# 2023 Rome ePrix

The 2023 Rome ePrix, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 Hankook Rome E-Prix was a pair of Formula E electric car race held at the Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR in the EUR neighbourhood of Rome, Italy on the 15 and 16 July 2023. They served as the 13th and 14th rounds of the 2022-23 Formula E season and the fifth running of the Rome ePrix.
The first race was won by Mitch Evans for Jaguar Racing, who also took pole position and the fastest lap. Nick Cassidy and Maximilian Günther completed the podium. The second race was won from pole by Jake Dennis for Andretti, with Norman Nato and Sam Bird in second and third.

## Background

Jake Dennis entered the Rome ePrix in the lead of the championship, just one point ahead of Nick Cassidy. Pascal Wehrlein was third in the standings, 16 points behind Dennis.

## Classification

(All times in CEST)

### Race 1
#### Qualifying

Qualifying for race 1 took place at 10:40 AM on 15 July.
Group draw :
| Group A | DEN | WEH | JEV | GUE | BIR | VAN | FEN | LOT | TIC | SET | MUE |
| Group B | CAS | EVA | DAC | BUE | HUG | RAS | DIG | NAT | MOR | FRI | MER |
Qualifying duels
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| A3 | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | | | | | | |
| A2 | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | | | | | | |
| A2 | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | | | |
| | | | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | | | |
| A4 | Maximilian Günther | Maximilian Günther | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | | | |
| A1 | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | | | | | | |
| A1 | Sacha Fenestraz | Sacha Fenestraz | | | | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | Sam Bird |
| | | | | | | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans |
| B3 | René Rast | René Rast | | | | | | | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans |
| B2 | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | | | | | | |
| B2 | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | | | |
| | | | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | | | |
| B4 | Edoardo Mortara | Edoardo Mortara | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | | | |
| B1 | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | | | | | | |

##### Overall classification

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | A | B | QF | SF | F | Grid |
| 1 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | — | 1:39.300 | 1:38.460 | 1:38.461 | 1:39.089 | 1 |
| 2 | 10 | Sam Bird | Jaguar | 1:39.024 | — | 1:38.816 | 1:38.761 | 1:40.985 | 2 |
| 3 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | 1:38.912 | — | 1:38.872 | 1:39.807 | — | 3 |
| 4 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Envision-Jaguar | — | 1:39.459 | 1:38.822 | 1:40.470 | — | 4 |
| 5 | 58 | René Rast | McLaren-Nissan | — | 1:39.554 | 1:38.861 | — | — | 5 |
| 6 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Maserati | — | 1:39.562 | 1:38.900 | — | — | 6 |
| 7 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-Porsche | 1:39.214 | — | 1:39.266 | — | — | 7 |
| 8 | 7 | Maximilian Günther | Maserati | 1:39.413 | — | 1:39.315 | — | — | 8 |
| 9 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Envision | — | 1:39.630 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 10 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 1:39.447 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| 11 | 17 | Norman Nato | Nissan | — | 1:39.968 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 12 | 1 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS | 1:39.601 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 13 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Porsche | — | 1:40.149 | — | — | — | 13 |
| 14 | 51 | Nico Müller | ABT-Mahindra | 1:39.664 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 15 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Mahindra | — | 1:40.424 | — | — | — | 15 |
| 16 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS | 1:39.701 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 17 | 4 | Robin Frijns | ABT-Mahindra | — | 1:40.485 | — | — | — | 17 |
| 18 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | NIO | 1:39.729 | — | — | — | — | 18 |
| 19 | 8 | Roberto Merhi | Mahindra | — | 1:41.956 | — | — | — | 19 |
| 20 | 36 | André Lotterer | Andretti-Porsche | 1:39.931 | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| 21 | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | NIO | 1:41.159 | — | — | — | — | 21 |
| 22 | 5 | Jake Hughes | McLaren-Nissan | — | No time | — | — | — | |
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#### Race

Race 1 took place at 3:03 PM on 15 July. The race was red-flagged on lap 9 after a multi-car collision, and was resumed at 4:05 PM.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 27 | 1:37:02.976 | 1 | 25+3+1 |
| 2 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Envision-Jaguar | 27 | +1.639 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | 7 | Maximilian Günther | Maserati | 27 | +9.126 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-Porsche | 27 | +21.010 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS | 27 | +21.482 | 16 | 10 |
| 6 | 51 | Nico Müller | ABT-Mahindra | 27 | +21.858 | 14 | 8 |
| 7 | 17 | Norman Nato | Nissan | 27 | +24.071 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | NIO | 27 | +25.427 | 21 | 4 |
| 9 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 27 | +28.582 | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | 27 | +30.342 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS | 27 | +44.961 | 12 | |
| 12 | 8 | Roberto Merhi | Mahindra | 27 | +1:05.048 | 19 | |
| 13 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | NIO | 27 | +1:34.800 | 18 | |
| Ret | 58 | René Rast | McLaren-Nissan | 15 | Mechanical | 5 | |
| Ret | 10 | Sam Bird | Jaguar | 8 | Collision | 2 | |
| Ret | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Envision-Jaguar | 8 | Collision | 4 | |
| Ret | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Porsche | 8 | Collision | 13 | |
| Ret | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Maserati | 8 | Collision | 6 | |
| Ret | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Mahindra | 8 | Collision | 15 | |
| Ret | 4 | Robin Frijns | ABT-Mahindra | 8 | Collision | 17 | |
| Ret | 36 | André Lotterer | Andretti-Porsche | 2 | Accident | 20 | |
| DNS | 5 | Jake Hughes | McLaren-Nissan | 0 | Did not start | | |
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Notes:
* ^1 – Pole position.
* ^2 – Fastest lap.

#### Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Nick Cassidy | 171 |
| 1 | 2 | Jake Dennis | 166 |
| 1 | 3 | Mitch Evans | 151 |
| 1 | 4 | Pascal Wehrlein | 140 |
| | 5 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 107 |
| | Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Envision-Jaguar | 243 |
| 1 | 2 | Porsche | 237 |
| | 3 | Jaguar | 213 |
| | 4 | Andretti-Porsche | 189 |
| | 5 | DS | 149 |
* Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

### Race 2
#### Qualifying

Qualifying for race 2 took place at 10:40 AM on 16 July.
Group draw :
| Group A | CAS | EVA | JEV | DAC | BIR | VAN | FEN | DIG | TIC | SET | FRI |
| Group B | DEN | WEH | GUE | BUE | HUG | RAS | NAT | LOT | MOR | MUE | MER |

##### Qualifying duels

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| A3 | Dan Ticktum | Dan Ticktum | | | | | | |
| A2 | Nick Cassidy | Nick Cassidy | | | | | | |
| A2 | Nick Cassidy | Nick Cassidy | Nick Cassidy | Nick Cassidy | Nick Cassidy | | | |
| | | | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | | | |
| A4 | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | | | |
| A1 | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | | | | | | |
| A1 | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | | | | Nick Cassidy | Nick Cassidy | Nick Cassidy |
| | | | | | | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis |
| B3 | Norman Nato | Norman Nato | | | | | | | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis |
| B2 | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | | | | | | |
| B2 | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Norman Nato | Norman Nato | Norman Nato | | | |
| | | | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | | | |
| B4 | Maximilian Günther | Maximilian Günther | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | | | |
| B1 | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | | | | | | |

##### Overall classification

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | A | B | QF | SF | F | Grid |
| 1 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-Porsche | — | 1:38.214 | 1:38.179 | 1:38.087 | 1:37.986 | 1 |
| 2 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Envision-Jaguar | 1:38.547 | — | 1:37.536 | 1:38.056 | 1:38.057 | 2 |
| 3 | 17 | Norman Nato | Nissan | — | 1:38.538 | 1:38.613 | 1:38.203 | — | 3 |
| 4 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 1:38.701 | — | 1:37.946 | 1:38.322 | — | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | Sam Bird | Jaguar | 1:38.434 | — | 1:38.445 | — | — | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | Maximilian Günther | Maserati | — | 1:38.575 | 1:38.655 | — | — | 6 |
| 7 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | NIO | 1:38.697 | — | 1:38.720 | — | — | 7 |
| 8 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Envision-Jaguar | — | 1:38.471 | 1:51.464 | — | — | 8 |
| 9 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Maserati | — | 1:38.598 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 10 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Porsche | 1:38.976 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| 11 | 5 | Jake Hughes | McLaren-Nissan | — | 1:38.677 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 12 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS | 1:39.128 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 13 | 58 | René Rast | McLaren-Nissan | — | 1:38.825 | — | — | — | 13 |
| 14 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Mahindra | 1:39.318 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 15 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | — | 1:38.842 | — | — | — | 15 |
| 16 | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | NIO | 1:39.365 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 17 | 36 | André Lotterer | Andretti-Porsche | — | 1:38.932 | — | — | — | 17 |
| 18 | 1 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS | 1:39.366 | — | — | — | — | 18 |
| 19 | 51 | Nico Müller | ABT-Mahindra | — | 1:39.125 | — | — | — | 19 |
| 20 | 4 | Robin Frijns | ABT-Mahindra | 1:39.536 | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| 21 | 8 | Roberto Merhi | Mahindra | — | 1:40.289 | — | — | — | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | No time | — | — | — | — | 22 |
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#### Race

Race 2 took place at 3:03 PM on 16 July.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-Porsche | 24 | 45:04.323 | 1 | 25+3+1 |
| 2 | 17 | Norman Nato | Nissan | 24 | +3.105 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 10 | Sam Bird | Jaguar | 24 | +3.633 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Maserati | 24 | +4.357 | 9 | 12 |
| 5 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Envision-Jaguar | 24 | +5.004 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | Maximilian Günther | Maserati | 24 | +5.403 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 24 | +11.586 | 15 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS | 24 | +11.951 | 18 | 4 |
| 9 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | NIO | 24 | +12.563 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | 51 | Nico Müller | ABT-Mahindra | 24 | +13.313 | 19 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | Jake Hughes | McLaren-Nissan | 24 | +14.507 | 11 | |
| 12 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Porsche | 24 | +18.034 | 10 | |
| 13 | 58 | René Rast | McLaren-Nissan | 24 | +21.029 | 13 | |
| 14 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Envision-Jaguar | 24 | +23.475 | 2 | |
| 15 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS | 24 | +1:26.623 | 12 | |
| 16 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | 23 | +1 Lap | 22 | |
| Ret | 36 | André Lotterer | Andretti-Porsche | 23 | Collision | 17 | |
| Ret | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | NIO | 23 | Battery voltage alert | 16 | |
| Ret | 4 | Robin Frijns | ABT-Mahindra | 18 | Power loss | 20 | |
| Ret | 8 | Roberto Merhi | Mahindra | 12 | Retired in pits | 21 | |
| Ret | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Mahindra | 12 | Accident damage | 14 | |
| Ret | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 4 | Collision damage | 4 | |
| Source: ||||||||
Notes:
* ^1 – Pole position.
* ^2 – Fastest lap.

#### Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Jake Dennis | 195 |
| 1 | 2 | Nick Cassidy | 171 |
| | 3 | Mitch Evans | 151 |
| | 4 | Pascal Wehrlein | 146 |
| | 5 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 107 |
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Envision-Jaguar | 253 |
| 2 | Porsche | 239 |
| 3 | Jaguar | 231 |
| 4 | Andretti-Porsche | 218 |
| 5 | DS | 153 |
* Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.