2023 Cape Town ePrix explained

Type:	CUST
Description:	Race 5 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
Previous Round:	2023 Hyderabad ePrix
Next Round:	2023 São Paulo ePrix
Country:	South Africa
Grand Prix:	Cape Town
Gp Suffix:	ePrix
Year:	2023
Location:	Cape Town Street Circuit, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Course:	Street Circuit
Course Length:	2.921km (01.815miles)
Distance Laps:	32
Distance Length:	93.472km (58.081miles)
Scheduled Laps:	30
Scheduled Length:	87.63km (54.45miles)
Pole Driver:	Sacha Fenestraz
Pole Country:	FRA
Pole Team:	Nissan
Pole Time:	1:07.848
Fast Driver:	Jean-Éric Vergne
Fast Team:	DS
Fast Time:	1:09.740
Fast Lap:	17
Fast Country:	FRA
First Driver:	António Félix da Costa
First Country:	POR
First Team:	Porsche
Second Driver:	Jean-Éric Vergne
Second Country:	FRA
Second Team:	DS
Third Driver:	Nick Cassidy
Third Country:	NZL
Third Team:	Envision-Jaguar

The 2023 Cape Town ePrix was a Formula E electric car race was held at the Cape Town Street Circuit in the city of Cape Town in Western Cape, South Africa on 25 February 2023. It served as the fifth round of the 2022–23 Formula E season and it was the first Formula E race held in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Background

Pascal Wehrlein entered the fifth round of the season as the points leader in the Drivers' Championship by 18 points after Jake Dennis, who was only 6 points behind going into Hyderabad did not finish after having his rear wing clipped by René Rast.^[1] TAG Heuer Porsche leads the Teams' Championship by 23 points over Avalanche Andretti.^[2]

Impact

It was estimated by a city councillor that around would be brought to Cape Town from the event and those travelling to the city for the event. This event also was held at the same time as the African Green Economy Summit.^[3]

Classification

(All times in SAST)

Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 11:40AM on 25 February.^[4]

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

Overall classification

		Driver	Team
1	23	data-sort-value="FEN"	Sacha Fenestraz	Nissan	1:08:994		1:08:467	1:08:357	1:07:848	1
2	7	data-sort-value="GUE"	Maximilian Günther	Maserati		1:09:050	1:08:740	1:08:212	1:08.270	2
3	37	data-sort-value="CAS"	Nick Cassidy	Envision-Jaguar	1:09:007		1:08:446	1:08:465		3
4	9	data-sort-value="EVA"	Mitch Evans	Jaguar		1:09:025	1:08:429	1:08.568		4
5	25	data-sort-value="JEV"	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS	1:09:139		1:08.520			5
6	94	data-sort-value="WEH"	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	1:09:100		1:08:598			6
7	58	data-sort-value="RAS"	René Rast	McLaren-Nissan		1:08:844	1:08:962			10
8	16	data-sort-value="BUE"	Sébastien Buemi	Envision-Jaguar		1:09:040	1:11.937			7
9	33	data-sort-value="TIC"	Dan Ticktum	NIO	1:09:171					8
10	10	data-sort-value="BIR"	Sam Bird	Jaguar		1:09:217				—
11	17	data-sort-value="NAT"	Norman Nato	Nissan	1:09:263					9
12	27	data-sort-value="DEN"	Jake Dennis	Andretti-Porsche		1:09:265				14
13	13	data-sort-value="DAC"	António Félix da Costa	Porsche	1:09:441					11
14	1	data-sort-value="VAN"	Stoffel Vandoorne	DS		1:09:500				12
15	5	data-sort-value="HUG"	Jake Hughes	McLaren-Nissan	1:09:493					13
16	48	data-sort-value="MOR"	Edoardo Mortara	Maserati		1:15:775
17	36	data-sort-value="LOT"	André Lotterer	Andretti-Porsche	1:09:975					15
18	3	data-sort-value="SET"	Sérgio Sette Câmara	NIO	1:10:083					16
Source:^[5]

Race

The race began at 16:03 on 25 February.

		Driver	Team		Time/Retired		Points
1	13	data-sort-value=" "	António Félix da Costa	Porsche	32	42:25:403	11	25
2	25	data-sort-value=" "	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS	32	+0.281	5	18+1
3	37	data-sort-value=" "	Nick Cassidy	Envision-Jaguar	32	+1.808	3	15
4	58	data-sort-value=" "	René Rast	McLaren-Nissan	32	+2.208	10	12
5	16	data-sort-value=" "	Sébastien Buemi	Envision-Jaguar	32	+2.656	7	10
6	33	data-sort-value=" "	Dan Ticktum	NIO	32	+3.209	8	8
7	1	data-sort-value=" "	Stoffel Vandoorne	DS	32	+4.210	12	6
8	17	data-sort-value=" "	Norman Nato	Nissan	32	+8.582	9	4
9	36	data-sort-value=" "	André Lotterer	Andretti-Porsche	32	+8.755	15	2
10	5	data-sort-value=" "	Jake Hughes	McLaren-Nissan	32	+10.475	13	1
11	9	data-sort-value=" "	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	32	+14.183	4
12	3	data-sort-value=" "	Sérgio Sette Câmara	NIO	32	+14.914	16
13	27	data-sort-value=" "	Jake Dennis	Andretti-Porsche	32	+38.846	14
NC	23	data-sort-value=" "	Sacha Fenestraz	Nissan	31	Accident	1	0+3
Ret	7	data-sort-value=" "	Maximilian Günther	Maserati	20	Accident	2
Ret	48	data-sort-value=" "	Edoardo Mortara	Maserati	1	Accident	PL
Ret	94	data-sort-value=" "	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	0	Accident	6
DNS	10	data-sort-value=" "	Sam Bird	Jaguar	0	Did Not Start
Source:^[6]

Notes:

– Pole position.
– Fastest lap.
– Started from the pit lane.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Pascal Wehrlein	80
	2	Jake Dennis	62
	3	Jean-Éric Vergne	50
5	4	António Félix da Costa	46
	5	Nick Cassidy	43

Teams' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Porsche	126
1	2	Envision-Jaguar	84
1	3	Andretti-Porsche	80
	4	McLaren-Nissan	66
1	5	DS	61

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

References

Notes and References

News: Vergne seals remarkable win in Hyderabad . 15 February 2023 . The Official Home of Formula E . 11 February 2023 . en.
Web site: 2023 Formula E Standings and Results in Motorsport . AutoSport . 15 February 2023 . en.
News: Isaacson . David . 'Formula E grand prix is Cape Town's biggest event since 2010 World Cup' . 15 February 2023 . TimesLIVE . 26 January 2023 . en-ZA.
Web site: 2023 Cape Town E-Prix - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship . The Official Home of Formula E . 15 February 2023 . en.
Web site: Qualifying . 26 February 2023 . 26 February 2023 . Formula E . en .
Web site: Results . 25 February 2023 . 25 February 2023 . Formula E . en .