The 2023 Cape Town ePrix was a Formula E electric car race was held at the Cape Town Street Circuit in the city of Cape Town in Western Cape, South Africa on 25 February 2023. It served as the fifth round of the 2022–23 Formula E season and it was the first Formula E race held in Sub-Saharan Africa.
| 2023 Cape Town ePrix | |||||
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Race 5 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 25 February 2023 | ||||
| Location | Cape Town Street Circuit, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||
| Course | Street Circuit | ||||
| Course length | 2.921 km (1.815 mi) | ||||
| Distance | 32[a] laps, 93.472 km (58.081 mi) | ||||
| Scheduled distance | 30 laps, 87.630 km (54.451 mi) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Nissan | ||||
| Time | 1:07.848 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Jean-Éric Vergne | DS | |||
| Time | 1:09.740 on lap 17 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Porsche | ||||
| Second | DS | ||||
| Third | Envision-Jaguar | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Background
editPascal Wehrlein entered the fifth round of the season as the points leader in the Drivers' Championship by 18 points after Jake Dennis, who was only 6 points behind going into Hyderabad did not finish after having his rear wing clipped by René Rast.[1] TAG Heuer Porsche leads the Teams' Championship by 23 points over Avalanche Andretti.[2]
Impact
editIt was estimated by a city councillor that around R 2,000,000,000 would be brought to Cape Town from the event and those travelling to the city for the event. This event also was held at the same time as the African Green Economy Summit.[3]
Classification
edit(All times in SAST)
Qualifying
editQualifying took place at 11:40AM on 25 February.[4]
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Qualifying duels
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Overall classification
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | A | B | QF | SF | F | Grid |
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| 1 | 23 | Nissan | 1:08:994 | — | 1:08:467 | 1:08:357 | 1:07:848 | 1 | |
| 2 | 7 | Maserati | — | 1:09:050 | 1:08:740 | 1:08:212 | 1:08.270 | 2 | |
| 3 | 37 | Envision-Jaguar | 1:09:007 | — | 1:08:446 | 1:08:465 | — | 3 | |
| 4 | 9 | Jaguar | — | 1:09:025 | 1:08:429 | 1:08.568 | — | 4 | |
| 5 | 25 | DS | 1:09:139 | — | 1:08.520 | — | — | 5 | |
| 6 | 94 | Porsche | 1:09:100 | — | 1:08:598 | — | — | 6 | |
| 7 | 58 | McLaren-Nissan | — | 1:08:844 | 1:08:962 | — | — | 10[b] | |
| 8 | 16 | Envision-Jaguar | — | 1:09:040 | 1:11.937 | — | — | 7 | |
| 9 | 33 | NIO | 1:09:171 | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
| 10 | 10 | Jaguar | — | 1:09:217 | — | — | — | —[c] | |
| 11 | 17 | Nissan | 1:09:263 | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
| 12 | 27 | Andretti-Porsche | — | 1:09:265 | — | — | — | 14[d] | |
| 13 | 13 | Porsche | 1:09:441 | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
| 14 | 1 | DS | — | 1:09:500 | — | — | — | 12 | |
| 15 | 5 | McLaren-Nissan | 1:09:493 | — | — | — | — | 13 | |
| 16 | 48 | Maserati | — | 1:15:775 | — | — | — | PL[e] | |
| 17 | 36 | Andretti-Porsche | 1:09:975 | — | — | — | — | 15 | |
| 18 | 3 | NIO | 1:10:083 | — | — | — | — | 16 | |
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Race
editThe race began at 16:03 on 25 February.[4]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 13 | Porsche | 32 | 42:25:403 | 11 | 25 | |
| 2 | 25 | DS | 32 | +0.281 | 5 | 18+12 | |
| 3 | 37 | Envision-Jaguar | 32 | +1.808 | 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | 58 | McLaren-Nissan | 32 | +2.208 | 10 | 12 | |
| 5 | 16 | Envision-Jaguar | 32 | +2.656 | 7 | 10 | |
| 6 | 33 | NIO | 32 | +3.209 | 8 | 8 | |
| 7 | 1 | DS | 32 | +4.210 | 12 | 6 | |
| 8 | 17 | Nissan | 32 | +8.582 | 9 | 4 | |
| 9 | 36 | Andretti-Porsche | 32 | +8.755[f] | 15 | 2 | |
| 10 | 5 | McLaren-Nissan | 32 | +10.475 | 13 | 1 | |
| 11 | 9 | Jaguar | 32 | +14.183 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 3 | NIO | 32 | +14.914 | 16 | ||
| 13 | 27 | Andretti-Porsche | 32 | +38.846 | 14 | ||
| NC | 23 | Nissan | 31 | Accident | 1 | 0+31 | |
| Ret | 7 | Maserati | 20 | Accident | 2 | ||
| Ret | 48 | Maserati | 1 | Accident | PL3 | ||
| Ret | 94 | Porsche | 0 | Accident | 6 | ||
| DNS | 10 | Jaguar | 0 | Did Not Start | |||
| Source:[6] | |||||||
Notes:
Standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
edit- ^ 30 planned laps and 2 extra laps
- ^ Rast received a 3-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Jake Dennis in the Hyderabad ePrix.
- ^ Sam Bird qualified 10th, but withdrew before the race.
- ^ Dennis received a 3-place grid penalty for impeding Vandoorne.
- ^ Mortara failed to set a lap within the 107% time, but was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.
- ^ Lotterer received a 5-second time penalty for failing to keep within 10 lengths of the safety car.
References
edit- ^ "Vergne seals remarkable win in Hyderabad". The Official Home of Formula E. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "2023 Formula E Standings and Results in Motorsport". AutoSport. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ Isaacson, David (26 January 2023). "'Formula E grand prix is Cape Town's biggest event since 2010 World Cup'". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 Cape Town E-Prix - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Results". Formula E. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.