2024 São Paulo ePrix (December)
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| 2024 São Paulo ePrix | ||||
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Race 1 of 16 of the 2024–25 Formula E season
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| Race details | ||||
| Date | 7 December 2024 | |||
| Official name | 2024 São Paulo ePrix | |||
| Location | São Paulo Street Circuit, São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| Course | Street Circuit | |||
| Course length | 2.933 km (1.822 mi) | |||
| Distance | 35[a] laps, 102.655 km (63.787 mi) | |||
| Scheduled distance | 31 laps, 90.923 km (56.497 mi) | |||
| Pole position | ||||
| Driver | Porsche | |||
| Time | 1:09.851 | |||
| Fastest lap | ||||
| Driver |
 David BeckmannAntónio Félix da Costa[b] | Kiro Race Co-Porsche | ||
| Time | 1:12.219 | |||
| Podium | ||||
| First | Jaguar | |||
| Second | Porsche | |||
| Third | McLaren-Nissan | |||
The 2024 São Paulo ePrix was the opening race of the 2024–25 Formula E World Championship, held on 7 December 2024. It was the third edition of the São Paulo ePrix. The race was held on the São Paulo Street Circuit, around the Anhembi Sambadrome.[1]
The ePrix was won by Mitch Evans for Jaguar, who started from the back of the grid. António Félix da Costa finished second while Taylor Barnard from McLaren completed the podium as he set a record for the youngest podium finisher in Formula E.
Background
[edit]The race was the first ePrix run of the Gen3 Evo race cars.
Classification
[edit](All times in BRT)
Qualification
[edit]Qualification took place at 09:40 on 7 December.[2]
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| Group A | BEC
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 BIR
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 DIG
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 DAC
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 BUE
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 DEV
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ROW
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 JEV
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DEN
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 CAS
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HUG
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| Group B | WEH
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 VAN
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FRI
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BAR
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GUE
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EVA
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NAT
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 MAL
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TIC
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MOR
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MUL
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Qualifying duels
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A2 | António Félix da Costa
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| A3 | Oliver Rowland
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| Oliver Rowland
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| Jake Dennis
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| A1 | Jake Dennis
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| A4 | Jean-Éric Vergne
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| Oliver Rowland
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| Pascal Wehrlein
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| B2 | Edoardo Mortara
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| B3 | Maximilian Günther
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| Maximilian Günther
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| Pascal Wehrlein
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| B1 | Pascal Wehrlein
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| B4 | Norman Nato
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Overall classification
[edit]| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | A | B | QF | SF | F | Grid |
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| 1 | 1 | Pascal Wehrlein
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Porsche | — | 1:11.717 | 1:09.992 | 1:09.859 | 1:09.851 | 1 |
| 2 | 23 | Oliver Rowland
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Nissan | 1:11.899 | — | 1:10.047 | 1:09.905 | 1:09.950 | 2 |
| 3 | 27 | Jake Dennis
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Andretti-Porsche | 1:11.732 | — | 1:09.957 | 1:09.906 | — | 3 |
| 4 | 7 | Maximilian Günther
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DS Penske | — | 1:11.953 | 1:10.140 | 1:10.351 | — | 4 |
| 5 | 13 | António Félix da Costa
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Porsche | 1:11.891 | — | 1:10.107 | — | — | 5 |
| 6 | 17 | Norman Nato
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Nissan | — | 1:11.972 | 1:10.114 | — | — | 6 |
| 7 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara
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Mahindra | — | 1:11.933 | 1:10.461 | — | — | 7 |
| 8 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne
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DS Penske | 1:11.952 | — | 1:10.486 | — | — | 8 |
| 9 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne
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Maserati | — | 1:12.046 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 10 | 37 | Nick Cassidy
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Jaguar | 1:12.055 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| 11 | 33 | Dan Ticktum
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Cupra Kiro-Porsche | — | 1:12.047 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 12 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi
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Envision-Jaguar | 1:12.068 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 13 | 4 | Robin Frijns
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Envision-Jaguar | — | 1:12.161 | — | — | — | 13 |
| 14 | 11 | Lucas Di Grassi
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Lola Yamaha ABT | 1:12.100 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 15 | 51 | Nico Müller
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Andretti-Porsche | — | 1:12.176 | — | — | — | 15 |
| 16 | 8 | Sam Bird
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McLaren-Nissan | 1:12.113 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 17 | 5 | Taylor Barnard
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McLaren-Nissan | — | 1:12.423 | — | — | — | 17 |
| 18 | 55 | Jake Hughes
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Maserati | 1:12.154 | — | — | — | — | 18 |
| 19 | 22 | Zane Maloney
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Lola Yamaha ABT | — | 1:12.550 | — | — | — | 19 |
| 20 | 3 | David Beckmann
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Cupra Kiro-Porsche | 1:12.310 | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| 21 | 21 | Nyck de Vries
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Mahindra | 1:12.317 | — | — | — | — | 21 |
| 22 | 9 | Mitch Evans
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Jaguar | — | No time[c] | — | — | — | 22 |
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Race
[edit]The race started at 14:05 on 7 December.[2]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 9 | Mitch Evans
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Jaguar | 35 | 1:45:14.758 | 22 | 25 |
| 2 | 13 | António Félix da Costa
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Porsche | 35 | +0.384 | 5 | 18+12 |
| 3 | 5 | Taylor Barnard
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McLaren-Nissan | 35 | +0.844 | 17 | 15 |
| 4 | 8 | Sam Bird
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McLaren-Nissan | 35 | +1.158 | 16 | 12 |
| 5 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara
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Mahindra | 35 | +1.800 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | 21 | Nyck de Vries
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Mahindra | 35 | +2.640 | 21 | 8 |
| 7 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi
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Envision-Jaguar | 35 | +2.997 | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | 33 | Dan Ticktum
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Cupra Kiro-Porsche | 35 | +3.683 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne
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DS Penske | 35 | +4.216 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne
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Maserati | 35 | +4.779 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | 7 | Maximilian Günther
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DS Penske | 35 | +5.093 | 4 | |
| 12 | 22 | Zane Maloney
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Lola Yamaha ABT | 35 | +6.212 | 19 | |
| 13 | 17 | Norman Nato
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Nissan | 35 | +7.174 | 6 | |
| 14 | 23 | Oliver Rowland
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Nissan | 35 | +11.385 | 2 | |
| DNF | 37 | Nick Cassidy
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Jaguar | 34 | Energy issue[5] | 10 | |
| DNF | 1 | Pascal Wehrlein
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Porsche | 29 | Collision | 1 | 31 |
| NC | 3 | David Beckmann
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Cupra Kiro-Porsche | 29 | +6 laps | 20 | |
| DNF | 27 | Jake Dennis
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Andretti-Porsche | 19 | Brake failure | 3 | |
| DNF | 11 | Lucas Di Grassi
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Lola Yamaha ABT | 5 | Collision damage | 14 | |
| DNF | 55 | Jake Hughes
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Maserati | 1 | Collision | 18 | |
| DNF | 51 | Nico Müller
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Andretti-Porsche | 1 | Collision | 15 | |
| DNS | 4 | Robin Frijns
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Envision-Jaguar | 0 | Brake issue[6] | 13 | |
| Source: [7][8] | |||||||
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Standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for all three sets of standings.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Trindade, Luciano (25 March 2023). "Estreia da Fórmula E em SP tem batidas, abandonos e brasileiro em último". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ a b "2024 SÃO PAULO E-PRIX - Weekend Schedule". Formula E. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "São Paulo E-Prix: Wehrlein secures first place". Formula E. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "2024 SÃO PAULO E-PRIX - Qualifying Result". Formula E. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Mackley, Stefan (2024-12-07). "Wehrlein's Formule E Sao Paulo crash was "a sickening feeling", says Cassidy". motorsport.com. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
'We had some kind of energy issue, there was something wrong in our software for the last few laps,' said Cassidy.
- ^ King, Bryony (2024-12-07). "Points for Envision Racing after a dramatic opening round in Sao Paulo". Envision Racing. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
Teammate Robin Frijns unfortunately suffered a brake system alert issue and did not start the E-Prix in Brazil.
- ^ "Race Results - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ ABB FIA Formula E World Championship - Noticeboard, Season 11 2024-25, R01 Sao Paulo, Doc 80, Final Classification Race. "ABB FIA Formula E World Championship - Noticeboard". Formula E Noticeboard. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
