2023 Diriyah ePrix

2023 Diriyah ePrix
2023 Diriyah ePrix
Race 3 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date	28 January 2023
Official name	2023 CORE Diriyah E-Prix
Location	Riyadh Street Circuit, Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Course	Street circuit
Course length	2.495 km (1.550 mi)
Distance	40 laps, 99.800 km (62.013 mi)
Scheduled distance	39 laps, 97.305 km (60.463 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Jake Hughes;
Time	1:08.693
Fastest lap
Driver	Sam Bird
Time	1:09.010 on lap 34
Podium
First	Pascal Wehrlein;
Second	Jake Dennis;
Third	René Rast;
	Lap leaders ;

2023 Diriyah ePrix
2023 Diriyah ePrix
Race 2 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
← Previous race	Next race →
Race details
Date	27 January 2023
Official name	2023 CORE Diriyah E-Prix
Location	Riyadh Street Circuit, Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Course	Street circuit
Course length	2.495 km (1.550 mi)
Distance	39 laps, 97.305 km (60.463 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Sébastien Buemi;
Time	1:09.435
Fastest lap
Driver	René Rast
Time	1:10.117 on lap 17
Podium
First	Pascal Wehrlein;
Second	Jake Dennis;
Third	Sam Bird;
	Lap leaders ;

The 2023 Diriyah ePrix known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 CORE Diriyah ePrix^[2] 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 27 and 28 January 2023. It was the second round of the 2022–23 Formula E season, the fifth edition of the Diriyah ePrix and the third time the Diriyah ePrix was held at night.

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Group draw
Group A	HUG	ROW	TIC	DIG	CAS	DEN	DAC	NAT	FEN	MOR	GUE
Group B	BIR	BUE	EVA	RAS	WEH	SET	JEV	LOT	VAN	VDL	MUE

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	A	B	QF	SF	F	Grid
1	16	Sébastien Buemi	Envision-Jaguar	—	1:10:231	1:09:790	1:09:366	1:09:435	1
2	5	Jake Hughes	McLaren-Nissan	1:10:269	—	1:09:713	1:09.779	1:09:495	2
3	10	Sam Bird	Jaguar	—	1:09:942	1:09:558	1:09:462	—	3
4	33	Dan Ticktum	NIO	1:10:661	—	1:09.593	1:10:246	—	4
5	58	René Rast	McLaren-Nissan	—	1:10:265	1:09:729	—	—	5
6	9	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	—	1:10:245	1:10:039	—	—	6
7	11	Lucas di Grassi	Mahindra	1:10:784	—	1:10:052	—	—	7
8	8	Oliver Rowland	Mahindra	1:10:600	—	1:10:114	—	—	8
9	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	—	1:10:407	—	—	—	9
10	37	Nick Cassidy	Envision-Jaguar	1:10:829	—	—	—	—	10
11	3	Sérgio Sette Câmara	NIO	—	1:10:598	—	—	—	14^[b]
12	27	Jake Dennis	Andretti-Porsche	1:10:903	—	—	—	—	11
13	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS	—	1:10:602	—	—	—	12
14	13	António Félix da Costa	Porsche	1:10:940	—	—	—	—	13
15	36	André Lotterer	Andretti-Porsche	—	1:10:607	—	—	—	15
16	17	Norman Nato	Nissan	1:10:985	—	—	—	—	16
17	1	Stoffel Vandoorne	DS	—	1:10:636	—	—	—	17
18	23	Sacha Fenestraz	Nissan	1:11:073	—	—	—	—	18
19	4	Kelvin van der Linde	ABT-Mahindra	—	1:11:048	—	—	—	19
20	48	Edoardo Mortara	Maserati	1:11:708	—	—	—	—	20
21	51	Nico Müller	ABT-Mahindra	—	No time	—	—	—	21^[c]
22	7	Maximilian Günther	Maserati	1:32:982	—	—	—	—	22
Source:^[6]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	39	47:45:567	9	25
2	27	Jake Dennis	Andretti-Porsche	39	+0.531	11	18
3	10	Sam Bird	Jaguar	39	+3.526	3	15
4	16	Sébastien Buemi	Envision-Jaguar	39	+6.048	1	12+3¹
5	58	René Rast	McLaren-Nissan	39	+7.471	5	10+1²
6	37	Nick Cassidy	Envision-Jaguar	39	+7.614	10	8
7	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS	39	+12.394	12	6
8	5	Jake Hughes	McLaren-Nissan	39	+15.187	2	4
9	36	André Lotterer	Andretti-Porsche	39	+15.563	15	2
10	9	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	39	+17.914^[d]	6	1
11	1	Stoffel Vandoorne	DS	39	+26.307	17
12	17	Norman Nato	Nissan	39	+27.070	16
13	11	Lucas di Grassi	Mahindra	39	+28.779	7
14	33	Dan Ticktum	NIO	39	+37.318	4
15	3	Sérgio Sette Câmara	NIO	39	+45.034	14
16	4	Kelvin van der Linde	ABT-Mahindra	39	+1:09.547	19
17	23	Sacha Fenestraz	Nissan	39	+1:09.547	18
18	8	Oliver Rowland	Mahindra	38	+1 lap	8
19	13	António Félix da Costa	Porsche	38	+1 lap	13
Ret	48	Edoardo Mortara	Maserati	32	Puncture	20
Ret	51	Nico Müller	ABT-Mahindra	13	Chassis damage	21
DNS	7	Maximilian Günther	Maserati	0	Did not start	22
Source:^[7]

Group draw
Group A	DEN	BUE	HUG	LOT	CAS	DAC	VAN	NAT	TIC	SET	VDL
Group B	WEH	DIG	BIR	RAS	JEV	EVA	GUE	ROW	MUE	FEN	MOR

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	A	B	QF	SF	F	Grid
1	5	Jake Hughes	McLaren-Nissan	1:09:361	—	1:08:748	1:08.680	1:08:693	1
2	9	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	—	1:09:401	1:08:909	1:08:690	1:08:797	2
3	58	René Rast	McLaren-Nissan	—	1:09:435	1:08:855	1:08:922	—	3
4	16	Sébastien Buemi	Envision-Jaguar	1:09:422	—	1:08:925	1:08:926	—	4
5	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	—	1:09:576	1:09:028	—	—	5
6	27	Jake Dennis	Andretti-Porsche	1:09:572	—	1:09:198	—	—	6
7	48	Edoardo Mortara	Maserati	—	1:09:623	1:09:279	—	—	7
8	1	Stoffel Vandoorne	DS	1:09:518	—	1:09:282	—	—	8
9	10	Sam Bird	Jaguar	1:09:628	—	—	—	—	9
10	7	Maximilian Günther	Maserati	—	1:09:643	—	—	—	10
11	33	Dan Ticktum	NIO	1:09:698	—	—	—	—	11
12	23	Sacha Fenestraz	Nissan	—	1:09:670	—	—	—	12
13	3	Sérgio Sette Câmara	NIO	1:09:735	—	—	—	—	13
14	8	Oliver Rowland	Mahindra	—	1:09:690	—	—	—	14
15	37	Nick Cassidy	Envision-Jaguar	1:09:761	—	—	—	—	15
16	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS	—	1:09:794	—	—	—	16
17	13	António Félix da Costa	Porsche	1:09:832	—	—	—	—	17
18	36	André Lotterer	Andretti-Porsche	—	1:09:843	—	—	—	18
19	17	Norman Nato	Nissan	1:10:107	—	—	—	—	19
20	11	Lucas di Grassi	Mahindra	—	1:09:975	—	—	—	20
21	4	Kelvin van der Linde	ABT-Mahindra	1:10.221	—	—	—	—	21
22	51	Nico Müller	ABT-Mahindra	—	1:10:072	—	—	—	22
Source:^[9]

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