# 2023 Diriyah ePrix

The 2023 Diriyah ePrix known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 CORE Diriyah ePrix was a pair of Formula E electric car races held at the Riyadh Street Circuit in the town of Diriyah, north-west of Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia on 27 and 28 January 2023. It was the second round of the 2022–23 Formula E season, the fifth edition of the Diriyah ePrix and the third time the Diriyah ePrix was held at night.

## Background

After the first round in Mexico City, Jake Dennis was leading the Drivers' Championship ahead of Pascal Wehrlein and Lucas di Grassi and Avalanche Andretti led the Teams' Championship ahead of Porsche Formula E and Mahindra Racing

### Driver changes

After breaking his wrist in a crash at the 2023 Mexico City ePrix, Robin Frijns was unable to race in the Diriyah ePrix and was replaced by Kelvin van der Linde.

## Classification

(All times are in AST)

### Race one
#### Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 3:40 PM on January 27
Group draw :
| Group A | HUG | ROW | TIC | DIG | CAS | DEN | DAC | NAT | FEN | MOR | GUE |
| Group B | BIR | BUE | EVA | RAS | WEH | SET | JEV | LOT | VAN | VDL | MUE |

#### Qualifying duels

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| A3 | Dan Ticktum | Dan Ticktum | | | | | | |
| A2 | Oliver Rowland | Oliver Rowland | | | | | | |
| A2 | Oliver Rowland | Oliver Rowland | Dan Ticktum | Dan Ticktum | Dan Ticktum | | | |
| | | | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | | | |
| A4 | Lucas di Grassi | Lucas di Grassi | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | | | |
| A1 | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | | | | | | |
| A1 | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | | | | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes |
| | | | | | | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi |
| B3 | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | | | | | | | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi |
| B2 | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | | | | | | |
| B2 | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | | | |
| | | | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | | | |
| B4 | René Rast | René Rast | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | | | |
| B1 | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | | | | | | |

#### Overall classification

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | A | B | QF | SF | F | Grid |
| 1 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Envision-Jaguar | — | 1:10:231 | 1:09:790 | 1:09:366 | 1:09:435 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | Jake Hughes | McLaren-Nissan | 1:10:269 | — | 1:09:713 | 1:09.779 | 1:09:495 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | Sam Bird | Jaguar | — | 1:09:942 | 1:09:558 | 1:09:462 | — | 3 |
| 4 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | NIO | 1:10:661 | — | 1:09.593 | 1:10:246 | — | 4 |
| 5 | 58 | René Rast | McLaren-Nissan | — | 1:10:265 | 1:09:729 | — | — | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | — | 1:10:245 | 1:10:039 | — | — | 6 |
| 7 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Mahindra | 1:10:784 | — | 1:10:052 | — | — | 7 |
| 8 | 8 | Oliver Rowland | Mahindra | 1:10:600 | — | 1:10:114 | — | — | 8 |
| 9 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | — | 1:10:407 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 10 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Envision-Jaguar | 1:10:829 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| 11 | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | NIO | — | 1:10:598 | — | — | — | 14 |
| 12 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-Porsche | 1:10:903 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 13 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS | — | 1:10:602 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 14 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Porsche | 1:10:940 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| 15 | 36 | André Lotterer | Andretti-Porsche | — | 1:10:607 | — | — | — | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | Norman Nato | Nissan | 1:10:985 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 17 | 1 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS | — | 1:10:636 | — | — | — | 17 |
| 18 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | 1:11:073 | — | — | — | — | 18 |
| 19 | 4 | Kelvin van der Linde | ABT-Mahindra | — | 1:11:048 | — | — | — | 19 |
| 20 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Maserati | 1:11:708 | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| 21 | 51 | Nico Müller | ABT-Mahindra | — | No time | — | — | — | 21 |
| 22 | 7 | Maximilian Günther | Maserati | 1:32:982 | — | — | — | — | 22 |
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#### Race

The race took place on January 27 at 8:03 PM.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 39 | 47:45:567 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-Porsche | 39 | +0.531 | 11 | 18 |
| 3 | 10 | Sam Bird | Jaguar | 39 | +3.526 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Envision-Jaguar | 39 | +6.048 | 1 | 12+3 |
| 5 | 58 | René Rast | McLaren-Nissan | 39 | +7.471 | 5 | 10+1 |
| 6 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Envision-Jaguar | 39 | +7.614 | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS | 39 | +12.394 | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | Jake Hughes | McLaren-Nissan | 39 | +15.187 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 36 | André Lotterer | Andretti-Porsche | 39 | +15.563 | 15 | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 39 | +17.914 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS | 39 | +26.307 | 17 | |
| 12 | 17 | Norman Nato | Nissan | 39 | +27.070 | 16 | |
| 13 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Mahindra | 39 | +28.779 | 7 | |
| 14 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | NIO | 39 | +37.318 | 4 | |
| 15 | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | NIO | 39 | +45.034 | 14 | |
| 16 | 4 | Kelvin van der Linde | ABT-Mahindra | 39 | +1:09.547 | 19 | |
| 17 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | 39 | +1:09.547 | 18 | |
| 18 | 8 | Oliver Rowland | Mahindra | 38 | +1 lap | 8 | |
| 19 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Porsche | 38 | +1 lap | 13 | |
| Ret | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Maserati | 32 | Puncture | 20 | |
| Ret | 51 | Nico Müller | ABT-Mahindra | 13 | Chassis damage | 21 | |
| DNS | 7 | Maximilian Günther | Maserati | 0 | Did not start | 22 | |
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Notes:
* ^1 – Pole position.
* ^2 – Fastest lap.

#### Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Jake Dennis | 44 |
| | 2 | Pascal Wehrlein | 43 |
| 3 | 3 | Sébastien Buemi | 23 |
| 1 | 4 | Lucas di Grassi | 18 |
| 17 | 5 | Sam Bird | 15 |
| | Pos | Constructor | Points |
| | 1 | Andretti-Porsche | 58 |
| | 2 | Porsche | 49 |
| 2 | 3 | Envision-Jaguar | 33 |
| | 4 | McLaren-Nissan | 25 |
| 1 | 5 | Jaguar | 20 |
* Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

### Race two
#### Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 3:40 PM on January 28
Group draw :
| Group A | DEN | BUE | HUG | LOT | CAS | DAC | VAN | NAT | TIC | SET | VDL |
| Group B | WEH | DIG | BIR | RAS | JEV | EVA | GUE | ROW | MUE | FEN | MOR |

#### Qualifying duels

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| A2 | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | | | | | | |
| A3 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | | | | | | |
| A3 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Stoffel Vandoorne | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | | | |
| | | | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | | | |
| A1 | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | | | |
| A4 | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | | | | | | |
| A4 | Jake Dennis | Jake Dennis | | | | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes | Jake Hughes |
| | | | | | | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans |
| B2 | René Rast | René Rast | | | | | | | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans |
| B3 | Pascal Wehrlein | Pascal Wehrlein | | | | | | |
| B3 | Pascal Wehrlein | Pascal Wehrlein | René Rast | René Rast | René Rast | | | |
| | | | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | | | |
| B1 | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | | | |
| B4 | Edoardo Mortara | Edoardo Mortara | | | | | | |

#### Overall classification

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | A | B | QF | SF | F | Grid |
| 1 | 5 | Jake Hughes | McLaren-Nissan | 1:09:361 | — | 1:08:748 | 1:08.680 | 1:08:693 | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | — | 1:09:401 | 1:08:909 | 1:08:690 | 1:08:797 | 2 |
| 3 | 58 | René Rast | McLaren-Nissan | — | 1:09:435 | 1:08:855 | 1:08:922 | — | 3 |
| 4 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Envision-Jaguar | 1:09:422 | — | 1:08:925 | 1:08:926 | — | 4 |
| 5 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | — | 1:09:576 | 1:09:028 | — | — | 5 |
| 6 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-Porsche | 1:09:572 | — | 1:09:198 | — | — | 6 |
| 7 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Maserati | — | 1:09:623 | 1:09:279 | — | — | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS | 1:09:518 | — | 1:09:282 | — | — | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | Sam Bird | Jaguar | 1:09:628 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | Maximilian Günther | Maserati | — | 1:09:643 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 11 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | NIO | 1:09:698 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 12 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | — | 1:09:670 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 13 | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | NIO | 1:09:735 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| 14 | 8 | Oliver Rowland | Mahindra | — | 1:09:690 | — | — | — | 14 |
| 15 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Envision-Jaguar | 1:09:761 | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| 16 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS | — | 1:09:794 | — | — | — | 16 |
| 17 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Porsche | 1:09:832 | — | — | — | — | 17 |
| 18 | 36 | André Lotterer | Andretti-Porsche | — | 1:09:843 | — | — | — | 18 |
| 19 | 17 | Norman Nato | Nissan | 1:10:107 | — | — | — | — | 19 |
| 20 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Mahindra | — | 1:09:975 | — | — | — | 20 |
| 21 | 4 | Kelvin van der Linde | ABT-Mahindra | 1:10.221 | — | — | — | — | 21 |
| 22 | 51 | Nico Müller | ABT-Mahindra | — | 1:10:072 | — | — | — | 22 |
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#### Race

The race took place on January 28 at 8:03 PM.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 40 | 50:40:304 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-Porsche | 40 | +1.252 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | 58 | René Rast | McLaren-Nissan | 40 | +4.554 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 10 | Sam Bird | Jaguar | 40 | +5.851 | 9 | 12+1 |
| 5 | 5 | Jake Hughes | McLaren-Nissan | 40 | +10.869 | 1 | 10+3 |
| 6 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Envision-Jaguar | 40 | +10.947 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 9 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 40 | +11.088 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 23 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan | 40 | +12.409 | 12 | 4 |
| 9 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Maserati | 40 | +12.753 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | 33 | Dan Ticktum | NIO | 40 | +13.275 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Porsche | 40 | +15.229 | 17 | |
| 12 | 36 | André Lotterer | Andretti-Porsche | 40 | +15.623 | 18 | |
| 13 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Envision-Jaguar | 40 | +17.038 | 15 | |
| 14 | 17 | Norman Nato | Nissan | 40 | +19.569 | 19 | |
| 15 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Mahindra | 40 | +20.796 | 20 | |
| 16 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS | 40 | +21.221 | 16 | |
| 17 | 3 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | NIO | 40 | +22.243 | 13 | |
| 18 | 4 | Kelvin van der Linde | ABT-Mahindra | 40 | +25.291 | 21 | |
| 19 | 7 | Maximilian Günther | Maserati | 40 | +27.137 | 10 | |
| 20 | 1 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS | 40 | +37.572 | 8 | |
| Ret | 8 | Oliver Rowland | Mahindra | 30 | Puncture | 14 | |
| Ret | 51 | Nico Müller | ABT-Mahindra | 25 | Accident | 22 | |
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#### Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Pascal Wehrlein | 68 |
| 1 | 2 | Jake Dennis | 62 |
| | 3 | Sébastien Buemi | 31 |
| 1 | 4 | Sam Bird | 28 |
| 2 | 5 | Jake Hughes | 27 |
| | Pos | Constructor | Points |
| | 1 | Andretti-Porsche | 76 |
| | 2 | Porsche | 74 |
| 1 | 3 | McLaren-Nissan | 53 |
| 1 | 4 | Envision-Jaguar | 41 |
| | 5 | Jaguar | 39 |
* Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.