2024 Tokyo ePrix
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| 2024 Tokyo ePrix | |||||
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Race 5 of 16 of the 2023–24 Formula E season
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 30 March 2024 | ||||
| Official name | 2024 Tokyo ePrix | ||||
| Location | Tokyo Street Circuit, Tokyo, Japan | ||||
| Course | Street Circuit | ||||
| Course length | 2.585 km (1.606 mi) | ||||
| Distance | 35[a] laps, 90.475 km (56.219 mi) | ||||
| Scheduled distance | 33 laps, 85.305 km (53.006 mi) | ||||
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| Driver | Nissan | ||||
| Time | 1:19.023 | ||||
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Maximilian Günther[b] | McLaren-Nissan | |||
| Time | 1:19.731 on lap 27 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Maserati | ||||
| Second | Nissan | ||||
| Third | Andretti-Porsche | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2024 Tokyo ePrix was the fifth race of the 2023–24 Formula E World Championship, held on 30 March 2024. It was the first running of the Tokyo ePrix, a new event held around the Tokyo Street Circuit.
The ePrix was won by Maximilian Günther for Maserati, who overtook Nissan driver Oliver Rowland towards the end of the race after saving energy throughout. Defending champion Jake Dennis completed the podium in third place for Andretti. Günther's win was his fifth Formula E race victory and first of the season to date, and only the second ever Formula E victory for Maserati.
Nick Cassidy entered the race as the leader in the Drivers' Championship with a four point lead over Pascal Wehrlein, followed by Mitch Evans and Jean-Éric Vergne (both 18 points behind) and defending champion Jake Dennis (19 points behind).
Prior to the race, Jaguar held a 35 point lead over Porsche in the Teams' Championship, with DS Penske in third and McLaren in fourth. In the Manufacturers' Trophy, Jaguar held a 28 point lead over Porsche, with Nissan in third.
