2023 Portland ePrix
Motor car race
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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 June 24, 2023. It served as the 12th round of the 2022–23 Formula E season and was the inaugural running of the Portland ePrix.
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Race 12 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | June 24, 2023 | ||||
| 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 |
| Jaguar | |||
| Time | 1:11.216 on lap 27 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Envision-Jaguar | ||||
| Second | Andretti-Porsche | ||||
| Third | Porsche | ||||
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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]
Qualifying duels
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
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| A1 | ||||||||||||||
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Overall classification
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | A | B | QF | SF | F | Grid |
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| 1 | 27 | Andretti-Porsche | N/a | 1:09.856 | 1:09.111 | 1:08.919 | 1:08.931 | 1 | |
| 2 | 23 | Nissan | 1:09.860 | N/a | 1:09.060 | 1:08.920 | 1:09.010 | 2 | |
| 3 | 17 | Nissan | 1:10.112 | N/a | 1:09.118 | 1:09.264 | N/a | 3 | |
| 4 | 58 | McLaren-Nissan | N/a | 1:09.808 | 1:09.310 | 1:09.374 | N/a | 4 | |
| 5 | 7 | Maserati | 1:10.176 | N/a | 1:09.160 | N/a | N/a | 5 | |
| 6 | 25 | DS | 1:10.060 | N/a | 1:09.240 | N/a | N/a | PL[b] | |
| 7 | 5 | McLaren-Nissan | N/a | 1:09.864 | 1:09.385 | N/a | N/a | 6 | |
| 8 | 13 | Porsche | N/a | 1:09.986 | 1:09.453 | N/a | N/a | 7 | |
| 9 | 36 | Andretti-Porsche | N/a | 1:09.997 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 8 | |
| 10 | 1 | DS | 1:10.227 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | PL[c] | |
| 11 | 4 | ABT-Mahindra | N/a | 1:10.043 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 9 | |
| 12 | 37 | Envision-Jaguar | 1:10.282 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 10 | |
| 13 | 48 | Maserati | N/a | 1:10.050 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 11 | |
| 14 | 51 | ABT-Mahindra | 1:10.282 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 12 | |
| 15 | 11 | Mahindra | N/a | 1:10.307 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 13 | |
| 16 | 33 | NIO | 1:10.378 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 14 | |
| 17 | 10 | Jaguar | N/a | 1:10.395 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 15 | |
| 18 | 16 | Envision-Jaguar | 1:10.440 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 16 | |
| 19 | 8 | Mahindra | N/a | 1:10.482 | N/a | N/a | N/a | 17 | |
| 20 | 94 | Porsche | 1:10.499 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 18 | |
| 21 | 3 | NIO | 1:10.536 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 19 | |
| 22 | 9 | Jaguar | N/a | No time[d] | N/a | N/a | N/a | 20 | |
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Race
The race started at 5:03 PM on 24 June.[5]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 37 | Envision-Jaguar | 32 | 50:40.629 | 10 | 25 | |
| 2 | 27 | Andretti-Porsche | 32 | +0.294 | 1 | 18+31 | |
| 3 | 13 | Porsche | 32 | +1.140 | 7 | 15 | |
| 4 | 9 | Jaguar | 32 | +1.758 | 20 | 12+12 | |
| 5 | 16 | Envision-Jaguar | 32 | +2.220 | 16 | 10 | |
| 6 | 7 | Maserati | 32 | +2.307 | 5 | 8 | |
| 7 | 11 | Mahindra | 32 | +2.982 | 13 | 6 | |
| 8 | 94 | Porsche | 32 | +3.684 | 18 | 4 | |
| 9 | 17 | Nissan | 32 | +3.961 | 3 | 2 | |
| 10 | 4 | ABT-Mahindra | 32 | +4.300 | 9 | 1 | |
| 11 | 25 | DS | 32 | +4.718 | PL | ||
| 12 | 1 | DS | 32 | +4.982 | PL | ||
| 13 | 33 | NIO | 32 | +5.470 | 14 | ||
| 14 | 58 | McLaren-Nissan | 32 | +6.115 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 23 | Nissan | 32 | +6.699 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 3 | NIO | 32 | +7.167 | 19 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Jaguar | 32 | +7.638[e] | 15 | ||
| 18 | 5 | McLaren-Nissan | 32 | +12.977 | 6 | ||
| 19 | 36 | Andretti-Porsche | 32 | +16.051 | 8 | ||
| Ret | 48 | Maserati | 29 | Retired in pits | 11 | ||
| Ret | 51 | ABT-Mahindra | 9 | Accident | 12 | ||
| Ret | 8 | Mahindra | 3 | Technical failure | 17 | ||
| Source:[8] | |||||||
Notes:
Standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
- 28 planned laps and 4 extra laps
- Although Evans failed to set a time in qualifying, he was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.
