The 2023 Hyderabad ePrix, known for sponsorships reasons as the 2023 Greenko Hyderabad ePrix, was a Formula E electric car race held at the

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in the city of

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, India on 11 February 2023 as the fourth round of the

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. This was the inaugural running of a Formula E event at the track, as well as the first time an ePrix was held in India. It was also the first motorsport event hosted by the country as part of an FIA-sanctioned World Championship since the

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a decade prior.

Background

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entered the fourth round of the season as the points leader in the Drivers' Championship after winning both races at

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, with Jake Dennis second by 6 points. In the first three previous races this season, only Wehrlein and Dennis finished in the first two positions. Avalanche Andretti led the Teams' Championship, 2 points ahead of TAG Heuer Porsche.

Impact

The government of Telangana introduced three double-decker

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es in preparation for the race. This marks the return of double decker buses to Hyderabad for the first time since 2003.

Free practice

In Free Practice 1, held on 10 February at 4:30 PM,

crashed hard into the barriers with an apparent vehicle malfunction causing Porsche to pit all of the cars on both Porsche teams – TAG Heuer Porsche and Avalanche Andretti.

Classification

(All times are in

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Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 10:40 AM on 11 February.

Qualifying duels

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Edoardo Mortara Edoardo "Edo" Mortara (born 12 January 1987) is a Swiss-Italian-French professional racing driver for Maserati MSG Racing. Born in Geneva, Switzerland, he holds triple nationality from all three countries. He is a former Formula Three Euroseri ...

and

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all had their quarter-finals times deleted for exceeding track limits. Mortara and Rast had been seeded into the same duel, so neither driver advanced to the semi-finals. For this reason, Jean-Éric Vergne was not matched against any driver in the semi-finals and automatically advanced to the finals.

Overall classification

Race

The race took place on February 11 at 3:03 PM. Notes: * – Pole position. * – Fastest lap.

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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