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 edition of the Diriyah ePrix and the fourth time the event was held at night.

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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Race details
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

Background edit

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 edit

(All times are in AST).

Race 1 edit

Qualifying edit

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

Group draw
Group A   WEH   CAS   EVA   HUG   DEN   ROW   MOR   DEV   MUE   FRI   DIG
Group B   BUE   GUE   JEV   VAN   NAT   FEN   BIR   DAR   TIC   DAC   SET

Qualifying duels edit

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

Overall classification edit

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

Race edit

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

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

Notes:

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

Standings after the race edit

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

Race 2 edit

Qualifying edit

Qualifying for race 2 took place at 3:20 PM on 27 January.[6]

Group draw
Group A   WEH   JEV   EVA   GUE   NAT   VAN   SET   FEN   DEV   DAC   TIC
Group B   CAS   DEN   BUE   BIR   HUG   ROW   FRI   MOR   DAR   MUE   DIG

Qualifying duels edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3   Jean-Éric Vergne
A2   Robin Frijns
  Robin Frijns
  Stoffel Vandoorne
A4   Stoffel Vandoorne
A1   Sacha Fenestraz
  Robin Frijns
  Oliver Rowland
B3   Jake Hughes
B2   Nick Cassidy
  Nick Cassidy
  Oliver Rowland
B4   Jehan Daruvala
B1   Oliver Rowland

Overall classification edit

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

Race edit

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

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

Notes:

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

Standings after the race edit

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

Notes edit

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

References edit

  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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