2023 Rome ePrix explained

Type:CUST
Description:Race 13 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
Previous Round:2023 Portland ePrix
Next Round:2023 London ePrix
Country:ITA
Grand Prix:Rome
Gp Suffix:ePrix
Year:2023
Official Name:2023 Hankook Rome E-Prix
Location:Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR, EUR, Rome, Italy
Course:Street circuit
Course Length:3.385km (02.103miles)
Distance Laps:27
Distance Length:91.395km (56.79miles)
Scheduled Laps:25
Scheduled Length:84.625km (52.584miles)
Pole Driver:Mitch Evans
Pole Country:NZL
Pole Team:Jaguar
Pole Time:1:39.089
Fast Driver:Mitch Evans
Fast Team:Jaguar
Fast Time:1:41.694
Fast Lap:19
Fast Country:NZL
First Driver:Mitch Evans
First Country:NZL
First Team:Jaguar
Second Driver:Nick Cassidy
Second Country:NZL
Second Team:Envision Racing
Third Driver:Maximilian Günther
Third Country:DEU
Third Team:Maserati
Type:CUST
Description:Race 14 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
Previous Round:2023 Portland ePrix
Next Round:2023 London ePrix
Country:ITA
Grand Prix:Rome
Gp Suffix:ePrix
Year:2023
Official Name:2023 Hankook Rome E-Prix
Location:Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR, EUR, Rome, Italy
Course:Street circuit
Course Length:3.385km (02.103miles)
Distance Laps:24
Distance Length:81.24km (50.48miles)
Pole Driver:Jake Dennis
Pole Country:GBR
Pole Team:Andretti-Porsche
Pole Time:1:37.986
Fast Time:1:40.264
Fast Lap:19
Fast Country:FRA
First Country:GBR
Second Driver:Norman Nato
Second Country:FRA
Third Driver:Sam Bird
Third Country:GBR
Third Team:Jaguar

The 2023 Rome ePrix, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 Hankook Rome E-Prix was a pair of Formula E electric car race held at the Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR in the EUR neighbourhood of Rome, Italy on the 15 and 16 July 2023. They served as the 13th and 14th rounds of the 2022-23 Formula E season and the fifth running of the Rome ePrix.

The first race was won by Mitch Evans for Jaguar Racing, who also took pole position and the fastest lap. Nick Cassidy and Maximilian Günther completed the podium.[1] The second race was won from pole by Jake Dennis for Andretti, with Norman Nato and Sam Bird in second and third.[2]

Background

Jake Dennis entered the Rome ePrix in the lead of the championship, just one point ahead of Nick Cassidy. Pascal Wehrlein was third in the standings, 16 points behind Dennis.[3]

Classification

(All times in CEST)

Race 1

Qualifying

Qualifying for race 1 took place at 10:40 AM on 15 July.[4]

Group draw
Group A DEN WEH JEV GUE BIR VAN FEN LOT TIC SET MUE
Group B CAS EVA DAC BUE HUG RAS DIG NAT MOR FRI MER
Qualifying duels
Overall classification
DriverTeam
19data-sort-value="" Mitch EvansJaguar1:39.3001:38.4601:38.4611:39.0891
210data-sort-value="" Sam BirdJaguar1:39.0241:38.8161:38.7611:40.9852
323data-sort-value="" Sacha FenestrazNissan1:38.9121:38.8721:39.8073
416data-sort-value="" Sébastien BuemiEnvision-Jaguar1:39.4591:38.8221:40.4704
558data-sort-value="" René RastMcLaren-Nissan1:39.5541:38.8615
648data-sort-value="" Edoardo MortaraMaserati1:39.5621:38.9006
727data-sort-value="" Jake DennisAndretti-Porsche1:39.2141:39.2667
87data-sort-value="" Maximilian GüntherMaserati1:39.4131:39.3158
937data-sort-value="" Nick CassidyEnvision1:39.6309
1094data-sort-value="" Pascal WehrleinPorsche1:39.44710
1117data-sort-value="" Norman NatoNissan1:39.96811
121data-sort-value="" Stoffel VandoorneDS1:39.60112
1313data-sort-value="" António Félix da CostaPorsche1:40.14913
1451data-sort-value="" Nico MüllerABT-Mahindra1:39.66414
1511data-sort-value="" Lucas di GrassiMahindra1:40.42415
1625data-sort-value="" Jean-Éric VergneDS1:39.70116
174data-sort-value="" Robin FrijnsABT-Mahindra1:40.48517
1833data-sort-value="" Dan TicktumNIO1:39.72918
198data-sort-value="" Roberto MerhiMahindra1:41.95619
2036data-sort-value="" André LottererAndretti-Porsche1:39.93120
213 data-sort-value="" Sérgio Sette CâmaraNIO1:41.15921
225data-sort-value="" Jake HughesMcLaren-NissanNo time
Source:[5]

Race

Race 1 took place at 3:03 PM on 15 July. The race was red-flagged on lap 9 after a multi-car collision, and was resumed at 4:05 PM.[6]

DriverTeamTime/RetiredPoints
19data-sort-value="" Mitch EvansJaguar271:37:02.976125+3+1
237data-sort-value="" Nick CassidyEnvision-Jaguar27+1.639918
37data-sort-value="" Maximilian GüntherMaserati27+9.126815
427data-sort-value="" Jake DennisAndretti-Porsche27+21.010712
525data-sort-value="" Jean-Éric VergneDS27+21.4821610
651data-sort-value="" Nico MüllerABT-Mahindra27+21.858148
717data-sort-value="" Norman NatoNissan27+24.071116
83data-sort-value="" Sérgio Sette CâmaraNIO27+25.427214
994data-sort-value="" Pascal WehrleinPorsche27+28.582102
1023data-sort-value="" Sacha FenestrazNissan27+30.34231
111data-sort-value="" Stoffel VandoorneDS27+44.96112
128data-sort-value="" Roberto MerhiMahindra27+1:05.04819
1333data-sort-value="" Dan TicktumNIO27+1:34.80018
Ret58data-sort-value="" René RastMcLaren-Nissan15Mechanical5
Ret10 data-sort-value="" Sam BirdJaguar8Collision2
Ret16 data-sort-value="" Sébastien BuemiEnvision-Jaguar8Collision4
Ret13 data-sort-value="" António Félix da CostaPorsche8Collision13
Ret48 data-sort-value="" Edoardo MortaraMaserati8Collision6
Ret11 data-sort-value="" Lucas di GrassiMahindra8Collision15
Ret4data-sort-value="" Robin FrijnsABT-Mahindra8Collision17
Ret36 data-sort-value="" André LottererAndretti-Porsche2Accident20
DNS5 data-sort-value="" Jake HughesMcLaren-Nissan0Did not start
Source:[7]
Notes:

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
11 Nick Cassidy171
12 Jake Dennis166
13 Mitch Evans151
14 Pascal Wehrlein140
5 Jean-Éric Vergne107
Teams' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
11 Envision-Jaguar243
12 Porsche237
3 Jaguar213
4 Andretti-Porsche189
5 DS149

Race 2

Qualifying

Qualifying for race 2 took place at 10:40 AM on 16 July.[8]

Group draw
Group A CAS EVA JEV DAC BIR VAN FEN DIG TIC SET FRI
Group B DEN WEH GUE BUE HUG RAS NAT LOT MOR MUE MER
Overall classification
DriverTeam
127data-sort-value="" Jake DennisAndretti-Porsche1:38.2141:38.1791:38.0871:37.9861
237data-sort-value="" Nick CassidyEnvision-Jaguar1:38.5471:37.5361:38.0561:38.0572
317data-sort-value="" Norman NatoNissan1:38.5381:38.6131:38.2033
49data-sort-value="" Mitch EvansJaguar1:38.7011:37.9461:38.3224
510data-sort-value="" Sam BirdJaguar1:38.4341:38.4455
67data-sort-value="" Maximilian GüntherMaserati1:38.5751:38.6556
733data-sort-value="" Dan TicktumNIO1:38.6971:38.7207
816data-sort-value="" Sébastien BuemiEnvision-Jaguar1:38.4711:51.4648
948data-sort-value="" Edoardo MortaraMaserati1:38.5989
1013data-sort-value="" António Félix da CostaPorsche1:38.97610
115data-sort-value="" Jake HughesMcLaren-Nissan1:38.67711
1225data-sort-value="" Jean-Éric VergneDS1:39.12812
1358data-sort-value="" René RastMcLaren-Nissan1:38.82513
1411data-sort-value="" Lucas di GrassiMahindra1:39.31814
1594data-sort-value="" Pascal WehrleinPorsche1:38.84215
163data-sort-value="" Sérgio Sette CâmaraNIO1:39.36516
1736data-sort-value="" André LottererAndretti-Porsche1:38.93217
181data-sort-value="" Stoffel VandoorneDS1:39.36618
1951data-sort-value="" Nico MüllerABT-Mahindra1:39.12519
204data-sort-value="" Robin FrijnsABT-Mahindra1:39.53620
218data-sort-value="" Roberto MerhiMahindra1:40.28921
2223data-sort-value="" Sacha FenestrazNissanNo time22
Source:[9]

Race

Race 2 took place at 3:03 PM on 16 July.

DriverTeamTime/RetiredPoints
127data-sort-value="" Jake DennisAndretti-Porsche2445:04.323125+3+1
217data-sort-value="" Norman NatoNissan24+3.105318
310data-sort-value="" Sam BirdJaguar24+3.633515
448data-sort-value="" Edoardo MortaraMaserati24+4.357912
516data-sort-value="" Sébastien BuemiEnvision-Jaguar24+5.004810
67data-sort-value="" Maximilian GüntherMaserati24+5.40368
794data-sort-value="" Pascal WehrleinPorsche24+11.586156
81data-sort-value="" Stoffel VandoorneDS24+11.951184
933data-sort-value="" Dan TicktumNIO24+12.56372
1051data-sort-value="" Nico MüllerABT-Mahindra24+13.313191
115data-sort-value="" Jake HughesMcLaren-Nissan24+14.50711
1213data-sort-value="" António Félix da CostaPorsche24+18.03410
1358data-sort-value="" René RastMcLaren-Nissan24+21.02913
1437data-sort-value="" Nick CassidyEnvision-Jaguar24+23.4752
1525data-sort-value="" Jean-Éric VergneDS24+1:26.62312
1623data-sort-value="" Sacha FenestrazNissan23+1 Lap22
Ret36 data-sort-value="" André LottererAndretti-Porsche23Collision17
Ret3 data-sort-value="" Sérgio Sette CâmaraNIO23Battery voltage alert16
Ret4 data-sort-value="" Robin FrijnsABT-Mahindra18Power loss20
Ret8data-sort-value="" Roberto MerhiMahindra12Retired in pits21
Ret11 data-sort-value="" Lucas di GrassiMahindra12Accident damage14
Ret9 data-sort-value="" Mitch EvansJaguar4Collision damage4
Source:[10]
Notes:

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
11 Jake Dennis195
12 Nick Cassidy171
3 Mitch Evans151
4 Pascal Wehrlein146
5 Jean-Éric Vergne107
Teams' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1 Envision-Jaguar253
2 Porsche239
3 Jaguar231
4 Andretti-Porsche218
5 DS153

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wood . Will . Evans wins first Rome race after major crash, Cassidy grabs points lead . Race Fans . 16 July 2023.
  2. Web site: Wood . Will . Dennis dominates in Rome as Evans crashes Cassidy out of championship lead . Race Fans . 17 July 2023.
  3. Web site: Formula E 2023 Portland ePrix Standings . Motorsport Stats . 10 July 2023.
  4. Web site: 2023 Hankook Rome E-Prix . Formula E . 10 July 2023.
  5. Web site: Qualifying . 15 July 2023 . 15 July 2023 . Formula E . en .
  6. Web site: Mackley . Stefan . Rome Formula E race red-flagged after Bird crash triggers pile-up . Motorsport . 15 July 2023 . 16 July 2023.
  7. Web site: Formula E 2023 Rome ePrix/1 Classification . Motorsport Stats . 15 July 2023.
  8. Web site: 2023 Hankook Rome E-Prix . Formula E . 10 July 2023.
  9. Web site: Qualifying . Formula E . 16 July 2023.
  10. Web site: Formula E Rome ePrix/2 Classification . Motorsport Stats . 16 July 2023.