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2023 Portland ePrix

2023 Portland ePrix
Race 12 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 24 June 2023 (2023-06-24)
Official name 2023 Southwire Portland E-Prix
Location Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon, United States
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.190 km (1.982 mi)[1]
Distance 32[a] laps, 102.08 km (63.43 mi)
Scheduled distance 28 laps, 89.32 km (55.50 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Andretti-Porsche
Time 1:08.931
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar
Time 1:11.216 on lap 27
Podium
First
Envision-Jaguar
Second
Andretti-Porsche
Third
Porsche
Lap leaders

The 2023 Portland ePrix, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 Southwire Portland E-Prix, was a Formula E electric car race held at the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon, on 24 June 2023. It served as the 12th round of the 2022–23 Formula E season and was the inaugural running of the Portland ePrix.

The race was won by Nick Cassidy for Envision Racing, with Jake Dennis and António Félix da Costa completing the podium.[2]

Background

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Following a win in Jakarta, Pascal Wehrlein retook the lead of the championship with 134 points, just one point ahead of Jake Dennis. Nick Cassidy lost his lead of the championship and entered Portland third in the championship, with 128 points.[3]

Driver changes

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André Lotterer returned to the Formula E season, following his absence at Jakarta due to 24 Hours of Le Mans testing.

Roberto Merhi, who replaced Oliver Rowland in Jakarta after he left Mahindra Racing, continued with the team in Portland.[4]

Classification

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(All times are in PDT)

Qualifying

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Qualifying took place at 12:40 PM on 24 June.[5]

Group draw
Group A Germany WEH New Zealand CAS France JEV Germany GUE Switzerland BUE Belgium VAN France FEN France NAT United Kingdom TIC Brazil SET Switzerland MUE
Group B United Kingdom DEN New Zealand EVA Portugal DAC United Kingdom BIR United Kingdom HUG Germany RAS Germany LOT Brazil DIG Switzerland MOR Netherlands FRI Spain MER

Qualifying duels

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3 France Norman Nato
A2 France Jean-Éric Vergne
France Norman Nato
France Sacha Fenestraz
A4 Germany Maximilian Günther
A1 France Sacha Fenestraz
France Sacha Fenestraz
United Kingdom Jake Dennis
B3 United Kingdom Jake Hughes
B2 United Kingdom Jake Dennis
United Kingdom Jake Dennis
Germany René Rast
B4 Portugal António Félix da Costa
B1 Germany René Rast

Overall classification

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Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche — 1:09.856 1:09.111 1:08.919 1:08.931 1
2 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 1:09.860 — 1:09.060 1:08.920 1:09.010 2
3 17 France Norman Nato Nissan 1:10.112 — 1:09.118 1:09.264 — 3
4 58 Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan — 1:09.808 1:09.310 1:09.374 — 4
5 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati 1:10.176 — 1:09.160 — — 5
6 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 1:10.060 — 1:09.240 — — PL[b]
7 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan — 1:09.864 1:09.385 — — 6
8 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche — 1:09.986 1:09.453 — — 7
9 36 Germany André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche — 1:09.997 — — — 8
10 1 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:10.227 — — — — PL[c]
11 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra — 1:10.043 — — — 9
12 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 1:10.282 — — — — 10
13 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Maserati — 1:10.050 — — — 11
14 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 1:10.282 — — — — 12
15 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Mahindra — 1:10.307 — — — 13
16 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum NIO 1:10.378 — — — — 14
17 10 United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar — 1:10.395 — — — 15
18 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:10.440 — — — — 16
19 8 Spain Roberto Merhi Mahindra — 1:10.482 — — — 17
20 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:10.499 — — — — 18
21 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 1:10.536 — — — — 19
22 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar — No time[d] — — — 20
Source:[7]

Race

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The race started at 5:03 PM on 24 June.[5]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 32 50:40.629 10 25
2 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 32 +0.294 1 18+31
3 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 32 +1.140 7 15
4 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 32 +1.758 20 12+12
5 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 32 +2.220 16 10
6 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati 32 +2.307 5 8
7 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 32 +2.982 13 6
8 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 32 +3.684 18 4
9 17 France Norman Nato Nissan 32 +3.961 3 2
10 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra 32 +4.300 9 1
11 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS 32 +4.718 PL
12 1 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS 32 +4.982 PL
13 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum NIO 32 +5.470 14
14 58 Germany René Rast McLaren-Nissan 32 +6.115 4
15 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 32 +6.699 2
16 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 32 +7.167 19
17 10 United Kingdom Sam Bird Jaguar 32 +7.638[e] 15
18 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 32 +12.977 6
19 36 Germany André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 32 +16.051 8
Ret 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Maserati 29 Retired in pits 11
Ret 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 9 Accident 12
Ret 8 Spain Roberto Merhi Mahindra 3 Technical failure 17
Source:[8]

Notes:

Standings after the race

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Notes

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  1. ^ 28 planned laps and 4 extra laps
  2. ^ Vergne was made to start from the pitlane due to DS Penske's illegal use of RFID scanning equipment at the pit entry.[6]
  3. ^ Vandoorne was made to start from the pitlane due to DS Penske's illegal use of RFID scanning equipment at the pit entry.[6]
  4. ^ Although Evans failed to set a time in qualifying, he was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.
  5. ^ Bird received a 5-second penalty for forcing another driver off the track.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Portland E-Prix track length". www.fiaformulae.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Klein, Jamie. "Portland E-Prix: Cassidy wins tense energy-saving battle". Autosport. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Formula E 2023 Jakarta ePrix/2 Standings". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. ^ Golding, Nick. "Mahindra Racing Confirm Portland Appearance for Roberto Merhi". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b "2023 Southwire Portland E-Prix". Formula E. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b van Denderen, Ludo. "Formula E under the spell of spygate; Cassidy wins Portland ePrix". GPBlog. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Formula E 2023 Portland ePrix Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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