2023 Portland ePrix

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
Date24 June 2023 (2023-06-24)
Official name2023 Southwire Portland E-Prix
LocationPortland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon, United States
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course length3.190 km (1.982 mi)[1]
Distance32[a] laps, 102.08 km (63.43 mi)
Scheduled distance28 laps, 89.32 km (55.50 mi)
Pole position
DriverAndretti-Porsche
Time1:08.931
Fastest lap
DriverNew Zealand Mitch EvansJaguar
Time1:11.216 on lap 27
Podium
FirstEnvision-Jaguar
SecondAndretti-Porsche
ThirdPorsche
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

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

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

(All times are in PDT)

Qualifying

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

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
         
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

Pos.No.DriverTeamABQFSFFGrid
127 Jake DennisAndretti-Porsche1:09.8561:09.1111:08.9191:08.9311
223 Sacha FenestrazNissan1:09.8601:09.0601:08.9201:09.0102
317 Norman NatoNissan1:10.1121:09.1181:09.2643
458 René RastMcLaren-Nissan1:09.8081:09.3101:09.3744
57 Maximilian GüntherMaserati1:10.1761:09.1605
625 Jean-Éric VergneDS1:10.0601:09.240PL[b]
75 Jake HughesMcLaren-Nissan1:09.8641:09.3856
813 António Félix da CostaPorsche1:09.9861:09.4537
936 André LottererAndretti-Porsche1:09.9978
101 Stoffel VandoorneDS1:10.227PL[c]
114 Robin FrijnsABT-Mahindra1:10.0439
1237 Nick CassidyEnvision-Jaguar1:10.28210
1348 Edoardo MortaraMaserati1:10.05011
1451 Nico MüllerABT-Mahindra1:10.28212
1511 Lucas di GrassiMahindra1:10.30713
1633 Dan TicktumNIO1:10.37814
1710 Sam BirdJaguar1:10.39515
1816 Sébastien BuemiEnvision-Jaguar1:10.44016
198 Roberto MerhiMahindra1:10.48217
2094 Pascal WehrleinPorsche1:10.49918
213 Sérgio Sette CâmaraNIO1:10.53619
229 Mitch EvansJaguarNo time[d]20
Source:[7]

Race

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

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
137 Nick CassidyEnvision-Jaguar3250:40.6291025
227 Jake DennisAndretti-Porsche32+0.294118+31
313 António Félix da CostaPorsche32+1.140715
49 Mitch EvansJaguar32+1.7582012+12
516 Sébastien BuemiEnvision-Jaguar32+2.2201610
67 Maximilian GüntherMaserati32+2.30758
711 Lucas di GrassiMahindra32+2.982136
894 Pascal WehrleinPorsche32+3.684184
917 Norman NatoNissan32+3.96132
104 Robin FrijnsABT-Mahindra32+4.30091
1125 Jean-Éric VergneDS32+4.718PL
121 Stoffel VandoorneDS32+4.982PL
1333 Dan TicktumNIO32+5.47014
1458 René RastMcLaren-Nissan32+6.1154
1523 Sacha FenestrazNissan32+6.6992
163 Sérgio Sette CâmaraNIO32+7.16719
1710 Sam BirdJaguar32+7.638[e]15
185 Jake HughesMcLaren-Nissan32+12.9776
1936 André LottererAndretti-Porsche32+16.0518
Ret48 Edoardo MortaraMaserati29Retired in pits11
Ret51 Nico MüllerABT-Mahindra9Accident12
Ret8 Roberto MerhiMahindra3Technical failure17
Source:[8]

Notes:

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

Standings after the race

Teams' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1 Porsche231
2 Envision-Jaguar225
3 Jaguar184
4 Andretti-Porsche177
5 DS139

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

Notes

References

Previous race:
2023 Jakarta ePrix
FIA Formula E World Championship
2022–23 season
Next race:
2023 Rome ePrix
Previous race:
N/A
Portland ePrixNext race:
2024 Portland ePrix