2023 São Paulo ePrix

The 2023 São Paulo ePrix was the sixth race of the 2022–23 Formula E World Championship on 25 March 2023. It was the first Formula E race held in Brazil.^[1] The race was held on the São Paulo Street Circuit, around the Anhembi Sambadrome.^[2]

2023 São Paulo ePrix
Race 6 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season ← Previous race Next race →
Race details
Date	25 March 2023 (2023-03-25)
Official name	2023 Julius Baer São Paulo ePrix
Location	São Paulo Street Circuit, São Paulo, Brazil
Course	Street Circuit
Course length	2.933 km (1.822 mi)
Distance	35[a] laps, 102.655 km (63.787 mi)
Scheduled distance	31 laps, 90.923 km (56.497 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Stoffel Vandoorne	DS
Time	1:11.904
Fastest lap
Driver	Sam Bird	Jaguar
Time	1:13.684 on lap 30
Podium
First	Mitch Evans	Jaguar
Second	Nick Cassidy	Envision-Jaguar
Third	Sam Bird	Jaguar
Lap leaders

Background

Pascal Wehrlein entered the race as the leader in the Drivers' Championship with an 18 point lead over Jake Dennis.^[3] After missing rounds 2–5 with a wrist injury, Robin Frijns made his return to the season.^[4]

Classification

(All times in BRT)

Qualification

Qualification took place at 9:40 AM on 25 March.^[5]

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

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

A3

Edoardo Mortara

A2

Nick Cassidy

Edoardo Mortara

Stoffel Vandoorne

A1

Stoffel Vandoorne

A4

Jake Hughes

Stoffel Vandoorne

António Félix da Costa

B3

António Félix da Costa

B2

Maximilian Günther

António Félix da Costa

Mitch Evans

B4

Mitch Evans

B1

Sam Bird

Overall classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	A	B	QF	SF	F	Grid
1	1	Stoffel Vandoorne	DS	1:12:761	—	1:11:920	1:11:929	1:11:904	1
2	13	António Félix da Costa	Porsche	—	1:12:837	1:11:982	1:11:982	1:11.967	2
3	9	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	—	1:12:950	1:11:843	1:12.022	—	3
4	48	Edoardo Mortara	Maserati	1:12:893	—	1:12:132	1:12.109	—	4
5	10	Sam Bird	Jaguar	—	1:12:669	1:12:037	—	—	10[b]
6	37	Nick Cassidy	Envision-Jaguar	1:12:852	—	1:12:150	—	—	5
7	7	Maximilian Günther	Maserati	—	1:12:698	1:12:189	—	—	9[c]
8	5	Jake Hughes	McLaren-Nissan	1:12:909	—	1:12:657	—	—	6
9	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS	1:13:157	—	—	—	—	7
10	17	Norman Nato	Nissan	—	1:12:971	—	—	—	8
11	58	René Rast	McLaren-Nissan	1:13:161	—	—	—	—	11
12	16	Sébastien Buemi	Envision-Jaguar	—	1:12:971	—	—	—	12
13	51	Nico Müller	ABT-Mahindra	1:13:200	—	—	—	—	13
14	27	Jake Dennis	Andretti-Porsche	—	1:12:991	—	—	—	14
15	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	1:13:280	—	—	—	—	18[d]
16	23	Sacha Fenestraz	Nissan	—	1:13:040	—	—	—	15
17	3	Sérgio Sette Câmara	NIO	1:13:025	—	—	—	—	16
18	33	Dan Ticktum	NIO	—	1:13.045	—	—	—	17
19	8	Oliver Rowland	Mahindra	1:13:330	—	—	—	—	19
20	4	Robin Frijns	ABT-Mahindra	—	1:13:671	—	—	—	20
21	36	André Lotterer	Andretti-Porsche	1:13:382	—	—	—	—	21
-	11	Lucas di Grassi	Mahindra	—	1:24:491[e]	—	—	—	22
Source:[6]

Race

The race took place at 2:03PM on 25 March.^[5]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	35	53:25.536	3	25
2	37	Nick Cassidy	Envision-Jaguar	35	+0.284	5	18
3	10	Sam Bird	Jaguar	35	+0.507	10	15+12
4	13	António Félix da Costa	Porsche	35	+3.487	2	12
5	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS	35	+4.042	7	10
6	1	Stoffel Vandoorne	DS	35	+4.576	1	8+31
7	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	35	+5.659	18	6
8	5	Jake Hughes	McLaren-Nissan	35	+6.141	6	4
9	58	René Rast	McLaren-Nissan	35	+7.403	11	2
10	16	Sébastien Buemi	Envision-Jaguar	35	+7.976	12	1
11	7	Maximilian Günther	Maserati	35	+15.192[f]	9
12	36	André Lotterer	Andretti-Porsche	35	+15.345	21
13	11	Lucas di Grassi	Mahindra	35	+19.247	22
14	4	Robin Frijns	ABT-Mahindra	35	+20.751	20
15	8	Oliver Rowland	Mahindra	35	+21.465	19
16	3	Sérgio Sette Câmara	NIO	35	+31.514	16
17	33	Dan Ticktum	NIO	35	+34.398[g]	17
Ret	51	Nico Müller	ABT-Mahindra	19	Collision	13
Ret	48	Edoardo Mortara	Maserati	19	Collision	4
Ret	27	Jake Dennis	Andretti-Porsche	13	Collision	14
Ret	23	Sacha Fenestraz	Nissan	6	Accident	15
Ret	17	Norman Nato	Nissan	0	Collision	8
Source:[7]

Notes:

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

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Pascal Wehrlein 86 2 Jake Dennis 62 2 3 Nick Cassidy 61 1 4 Jean-Éric Vergne 60 1 5 António Félix da Costa 58

Teams' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Porsche 144 2 Envision-Jaguar 103 3 3 Jaguar 83 1 4 DS 82 2 5 Andretti-Porsche 80

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

Notes

1. 31 planned laps and 4 extra laps
2. Bird received a 5-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Mitch Evans in Hyderabad.
3. Günther received a 3-place grid penalty for overtaking Fenestraz under double yellows in Cape Town.
4. Wehrlein received a 3-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Buemi in Cape Town.
5. Although di Grassi failed to set a lap within the 107% time, he was permitted to race under the stewards' discretion.
6. Günther received a 5-second time penalty for not following the race director's instructions.
7. Ticktum received two penalties, totalling 20 seconds, for not following the race director's instructions and for causing a collision with Rowland and Dennis.