2023 Hyderabad ePrix explained

Type:CUST
Description:Race 4 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
Previous Round:2023 Diriyah ePrix
Next Round:2023 Cape Town ePrix
Country:India
Grand Prix:Hyderabad
Gp Suffix:ePrix
Year:2023
Official Name:2023 Greenko Hyderabad ePrix
Location:Hyderabad Street Circuit, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Course:Street Circuit
Course Length:2.835km (01.762miles)
Distance Laps:33
Distance Length:93.555km (58.132miles)
Attendance:31,000[1]
Scheduled Laps:32
Scheduled Length:90.72km (56.37miles)
Pole Driver:Mitch Evans
Pole Country:NZL
Pole Team:Jaguar
Pole Time:1:13.228
Fast Driver:Norman Nato
Fast Team:Nissan
Fast Time:1:14.698
Fast Lap:28
Fast Country:FRA
First Driver:Jean-Éric Vergne
First Country:FRA
First Team:DS
Second Driver:Nick Cassidy
Second Country:NZL
Second Team:Envision-Jaguar
Third Driver:António Félix da Costa
Third Country:POR
Third Team:Porsche

The 2023 Hyderabad ePrix, known for sponsorships reasons as the 2023 Greenko Hyderabad ePrix,[2] was a Formula E event held at the Hyderabad Street Circuit in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India on 11 February 2023 as the fourth round of the 2022–23 Formula E World Championship.[3] 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 almost a decade prior.

Background

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.[4]

Impact

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.[5]

A study by Nielsen Sports Analysis found that the event contributed $83.7 million to Hyderabad's economy.[6]

Free practice

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.[7]

Classification

(All times are in IST)

Qualifying

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

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

* 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

DriverTeam
19data-sort-value="EVA" Mitch EvansJaguar1:14.1941:13:5261:13.2501:13.2281
225data-sort-value="JEV" Jean-Éric VergneDS1:14:0951:13.5031:13.4721:13.2492
316data-sort-value="BUE" Sébastien BuemiEnvision-Jaguar1:14:5031:13:5991:13:5333
423data-sort-value="FEN" Sacha FenestrazNissan1:14:204No time4
57data-sort-value="GUE" Maximilian GüntherMaserati1:14:518No time5
610data-sort-value="BIR" Sam BirdJaguar1:14:187No time6
748data-sort-value="MOR" Edoardo MortaraMaserati1:14:233No time7
858data-sort-value="RAS" René RastMcLaren-Nissan1:14:091No time8
994data-sort-value="WEH" Pascal WehrleinPorsche1:14.66312
1037data-sort-value="CAS" Nick CassidyEnvision-Jaguar1:14:2349
118data-sort-value="ROW" Oliver RowlandMahindra1:14:72110
1227data-sort-value="DEN" Jake DennisAndretti-Porsche1:14.37711
1313data-sort-value="DAC" António Félix da CostaPorsche1:14:73213
1417data-sort-value="NAT" Norman NatoNissan1:14.42014
153data-sort-value="SET" Sérgio Sette CâmaraNIO1:14:75615
1633data-sort-value="TIC" Dan TicktumNIO1:14.53916
171data-sort-value="VAN" Stoffel VandoorneDS1:14.82317
1851data-sort-value="MUE" Nico MüllerABT-Mahindra1:14:54918
1911data-sort-value="DIG" Lucas di GrassiMahindra1:14:91719
2036data-sort-value="LOT" André LottererAndretti-Porsche1:14:81820
215data-sort-value="HUG" Jake HughesMcLaren-Nissan1:15:11821
224data-sort-value="VDL" Kelvin van der LindeABT-Mahindra1:15:17322
Source:[8]

Race

The race took place on February 11 at 3:03 PM.[9]

DriverTeamTime/RetiredPoints
125data-sort-value=" " Jean-Éric VergneDS3346:01:099225
237data-sort-value=" " Nick CassidyEnvision-Jaguar33+0.400918
313data-sort-value=" " António Félix da CostaPorsche33+1.8591315
494data-sort-value=" " Pascal WehrleinPorsche33+2.8551212
53data-sort-value=" " Sérgio Sette CâmaraNIO33+3.5231510
68data-sort-value=" " Oliver RowlandMahindra33+7.138108
717data-sort-value=" " Norman NatoNissan33+7.318146+1
81data-sort-value=" " Stoffel VandoorneDS33+7.564174
936data-sort-value=" " André LottererAndretti-Porsche33+8.703202
1048data-sort-value=" " Edoardo MortaraMaserati33+9.07371
1151data-sort-value=" " Nico MüllerABT-Mahindra33+10.62218
1223data-sort-value=" " Sacha FenestrazNissan33+11.6354
137data-sort-value=" " Maximilian GüntherMaserati33+15.4465
1411data-sort-value=" " Lucas di GrassiMahindra33+15.99919
1516data-sort-value=" " Sébastien BuemiEnvision-Jaguar33+17.7353
1627data-sort-value=" " Jake DennisAndretti-Porsche33+1:10.56211
Ret58data-sort-value=" " René RastMcLaren-Nissan25Collision damage8
Ret5data-sort-value=" " Jake HughesMcLaren-Nissan22Accident21
Ret10data-sort-value=" " Sam BirdJaguar18Collision damage6
Ret33data-sort-value=" " Dan TicktumNIO15Suspension16
Ret9data-sort-value=" " Mitch EvansJaguar12Collision damage1
Ret4data-sort-value=" " Kelvin van der LindeABT-Mahindra9Suspension22
Source:[10]
Notes:

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Pascal Wehrlein80
2 Jake Dennis62
83 Jean-Éric Vergne31
14 Sébastien Buemi31
55 Nick Cassidy28
Teams' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
11 Porsche101
12 Andretti-Porsche78
13 Envision-Jaguar59
14 McLaren-Nissan53
5 Jaguar42

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Formula E delivers $84m boost to Hyderabad's economy . The Official Home of Formula E . 25 May 2024 . en . 2 August 2023.
  2. News: Greenko named title sponsor of 2023 Greenko Hyderabad E-Prix . 10 February 2023 . The Official Home of Formula E . en.
  3. News: Prakash . Priyali . Explained Formula E to race in Hyderabad in 2023 . 23 January 2023 . The Hindu . 1 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707135133/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/motorsport/page-2-explained-formula-e-to-race-in-hyderabad-in-2023/article65589332.ece . 7 July 2022 . en-IN. live.
  4. Web site: 2023 Formula E Standings and Results in Motorsport . AutoSport . 4 February 2023 . en.
  5. News: Ahead of Formula E race, Hyderabad reintroduces double-decker buses; electric this time . 8 February 2023 . The Indian Express . 8 February 2023 . en.
  6. Web site: Formula E delivers $84m boost to Hyderabad's economy . The Official Home of Formula E . 25 May 2024 . en . 2 August 2023.
  7. News: Golding . Nick . Huge Pascal Wehrlein Shunt Overshadows Sébastian Buemi Topping Chaotic Opening Hyderabad Session . 10 February 2023 . The Checkered Flag . 10 February 2023.
  8. Web site: Qualifying . 12 February 2023 . 12 February 2023 . Formula E . en .
  9. Web site: 2023 Hyderabad E-Prix - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship . The Official Home of Formula E . 8 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206143847/https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/races/2022-23/r4-hyderabad . 6 February 2023 . en.
  10. Web site: Results . 11 February 2023 . 11 February 2023 . Formula E . en .