2024 Diriyah ePrix

2023 Diriyah ePrix
2023 Diriyah ePrix
Race 3 of 16 of the 2023–24 Formula E season
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Race details
Date	27 January 2024
Official name	2024 Diriyah E-Prix
Location	Riyadh Street Circuit, Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Course	Street circuit
Course length	2.495 km (1.550 mi)
Distance	36 laps, 89.820 km (55.812 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Oliver Rowland;
Time	1:10.055
Fastest lap
Driver	Jake Dennis; Nick Cassidy
Time	1:10.296 on lap 33
Podium
First	Nick Cassidy;
Second	Robin Frijns;
Third	Oliver Rowland;
	Lap leaders ;

2024 Diriyah ePrix
2024 Diriyah ePrix
Race 2 of 16 of the 2023–24 Formula E season
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Race details
Date	26 January 2024
Official name	2024 Diriyah E-Prix
Location	Riyadh Street Circuit, Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Course	Street circuit
Course length	2.495 km (1.550 mi)
Distance	37 laps, 92.315 km (57.362 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Jean-Éric Vergne;
Time	1:12.062
Fastest lap
Driver	Jake Dennis
Time	1:11.399 on lap 36
Podium
First	Jake Dennis;
Second	Jean-Éric Vergne;
Third	Nick Cassidy;
	Lap leaders ;

The 2024 Diriyah ePrix was a pair of Formula E electric car races held at the Riyadh Street Circuit in the town of Diriyah, north west of Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia on the 26 and 27 January 2024. It served as the second round of the 2023–24 Formula E season, the sixth and final edition of the Diriyah ePrix and the fourth time the event was held at night.

Background

Following a win from pole in the first round in Mexico City. Pascal Wehrlein led the championship with 28 points. Sébastien Buemi was second, 10 points behind, and Nick Cassidy was third, 12 points behind.^[2]

Classification

(All times are in AST).

Race 1

Qualifying

Qualifying for race 1 took place at 3:20 PM on 26 January.^[3]

Group draw
Group A	WEH	CAS	EVA	HUG	DEN	ROW	MOR	DEV	MUE	FRI	DIG
Group B	BUE	GUE	JEV	VAN	NAT	FEN	BIR	DAR	TIC	DAC	SET

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

A3

Pascal Wehrlein

A2

Jake Dennis

Jake Dennis

Mitch Evans

A4

Mitch Evans

A1

Nick Cassidy

Mitch Evans

Jean-Éric Vergne

B3

Maximilian Günther

B2

Sérgio Sette Câmara

Sérgio Sette Câmara

Jean-Éric Vergne

B4

Norman Nato

B1

Jean-Éric Vergne

Overall classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	A	B	QF	SF	F	Grid
1	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS	—	1:12.856	1:12.164	1:12.125	1:12.062	1
2	9	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	1:13.006	—	1:12.313	1:11.992	1:12.134	2
3	1	Jake Dennis	Andretti-Porsche	1:12.779	—	1:12.527	1:12.079	—	3
4	3	Sérgio Sette Câmara	ERT	—	1:12.897	1:12.495	1:12.611	—	4
5	17	Norman Nato	Andretti-Porsche	—	1:12.933	1:12.475	—	—	5
6	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	1:12.872	—	1:12.610	—	—	6
7	37	Nick Cassidy	Jaguar	1:12.619	—	1:12.821	—	—	7
8	7	Maximilian Günther	Maserati	—	1:12.931	1:12.892	—	—	8
9	8	Sam Bird	McLaren-Nissan	—	1:13.147	—	—	—	9
10	5	Jake Hughes	McLaren-Nissan	1:13.207	—	—	—	—	10
11	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	DS	—	1:13.167	—	—	—	11
12	4	Robin Frijns	Envision-Jaguar	1:13.272	—	—	—	—	12
13	16	Sébastien Buemi	Envision-Jaguar	—	1:13.186	—	—	—	13
14	22	Oliver Rowland	Nissan	1:13.350	—	—	—	—	14
15	23	Sacha Fenestraz	Nissan	—	1:13.294	—	—	—	15
16	51	Nico Müller	ABT-Mahindra	1:13.531	—	—	—	—	16
17	13	António Félix da Costa	Porsche	—	1:13.367	—	—	—	20^[a]
18	11	Lucas di Grassi	ABT-Mahindra	1:13.729	—	—	—	—	17
19	33	Dan Ticktum	ERT	—	1:13.446	—	—	—	18
20	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mahindra	1:13.791	—	—	—	—	19
21	18	Jehan Daruvala	Maserati	—	1:14.054	—	—	—	21
22	21	Nyck de Vries	Mahindra	1:14.254	—	—	—	—	22
Source:^[4]

Race

Race 1 started at 8:04 PM on 26 January.^[3]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Jake Dennis	Andretti-Porsche	37	45:56.452	3	25+1²
2	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS	37	+13.289	1	18+3¹
3	37	Nick Cassidy	Jaguar	37	+13.824	7	15
4	8	Sam Bird	McLaren-Nissan	37	+14.620	9	12
5	9	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	37	+15.174	2	10
6	17	Norman Nato	Andretti-Porsche	37	+15.661	5	8
7	7	Maximilian Günther	Maserati	37	+16.267	8	6
8	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	37	+16.387	6	4
9	3	Sérgio Sette Câmara	ERT	37	+26.606	4	2
10	4	Robin Frijns	Envision-Jaguar	37	+26.968	12	1
11	5	Jake Hughes	McLaren-Nissan	37	+27.021	10
12	16	Sébastien Buemi	Envision-Jaguar	37	+27.472	13
13	22	Oliver Rowland	Nissan	37	+27.973	14
14	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	DS	37	+28.366	11
15	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mahindra	37	+29.397	19
16	13	António Félix da Costa	Porsche	37	+29.885	20
17	21	Nyck de Vries	Mahindra	37	+30.419	22
18	51	Nico Müller	ABT-Mahindra	37	+30.884	16
19	11	Lucas di Grassi	ABT-Mahindra	37	+31.188	17
20	18	Jehan Daruvala	Maserati	37	+31.541	21
21	33	Dan Ticktum	ERT	37	+1:04.712	18
Ret	23	Sacha Fenestraz	Nissan	12	Suspension damage	15
Source:^[5]

Notes:

^1 – Pole position.
^2 – Fastest lap.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Pascal Wehrlein	32
1	2	Nick Cassidy	31
3	3	Jean-Éric Vergne	29
5	4	Jake Dennis	28
	5	Mitch Evans	20

Teams' Championship standings

	Pos	Team	Points
1	1	Jaguar	51
4	2	Andretti	37
2	3	DS Penske	33
3	4	Porsche	32
2	5	Envision	19

Manufacturers' Trophy standings

	Pos	Manufacturer	Points
1	1	Porsche	64
1	2	Jaguar	59
	3	Stellantis	47
	4	Nissan	18
1	5	ERT	2

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

Race 2

Qualifying

Qualifying for race 2 took place at 3:20 PM on 27 January.^[6]

Group draw
Group A	WEH	JEV	EVA	GUE	NAT	VAN	SET	FEN	DEV	DAC	TIC
Group B	CAS	DEN	BUE	BIR	HUG	ROW	FRI	MOR	DAR	MUE	DIG

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

A3

Jean-Éric Vergne

A2

Robin Frijns

Stoffel Vandoorne

A4

Stoffel Vandoorne

A1

Sacha Fenestraz

Robin Frijns

Oliver Rowland

B3

Jake Hughes

B2

Nick Cassidy

Nick Cassidy

Oliver Rowland

B4

Jehan Daruvala

B1

Oliver Rowland

Overall classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	A	B	QF	SF	F	Grid
1	22	Oliver Rowland	Nissan	—	1:10:486	1:10:149	1:10:098	1:10:055	1
2	4	Robin Frijns	Envision-Jaguar	1:10:784	—	1:10:885	1:10:415	1:10:320	2
3	37	Nick Cassidy	Jaguar	—	1:10:760	1:10:385	1:10:295	—	3
4	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	DS	1:10:836	—	1:10:539	1:10:627	—	4
5	18	Jehan Daruvala	Maserati	—	1:10:904	1:10:786	—	—	5
6	5	Jake Hughes	McLaren-Nissan	—	1:10:847	1:10:994	—	—	6
7	23	Sacha Fenestraz	Nissan	1:10:641	—	1:11:077	—	—	7
8	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS	1:10:801	—	1:11.112	—	—	8
9	3	Sérgio Sette Câmara	ERT	—	1:10.986	—	—	—	9
10	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	1:10.946	—	—	—	—	10
11	16	Sébastien Buemi	Envision-Jaguar	—	1:11.152	—	—	—	11
12	7	Maximilian Günther	Maserati	1:10.993	—	—	—	—	12
13	8	Sam Bird	McLaren-Nissan	—	1:11.165	—	—	—	13
14	9	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	1:11.042	—	—	—	—	14
15	1	Jake Dennis	Andretti-Porsche	—	1:11.228	—	—	—	15
16	33	Dan Ticktum	ERT	1:11.307	—	—	—	—	16
17	51	Nico Müller	ABT-Mahindra	—	1:11:368	—	—	—	17
18	21	Nyck de Vries	Mahindra	1:11.327	—	—	—	—	18
19	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mahindra	—	1:11:386	—	—	—	19
20	17	Norman Nato	Andretti-Porsche	1:11.390	—	—	—	—	20
21	11	Lucas di Grassi	ABT-Mahindra	—	1:11.806	—	—	—	21
22	13	António Félix da Costa	Porsche	1:11.662	—	—	—	—	22
Source:^[7]

Race

Race 2 started at 8:04 PM on 27 January.^[6]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	37	Nick Cassidy	Jaguar	36	43:51:868	3	25+1²
2	4	Robin Frijns	Envision-Jaguar	36	+1.192	2	18
3	22	Oliver Rowland	Nissan	36	+1.875	1	15+3¹
4	5	Jake Hughes	McLaren-Nissan	36	+2.931	6	12
5	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	DS	36	+3.397	4	10
6	23	Sacha Fenestraz	Nissan	36	+4.598	7	8
7	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	36	+4.816	10	6
8	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS	36	+5.195	8	4
9	7	Maximilian Günther	Maserati	36	+5.709	12	2
10	9	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	36	+6.866	14	1
11	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mahindra	36	+10.116	19
12	1	Jake Dennis	Andretti-Porsche	36	+11.240	15
13	51	Nico Müller	ABT-Mahindra	36	+14.462	17
14	13	António Félix da Costa	Porsche	36	+17.960	22
15	21	Nyck de Vries	Mahindra	36	+19.295	18
16	17	Norman Nato	Andretti-Porsche	36	+20.235	20
17	3	Sérgio Sette Câmara	ERT	36	+21.564	9
18	11	Lucas di Grassi	ABT-Mahindra	36	+25.639	21
Ret	33	Dan Ticktum	ERT	32	Retired	16
Ret	18	Jehan Daruvala	Maserati	25	Brakes	5
Ret	8	Sam Bird	McLaren-Nissan	22	Suspension	13
DNS	16	Sébastien Buemi	Envision-Jaguar		Did not start	11
Source:^[8]

Sébastien Buemi did not start after an accident in qualifying.

Notes:

^1 – Pole position.
^2 – Fastest lap.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
1	1	Nick Cassidy	57
1	2	Pascal Wehrlein	38
	3	Jean-Éric Vergne	33
	4	Jake Dennis	28
	5	Mitch Evans	21

Teams' Championship standings

	Pos	Team	Points
	1	Jaguar	78
1	2	DS Penske	47
1	3	Porsche	38
2	4	Andretti	37
	5	Envision	37

Manufacturers' Trophy standings

	Pos	Manufacturer	Points
1	1	Jaguar	103
1	2	Porsche	70
	3	Stellantis	61
	4	Nissan	48
	5	ERT	2

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

Notes

^ The point was awarded to Cassidy as Dennis did not finish in the top 10.

References

^ ^a ^b "Diriyah Street Circuit". Retrieved 18 January 2023.
^ "Formula E 2024 Mexico City ePrix/Standings". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2024 Diriyah ePrix". Formula E. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
^ "Results". Formula E. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b "2024 Diriyah ePrix". Formula E. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^ "Results". Formula E. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

^ Da Costa received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Nico Müller at the previous race.

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[2] The point was awarded to Cassidy as Dennis did not finish in the top 10.

[fiar2diriyah-1] "Diriyah Street Circuit". Retrieved 18 January 2023.

[3] "Formula E 2024 Mexico City ePrix/Standings". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

[r1_schedule-4] "2024 Diriyah ePrix". Formula E. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

[6] "Qualifying". Formula E. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

[7] "Results". Formula E. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

[r2_schedule-8] "2024 Diriyah ePrix". Formula E. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

[9] "Qualifying". Formula E. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

[10] "Results". Formula E. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

[5] Da Costa received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Nico Müller at the previous race.

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