The 2023 Portland ePrix, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 Southwire Portland E-Prix, was a Formula E electric car race held at the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon, on 24 June 2023. It served as the 12th round of the 2022–23 Formula E season and was the inaugural running of the Portland ePrix.

2023 Portland ePrix
Race 12 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 24 June 2023 (2023-06-24)
Official name 2023 Southwire Portland E-Prix
Location Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon, United States
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.190 km (1.982 mi)[1]
Distance 32[a] laps, 102.08 km (63.43 mi)
Scheduled distance 28 laps, 89.32 km (55.50 mi)
Pole position
Driver Andretti-Porsche
Time 1:08.931
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar
Time 1:11.216 on lap 27
Podium
First Envision-Jaguar
Second Andretti-Porsche
Third Porsche
Lap leaders

The race was won by Nick Cassidy for Envision Racing, with Jake Dennis and António Félix da Costa completing the podium.[2]

Background

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Following a win in Jakarta, Pascal Wehrlein retook the lead of the championship with 134 points, just one point ahead of Jake Dennis. Nick Cassidy lost his lead of the championship and entered Portland third in the championship, with 128 points.[3]

Driver changes

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André Lotterer returned to the Formula E season, following his absence at Jakarta due to 24 Hours of Le Mans testing.

Roberto Merhi, who replaced Oliver Rowland in Jakarta after he left Mahindra Racing, continued with the team in Portland.[4]

Classification

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(All times are in PDT)

Qualifying

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Qualifying took place at 12:40 PM on 24 June.[5]

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

Qualifying duels

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3   Norman Nato
A2   Jean-Éric Vergne
  Norman Nato
  Sacha Fenestraz
A4   Maximilian Günther
A1   Sacha Fenestraz
  Sacha Fenestraz
  Jake Dennis
B3   Jake Hughes
B2   Jake Dennis
  Jake Dennis
  René Rast
B4   António Félix da Costa
B1   René Rast

Overall classification

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Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 27   Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:09.856 1:09.111 1:08.919 1:08.931 1
2 23   Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 1:09.860 1:09.060 1:08.920 1:09.010 2
3 17   Norman Nato Nissan 1:10.112 1:09.118 1:09.264 3
4 58   René Rast McLaren-Nissan 1:09.808 1:09.310 1:09.374 4
5 7   Maximilian Günther Maserati 1:10.176 1:09.160 5
6 25   Jean-Éric Vergne DS 1:10.060 1:09.240 PL[b]
7 5   Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:09.864 1:09.385 6
8 13   António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:09.986 1:09.453 7
9 36   André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 1:09.997 8
10 1   Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:10.227 PL[c]
11 4   Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra 1:10.043 9
12 37   Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 1:10.282 10
13 48   Edoardo Mortara Maserati 1:10.050 11
14 51   Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 1:10.282 12
15 11   Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 1:10.307 13
16 33   Dan Ticktum NIO 1:10.378 14
17 10   Sam Bird Jaguar 1:10.395 15
18 16   Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:10.440 16
19 8   Roberto Merhi Mahindra 1:10.482 17
20 94   Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:10.499 18
21 3   Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 1:10.536 19
22 9   Mitch Evans Jaguar No time[d] 20
Source:[7]

Race

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The race started at 5:03 PM on 24 June.[5]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 37   Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 32 50:40.629 10 25
2 27   Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 32 +0.294 1 18+31
3 13   António Félix da Costa Porsche 32 +1.140 7 15
4 9   Mitch Evans Jaguar 32 +1.758 20 12+12
5 16   Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 32 +2.220 16 10
6 7   Maximilian Günther Maserati 32 +2.307 5 8
7 11   Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 32 +2.982 13 6
8 94   Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 32 +3.684 18 4
9 17   Norman Nato Nissan 32 +3.961 3 2
10 4   Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra 32 +4.300 9 1
11 25   Jean-Éric Vergne DS 32 +4.718 PL
12 1   Stoffel Vandoorne DS 32 +4.982 PL
13 33   Dan Ticktum NIO 32 +5.470 14
14 58   René Rast McLaren-Nissan 32 +6.115 4
15 23   Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 32 +6.699 2
16 3   Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 32 +7.167 19
17 10   Sam Bird Jaguar 32 +7.638[e] 15
18 5   Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 32 +12.977 6
19 36   André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 32 +16.051 8
Ret 48   Edoardo Mortara Maserati 29 Retired in pits 11
Ret 51   Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 9 Accident 12
Ret 8   Roberto Merhi Mahindra 3 Technical failure 17
Source:[8]

Notes:

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

Standings after the race

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

Notes

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  1. ^ 28 planned laps and 4 extra laps
  2. ^ Vergne was made to start from the pitlane due to DS Penske's illegal use of RFID scanning equipment at the pit entry.[6]
  3. ^ Vandoorne was made to start from the pitlane due to DS Penske's illegal use of RFID scanning equipment at the pit entry.[6]
  4. ^ Although Evans failed to set a time in qualifying, he was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.
  5. ^ Bird received a 5-second penalty for forcing another driver off the track.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Portland E-Prix track length". www.fiaformulae.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Klein, Jamie. "Portland E-Prix: Cassidy wins tense energy-saving battle". Autosport. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Formula E 2023 Jakarta ePrix/2 Standings". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. ^ Golding, Nick. "Mahindra Racing Confirm Portland Appearance for Roberto Merhi". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b "2023 Southwire Portland E-Prix". Formula E. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b van Denderen, Ludo. "Formula E under the spell of spygate; Cassidy wins Portland ePrix". GPBlog. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Formula E 2023 Portland ePrix Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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