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The 2023 Hyderabad ePrix, known for sponsorships reasons as the 2023 Greenko Hyderabad ePrix,[2] was a Formula E event held at the Hyderabad Street Circuit in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India on 11 February 2023 as the fourth round of the 2022–23 Formula E World Championship.[3] This was the inaugural running of a Formula E event at the track, as well as the first time an ePrix was held in India. It was also the first motorsport event hosted by the country as part of an FIA-sanctioned World Championship since the 2013 Indian Grand Prix almost a decade prior.

2023 Hyderabad ePrix
Race 4 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 11 February 2023 (2023-02-11)
Official name 2023 Greenko Hyderabad ePrix
Location Hyderabad Street Circuit, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Course Street Circuit
Course length 2.835 km (1.762 mi)
Distance 33[a] laps, 93.555 km (58.132 mi)
Scheduled distance 32 laps, 90.720 km (56.371 mi)
Attendance 31,000[1]
Pole position
Driver Jaguar
Time 1:13.228
Fastest lap
Driver France Norman Nato Nissan
Time 1:14.698 on lap 28
Podium
First DS
Second Envision-Jaguar
Third Porsche
Lap leaders

Background

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Pascal Wehrlein entered the fourth round of the season as the points leader in the Drivers' Championship after winning both races at Diriyah, with Jake Dennis second by 6 points. In the first three previous races this season, only Wehrlein and Dennis finished in the first two positions. Avalanche Andretti led the Teams' Championship, 2 points ahead of TAG Heuer Porsche.[4]

Impact

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The government of Telangana introduced three double-decker electric buses in preparation for the race. This marks the return of double decker buses to Hyderabad for the first time since 2003.[5]

A study by Nielsen Sports Analysis found that the event contributed $83.7 million to Hyderabad's economy.[6]

Free practice

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In Free Practice 1, held on 10 February at 4:30 PM, Pascal Wehrlein crashed hard into the barriers with an apparent vehicle malfunction causing Porsche to pit all of the cars on both Porsche teams – TAG Heuer Porsche and Avalanche Andretti.[7]

Classification

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(All times are in IST)

Qualifying

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Qualifying took place at 10:40 AM on 11 February.[8]

Group draw
Group A Germany  WEH Switzerland  BUE United Kingdom  HUG Brazil  DIG New Zealand  EVA Portugal  DAC France  FEN Belgium  VAN Germany  GUE United Kingdom  ROW Brazil  SET
Group B United Kingdom  DEN United Kingdom  BIR Germany  RAS Germany  LOT New Zealand  CAS France  JEV Switzerland  MOR United Kingdom  TIC France  NAT Switzerland  MUE South Africa  VDL

Qualifying duels

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3 Switzerland  Sébastien Buemi
A2 France  Sacha Fenestraz
Switzerland  Sébastien Buemi
New Zealand  Mitch Evans
A4 Germany  Maximilian Günther
A1 New Zealand  Mitch Evans
New Zealand  Mitch Evans
France  Jean-Éric Vergne
B3 United Kingdom  Sam Bird
B2 France  Jean-Éric Vergne
France  Jean-Éric Vergne
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B4 Switzerland  Edoardo Mortara*
B1 Germany  René Rast*

* Sam Bird, Edoardo Mortara and René Rast all had their quarter-finals times deleted for exceeding track limits. Mortara and Rast had been seeded into the same duel, so neither driver advanced to the semi-finals. For this reason, Jean-Éric Vergne was not matched against any driver in the semi-finals and automatically advanced to the finals.

Overall classification

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Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 9 New Zealand  Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:14.194 1:13:526 1:13.250 1:13.228 1
2 25 France  Jean-Éric Vergne DS 1:14:095 1:13.503 1:13.472 1:13.249 2
3 16 Switzerland  Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:14:503 1:13:599 1:13:533 3
4 23 France  Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 1:14:204 No time[b] 4
5 7 Germany  Maximilian Günther Maserati 1:14:518 No time[c] 5
6 10 United Kingdom  Sam Bird Jaguar 1:14:187 No time[d] 6
7 48 Switzerland  Edoardo Mortara Maserati 1:14:233 No time[e] 7
8 58 Germany  René Rast McLaren-Nissan 1:14:091 No time[f] 8
9 94 Germany  Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:14.663 12[g]
10 37 New Zealand  Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 1:14:234 9
11 8 United Kingdom  Oliver Rowland Mahindra 1:14:721 10
12 27 United Kingdom  Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:14.377 11
13 13 Portugal  António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:14:732 13
14 17 France  Norman Nato Nissan 1:14.420 14
15 3 Brazil  Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 1:14:756 15
16 33 United Kingdom  Dan Ticktum NIO 1:14.539 16
17 1 Belgium  Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:14.823 17
18 51 Switzerland  Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 1:14:549 18
19 11 Brazil  Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 1:14:917 19
20 36 Germany  André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 1:14:818 20
21 5 United Kingdom  Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:15:118 21
22 4 South Africa  Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra 1:15:173 22
Source:[9]

Race

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The race took place on February 11 at 3:03 PM.[8]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 25 France  Jean-Éric Vergne DS 33 46:01:099 2 25
2 37 New Zealand  Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 33 +0.400 9 18
3 13 Portugal  António Félix da Costa Porsche 33 +1.859 13 15
4 94 Germany  Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 33 +2.855 12 12
5 3 Brazil  Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 33 +3.523 15 10
6 8 United Kingdom  Oliver Rowland Mahindra 33 +7.138[h] 10 8
7 17 France  Norman Nato Nissan 33 +7.318 14 6+1
8 1 Belgium  Stoffel Vandoorne DS 33 +7.564[i] 17 4
9 36 Germany  André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 33 +8.703 20 2
10 48 Switzerland  Edoardo Mortara Maserati 33 +9.073 7 1
11 51 Switzerland  Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 33 +10.622 18
12 23 France  Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 33 +11.635 4
13 7 Germany  Maximilian Günther Maserati 33 +15.446[j] 5
14 11 Brazil  Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 33 +15.999[k] 19
15 16 Switzerland  Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 33 +17.735[l] 3
16 27 United Kingdom  Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 33 +1:10.562[m] 11
Ret 58 Germany  René Rast McLaren-Nissan 25 Collision damage 8
Ret 5 United Kingdom  Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 22 Accident 21
Ret 10 United Kingdom  Sam Bird Jaguar 18 Collision damage 6
Ret 33 United Kingdom  Dan Ticktum NIO 15 Suspension 16
Ret 9 New Zealand  Mitch Evans Jaguar 12 Collision damage 1
Ret 4 South Africa  Kelvin van der Linde ABT-Mahindra 9 Suspension 22
Source:[10]

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. ^ 32 planned laps and 1 extra lap
  2. ^ Fenestraz's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  3. ^ Günther's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  4. ^ Bird's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  5. ^ Mortara's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  6. ^ Rast's time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
  7. ^ Wehrlein received a 3-second grid penalty for impeding Sette Câmara.
  8. ^ Rowland received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
  9. ^ Dennis received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
  10. ^ Günther received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
  11. ^ di Grassi received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
  12. ^ Buemi received a drive-through penalty, later converted into a 17-second penalty, for overpower.
  13. ^ Dennis received a 5-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.

References

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  1. ^ "Formula E delivers $84m boost to Hyderabad's economy". The Official Home of Formula E. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Greenko named title sponsor of 2023 Greenko Hyderabad E-Prix". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ Prakash, Priyali (1 July 2022). "Explained | Formula E to race in Hyderabad in 2023". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Formula E Standings and Results in Motorsport". AutoSport. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Ahead of Formula E race, Hyderabad reintroduces double-decker buses; electric this time". The Indian Express. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Formula E delivers $84m boost to Hyderabad's economy". The Official Home of Formula E. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  7. ^ Golding, Nick (10 February 2023). "Huge Pascal Wehrlein Shunt Overshadows Sébastian Buemi Topping Chaotic Opening Hyderabad Session". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  8. ^ a b "2023 Hyderabad E-Prix - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Results". Formula E. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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