2021 London ePrix explained

Type:	CUST
Description:	Race 12 of 15 of the 2020–21 Formula E season
Previous Round:	2021 New York City ePrix
Next Round:	2021 Berlin ePrix
Country:	United Kingdom
Grand Prix:	London
Gp Suffix:	ePrix
Year:	2021
Official Name:	2021 Heineken London E-Prix
Location:	ExCeL London, Royal Docks, Newham, London
Course:	Street circuit
Course Length:	2.252km (01.399miles)
Distance Laps:	33
Distance Length:	74.316km (46.178miles)
Pole Driver:	Alex Lynn
Pole Country:	GBR
Pole Team:	Mahindra
Pole Time:	1:23.245
Fast Driver:	Mitch Evans René Rast
Fast Team:	Jaguar Audi
Fast Time:	1:22.340 (1:22.539)
Fast Lap:	22 (15)
Fast Country:	NZL
First Driver:	Jake Dennis
First Country:	GBR
First Team:	Andretti-BMW
Second Driver:	Nyck de Vries
Second Country:	NED
Second Team:	Mercedes
Third Driver:	Alex Lynn
Third Country:	GBR
Third Team:	Mahindra

Type:	CUST
Description:	Race 13 of 15 of the 2020–21 Formula E season
Previous Round:	2021 New York City ePrix
Next Round:	2021 Berlin ePrix
Country:	United Kingdom
Grand Prix:	London
Gp Suffix:	ePrix
Year:	2021
Official Name:	2021 Heineken London E-Prix
Location:	ExCeL London, Royal Docks, Newham, London
Course:	Street circuit
Course Length:	2.252km (01.399miles)
Distance Laps:	30
Distance Length:	67.56km (41.98miles)
Pole Driver:	Stoffel Vandoorne
Pole Country:	BEL
Pole Team:	Mercedes
Pole Time:	1:20.181
Fast Driver:	Robin Frijns
Fast Team:	Virgin-Audi
Fast Time:	1:21.635
Fast Lap:	17
Fast Country:	NED
First Driver:	Alex Lynn
First Country:	GBR
First Team:	Mahindra
Second Driver:	Nyck de Vries
Second Country:	NED
Second Team:	Mercedes
Third Driver:	Mitch Evans
Third Country:	NZL
Third Team:	Jaguar

The 2021 London ePrix (formally the 2021 Heineken London E-Prix) was a pair of Formula E electric car races held in and around the ExCeL London centre in the Royal Docks area of the London borough of Newham on 24 and 25 July 2021. The circuit is designed as an indoor-outdoor venue, combining the ExCeL facilities and the surrounding public roads at the Royal Victoria Dock.^[1] It marked the twelfth and thirteenth rounds of the 2020–21 Formula E season, as well as the third running of the event, and the first since it was last held in 2016 at Battersea Park.

The first race was won by Jake Dennis, with Nyck de Vries and Alex Lynn rounding out the podium.^[2] Alex Lynn took his maiden Formula E victory in the second race, finishing ahead of Nyck de Vries and Mitch Evans, as original race winner Lucas di Grassi was disqualified for failing to serve a drive-through penalty.^[3]

This result left 18 drivers in contention for the World Championship coming into the final two races of the season at Berlin.

Classification

Race one

Qualifying

Group draw^[4]
Group 1	BIR	DAC (2)	FRI (3)	MOR (4)	CAS (5)	JEV (6)
Group 2	RAS (7)	EVA (8)	WEH (9)	DEV (10)	ROW (11)	DIG (12)
Group 3	VAN (13)	GUE (14)	DEN (15)	SIM (16)	LYN (17)	LOT (18)
Group 4	BUE (20)	NAT (21)	TUR (22)	SET (23)	BLO (24)	ERI (25)

		Driver	Team
1	94	data-sort-value="LYN"	Alex Lynn	Mahindra	1:23.921	1:23.245	1
2	27	data-sort-value="DEN"	Jake Dennis	Andretti-BMW	1:24.032	1:23.544	2
3	23	data-sort-value="BUE"	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams-Nissan	1:24.124	1:23.627	3
4	7	data-sort-value="SET"	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Dragon-Penske	1:24.199	1:23.758	4
5	36	data-sort-value="LOT"	André Lotterer	Porsche	1:23.900	1:23.863	5
6	71	data-sort-value="NAT"	Norman Nato	Venturi-Mercedes	1:24.329	1:23.912	6
7	11	data-sort-value="DIG"	Lucas di Grassi	Audi	1:24.564		7
8	29	data-sort-value="SIM"	Alexander Sims	Mahindra	1:24.584		8
9	17	data-sort-value="DEV"	Nyck de Vries	Mercedes	1:24.644		9
10	6	data-sort-value="ERI"	Joel Eriksson	Dragon-Penske	1:24.695		10
11	20	data-sort-value="EVA"	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	1:24.820		11
12	99	data-sort-value="WEH"	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	1:24.847		12
13	33	data-sort-value="RAS"	René Rast	Audi	1:24.913		13
14	5	data-sort-value="VAN"	Stoffel Vandoorne	Mercedes	1:25.101		14
15	88	data-sort-value="BLO"	Tom Blomqvist	NIO	1:25.104		15
16	48	data-sort-value="MOR"	Edoardo Mortara	Venturi-Mercedes	1:25.198		16
17	13	data-sort-value="DAC"	António Félix da Costa	Techeetah-DS	1:25.279		17
18	10	data-sort-value="BIR"	Sam Bird	Jaguar	1:25.366		18
19	8	data-sort-value="TUR"	Oliver Turvey	NIO	1:25.398		19
20	37	data-sort-value="CAS"	Nick Cassidy	Virgin-Audi	1:25.911		20
21	22	data-sort-value="ROW"	Oliver Rowland	e.dams-Nissan	1:25.932		21
22	4	data-sort-value="FRI"	Robin Frijns	Virgin-Audi	1:26.009		22
23	25	data-sort-value="JEV"	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS	1:26.168		23
24	28	data-sort-value="GUE"	Maximilian Günther	Andretti-BMW	no time		24
Source:^[5] ^[6]

Race

		Driver	Team		Time/Retired		Points
1	27	data-sort-value="DEN"	Jake Dennis	Andretti-BMW	33	46:50.048	2	25
2	17	data-sort-value="DEV"	Nyck de Vries	Mercedes	33	+5.341	9	18
3	94	data-sort-value="LYN"	Alex Lynn	Mahindra	33	+6.946	1	15+3
4	36	data-sort-value="LOT"	André Lotterer	Porsche	33	+10.699	5	12+1
5	33	data-sort-value="RAS"	René Rast	Audi	33	+11.427	13	10+1
6	11	data-sort-value="DIG"	Lucas di Grassi	Audi	33	+12.233	7	8
7	5	data-sort-value="VAN"	Stoffel Vandoorne	Mercedes	33	+17.381	14	6
8	13	data-sort-value="DAC"	António Félix da Costa	Techeetah-DS	33	+18.457	17	4
9	48	data-sort-value="MOR"	Edoardo Mortara	Venturi-Mercedes	33	+30.724	16	2
10	99	data-sort-value="WEH"	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	33	+38.240	12	1
11	37	data-sort-value="CAS"	Nick Cassidy	Virgin-Audi	33	+43.475	20
12	25	data-sort-value="JEV"	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS	33	+48.025	23
13	4	data-sort-value="FRI"	Robin Frijns	Virgin-Audi	33	+51.037	22
14	20	data-sort-value="EVA"	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	33	+57.579	11
15	8	data-sort-value="TUR"	Oliver Turvey	NIO	33	+58.624	19
16	6	data-sort-value="ERI"	Joel Eriksson	Dragon-Penske	33	+59.945	10
17	7	data-sort-value="SET"	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Dragon-Penske	33	+1:00.436	4
18	28	data-sort-value="GUE"	Maximilian Günther	Andretti-BMW	33	+1:05.105	24
NC	71	data-sort-value="NAT"	Norman Nato	Venturi-Mercedes	33	Retired in pits	6
NC	88	data-sort-value="BLO"	Tom Blomqvist	NIO	25	+8 laps	15
Ret	10	data-sort-value="BIR"	Sam Bird	Jaguar	1	Collision damage	18
Ret	29	data-sort-value="SIM"	Alexander Sims	Mahindra	0	Collision damage	8
DSQ	23	data-sort-value="BUE"	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams-Nissan	33	Energy usage	3
DSQ	22	data-sort-value="ROW"	Oliver Rowland	e.dams-Nissan	33	Energy usage	21
Source:^[7]

Notes:

•  – Pole position.
•  – Fastest in group stage.
•  – Fastest lap.
•  – Robin Frijns received a 5-second time penalty for pushing another car into the wall and gaining a position.^[8]
•  – Maximilian Günther received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision.^[9]
•  – Norman Nato pulled into the pit lane at the end of the final lap after exceeding the maximum energy usage. As he did not cross the chequered flag, he was not classified.
•  – Sébastien Buemi and Oliver Rowland originally finished 4th and 10th respectively, but were disqualified from the race for exceeding the maximum energy usage.^{[10] [11]}

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Sam Bird	81
	2	António Félix da Costa	80
12	3	Jake Dennis	79
6	4	Nyck de Vries	77
2	5	Robin Frijns	76

Teams' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
1	1	Techeetah-DS	148
1	2	Virgin-Audi	146
	3	Jaguar	141
1	4	Mercedes	137
1	5	Audi	134

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

Race two

Qualifying

Group draw^[12]
Group 1	BIR	DAC (2)	DEN (3)	DEV (4)	FRI (5)	MOR (6)
Group 2	RAS (7)	CAS (8)	JEV (9)	DIG (10)	WEH (11)	VAN (12)
Group 3	EVA (13)	ROW (14)	GUE (15)	LYN (16)	LOT (17)	SIM (18)
Group 4	BUE (20)	NAT (21)	TUR (22)	SET (23)	BLO (24)	ERI (25)

		Driver	Team
1	5	data-sort-value="VAN"	Stoffel Vandoorne	Mercedes	1:20.459	1:20.181	1
2	22	data-sort-value="ROW"	Oliver Rowland	e.dams-Nissan	1:20.483	1:20.222	2
3	94	data-sort-value="LYN"	Alex Lynn	Mahindra	1:20.319	1:20.248	3
4	17	data-sort-value="DEV"	Nyck de Vries	Mercedes	1:20.511	1:20.353	4
5	20	data-sort-value="EVA"	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	1:20.321	1:20.376	5
6	28	data-sort-value="GUE"	Maximilian Günther	Andretti-BMW	1:20.504	1:20.398	6
7	99	data-sort-value="WEH"	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	1:20.569		7
8	4	data-sort-value="FRI"	Robin Frijns	Virgin-Audi	1:20.620		8
9	7	data-sort-value="SET"	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Dragon-Penske	1:20.641		9
10	11	data-sort-value="DIG"	Lucas di Grassi	Audi	1:20.750		10
11	23	data-sort-value="BUE"	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams-Nissan	1:20.812		11
12	33	data-sort-value="RAS"	René Rast	Audi	1:20.924		12
13	71	data-sort-value="NAT"	Norman Nato	Venturi-Mercedes	1:20.977		13
14	88	data-sort-value="BLO"	Tom Blomqvist	NIO	1:20.988		14
15	6	data-sort-value="ERI"	Joel Eriksson	Dragon-Penske	1:21.010		15
16	36	data-sort-value="LOT"	André Lotterer	Porsche	1:21.038		16
17	27	data-sort-value="DEN"	Jake Dennis	Andretti-BMW	1:21.042		17
18	37	data-sort-value="CAS"	Nick Cassidy	Virgin-Audi	1:21.043		18
19	29	data-sort-value="SIM"	Alexander Sims	Mahindra	1:21.064		19
20	48	data-sort-value="MOR"	Edoardo Mortara	Venturi-Mercedes	1:21.080		20
21	10	data-sort-value="BIR"	Sam Bird	Jaguar	1:21.108		21
22	13	data-sort-value="DAC"	António Félix da Costa	Techeetah-DS	1:21.195		22
23	25	data-sort-value="JEV"	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS	1:21.244		23
24	8	data-sort-value="TUR"	Oliver Turvey	NIO	1:21.847		24
Source:^[13] ^[14]

Race

		Driver	Team		Time/Retired		Points
1	94	data-sort-value="LYN"	Alex Lynn	Mahindra	30	46:29.532	3	25+1
2	17	data-sort-value="DEV"	Nyck de Vries	Mercedes	30	+0.599	4	18
3	20	data-sort-value="EVA"	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	30	+6.257	5	15
4	4	data-sort-value="FRI"	Robin Frijns	Virgin-Audi	30	+6.682	8	12+1
5	99	data-sort-value="WEH"	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	30	+9.212	7	10
6	28	data-sort-value="GUE"	Maximilian Günther	Andretti-BMW	30	+10.637	6	8
7	37	data-sort-value="CAS"	Nick Cassidy	Virgin-Audi	30	+12.685	18	6
8	7	data-sort-value="SET"	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Dragon-Penske	30	+19.237	9	4
9	27	data-sort-value="DEN"	Jake Dennis	Andretti-BMW	30	+24.914	17	2
10	6	data-sort-value="ERI"	Joel Eriksson	Dragon-Penske	30	+27.920	15	1
11	48	data-sort-value="MOR"	Edoardo Mortara	Venturi-Mercedes	30	+29.083	20
12	25	data-sort-value="JEV"	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS	30	+29.915	23
13	23	data-sort-value="BUE"	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams-Nissan	30	+30.291	11
14	8	data-sort-value="TUR"	Oliver Turvey	NIO	30	+31.364	24
15	5	data-sort-value="VAN"	Stoffel Vandoorne	Mercedes	30	+33.623	1	3
16	29	data-sort-value="SIM"	Alexander Sims	Mahindra	30	+34.336	19
17	36	data-sort-value="LOT"	André Lotterer	Porsche	30	+35.204	16
18	22	data-sort-value="ROW"	Oliver Rowland	e.dams-Nissan	30	+42.269	2
19	88	data-sort-value="BLO"	Tom Blomqvist	NIO	29	+1 lap	14
Ret	71	data-sort-value="NAT"	Norman Nato	Venturi-Mercedes	27	Collision	13
Ret	10	data-sort-value="BIR"	Sam Bird	Jaguar	27	Collision	21
Ret	13	data-sort-value="DAC"	António Félix da Costa	Techeetah-DS	10	Collision damage	22
Ret	33	data-sort-value="RAS"	René Rast	Audi	5	Collision damage	12
DSQ	11	data-sort-value="DIG"	Lucas di Grassi	Audi	30	Disqualified	10
Source:^[15]

Notes:

•  – Fastest in group stage.
•  – Fastest lap.
•  – Pole position.
•  – Stoffel Vandoorne received a 5-second time penalty for overtaking under yellow flag conditions.^[16]
•  – Oliver Rowland received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision.^[17]
•  – Lucas di Grassi originally finished 1st, but was disqualified from the race for failing to respect a drive-through penalty.^[18] He had received the penalty for a safety car procedure infringement.^[19]

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
3	1	Nyck de Vries	95
3	2	Robin Frijns	89
2	3	Sam Bird	81
1	4	Jake Dennis	81
2	5	António Félix da Costa	80

Teams' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
1	1	Virgin-Audi	165
2	2	Mercedes	158
	3	Jaguar	156
3	4	Techeetah-DS	148
1	5	Andretti-BMW	143

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

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Smith. Topher. London Calling: British capital returns to calendar. Downforce Radio. 5 March 2019. 23 July 2021. 9 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200609102959/https://www.downforceracing.uk/london-calling-british-capital-returns-to-calendar/. live.
2. Web site: BMW rookie Dennis closes on Formula E lead with London win. The Race. 24 July 2021.
3. Web site: Lynn gets first Formula E win as di Grassi black-flagged. The Race. 25 July 2021.
4. Web site: Doc 11 - Qualifying Groups. FIA Formula E. 23 July 2021.
5. Web site: Doc 31 - Final Classification Qualifying-Superpole. FIA Formula E. 24 July 2021.
6. Web site: Doc 35 - Final Starting Grid Race. FIA Formula E. 25 July 2021.
7. Web site: Doc 53 - Final Classification Race. FIA Formula E. 24 July 2021.
8. Web site: Doc 43 - Decision No. 14. FIA Formula E. 24 July 2021.
9. Web site: Doc 44 - Decision No. 15. FIA Formula E. 24 July 2021.
10. Web site: Doc 50 - Decision No. 16. FIA Formula E. 24 July 2021.
11. Web site: Doc 51 - Decision No. 17. FIA Formula E. 24 July 2021.
12. Web site: Doc 28 - Qualifying Groups. FIA Formula E. 25 July 2021.
13. Web site: Doc 69 - Final Classification Qualifying-Superpole. FIA Formula E. 25 July 2021.
14. Web site: Doc 70 - Final Starting Grid. FIA Formula E. 25 July 2021.
15. Web site: Doc 89 - Final Classification Race. FIA Formula E. 25 July 2021.
16. Web site: Doc 87 - Decision No. 35. FIA Formula E. 25 July 2021.
17. Web site: Doc 88 - Decision No. 36. FIA Formula E. 25 July 2021.
18. Web site: Doc 85 - Decision No. 33. FIA Formula E. 25 July 2021.
19. Web site: ABB FIA Formula E World Championship on Twitter. Twitter. 25 July 2021. 25 July 2021.