2023 Hyderabad ePrix

2023 Hyderabad ePrix
Race 4 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 11 February 2023 (2023-02-11)
Official name 2023 Greenko Hyderabad ePrix
Location Hyderabad Street Circuit, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Course Street Circuit
Course length 2.835 km (1.762 mi)
Distance 33 laps, 93.555 km (58.132 mi)
Scheduled distance 32 laps, 90.720 km (56.371 mi)
Attendance 31,000
Pole position
Driver
Jaguar
Time 1:13.228
Fastest lap
Driver Norman Nato Nissan
Time 1:14.698 on lap 28
Podium
First
DS
Second
Envision-Jaguar
Third
Porsche
Lap leaders

The 2023 Hyderabad ePrix, known for sponsorships reasons as the 2023 Greenko Hyderabad ePrix, 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. 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

History

Hyderabad was one of a number of Indian cities bidding to host a round of the FIA Formula E Championship, although it was only seriously considered after the COVID-19 pandemic had halted the discussions between the FIA and proposed hosts in Delhi and Mumbai. On 17 January 2022 the Government of Telangana signed a "letter of intent" with Formula E to stage the Hyderabad E-Prix, with a planned debut as a round of the 2022–23 season, towards the start of the season. The Hyderabad E-Prix was subsequently listed on the first provisional calendar for 2022–23 Formula E World Championship as the fourth round of the season, on 11 February 2023. The Hyderabad E-Prix was staged on the Hyderabad Street Circuit, which was set up on the banks of the artificial Hussain Sagar Lake, which was set to host its first event, a round of the Indian Racing League, in 2022.

Circuit

Main article: Hyderabad Street Circuit
Hussain Sagar Map

The initial design of the track, which was designed with help from PPE Racing, a Filipino constructor and race track designer, was heavily criticised by drivers, with Norman Nato describing it as "looking like a dildo" after he drove on the track in a simulator.[citation needed] The track was later redesigned by Driven International, who also designed the 2021 layout of the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi and the reception was positive.

Championship standings

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3 Sébastien Buemi
A2 Sacha Fenestraz
Sébastien Buemi
Mitch Evans
A4 Maximilian Günther
A1 Mitch Evans
Mitch Evans
Jean-Éric Vergne
B3 Sam Bird
B2 Jean-Éric Vergne
Jean-Éric Vergne
*
B4 Edoardo Mortara*
B1 René Rast*

* 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

Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:14.194 — 1:13:526 1:13.250 1:13.228 1
2 25 Jean-Éric Vergne DS — 1:14:095 1:13.503 1:13.472 1:13.249 2
3 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:14:503 — 1:13:599 1:13:533 — 3
4 23 Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 1:14:204 — No time — — 4
5 7 Maximilian Günther Maserati 1:14:518 — No time — — 5
6 10 Sam Bird Jaguar — 1:14:187 No time — — 6
7 48 Edoardo Mortara Maserati — 1:14:233 No time — — 7
8 58 René Rast McLaren-Nissan — 1:14:091 No time — — 8
9 94 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:14.663 — — — — 12
10 37 Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar — 1:14:234 — — — 9
11 8 Oliver Rowland Mahindra 1:14:721 — — — — 10
12 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche — 1:14.377 — — — 11
13 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:14:732 — — — — 13
14 17 Norman Nato Nissan — 1:14.420 — — — 14
15 3 Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 1:14:756 — — — — 15
16 33 Dan Ticktum NIO — 1:14.539 — — — 16
17 1 Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:14.823 — — — — 17
18 51 Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra — 1:14:549 — — — 18
19 11 Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 1:14:917 — — — — 19
20 36 André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche — 1:14:818 — — — 20
21 5 Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:15:118 — — — — 21
22 4 Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra — 1:15:173 — — — 22
Source:

Race

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

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 25 Jean-Éric Vergne DS 33 46:01:099 2 25
2 37 Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 33 +0.400 9 18
3 13 António Félix da Costa Porsche 33 +1.859 13 15
4 94 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 33 +2.855 12 12
5 3 Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 33 +3.523 15 10
6 8 Oliver Rowland Mahindra 33 +7.138 10 8
7 17 Norman Nato Nissan 33 +7.318 14 6+1
8 1 Stoffel Vandoorne DS 33 +7.564 17 4
9 36 André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 33 +8.703 20 2
10 48 Edoardo Mortara Maserati 33 +9.073 7 1
11 51 Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 33 +10.622 18
12 23 Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 33 +11.635 4
13 7 Maximilian Günther Maserati 33 +15.446 5
14 11 Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 33 +15.999 19
15 16 Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 33 +17.735 3
16 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 33 +1:10.562 11
Ret 58 René Rast McLaren-Nissan 25 Collision damage 8
Ret 5 Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 22 Accident 21
Ret 10 Sam Bird Jaguar 18 Collision damage 6
Ret 33 Dan Ticktum NIO 15 Suspension 16
Ret 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 12 Collision damage 1
Ret 4 Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra 9 Suspension 22
Source:

Notes:

  • ^1  – Pole position.
  • ^2  – Fastest lap.

Standings after the race

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

Notes

  1. ^ 32 planned laps and 1 extra lap
  2. ^ Fenestraz's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  3. ^ Günther's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  4. ^ Bird's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  5. ^ Mortara's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  6. ^ Rast's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  7. ^ Wehrlein received a 3-second grid penalty for impeding Sette Câmara.
  8. ^ Rowland received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
  9. ^ Dennis received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
  10. ^ Günther received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
  11. ^ di Grassi received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
  12. ^ Buemi received a drive-through penalty, later converted into a 17-second penalty, for overpower.
  13. ^ Dennis received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.

References

  1. ^ "Formula E delivers $84m boost to Hyderabad's economy". The Official Home of Formula E. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Greenko named title sponsor of 2023 Greenko Hyderabad E-Prix". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ Prakash, Priyali (1 July 2022). "Explained | Formula E to race in Hyderabad in 2023". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b Chokhani, Darshan (17 January 2022). "Formula E signs a letter of intent with Hyderabad for Indian EPrix".
  5. ^ Gidithuri, Unnatee. "Hyderabad E-Prix confirmed: Formula E to race in India".
  6. ^ "2023 Formula E Standings and Results in Motorsport". AutoSport. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Ahead of Formula E race, Hyderabad reintroduces double-decker buses; electric this time". The Indian Express. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Formula E delivers $84m boost to Hyderabad's economy". The Official Home of Formula E. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  9. ^ Golding, Nick (10 February 2023). "Huge Pascal Wehrlein Shunt Overshadows Sébastian Buemi Topping Chaotic Opening Hyderabad Session". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  10. ^ a b "2023 Hyderabad E-Prix - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Results". Formula E. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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