2023 Hyderabad ePrix

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The 2023 Hyderabad ePrix, known for sponsorships reasons as the 2023 Greenko Hyderabad ePrix,[1] 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.[2] 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. [3] 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.[3] 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

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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.Template: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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

A study by Nielsen Sports Analysis found that the event contributed $83.7 million to Hyderabad's economy.[7]

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.[8]

Classification

(All times are in IST)

Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 10:40 AM on 11 February.[9]

Group draw
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Group B Template:Flagicon DEN Template:Flagicon BIR Template:Flagicon RAS Template:Flagicon LOT Template:Flagicon CAS Template:Flagicon JEV Template:Flagicon MOR Template:Flagicon TIC Template:Flagicon NAT Template:Flagicon MUE Template:Flagicon VDL

Qualifying duels

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* 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

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

Race

The race took place on February 11 at 3:03 PM.[9]

Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Driver Team Template:Tooltip Time/Retired Template:Tooltip Points
1 25 Template:Flagicon Jean-Éric Vergne DS Penske 33 46:01:099 2 25
2 37 Template:Flagicon Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 33 +0.400 9 18
3 13 Template:Flagicon António Félix da Costa Porsche 33 +1.859 13 15
4 94 Template:Flagicon Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 33 +2.855 12 12
5 3 Template:Flagicon Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 33 +3.523 15 10
6 8 Template:Flagicon Oliver Rowland Mahindra 33 +7.138Template:Efn 10 8
7 17 Template:Flagicon Norman Nato Nissan 33 +7.318 14 6+1
8 1 Template:Flagicon Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 33 +7.564Template:Efn 17 4
9 36 Template:Flagicon André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 33 +8.703 20 2
10 48 Template:Flagicon Edoardo Mortara Maserati 33 +9.073 7 1
11 51 Template:Flagicon Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 33 +10.622 18
12 23 Template:Flagicon Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 33 +11.635 4
13 7 Template:Flagicon Maximilian Günther Maserati 33 +15.446Template:Efn 5
14 11 Template:Flagicon Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 33 +15.999Template:Efn 19
15 16 Template:Flagicon Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 33 +17.735Template:Efn 3
16 27 Template:Flagicon Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 33 +1:10.562Template:Efn 11
Ret 58 Template:Flagicon René Rast McLaren-Nissan 25 Collision damage 8
Ret 5 Template:Flagicon Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 22 Accident 21
Ret 10 Template:Flagicon Sam Bird Jaguar 18 Collision damage 6
Ret 33 Template:Flagicon Dan Ticktum NIO 15 Suspension 16
Ret 9 Template:Flagicon Mitch Evans Jaguar 12 Collision damage 1
Ret 4 Template:Flagicon Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra 9 Suspension 22
Source:[11]

Notes:

Standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Template:Flagicon Pascal Wehrlein 80
2 Template:Flagicon Jake Dennis 62
8 3 Template:Flagicon Jean-Éric Vergne 31
1 4 Template:Flagicon Sébastien Buemi 31
5 5 Template:Flagicon Nick Cassidy 28

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Teams' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 1 Template:Flagicon Porsche 101
1 2 Template:Flagicon Andretti-Porsche 78
1 3 Template:Flagicon Envision-Jaguar 59
1 4 Template:Flagicon McLaren-Nissan 53
5 Template:Flagicon Jaguar 42

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

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ Greenko named title sponsor of 2023 Greenko Hyderabad E-Prix. The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Explained | Formula E to race in Hyderabad in 2023. The Hindu(1 July 2022). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Formula E signs a letter of intent with Hyderabad for Indian EPrix, Chokhani, Darshan(17 January 2022).
  4. ↑ Hyderabad E-Prix confirmed: Formula E to race in India, Gidithuri, Unnatee.
  5. ↑ 2023 Formula E Standings and Results in Motorsport. AutoSport. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Ahead of Formula E race, Hyderabad reintroduces double-decker buses; electric this time. The Indian Express(8 February 2023). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named auto1
  8. ↑ Huge Pascal Wehrlein Shunt Overshadows Sébastian Buemi Topping Chaotic Opening Hyderabad Session. The Checkered Flag(10 February 2023). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 2023 Hyderabad E-Prix - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  10. ↑ Qualifying. Formula E(12 February 2023). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  11. ↑ Results. Formula E(11 February 2023). Retrieved 11 February 2023.

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