2024 São Paulo ePrix (December)

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This article is about the race in the 2024–25 Formula E season. For the race in the 2023–24 Formula E season, see 2024 São Paulo ePrix (March).
2024 São Paulo ePrix
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Race details
Date 7 December 2024 (2024-12-07)
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 Germany David Beckmann
António 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 first round 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

The race was the first ePrix run of the Gen3 Evo race cars.

Classification

(All times in BRT)

Qualification

Qualification took place at 09:40 on 7 December.[2]

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

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A2 Portugal António Félix da Costa
A3 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland
United Kingdom Oliver Rowland
United Kingdom Jake Dennis
A1 United Kingdom Jake Dennis
A4 France Jean-Éric Vergne
United Kingdom Oliver Rowland
Germany Pascal Wehrlein
B2 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara
B3 Germany Maximilian Günther
Germany Maximilian Günther
Germany Pascal Wehrlein
B1 Germany Pascal Wehrlein
B4 France Norman Nato

Overall classification

Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 1 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche — 1:11.717 1:09.992 1:09.859 1:09.851 1
2 23 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Nissan 1:11.899 — 1:10.047 1:09.905 1:09.950 2
3 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:11.732 — 1:09.957 1:09.906 — 3
4 7 Germany Maximilian Günther DS Penske — 1:11.953 1:10.140 1:10.351 — 4
5 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:11.891 — 1:10.107 — — 5
6 17 France Norman Nato Nissan — 1:11.972 1:10.114 — — 6
7 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Mahindra — 1:11.933 1:10.461 — — 7
8 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS Penske 1:11.952 — 1:10.486 — — 8
9 2 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne Maserati — 1:12.046 — — — 9
10 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Jaguar 1:12.055 — — — — 10
11 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum Cupra Kiro-Porsche — 1:12.047 — — — 11
12 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:12.068 — — — — 12
13 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns Envision-Jaguar — 1:12.161 — — — 13
14 11 Brazil Lucas Di Grassi Lola Yamaha ABT 1:12.100 — — — — 14
15 51 Switzerland Nico Müller Andretti-Porsche — 1:12.176 — — — 15
16 8 United Kingdom Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 1:12.113 — — — — 16
17 5 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard McLaren-Nissan — 1:12.423 — — — 17
18 55 United Kingdom Jake Hughes Maserati 1:12.154 — — — — 18
19 22 Barbados Zane Maloney Lola Yamaha ABT — 1:12.550 — — — 19
20 3 Germany David Beckmann Cupra Kiro-Porsche 1:12.310 — — — — 20
21 21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Mahindra 1:12.317 — — — — 21
22 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar — No time[c] — — — 22
Source:[4]

Race

The race started at 14:05 on 7 December.[2]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 New Zealand Mitch Evans Jaguar 35 1:45:14.758 22 25
2 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Porsche 35 +0.384 5 18+12
3 5 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard McLaren-Nissan 35 +0.844 17 15
4 8 United Kingdom Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 35 +1.158 16 12
5 48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 35 +1.800 7 10
6 21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Mahindra 35 +2.640 21 8
7 16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 35 +2.997 12 6
8 33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum Cupra Kiro-Porsche 35 +3.683 11 4
9 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS Penske 35 +4.216 8 2
10 2 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne Maserati 35 +4.779 9 1
11 7 Germany Maximilian Günther DS Penske 35 +5.093 4
12 22 Barbados Zane Maloney Lola Yamaha ABT 35 +6.212 19
13 17 France Norman Nato Nissan 35 +7.174 6
14 23 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Nissan 35 +11.385 2
DNF 37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy Jaguar 34 Energy issue[5] 10
DNF 1 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 29 Collision 1 31
NC 3 Germany David Beckmann Cupra Kiro-Porsche 29 +6 laps 20
DNF 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 19 Brake failure 3
DNF 11 Brazil Lucas Di Grassi Lola Yamaha ABT 5 Collision damage 14
DNF 55 United Kingdom Jake Hughes Maserati 1 Collision 18
DNF 51 Switzerland Nico Müller Andretti-Porsche 1 Collision 15
DNS 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns Envision-Jaguar 0 Brake issue[6] 13
Source: [7][8]

Notes:

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

Standings after the race

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

Notes

  1. ^ 31 planned laps and 4 extra laps
  2. ^ The point for fastest lap was awarded to da Costa, as Beckmann did not finish in the top 10.
  3. ^ Evans was not able to set a time due to problems with his brake system, however he was allowed to start from the back of the grid.[3]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "2024 SÃO PAULO E-PRIX - Weekend Schedule". Formula E. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  3. ^ "São Paulo E-Prix: Wehrlein secures first place". Formula E. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 SÃO PAULO E-PRIX - Qualifying Result". Formula E. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Race Results - ABB FIA Formula E World Championship". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  8. ^ 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.
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