# 2022 Seoul ePrix

The 2022 Seoul ePrix, formally known as the 2022 Hana Bank Seoul E-Prix, was a pair of Formula E electric car races staged at the Seoul Street Circuit in the Jamsil Sports Complex, Seoul, South Korea, on 13 and 14 August 2022. They served as the fifteenth and sixteenth rounds of the 2021-22 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, The race was the first and only running of the Seoul ePrix after it had been postponed since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was raced as the first ePrix in South Korea and fifth Asian country to host an ePrix, following China (including Hong Kong), Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia.
It was the first time in nine years that South Korea has hosted large motorsports events since the last Formula One Korean Grand Prix held in 2013.

## History

South Korea's previous attempts at hosting motorsport events include the Korean Grand Prix situated at Yeongam, which ran from 2010 to 2013. Low attendance figures, five hours of traveling time from Seoul and unfulfilled resort facilities around the track were the main reasons for the event's short existence.
On 30 November 2018, Formula E CEO, Alejandro Agag signed an agreement with Moon Jae-sik, chairman of JSM Holdings. South Korea was given the right to hold the ABB Formula E Championship from 2020 to 2025. The aim was to expand the Asian market and provide a platform for cooperation between Formula E and South Korean automobile industrial technology and eco-friendly innovations.
The Formula E race would be served as an attraction for motor sport fans from nearby countries such as China and Japan.
Three other candidates in the Asia-Pacific region considered for hosting included Australia, Russia, and New Zealand.
The inaugural Seoul ePrix was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, then it was due to take place on 23 May 2021 as the 9th round of the 2021 Formula E season. But due to the ongoing situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the race's first running would be on the 2022 Formula E season. On 19 June 2021, Seoul city government announced that the race's first running would be set to form part of the Seoul Fest celebrations on the days of 13–14 August 2022.
The Seoul ePrix was set to return for the 2022-23 Formula E season on 20 and 21 May 2023, but renovation works to the Jamsil Stadium meant that the event would not be able to take place, and it was replaced by the Cape Town ePrix. The track was later left off the calendar for the 2023–24 Formula E season.

## Background

After fourteen races in nine cities, the 2021-22 Formula E World Championship arrived in Seoul, South Korea, for its season finale. The Jamsil Sports Complex would play host to the Seoul Street Circuit, which was to stage the 99th and 100th FE races, a significant milestone in FE's history. The races were also the last of the Generation 2 era for FE, with the Spark SRT05e to be retired at the end of the race weekend having served as the series' base chassis since the 2018-19 season.

### Driver changes

Sam Bird missed the season finale, after he was found to have broken his hand at the 2022 London ePrix, an injury he would carry throughout that race. Bird's streak of winning at least one race in every season was ended. Jaguar's reserve driver Norman Nato would sub for the British driver. It was Nato's first appearance since the 2021 Berlin ePrix.
Sacha Fenestraz, having been a reserve driver for Jaguar in 2021, replaced Antonio Giovinazzi and made his Formula E debut for the second round after Giovinazzi suffered a hand injury during the first event.

### Championship standing before the race

58 points were available for the Drivers' Championship in the final two rounds. Stoffel Vandoorne led the championship with 36 points over Mitch Evans, 41 points over Edoardo Mortara and 57 points over Jean-Éric Vergne.
In the Teams' Championship, 94 points were still available. Mercedes held a 36-point lead over ROKiT Venturi, a 47-point lead over DS Techeetah and a 91-point lead over Jaguar Racing.

## Race 1
### Qualifying

Oliver Rowland took the pole position in the wet condition, defeating Lucas di Grassi in the final by 0.623s.
Group draw :
| Group A | VAN | MOR | DAC | FRI | DEN | LOT | BUE | ASK | TUR | SET | GIO |
| Group B | EVA | JEV | DIG | DEV | WEH | CAS | SIM | ROW | GUE | TIC | NAT |
Qualifying duels
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| B4 | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | | | | | | |
| A1 | Edoardo Mortara | Edoardo Mortara | | | | | | |
| A1 | Edoardo Mortara | Edoardo Mortara | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | | | |
| | | | Lucas di Grassi | Lucas di Grassi | Lucas di Grassi | | | |
| B3 | Lucas di Grassi | Lucas di Grassi | Lucas di Grassi | Lucas di Grassi | Lucas di Grassi | | | |
| A2 | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | | | | | | |
| A2 | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | | | | Lucas di Grassi | Lucas di Grassi | Lucas di Grassi |
| | | | | | | Oliver Rowland | Oliver Rowland | Oliver Rowland |
| A3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Sérgio Sette Câmara | | | | | | | Oliver Rowland | Oliver Rowland | Oliver Rowland |
| B2 | Oliver Rowland | Oliver Rowland | | | | | | |
| B2 | Oliver Rowland | Oliver Rowland | Oliver Rowland | Oliver Rowland | Oliver Rowland | | | |
| | | | Pascal Wehrlein | Pascal Wehrlein | Pascal Wehrlein | | | |
| A4 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | Pascal Wehrlein | Pascal Wehrlein | Pascal Wehrlein | | | |
| B1 | Pascal Wehrlein | Pascal Wehrlein | | | | | | |
Overall Classification
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | A | B | QF | SF | F | Grid |
| 1 | 30 | Oliver Rowland | Mahindra | — | 1:30:345 | 1:32:590 | 1:34:880 | 1:35:406 | 1 |
| 2 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Venturi-Mercedes | — | 1:30:726 | 1:31:735 | 1:35:692 | 1:36:029 | 2 |
| 3 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | — | 1:30:755 | 1:31:293 | 1:35:884 | — | 3 |
| 4 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | — | 1:30:321 | 1:35:117 | 1:36:517 | — | 4 |
| 5 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-BMW | 1:22:441 | — | 1:32:424 | — | — | 5 |
| 6 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Venturi-Mercedes | 1:22:397 | — | 1:32:442 | — | — | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Mercedes | 1:22:542 | — | 1:35:401 | — | — | 7 |
| 8 | 7 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Dragon-Penske | 1:22:477 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 9 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Techeetah-DS | — | 1:30.811 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 10 | 23 | Sébastien Buemi | e.dams-Nissan | 1:22:732 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 11 | 10 | Norman Nato | Jaguar | — | 1:30:943 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 12 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Techeetah-DS | 1:22:793 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 13 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | NIO | — | 1:31:577 | — | — | — | 13 |
| 14 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Dragon-Penske | 1:22:837 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 15 | 17 | Nyck de Vries | Mercedes | — | 1:31:704 | — | — | — | 15 |
| 16 | 4 | Robin Frijns | Envision-Audi | 1:23:057 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 17 | 22 | Maximilian Günther | e.dams-Nissan | — | 1:31:840 | — | — | — | 17 |
| 18 | 3 | Oliver Turvey | NIO | 1:23:214 | — | — | — | — | 18 |
| 19 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Envision-Audi | — | 1:32:387 | — | — | — | 19 |
| 20 | 36 | André Lotterer | Porsche | 1:23:331 | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| 21 | 29 | Alexander Sims | Mahindra | — | 1:33:592 | — | — | — | 21 |
| 22 | 28 | Oliver Askew | Andretti-BMW | 1:50:546 | — | — | — | — | 22 |
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### Race
#### Report

The circuit was very damp at the start of the race. Di Grassi and Evans passed pole sitter Rowland in the first corner. Evans then overtook di Grassi to claim the lead, before di Grassi dropped behind Rowland.
Eight cars ended up in the barriers at turns 20 and 21 at the end of the opening lap which caused a red flag, due to the damp conditions and the changing surfaces. Norman Nato and Nick Cassidy both rejoined the race and had the race cars repaired. The accident had been cleared after 45 minutes.
Edoardo Mortara weaved around in the braking zone in front of Jean-Éric Vergne, causing a collision between the two. The incident allowed Vergne and Vandoorne to pass Mortara before Mortara had a 5-second penalty added for the overly aggressive defending. Mortara would make more aggressive defensive manoeuvres trying to hold off Wehrlein, before his race came to an end with a right-rear puncture.
With five minutes to go, Alexander Sims put himself into the barriers in the Stadium and was out of the race. The safety car made its second appearance of the day to lead the field past the chequered flag. Evans claimed the victory to keep his title hopes alive. Rowland and di Grassi finished on the podium. Dennis claimed the bonus point for fastest lap in fourth. Vandoorne finished in fifth to maintain a 21-point lead over Evans in the Championship heading into the final race. Vergne, Wehrlein, Robin Frijns, António Félix da Costa and Cassidy secured the remaining points. Evans would become the only championship contender to Vandoorne after the race.

#### Result

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 20 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 30 | 1:29:55.478 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 30 | Oliver Rowland | Mahindra | 30 | +0.820 | 1 | 18+3 |
| 3 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Venturi-Mercedes | 30 | +1.393 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-BMW | 30 | +1.902 | 5 | 12+1 |
| 5 | 5 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Mercedes | 30 | +2.470 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS Techeetah | 30 | +3.957 | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 30 | +4.149 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | Robin Frijns | Envision-Audi | 30 | +4.508 | 16 | 4 |
| 9 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | DS Techeetah | 30 | +4.970 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Envision-Audi | 30 | +5.325 | 19 | 1 |
| 11 | 22 | Maximilian Günther | e.dams-Nissan | 30 | +5.610 | 17 | |
| 12 | 7 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Dragon-Penske | 30 | +6.121 | 8 | |
| 13 | 10 | Norman Nato | Jaguar | 30 | +57.545 | 11 | |
| Ret | 29 | Alexander Sims | Mahindra | 26 | Accident | 21 | |
| Ret | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Dragon-Penske | 24 | Retired | 14 | |
| Ret | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Venturi-Mercedes | 20 | Puncture | 6 | |
| Ret | 33 | Dan Ticktum | NIO | 0 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 3 | Oliver Turvey | NIO | 0 | Accident | 18 | |
| Ret | 28 | Oliver Askew | Andretti-BMW | 0 | Accident | 22 | |
| Ret | 17 | Nyck de Vries | Mercedes | 0 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 23 | Sébastien Buemi | e.dams-Nissan | 0 | Accident | 10 | |
| Ret | 36 | André Lotterer | Porsche | 0 | Accident | 20 | |
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Notes:
* ^1 – Pole position.
* ^2 – Fastest lap.

#### Standings after the race

Stoffel Vandoorne had failed to secure the Championship in the first Seoul E-Prix. Mitch Evans had to win the final race with Vandoorne retiring to take the title. A sixth-place finish would be enough for Vandoorne to claim the title, regardless of where Evans would finish. Evans could also win the Championship with Vandoorne failing to score and him finishing in second with pole position.
Mercedes' still held a 31-point lead over ROKiT Venturi Racing, their closest challenger and the only other team that could take the title mathematically. Venturi would require a double podium to win the Team' Championship. DS Techeetah could theoretically tie with Mercedes on 301 points with a maximum score on the final day, but Mercedes would still take the title, as they would hold three victories to DS Techeetah's two victories in theory.
| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Stoffel Vandoorne | 195 |
| | 2 | Mitch Evans | 174 |
| | 3 | Edoardo Mortara | 144 |
| | 4 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 136 |
| 1 | 5 | Lucas di Grassi | 126 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Mercedes | 301 |
| 2 | ROKiT Venturi-Mercedes | 270 |
| 3 | DS Techeetah | 254 |
| 4 | Jaguar | 225 |
| 5 | Envision-Audi | 177 |
* Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

## Race 2
### Qualifying

Group draw :
| Group A | VAN | MOR | DIG | FRI | DEV | CAS | ROW | SIM | TUR | SET | NAT |
| Group B | EVA | JEV | DAC | DEN | WEH | LOT | BUE | ASK | GUE | TIC | FEN |
Qualifying duels
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| B4 | Dan Ticktum | Dan Ticktum | | | | | | |
| A1 | Edoardo Mortara | Edoardo Mortara | | | | | | |
| A1 | Edoardo Mortara | Edoardo Mortara | Edoardo Mortara | Edoardo Mortara | Edoardo Mortara | | | |
| | | | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | | | |
| B3 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Jean-Éric Vergne | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | | | |
| A2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | | | | | | |
| A2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | | | | Edoardo Mortara | Edoardo Mortara | Edoardo Mortara |
| | | | | | | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa |
| A3 | Robin Frijns | Robin Frijns | | | | | | | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa |
| B2 | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | | | | | | |
| B2 | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | | | |
| | | | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | | | |
| A4 | Lucas di Grassi | Lucas di Grassi | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | | | |
| B1 | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | | | | | | |
Overall Classification
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | A | B | QF | SF | F | Grid |
| 1 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Techeetah-DS | — | 1:21:718 | 1:20:920 | 1:20:925 | 1:21:078 | 1 |
| 2 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Venturi-Mercedes | 1:21:770 | — | 1:21:229 | 1:20:913 | 1:21:342 | 2 |
| 3 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-BMW | — | 1:21:673 | 1:21:035 | 1:21:050 | — | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Mercedes | 1:21:811 | — | 1:21:260 | 1:21:069 | — | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | Robin Frijns | Envision-Audi | 1:21:834 | — | 1:21:194 | — | — | 5 |
| 6 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Venturi-Mercedes | 1:21:895 | — | 1:21:209 | — | — | 6 |
| 7 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | NIO | — | 1:21:801 | 1:21:611 | — | — | 7 |
| 8 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Techeetah-DS | — | 1:21:767 | 1:22:642 | — | — | 8 |
| 9 | 22 | Maximilian Günther | e.dams-Nissan | — | 1:21:825 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 10 | 7 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Dragon-Penske | 1:21:989 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 11 | 28 | Oliver Askew | Andretti-BMW | — | 1:21:877 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 12 | 17 | Nyck de Vries | Mercedes | 1:22:148 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 13 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | — | 1:22:094 | — | — | — | 13 |
| 14 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Envision-Audi | 1:22:232 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 15 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | — | 1:22:114 | — | — | — | 15 |
| 16 | 10 | Norman Nato | Jaguar | 1:22:286 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 17 | 36 | André Lotterer | Porsche | — | 1:22:254 | — | — | — | 17 |
| 18 | 30 | Oliver Rowland | Mahindra | 1:22:323 | — | — | — | — | 18 |
| 19 | 23 | Sébastien Buemi | e.dams-Nissan | — | 1:22:299 | — | — | — | 19 |
| 20 | 3 | Oliver Turvey | NIO | 1:22:363 | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| 21 | 99 | Sacha Fenestraz | Dragon-Penske | — | 1:23:432 | — | — | — | 21 |
| 22 | 29 | Alexander Sims | Mahindra | 1:23:079 | — | — | — | — | 22 |
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### Race
#### Result

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Venturi-Mercedes | 34 | 53:31.680 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Mercedes | 34 | +3.756 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-BMW | 34 | +6.649 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | Robin Frijns | Envision-Audi | 34 | +7.021 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 28 | Oliver Askew | Andretti-BMW | 34 | +7.850 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS Techeetah | 34 | +9.471 | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 20 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 34 | +10.243 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Envision-Audi | 34 | +14.208 | 16 | 4+1 |
| 9 | 23 | Sébastien Buemi | e.dams-Nissan | 34 | +16.629 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | DS Techeetah | 34 | +22.226 | 19 | 1+3 |
| 11 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Venturi-Mercedes | 34 | +24.546 | 17 | |
| 12 | 29 | Alexander Sims | Mahindra | 34 | +26.513 | 8 | |
| 13 | 7 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Dragon-Penske | 34 | +27.813 | 11 | |
| 14 | 10 | Norman Nato | Jaguar | 34 | +31.526 | 21 | |
| 15 | 3 | Oliver Turvey | NIO | 34 | +31.565 | 14 | |
| 16 | 99 | Sacha Fenestraz | Dragon-Penske | 34 | +36.270 | 6 | |
| Ret | 22 | Maximilian Günther | e.dams-Nissan | 16 | | 13 | |
| Ret | 17 | Nyck de Vries | Mercedes | 7 | | 18 | |
| Ret | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 6 | | 22 | |
| Ret | 33 | Dan Ticktum | NIO | 2 | | 15 | |
| Ret | 30 | Oliver Rowland | Mahindra | 0 | | 10 | |
| Ret | 36 | André Lotterer | Porsche | 0 | | 20 | |
| Source: ||||||||
Notes:
* ^1 – Pole position.
* ^2 – Fastest lap.

#### Standings after the race

Stoffel Vandoorne and Mercedes took the double Formula E World Championships after the race, before Mercedes withdrew from the series.
| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Stoffel Vandoorne | 213 |
| 2 | Mitch Evans | 180 |
| 3 | Edoardo Mortara | 169 |
| 4 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 144 |
| 5 | Lucas di Grassi | 126 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Mercedes | 319 |
| 2 | ROKiT Venturi-Mercedes | 295 |
| 3 | DS Techeetah | 266 |
| 4 | Jaguar | 231 |
| 5 | Envision-Audi | 194 |
* Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

## Milestones

* The only Seoul ePrix staged.
* Sixth victory for Mitch Evans.
* The eighth win for Jaguar Racing as an entrant and Jaguar as a powertrain supplier.
* Lucas di Grassi became the first driver in FE history to pass 1,000 career points.
* Fifth fastest lap recorded by Andretti as an entrant.
* Sixth and final victory for Edoardo Mortara as of July 2024.
* 100th Formula E ePrix.