 33 +3.523 15 10
6 8   Oliver Rowland Mahindra 33 +7.138[h] 10 8
7 17   Norman Nato Nissan 33 +7.318 14 6+1
8 1   Stoffel Vandoorne DS 33 +7.564[i] 17 4
9 36   André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 33 +8.703 20 2
10 48   Edoardo Mortara Maserati 33 +9.073 7 1
11 51   Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 33 +10.622 18
12 23   Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 33 +11.635 4
13 7   Maximilian Günther Maserati 33 +15.446[j] 5
14 11   Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 33 +15.999[k] 19
15 16   Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 33 +17.735[l] 3
16 27   Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 33 +1:10.562[m] 11
Ret 58   René Rast McLaren-Nissan 25 Collision damage 8
Ret 5   Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 22 Accident 21
Ret 10   Sam Bird Jaguar 18 Collision damage 6
Ret 33   Dan Ticktum NIO 15 Suspension 16
Ret 9   Mitch Evans Jaguar 12 Collision damage 1
Ret 4   Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra 9 Suspension 22
Source:[8]

Notes:

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

Standings after the race edit

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

Notes edit

  1. ^ 32 planned laps and 1 extra lap
  2. ^ Fenestraz's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  3. ^ Günther's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  4. ^ Bird's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  5. ^ Mortara's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  6. ^ Rast's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  7. ^ Wehrlein received a 3-second grid penalty for impeding Sette Câmara.
  8. ^ Rowland received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
  9. ^ Dennis received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
  10. ^ Günther received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
  11. ^ di Grassi received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
  12. ^ Buemi received a drive-through penalty, later converted into a 17-second penalty, for overpower.
  13. ^ Dennis received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.

References edit

  1. ^ "Greenko named title sponsor of 2023 Greenko Hyderabad E-Prix". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. ^ Prakash, Priyali (1 July 2022). "Explained | Formula E to race in Hyderabad in 2023". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Formula E Standings and Results in Motorsport". AutoSport. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Ahead of Formula E race, Hyderabad reintroduces double-decker buses; electric this time". The Indian Express. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. ^ Golding, Nick (10 February 2023). "Huge Pascal Wehrlein Shunt Overshadows Sébastian Buemi Topping Chaotic Opening Hyderabad Session". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b "2023 Hyderabad E-Prix - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Results". Formula E. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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