2024 São Paulo ePrix (December)

2024 São Paulo ePrix
2024 São Paulo ePrix
Race 1 of 16 of the 2024–25 Formula E season
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Race details
Date	7 December 2024
Official name	2024 São Paulo ePrix
Location	São Paulo Street Circuit, São Paulo, Brazil
Course	Street Circuit
Course length	2.933 km (1.822 mi)
Distance	35 laps, 102.655 km (63.787 mi)
Scheduled distance	31 laps, 90.923 km (56.497 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Pascal Wehrlein;
Time	1:09.851
Fastest lap
Driver	David Beckmann; António Félix da Costa
Time	1:12.219
Podium
First	Mitch Evans;
Second	António Félix da Costa;
Third	Taylor Barnard;

The 2024 São Paulo ePrix was the first round of the 2024–25 Formula E World Championship, held on 7 December 2024. It was the third edition of the São Paulo ePrix. The race was held on the São Paulo Street Circuit, around the Anhembi Sambadrome.^[1]

The ePrix was won by Mitch Evans for Jaguar, who started from the back of the grid. António Félix da Costa finished second while Taylor Barnard from McLaren completed the podium as he set a record for the youngest podium finisher in Formula E.

Background

The race was the first ePrix run of the Gen3 Evo race cars.

Classification

(All times in BRT)

Qualification

Qualification took place at 09:40 on 7 December.^[2]

Group draw
Group A	BEC	BIR	DIG	DAC	BUE	DEV	ROW	JEV	DEN	CAS	HUG
Group B	WEH	VAN	FRI	BAR	GUE	EVA	NAT	MAL	TIC	MOR	MUL

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

A2

António Félix da Costa

A3

Oliver Rowland

Jake Dennis

A1

Jake Dennis

A4

Jean-Éric Vergne

Oliver Rowland

Pascal Wehrlein

B2

Edoardo Mortara

B3

Maximilian Günther

Maximilian Günther

Pascal Wehrlein

B1

Pascal Wehrlein

B4

Norman Nato

Overall classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	A	B	QF	SF	F	Grid
1	1	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	—	1:11.717	1:09.992	1:09.859	1:09.851	1
2	23	Oliver Rowland	Nissan	1:11.899	—	1:10.047	1:09.905	1:09.950	2
3	27	Jake Dennis	Andretti-Porsche	1:11.732	—	1:09.957	1:09.906	—	3
4	7	Maximilian Günther	DS Penske	—	1:11.953	1:10.140	1:10.351	—	4
5	13	António Félix da Costa	Porsche	1:11.891	—	1:10.107	—	—	5
6	17	Norman Nato	Nissan	—	1:11.972	1:10.114	—	—	6
7	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mahindra	—	1:11.933	1:10.461	—	—	7
8	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS Penske	1:11.952	—	1:10.486	—	—	8
9	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	Maserati	—	1:12.046	—	—	—	9
10	37	Nick Cassidy	Jaguar	1:12.055	—	—	—	—	10
11	33	Dan Ticktum	Cupra Kiro-Porsche	—	1:12.047	—	—	—	11
12	16	Sébastien Buemi	Envision-Jaguar	1:12.068	—	—	—	—	12
13	4	Robin Frijns	Envision-Jaguar	—	1:12.161	—	—	—	13
14	11	Lucas Di Grassi	Lola Yamaha ABT	1:12.100	—	—	—	—	14
15	51	Nico Müller	Andretti-Porsche	—	1:12.176	—	—	—	15
16	8	Sam Bird	McLaren-Nissan	1:12.113	—	—	—	—	16
17	5	Taylor Barnard	McLaren-Nissan	—	1:12.423	—	—	—	17
18	55	Jake Hughes	Maserati	1:12.154	—	—	—	—	18
19	22	Zane Maloney	Lola Yamaha ABT	—	1:12.550	—	—	—	19
20	3	David Beckmann	Cupra Kiro-Porsche	1:12.310	—	—	—	—	20
21	21	Nyck de Vries	Mahindra	1:12.317	—	—	—	—	21
22	9	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	—	No time^[c]	—	—	—	22
Source:^[4]

Race

The race started at 14:05 on 7 December.^[2]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	35	1:45:14.758	22	25
2	13	António Félix da Costa	Porsche	35	+0.384	5	18+1²
3	5	Taylor Barnard	McLaren-Nissan	35	+0.844	17	15
4	8	Sam Bird	McLaren-Nissan	35	+1.158	16	12
5	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mahindra	35	+1.800	7	10
6	21	Nyck de Vries	Mahindra	35	+2.640	21	8
7	16	Sébastien Buemi	Envision-Jaguar	35	+2.997	12	6
8	33	Dan Ticktum	Cupra Kiro-Porsche	35	+3.683	11	4
9	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS Penske	35	+4.216	8	2
10	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	Maserati	35	+4.779	9	1
11	7	Maximilian Günther	DS Penske	35	+5.093	4
12	22	Zane Maloney	Lola Yamaha ABT	35	+6.212	19
13	17	Norman Nato	Nissan	35	+7.174	6
14	23	Oliver Rowland	Nissan	35	+11.385	2
DNF	37	Nick Cassidy	Jaguar	34	Energy issue^[5]	10
DNF	1	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	29	Collision	1	3¹
NC	3	David Beckmann	Cupra Kiro-Porsche	29	+6 laps	20
DNF	27	Jake Dennis	Andretti-Porsche	19	Brake failure	3
DNF	11	Lucas Di Grassi	Lola Yamaha ABT	5	Collision damage	14
DNF	55	Jake Hughes	Maserati	1	Collision	18
DNF	51	Nico Müller	Andretti-Porsche	1	Collision	15
DNS	4	Robin Frijns	Envision-Jaguar	0	Brake issue^[6]	13
Source: ^[7]^[8]

Notes:

^1 – Pole position.
^2 – Fastest lap.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Mitch Evans	25
2	António Félix da Costa	19
3	Taylor Barnard	15
4	Sam Bird	12
5	Edoardo Mortara	10

Teams' Championship standings

Pos	Team	Points
1	McLaren	27
2	Jaguar	25
3	Porsche	22
4	Mahindra	18
5	Envision	6

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos	Manufacturer	Points
1	Jaguar	31
2	Nissan	27
3	Porsche	22
4	Mahindra	18
5	Stellantis	3

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

Notes

^ 31 planned laps and 4 extra laps
^ The point for fastest lap was awarded to da Costa, as Beckmann did not finish in the top 10.
^ Evans was not able to set a time due to problems with his brake system, however he was allowed to start from the back of the grid.^[3]

References

^ Trindade, Luciano (25 March 2023). "Estreia da Fórmula E em SP tem batidas, abandonos e brasileiro em último". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "2024 SÃO PAULO E-PRIX - Weekend Schedule". Formula E. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ "São Paulo E-Prix: Wehrlein secures first place". Formula E. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
^ "2024 SÃO PAULO E-PRIX - Qualifying Result". Formula E. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
^ Mackley, Stefan (2024-12-07). "Wehrlein's Formule E Sao Paulo crash was "a sickening feeling", says Cassidy". motorsport.com. Retrieved 2024-12-08. 'We had some kind of energy issue, there was something wrong in our software for the last few laps,' said Cassidy.
^ King, Bryony (2024-12-07). "Points for Envision Racing after a dramatic opening round in Sao Paulo". Envision Racing. Retrieved 2024-12-08. Teammate Robin Frijns unfortunately suffered a brake system alert issue and did not start the E-Prix in Brazil.
^ "Race Results - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
^ ABB FIA Formula E World Championship - Noticeboard, Season 11 2024-25, R01 Sao Paulo, Doc 80, Final Classification Race. "ABB FIA Formula E World Championship - Noticeboard". Formula E Noticeboard. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

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[1] 31 planned laps and 4 extra laps

[2] The point for fastest lap was awarded to da Costa, as Beckmann did not finish in the top 10.

[6] Evans was not able to set a time due to problems with his brake system, however he was allowed to start from the back of the grid.^[3]

[3] Trindade, Luciano (25 March 2023). "Estreia da Fórmula E em SP tem batidas, abandonos e brasileiro em último". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 March 2023.

[schedule-4] "2024 SÃO PAULO E-PRIX - Weekend Schedule". Formula E. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[5] "São Paulo E-Prix: Wehrlein secures first place". Formula E. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

[7] "2024 SÃO PAULO E-PRIX - Qualifying Result". Formula E. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

[8] Mackley, Stefan (2024-12-07). "Wehrlein's Formule E Sao Paulo crash was "a sickening feeling", says Cassidy". motorsport.com. Retrieved 2024-12-08. 'We had some kind of energy issue, there was something wrong in our software for the last few laps,' said Cassidy.

[9] King, Bryony (2024-12-07). "Points for Envision Racing after a dramatic opening round in Sao Paulo". Envision Racing. Retrieved 2024-12-08. Teammate Robin Frijns unfortunately suffered a brake system alert issue and did not start the E-Prix in Brazil.

[10] "Race Results - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 2024-12-08.

[11] ABB FIA Formula E World Championship - Noticeboard, Season 11 2024-25, R01 Sao Paulo, Doc 80, Final Classification Race. "ABB FIA Formula E World Championship - Noticeboard". Formula E Noticeboard. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

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