São Paulo ePrix

The São Paulo ePrix is a race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship, held for the first time in São Paulo, Brazil^[1] on March 25, 2023.^[2][3]

São Paulo ePrix

São Paulo Street Circuit
Race information
Number of times held	3
First held	2023
Most wins (drivers)	Mitch Evans (2)
Most wins (constructors)	Jaguar (2)
Circuit length	2.933 km (1.822 miles)
Laps	31
Last race (2024)
Pole position
Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:09.851
Podium
1. Mitch Evans Jaguar 45:14.758 2. António Félix da Costa Porsche +0.384 3. Taylor Barnard McLaren-Nissan +0.844
Fastest lap
David Beckmann Kiro-Porsche 1:12.219

History

Back in the first season, there were plans for a Rio de Janeiro ePrix, but it didn't happen due to technical issues. Years later Lucas di Grassi planned a circuit at Ibirapuera Park, but political changes made it impossible.^[4][a] In the third time there were plans to bring the FE during the 2017-2018 season,^[b] but an agreement was only reached in 2022.^[9] The agreement was reached between the São Paulo City Hall and the FE on April 30, 2022. The contract has a 5-year term, with the possibility of extending it to another 5 years.^[10] The contract was approved, and the calendar was confirmed by FIA on June 29, 2022^[2][11][12] and was made official on October 13, 2022.^[13]

The track has 2.933 km (1.822 mi) length and use a good part of the original IndyCar circuit.^[14][15]

Results

Edition	Track	Winner	Second	Third	Pole position	Fastest lap
2023	São Paulo Street Circuit[16]	Mitch Evans	Nick Cassidy	Sam Bird	Stoffel Vandoorne	Sam Bird
2024 (March)		Sam Bird	Mitch Evans	Oliver Rowland	Pascal Wehrlein	Sèbastien Buemi
2024 (December)		Mitch Evans	António Félix da Costa	Taylor Barnard	Pascal Wehrlein	David Beckmann

Interview

• "Piloto Lucas Di Grassi fala sobre as negociações para uma pista de Fórmula E no Brasil". Roda Viva (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-01-24. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29.

Notes

1. In his 2022 Roda Viva interview, Lucas di Grassi explains that he even drew a circuit at Marina da Glória, Rio de Janeiro^[5] and that the attempt to bring the FE to Anhembi during the João Doria government at the city of São Paulo stooped due the privatization of the area.^[6] In 2019 Nelson Piquet Jr. attempted to bring the FE to Rio de Janeiro.^[7]
2. In the 2017-2018 season, São Paulo was dropped in favor of Punta del Este.^[8]