The 2023 Rome ePrix, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 Hankook Rome E-Prix was a pair of Formula E electric car race held at the Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR in the EUR neighbourhood of Rome, Italy on the 15 and 16 July 2023. They served as the 13th and 14th rounds of the 2022-23 Formula E season and the fifth running of the Rome ePrix.

2023 Rome ePrix
Race 13 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 15 July 2023 (2023-07-15)
Official name 2023 Hankook Rome E-Prix
Location Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR, EUR, Rome, Italy
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.385 km (2.103 mi)
Distance 27[a] laps, 91.395 km (56.790 mi)
Scheduled distance 25 laps, 84.625 km (52.584 mi)
Pole position
Driver Jaguar
Time 1:39.089
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar
Time 1:41.694 on lap 19
Podium
First Jaguar
Second Envision Racing
Third Maserati
Lap leaders
2023 Rome ePrix
Race 14 of 16 of the 2022–23 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 16 July 2023 (2023-07-16)
Official name 2023 Hankook Rome E-Prix
Location Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR, EUR, Rome, Italy
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.385 km (2.103 mi)
Distance 24 laps, 81.240 km (50.480 mi)
Pole position
Driver Andretti-Porsche
Time 1:37.986
Fastest lap
Driver France Jean-Éric Vergne DS
Time 1:40.264 on lap 19
Podium
First Andretti
Second Nissan
Third Jaguar
Lap leaders

The first race was won by Mitch Evans for Jaguar Racing, who also took pole position and the fastest lap. Nick Cassidy and Maximilian Günther completed the podium.[1] The second race was won from pole by Jake Dennis for Andretti, with Norman Nato and Sam Bird in second and third.[2]

Background

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Jake Dennis entered the Rome ePrix in the lead of the championship, just one point ahead of Nick Cassidy. Pascal Wehrlein was third in the standings, 16 points behind Dennis.[3]

Classification

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(All times in CEST)

Race 1

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Qualifying

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Qualifying for race 1 took place at 10:40 AM on 15 July.[4]

Group draw
Group A   DEN   WEH   JEV   GUE   BIR   VAN   FEN   LOT   TIC   SET   MUE
Group B   CAS   EVA   DAC   BUE   HUG   RAS   DIG   NAT   MOR   FRI   MER

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3   Jake Dennis
A2   Sam Bird
  Sacha Fenestraz
  Sam Bird
A4   Maximilian Günther
A1   Sacha Fenestraz
  Sam Bird
  Mitch Evans
B3   René Rast
B2   Sébastien Buemi
  Sébastien Buemi
  Mitch Evans
B4   Edoardo Mortara
B1   Mitch Evans
Overall classification
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Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 9   Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:39.300 1:38.460 1:38.461 1:39.089 1
2 10   Sam Bird Jaguar 1:39.024 1:38.816 1:38.761 1:40.985 2
3 23   Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 1:38.912 1:38.872 1:39.807 3
4 16   Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:39.459 1:38.822 1:40.470 4
5 58   René Rast McLaren-Nissan 1:39.554 1:38.861 5
6 48   Edoardo Mortara Maserati 1:39.562 1:38.900 6
7 27   Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:39.214 1:39.266 7
8 7   Maximilian Günther Maserati 1:39.413 1:39.315 8
9 37   Nick Cassidy Envision 1:39.630 9
10 94   Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:39.447 10
11 17   Norman Nato Nissan 1:39.968 11
12 1   Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:39.601 12
13 13   António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:40.149 13
14 51   Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 1:39.664 14
15 11   Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 1:40.424 15
16 25   Jean-Éric Vergne DS 1:39.701 16
17 4   Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra 1:40.485 17
18 33   Dan Ticktum NIO 1:39.729 18
19 8   Roberto Merhi Mahindra 1:41.956 19
20 36   André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 1:39.931 20
21 3   Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 1:41.159 21
22 5   Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan No time[b]
Source:[5]

Race

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Race 1 took place at 3:03 PM on 15 July.[4] The race was red-flagged on lap 9 after a multi-car collision, and was resumed at 4:05 PM.[6]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9   Mitch Evans Jaguar 27 1:37:02.976 1 25+31+12
2 37   Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 27 +1.639 9 18
3 7   Maximilian Günther Maserati 27 +9.126 8 15
4 27   Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 27 +21.010 7 12
5 25   Jean-Éric Vergne DS 27 +21.482 16 10
6 51   Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 27 +21.858 14 8
7 17   Norman Nato Nissan 27 +24.071 11 6
8 3   Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 27 +25.427 21 4
9 94   Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 27 +28.582 10 2
10 23   Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 27 +30.342 3 1
11 1   Stoffel Vandoorne DS 27 +44.961 12
12 8   Roberto Merhi Mahindra 27 +1:05.048 19
13 33   Dan Ticktum NIO 27 +1:34.800 18
Ret 58   René Rast McLaren-Nissan 15 Mechanical 5
Ret 10   Sam Bird Jaguar 8 Collision 2
Ret 16   Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 8 Collision 4
Ret 13   António Félix da Costa Porsche 8 Collision 13
Ret 48   Edoardo Mortara Maserati 8 Collision 6
Ret 11   Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 8 Collision 15
Ret 4   Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra 8 Collision 17
Ret 36   André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 2 Accident 20
DNS 5   Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 0 Did not start
Source:[7]

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.

Race 2

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Qualifying

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Qualifying for race 2 took place at 10:40 AM on 16 July.[8]

Group draw
Group A   CAS   EVA   JEV   DAC   BIR   VAN   FEN   DIG   TIC   SET   FRI
Group B   DEN   WEH   GUE   BUE   HUG   RAS   NAT   LOT   MOR   MUE   MER
Qualifying duels
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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A3   Dan Ticktum
A2   Nick Cassidy
  Nick Cassidy
  Mitch Evans
A4   Mitch Evans
A1   Sam Bird
  Nick Cassidy
  Jake Dennis
B3   Norman Nato
B2   Sébastien Buemi
  Norman Nato
  Jake Dennis
B4   Maximilian Günther
B1   Jake Dennis
Overall classification
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Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 27   Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:38.214 1:38.179 1:38.087 1:37.986 1
2 37   Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 1:38.547 1:37.536 1:38.056 1:38.057 2
3 17   Norman Nato Nissan 1:38.538 1:38.613 1:38.203 3
4 9   Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:38.701 1:37.946 1:38.322 4
5 10   Sam Bird Jaguar 1:38.434 1:38.445 5
6 7   Maximilian Günther Maserati 1:38.575 1:38.655 6
7 33   Dan Ticktum NIO 1:38.697 1:38.720 7
8 16   Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:38.471 1:51.464 8
9 48   Edoardo Mortara Maserati 1:38.598 9
10 13   António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:38.976 10
11 5   Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:38.677 11
12 25   Jean-Éric Vergne DS 1:39.128 12
13 58   René Rast McLaren-Nissan 1:38.825 13
14 11   Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 1:39.318 14
15 94   Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:38.842 15
16 3   Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 1:39.365 16
17 36   André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 1:38.932 17
18 1   Stoffel Vandoorne DS 1:39.366 18
19 51   Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 1:39.125 19
20 4   Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra 1:39.536 20
21 8   Roberto Merhi Mahindra 1:40.289 21
22 23   Sacha Fenestraz Nissan No time[c] 22
Source:[9]

Race

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Race 2 took place at 3:03 PM on 16 July.[8]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 27   Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 24 45:04.323 1 25+31+12
2 17   Norman Nato Nissan 24 +3.105 3 18
3 10   Sam Bird Jaguar 24 +3.633 5 15
4 48   Edoardo Mortara Maserati 24 +4.357 9 12
5 16   Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 24 +5.004 8 10
6 7   Maximilian Günther Maserati 24 +5.403 6 8
7 94   Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 24 +11.586 15 6
8 1   Stoffel Vandoorne DS 24 +11.951 18 4
9 33   Dan Ticktum NIO 24 +12.563 7 2
10 51   Nico Müller ABT-Mahindra 24 +13.313 19 1
11 5   Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 24 +14.507 11
12 13   António Félix da Costa Porsche 24 +18.034[d] 10
13 58   René Rast McLaren-Nissan 24 +21.029 13
14 37   Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar 24 +23.475[e] 2
15 25   Jean-Éric Vergne DS 24 +1:26.623 12
16 23   Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 23 +1 Lap 22
Ret 36   André Lotterer Andretti-Porsche 23 Collision 17
Ret 3   Sérgio Sette Câmara NIO 23 Battery voltage alert 16
Ret 4   Robin Frijns ABT-Mahindra 18 Power loss 20
Ret 8   Roberto Merhi Mahindra 12 Retired in pits 21
Ret 11   Lucas di Grassi Mahindra 12 Accident damage 14
Ret 9   Mitch Evans Jaguar 4 Collision damage 4
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. ^ 25 planned laps and 2 extra laps
  2. ^ All of Hughes' times were deleted for not setting a lap within the first six minutes of qualifying. He later withdrew from the race due to a crash.
  3. ^ Although Fenestraz failed to set a time in qualifying, he was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.
  4. ^ da Costa received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision with di Grassi.
  5. ^ Cassidy received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision with Lotterer.

References

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  1. ^ Wood, Will. "Evans wins first Rome race after major crash, Cassidy grabs points lead". Race Fans. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. ^ Wood, Will. "Dennis dominates in Rome as Evans crashes Cassidy out of championship lead". Race Fans. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Formula E 2023 Portland ePrix Standings". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "2023 Hankook Rome E-Prix". Formula E. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  6. ^ Mackley, Stefan (15 July 2023). "Rome Formula E race red-flagged after Bird crash triggers pile-up". Motorsport. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Formula E 2023 Rome ePrix/1 Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b "2023 Hankook Rome E-Prix". Formula E. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Qualifying". Formula E. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Formula E Rome ePrix/2 Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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