2023 Diriyah ePrix
Motor car race
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The 2023 Diriyah ePrix known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 CORE Diriyah ePrix[2] was a pair of Formula E electric car races held at the Riyadh Street Circuit in the town of Diriyah, north-west of Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia on 27 and 28 January 2023. It was the second round of the 2022–23 Formula E season, the fifth edition of the Diriyah ePrix and the third time the Diriyah ePrix was held at night.
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Race 2 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 27 January 2023 | ||||
| Official name | 2023 CORE Diriyah E-Prix | ||||
| Location | Riyadh Street Circuit, Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Course | Street circuit | ||||
| Course length | 2.495 km (1.550 mi)[1] | ||||
| Distance | 39 laps, 97.305 km (60.463 mi) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Envision-Jaguar | ||||
| Time | 1:09.435 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
| McLaren-Nissan | |||
| Time | 1:10.117 on lap 17 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Porsche | ||||
| Second | Andretti-Porsche | ||||
| Third | Jaguar | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
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Race 3 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 28 January 2023 | ||||
| Official name | 2023 CORE Diriyah E-Prix | ||||
| Location | Riyadh Street Circuit, Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Course | Street circuit | ||||
| Course length | 2.495 km (1.550 mi)[1] | ||||
| Distance | 40[a] laps, 99.800 km (62.013 mi) | ||||
| Scheduled distance | 39 laps, 97.305 km (60.463 mi) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | McLaren-Nissan | ||||
| Time | 1:08.693 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
| Jaguar | |||
| Time | 1:09.010 on lap 34 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Porsche | ||||
| Second | Andretti-Porsche | ||||
| Third | McLaren-Nissan | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Background
After the first round in Mexico City, Jake Dennis was leading the Drivers' Championship ahead of Pascal Wehrlein and Lucas di Grassi and Avalanche Andretti led the Teams' Championship ahead of Porsche Formula E and Mahindra Racing[3]
Driver changes
After breaking his wrist in a crash at the 2023 Mexico City ePrix, Robin Frijns was unable to race in the Diriyah ePrix and was replaced by Kelvin van der Linde.[4]
Classification
(All times are in AST)
Race one
Qualifying
Qualifying took place at 3:40 PM on January 27[5]
Qualifying duels
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A3 | ||||||||||||||
| A2 | ||||||||||||||
| A4 | ||||||||||||||
| A1 | ||||||||||||||
| B3 | ||||||||||||||
| B2 | ||||||||||||||
| B4 | ||||||||||||||
| B1 | ||||||||||||||
Overall classification
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | A | B | QF | SF | F | Grid |
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| 1 | 16 | Envision-Jaguar | N/a | 1:10:231 | 1:09:790 | 1:09:366 | 1:09:435 | 1 | |
| 2 | 5 | McLaren-Nissan | 1:10:269 | N/a | 1:09:713 | 1:09.779 | 1:09:495 | 2 | |
| 3 | 10 | Jaguar | N/a | 1:09:942 | 1:09:558 | 1:09:462 | N/a | 3 | |
| 4 | 33 | NIO | 1:10:661 | N/a | 1:09.593 | 1:10:246 | N/a | 4 | |
| 5 | 58 | McLaren-Nissan | N/a | 1:10:265 | 1:09:729 | N/a | N/a | 5 | |
| 6 | 9 | Jaguar | N/a | 1:10:245 | 1:10:039 | N/a | N/a | 6 | |
| 7 | 11 | Mahindra | 1:10:784 | N/a | 1:10:052 | N/a | N/a | 7 | |
| 8 | 8 | Mahindra | 1:10:600 | N/a | 1:10:114 | N/a | N/a | 8 | |
| 9 | 94 | Porsche | N/a | 1:10:407 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 9 | |
| 10 | 37 | Envision-Jaguar | 1:10:829 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 10 | |
| 11 | 3 | NIO | N/a | 1:10:598 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 14[b] | |
| 12 | 27 | Andretti-Porsche | 1:10:903 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 11 | |
| 13 | 25 | DS | N/a | 1:10:602 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 12 | |
| 14 | 13 | Porsche | 1:10:940 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 13 | |
| 15 | 36 | Andretti-Porsche | N/a | 1:10:607 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 15 | |
| 16 | 17 | Nissan | 1:10:985 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 16 | |
| 17 | 1 | DS | N/a | 1:10:636 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 17 | |
| 18 | 23 | Nissan | 1:11:073 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 18 | |
| 19 | 4 | ABT-Mahindra | N/a | 1:11:048 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 19 | |
| 20 | 48 | Maserati | 1:11:708 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 20 | |
| 21 | 51 | ABT-Mahindra | N/a | No time | N/a | N/a | N/a | 21[c] | |
| 22 | 7 | Maserati | 1:32:982 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 22 | |
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Race
The race took place on January 27 at 8:03 PM.[5]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 94 | Porsche | 39 | 47:45:567 | 9 | 25 | |
| 2 | 27 | Andretti-Porsche | 39 | +0.531 | 11 | 18 | |
| 3 | 10 | Jaguar | 39 | +3.526 | 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | 16 | Envision-Jaguar | 39 | +6.048 | 1 | 12+31 | |
| 5 | 58 | McLaren-Nissan | 39 | +7.471 | 5 | 10+12 | |
| 6 | 37 | Envision-Jaguar | 39 | +7.614 | 10 | 8 | |
| 7 | 25 | DS | 39 | +12.394 | 12 | 6 | |
| 8 | 5 | McLaren-Nissan | 39 | +15.187 | 2 | 4 | |
| 9 | 36 | Andretti-Porsche | 39 | +15.563 | 15 | 2 | |
| 10 | 9 | Jaguar | 39 | +17.914[d] | 6 | 1 | |
| 11 | 1 | DS | 39 | +26.307 | 17 | ||
| 12 | 17 | Nissan | 39 | +27.070 | 16 | ||
| 13 | 11 | Mahindra | 39 | +28.779 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 33 | NIO | 39 | +37.318 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 3 | NIO | 39 | +45.034 | 14 | ||
| 16 | 4 | ABT-Mahindra | 39 | +1:09.547 | 19 | ||
| 17 | 23 | Nissan | 39 | +1:09.547 | 18 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Mahindra | 38 | +1 lap | 8 | ||
| 19 | 13 | Porsche | 38 | +1 lap | 13 | ||
| Ret | 48 | Maserati | 32 | Puncture | 20 | ||
| Ret | 51 | ABT-Mahindra | 13 | Chassis damage | 21 | ||
| DNS | 7 | Maserati | 0 | Did not start | 22 | ||
| Source:[7] | |||||||
Notes:
Standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Race two
Qualifying
Qualifying took place at 3:40 PM on January 28[8]
Qualifying duels
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
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| A1 | ||||||||||||||
| A4 | ||||||||||||||
| B2 | ||||||||||||||
| B3 | ||||||||||||||
| B1 | ||||||||||||||
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Overall classification
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | A | B | QF | SF | F | Grid |
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| 1 | 5 | McLaren-Nissan | 1:09:361 | N/a | 1:08:748 | 1:08.680 | 1:08:693 | 1 | |
| 2 | 9 | Jaguar | N/a | 1:09:401 | 1:08:909 | 1:08:690 | 1:08:797 | 2 | |
| 3 | 58 | McLaren-Nissan | N/a | 1:09:435 | 1:08:855 | 1:08:922 | N/a | 3 | |
| 4 | 16 | Envision-Jaguar | 1:09:422 | N/a | 1:08:925 | 1:08:926 | N/a | 4 | |
| 5 | 94 | Porsche | N/a | 1:09:576 | 1:09:028 | N/a | N/a | 5 | |
| 6 | 27 | Andretti-Porsche | 1:09:572 | N/a | 1:09:198 | N/a | N/a | 6 | |
| 7 | 48 | Maserati | N/a | 1:09:623 | 1:09:279 | N/a | N/a | 7 | |
| 8 | 1 | DS | 1:09:518 | N/a | 1:09:282 | N/a | N/a | 8 | |
| 9 | 10 | Jaguar | 1:09:628 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 9 | |
| 10 | 7 | Maserati | N/a | 1:09:643 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 10 | |
| 11 | 33 | NIO | 1:09:698 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 11 | |
| 12 | 23 | Nissan | N/a | 1:09:670 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 12 | |
| 13 | 3 | NIO | 1:09:735 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 13 | |
| 14 | 8 | Mahindra | N/a | 1:09:690 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 14 | |
| 15 | 37 | Envision-Jaguar | 1:09:761 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 15 | |
| 16 | 25 | DS | N/a | 1:09:794 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 16 | |
| 17 | 13 | Porsche | 1:09:832 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 17 | |
| 18 | 36 | Andretti-Porsche | N/a | 1:09:843 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | Nissan | 1:10:107 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 19 | |
| 20 | 11 | Mahindra | N/a | 1:09:975 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 20 | |
| 21 | 4 | ABT-Mahindra | 1:10.221 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 21 | |
| 22 | 51 | ABT-Mahindra | N/a | 1:10:072 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 22 | |
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Race
The race took place on January 28 at 8:03 PM.[8]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 94 | Porsche | 40 | 50:40:304 | 5 | 25 | |
| 2 | 27 | Andretti-Porsche | 40 | +1.252 | 6 | 18 | |
| 3 | 58 | McLaren-Nissan | 40 | +4.554 | 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | 10 | Jaguar | 40 | +5.851 | 9 | 12+1 | |
| 5 | 5 | McLaren-Nissan | 40 | +10.869 | 1 | 10+3 | |
| 6 | 16 | Envision-Jaguar | 40 | +10.947 | 4 | 8 | |
| 7 | 9 | Jaguar | 40 | +11.088 | 2 | 6 | |
| 8 | 23 | Nissan | 40 | +12.409 | 12 | 4 | |
| 9 | 48 | Maserati | 40 | +12.753 | 7 | 2 | |
| 10 | 33 | NIO | 40 | +13.275 | 11 | 1 | |
| 11 | 13 | Porsche | 40 | +15.229 | 17 | ||
| 12 | 36 | Andretti-Porsche | 40 | +15.623 | 18 | ||
| 13 | 37 | Envision-Jaguar | 40 | +17.038 | 15 | ||
| 14 | 17 | Nissan | 40 | +19.569 | 19 | ||
| 15 | 11 | Mahindra | 40 | +20.796 | 20 | ||
| 16 | 25 | DS | 40 | +21.221 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 3 | NIO | 40 | +22.243 | 13 | ||
| 18 | 4 | ABT-Mahindra | 40 | +25.291 | 21 | ||
| 19 | 7 | Maserati | 40 | +27.137 | 10 | ||
| 20 | 1 | DS | 40 | +37.572[e] | 8 | ||
| Ret | 8 | Mahindra | 30 | Puncture | 14 | ||
| Ret | 51 | ABT-Mahindra | 25 | Accident | 22 | ||
| Source:[10] | |||||||
Standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
- 39 planned laps and 1 extra lap
- Sette Câmara received a 3-place grid penalty for impeding Wehrlein.
- Although Müller failed to set a time in qualifying, he was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.
- Evans received a 5-second penalty for forcing Rast off the track.
- Vandoorne received a drive-through penalty, later converted into a 24-second penalty, for failing to activate attack mode for the second time.

