# 2023 Portland ePrix

The 2023 Portland ePrix, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 Southwire Portland E-Prix, was a Formula E electric car race held at the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon, on 24 June 2023. It served as the 12th round of the 2022–23 Formula E season and was the inaugural running of the Portland ePrix.
The race was won by Nick Cassidy for Envision Racing, with Jake Dennis and António Félix da Costa completing the podium.

## Background

Following a win in Jakarta, Pascal Wehrlein retook the lead of the championship with 134 points, just one point ahead of Jake Dennis. Nick Cassidy lost his lead of the championship and entered Portland third in the championship, with 128 points.

### Driver changes

André Lotterer returned to the Formula E season, following his absence at Jakarta due to 24 Hours of Le Mans testing.
Roberto Merhi, who replaced Oliver Rowland in Jakarta after he left Mahindra Racing, continued with the team in Portland.

## Classification

(All times are in PDT)

### Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 12:40 PM on 24 June.
Group draw :
| Group A | WEH | CAS | JEV | GUE | BUE | VAN | FEN | NAT | TIC | SET | MUE |
| Group B | DEN | EVA | DAC | BIR | HUG | RAS | LOT | DIG | MOR | FRI | MER |

#### Qualifying duels

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| A3 | Norman Nato | Norman Nato | | | | | | |
| A2 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Jean-Éric Vergne | | | | | | |
| A2 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Jean-Éric Vergne | Norman Nato | Norman Nato | Norman Nato | | | |
| | | | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | | | |
| A4 | Maximilian Günther | Maximilian Günther | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | | | |
| A1 | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | | | | | | |
| A1 | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | | | | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz |
| | | | | | | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis |
| B3 | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | | | | | | | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis |
| B2 | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | | | | | | |
| B2 | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | | | |
| | | | René Rast | René Rast | René Rast | | | |
| B4 | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | René Rast | René Rast | René Rast | | | |
| B1 | René Rast | René Rast | | | | | | |

#### Overall classification

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | A | B | QF | SF | F | Grid |
| 1 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-Porsche | — | 1:09.856 | 1:09.111 | 1:08.919 | 1:08.931 | 1 |
| 2 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | 1:09.860 | — | 1:09.060 | 1:08.920 | 1:09.010 | 2 |
| 3 | 17 | Norman Nato | Nissan | 1:10.112 | — | 1:09.118 | 1:09.264 | — | 3 |
| 4 | 58 | René Rast | McLaren-Nissan | — | 1:09.808 | 1:09.310 | 1:09.374 | — | 4 |
| 5 | 7 | Maximilian Günther | Maserati | 1:10.176 | — | 1:09.160 | — | — | 5 |
| 6 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS | 1:10.060 | — | 1:09.240 | — | — | PL |
| 7 | 5 | Jake Hughes | McLaren-Nissan | — | 1:09.864 | 1:09.385 | — | — | 6 |
| 8 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Porsche | — | 1:09.986 | 1:09.453 | — | — | 7 |
| 9 | 36 | André Lotterer | Andretti-Porsche | — | 1:09.997 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 10 | 1 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS | 1:10.227 | — | — | — | — | PL |
| 11 | 4 | Robin Frijns | ABT-Mahindra | — | 1:10.043 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 12 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Envision-Jaguar | 1:10.282 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| 13 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Maserati | — | 1:10.050 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 14 | 51 | Nico Müller | ABT-Mahindra | 1:10.282 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 15 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Mahindra | — | 1:10.307 | — | — | — | 13 |
| 16 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | NIO | 1:10.378 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 17 | 10 | Sam Bird | Jaguar | — | 1:10.395 | — | — | — | 15 |
| 18 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Envision-Jaguar | 1:10.440 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 19 | 8 | Roberto Merhi | Mahindra | — | 1:10.482 | — | — | — | 17 |
| 20 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 1:10.499 | — | — | — | — | 18 |
| 21 | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | NIO | 1:10.536 | — | — | — | — | 19 |
| 22 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | — | No time | — | — | — | 20 |
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### Race

The race started at 5:03 PM on 24 June.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Envision-Jaguar | 32 | 50:40.629 | 10 | 25 |
| 2 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-Porsche | 32 | +0.294 | 1 | 18+3 |
| 3 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Porsche | 32 | +1.140 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 32 | +1.758 | 20 | 12+1 |
| 5 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Envision-Jaguar | 32 | +2.220 | 16 | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | Maximilian Günther | Maserati | 32 | +2.307 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Mahindra | 32 | +2.982 | 13 | 6 |
| 8 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 32 | +3.684 | 18 | 4 |
| 9 | 17 | Norman Nato | Nissan | 32 | +3.961 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | Robin Frijns | ABT-Mahindra | 32 | +4.300 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS | 32 | +4.718 | PL | |
| 12 | 1 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS | 32 | +4.982 | PL | |
| 13 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | NIO | 32 | +5.470 | 14 | |
| 14 | 58 | René Rast | McLaren-Nissan | 32 | +6.115 | 4 | |
| 15 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | 32 | +6.699 | 2 | |
| 16 | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | NIO | 32 | +7.167 | 19 | |
| 17 | 10 | Sam Bird | Jaguar | 32 | +7.638 | 15 | |
| 18 | 5 | Jake Hughes | McLaren-Nissan | 32 | +12.977 | 6 | |
| 19 | 36 | André Lotterer | Andretti-Porsche | 32 | +16.051 | 8 | |
| Ret | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Maserati | 29 | Retired in pits | 11 | |
| Ret | 51 | Nico Müller | ABT-Mahindra | 9 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 8 | Roberto Merhi | Mahindra | 3 | Technical failure | 17 | |
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Notes:
* ^1 – Pole position.
* ^2 – Fastest lap.

#### Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Jake Dennis | 154 |
| 1 | 2 | Nick Cassidy | 153 |
| 2 | 3 | Pascal Wehrlein | 138 |
| | 4 | Mitch Evans | 122 |
| | 5 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 97 |
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Porsche | 231 |
| 2 | Envision-Jaguar | 225 |
| 3 | Jaguar | 184 |
| 4 | Andretti-Porsche | 177 |
| 5 | DS | 139 |
* Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.