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.
| 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) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Nissan | ||||
| Time | 1:19.023 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Sam BirdMaximilian 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 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
editNick 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
editAll times are in Japan Standard Time (JST).
Qualification
editQualification took place at 10:20 on 30 March.[1]
| Group draw | |||||||||||
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| Group A | BUE | CAS | DAC | DAR | DEN | DIG | EVA | HUG | MOR | NAT | ROW |
| Group B | BIR | DEV | FEN | FRI | GUE | JEV | MUL | SET | TIC | VAN | WEH |
Qualifying duels
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Edoardo Mortara | |||||||||||||
| A3 | Jake Dennis | |||||||||||||
| Oliver Rowland | ||||||||||||||
| Edoardo Mortara | ||||||||||||||
| A1 | Oliver Rowland | |||||||||||||
| A4 | Mitch Evans | |||||||||||||
| Oliver Rowland | ||||||||||||||
| Maximilian Günther | ||||||||||||||
| B2 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | |||||||||||||
| B3 | Nico Müller | |||||||||||||
| Maximilian Günther | ||||||||||||||
| Sérgio Sette Câmara | ||||||||||||||
| B1 | Maximilian Günther | |||||||||||||
| B4 | Pascal Wehrlein | |||||||||||||
Overall classification
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | A | B | QF | SF | F | Grid |
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| 1 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | Nissan | 1:19.658 | — | 1:19.164 | 1:18.855 | 1:19.023 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | Maximilian Günther | Maserati | — | 1:19.391 | 1:19.252 | 1:19.046 | 1:19.044 | 2 |
| 3 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Mahindra | 1:19.678 | — | 1:19.008 | 1:19.081 | — | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | ERT | — | 1:19.474 | 1:19.160 | 1:21.244 | — | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-Porsche | 1:19.939 | — | 1:19.323 | — | — | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 1:19.991 | — | 1:19.448 | — | — | 9[c] |
| 7 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | — | 1:19.792 | 1:19.560 | — | — | 6 |
| 8 | 51 | Nico Müller | ABT Cupra-Mahindra | — | 1:19.725 | 1:19.756 | — | — | 7 |
| 9 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Porsche | 1:20.010 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | Robin Frijns | Envision-Jaguar | — | 1:19.822 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 11 | 17 | Norman Nato | Andretti-Porsche | 1:20.056 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 12 | 21 | Nyck de Vries | Mahindra | — | 1:19.881 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 13 | 5 | Jake Hughes | McLaren-Nissan | 1:20.226 | — | — | — | — | 16[d] |
| 14 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS Penske | — | 1:19.883 | — | — | — | 13 |
| 15 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | ABT Cupra-Mahindra | 1:20.269 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 16 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | ERT | — | 1:19.952 | — | — | — | 15 |
| 17 | 18 | Jehan Daruvala | Maserati | 1:20.395 | — | — | — | — | 17 |
| 18 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS Penske | — | 1:20.027 | — | — | — | 18 |
| 19 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Jaguar | 1:20.401 | — | — | — | — | 19 |
| 20 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | — | 1:20.132 | — | — | — | 20 |
| 21 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Envision-Jaguar | 1:20.678 | — | — | — | — | 21[e] |
| 22 | 8 | Sam Bird | McLaren-Nissan | — | 1:20.660 | — | — | — | 22[f] |
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Race
editThe race started at 15:03 on 30 March.[1]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 7 | Maximilian Günther | Maserati | 35 | 53:34.665 | 2 | 25+12 |
| 2 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | Nissan | 35 | +0.755 | 1 | 18+31 |
| 3 | 1 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-Porsche | 35 | +1.405 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Porsche | 35 | +1.822 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 35 | +3.897 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 17 | Norman Nato | Andretti-Porsche | 35 | +4.573 | 11 | 8 |
| 7 | 51 | Nico Müller | ABT Cupra-Mahindra | 35 | +4.983 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Jaguar | 35 | +5.542 | 19 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | Robin Frijns | Envision-Jaguar | 35 | +5.929 | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | ERT | 35 | +6.504 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | 35 | +7.016 | 20 | |
| 12 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS Penske | 35 | +7.583 | 13 | |
| 13 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Envision-Jaguar | 35 | +8.467 | 21 | |
| 14 | 5 | Jake Hughes | McLaren-Nissan | 35 | +8.859 | 16 | |
| 15 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 35 | +9.316 | 9 | |
| 16 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS Penske | 35 | +9.735 | 18 | |
| 17 | 18 | Jehan Daruvala | Maserati | 35 | +15.096 | 17 | |
| 18 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | ERT | 35 | +49.418 | 15 | |
| 19 | 8 | Sam Bird | McLaren-Nissan | 34 | +1 lap[g] | 22 | |
| Ret | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | ABT Cupra-Mahindra | 17 | Retired in pits | 14 | |
| Ret | 21 | Nyck de Vries | Mahindra | 17 | Retired in pits | 12 | |
| DSQ | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Mahindra | 35 | Disqualified[h] | 3 | |
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Notes:
Standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for all three sets of standings.
Notes
edit- ^ 33 planned laps and 2 extra laps
- ^ The point for fastest lap was awarded to Günther, as Bird did not finish in the top 10.
- ^ Evans was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Jake Hughes in qualifying group A.
- ^ Hughes was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Lucas di Grassi in qualifying group A.
- ^ Buemi was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Lucas di Grassi in qualifying group A.
- ^ Bird was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Jean-Éric Vergne in qualifying group B.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mortara was disqualified after the conclusion of the race for illegal energy usage above the maximum of 32 kWh.
References
edit- ^ a b "2024 TOKYO E-PRIX - Event Schedule". Formula E. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 TOKYO E-PRIX - Qualifying Result". Formula E. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 TOKYO E-PRIX - E-Prix Result". Formula E. Retrieved 1 April 2024.