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The 2021 London ePrix (formally the 2021 Heineken London E-Prix) was a pair of
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of Newham on 24 and 25 July 2021. The circuit is designed as an indoor-outdoor venue, combining the ExCeL facilities and the surrounding public roads at the
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. It marked the twelfth and thirteenth rounds of the
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at Battersea Park. The first race was won by
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, with Nyck de Vries and Alex Lynn rounding out the podium. Alex Lynn took his maiden Formula E victory in the second race, finishing ahead of Nyck de Vries and
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, as original race winner
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was disqualified for failing to serve a drive-through penalty. This result left 18 drivers in contention for the World Championship coming into the final two races of the season at
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Classification


Race one


Qualifying


Race

Notes: *  – Pole position. *  – Fastest in group stage. *  – Fastest lap. *  – Robin Frijns received a 5-second time penalty for pushing another car into the wall and gaining a position. *  – Maximilian Günther received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision. *  – Norman Nato pulled into the pit lane at the end of the final lap after exceeding the maximum energy usage. As he did not cross the chequered flag, he was not classified. *  – Sébastien Buemi and Oliver Rowland originally finished 4th and 10th respectively, but were disqualified from the race for exceeding the maximum energy usage.


Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings * Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.


Race two


Qualifying


Race

Notes: *  – Fastest in group stage. *  – Fastest lap. *  – Pole position. *  – Stoffel Vandoorne received a 5-second time penalty for overtaking under yellow flag conditions. *  – Oliver Rowland received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision. *  –
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originally finished 1st, but was disqualified from the race for failing to respect a drive-through penalty. He had received the penalty for a safety car procedure infringement.


Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings * Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.


Notes


References

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