2024 Tokyo ePrix

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2024 Tokyo ePrix
Race 5 of 16 of the 2023–24 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 30 March 2024 (2024-03-30)
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)
Pole position
Driver
Nissan
Time 1:19.023
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Sam Bird
Maximilian Günther[b]		 McLaren-Nissan
Time 1:19.731 on lap 27
Podium
First
Maserati
Second
Nissan
Third
Andretti-Porsche
Lap leaders
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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.

Background

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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.

Classification

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All times are in Japan Standard Time (JST).

Qualification

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Qualification took place at 10:20 on 30 March.[1]

Group draw
Group A Switzerland BUE New Zealand CAS Portugal DAC India DAR United Kingdom DEN Brazil DIG New Zealand EVA United Kingdom HUG Switzerland MOR France NAT United Kingdom ROW
Group B United Kingdom BIR Netherlands DEV France FEN Netherlands FRI Germany GUE France JEV Switzerland MUL Brazil SET United Kingdom TIC Belgium VAN Germany WEH

Qualifying duels

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A2 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara
A3 United Kingdom Jake Dennis
United Kingdom Oliver Rowland
Switzerland Edoardo Mortara
A1 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland
A4 New Zealand Mitch Evans
United Kingdom Oliver Rowland
Germany Maximilian Günther
B2 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara
B3 Switzerland Nico Müller
Germany Maximilian Günther
Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara
B1 Germany Maximilian Günther
B4 Germany Pascal Wehrlein

Overall classification

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Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Nissan 1:19.658 — 1:19.164 1:18.855 1:19.023 1
2 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati — 1:19.391 1:19.252 1:19.046 1:19.044 2
3 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 1:19.678 — 1:19.008 1:19.081 — 3
4 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara ERT — 1:19.474 1:19.160 1:21.244 — 4
5 1 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:19.939 — 1:19.323 — — 5
6 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:19.991 — 1:19.448 — — 9[c]
7 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche — 1:19.792 1:19.560 — — 6
8 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT Cupra-Mahindra — 1:19.725 1:19.756 — — 7
9 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:20.010 — — — — 8
10 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns Envision-Jaguar — 1:19.822 — — — 10
11 17 France Norman Nato Andretti-Porsche 1:20.056 — — — — 11
12 21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Mahindra — 1:19.881 — — — 12
13 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:20.226 — — — — 16[d]
14 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS Penske — 1:19.883 — — — 13
15 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi ABT Cupra-Mahindra 1:20.269 — — — — 14
16 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum ERT — 1:19.952 — — — 15
17 18 India Jehan Daruvala Maserati 1:20.395 — — — — 17
18 2 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske — 1:20.027 — — — 18
19 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Jaguar 1:20.401 — — — — 19
20 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan — 1:20.132 — — — 20
21 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:20.678 — — — — 21[e]
22 8 United Kingdom Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan — 1:20.660 — — — 22[f]
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Race

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The race started at 15:03 on 30 March.[1]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7 Germany Maximilian Günther Maserati 35 53:34.665 2 25+12
2 22 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Nissan 35 +0.755 1 18+31
3 1 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 35 +1.405 5 15
4 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 35 +1.822 8 12
5 94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 35 +3.897 6 10
6 17 France Norman Nato Andretti-Porsche 35 +4.573 11 8
7 51 Switzerland Nico Müller ABT Cupra-Mahindra 35 +4.983 7 6
8 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Jaguar 35 +5.542 19 4
9 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns Envision-Jaguar 35 +5.929 10 2
10 3 Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara ERT 35 +6.504 4 1
11 23 France Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 35 +7.016 20
12 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS Penske 35 +7.583 13
13 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 35 +8.467 21
14 5 United Kingdom Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 35 +8.859 16
15 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 35 +9.316 9
16 2 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 35 +9.735 18
17 18 India Jehan Daruvala Maserati 35 +15.096 17
18 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum ERT 35 +49.418 15
19 8 United Kingdom Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 34 +1 lap[g] 22
Ret 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi ABT Cupra-Mahindra 17 Retired in pits 14
Ret 21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Mahindra 17 Retired in pits 12
DSQ 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 35 Disqualified[h] 3
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Notes:

  • ^1  – Pole position.
  • ^2  – Fastest lap.

Standings after the race

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  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for all three sets of standings.

Notes

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  1. ^ 33 planned laps and 2 extra laps
  2. ^ The point for fastest lap was awarded to Günther, as Bird did not finish in the top 10.
  3. ^ Evans was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Jake Hughes in qualifying group A.
  4. ^ Hughes was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Lucas di Grassi in qualifying group A.
  5. ^ Buemi was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Lucas di Grassi in qualifying group A.
  6. ^ Bird was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Jean-Éric Vergne in qualifying group B.
  7. ^ Bird retired in the pit lane on lap 34, but was still classified in the final results as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
  8. ^ Mortara was disqualified after the conclusion of the race for illegal energy usage above the maximum of 32 kWh.

References

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