The 2023 London ePrix, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 Hankook London E-Prix, was a pair of
Formula E
Formula E, officially the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, is a single-seater motorsport championship for electric cars. The series was conceived in 2011 in Paris by FIA president Jean Todt and Spanish businessman Alejandro Agag, who is ...
electric car races held at the
ExCeL London Circuit in the
Royal Docks area of
Newham,
London on 29 and 30 July 2023. They served as the 15th and 16th rounds of the
2022–23 Formula E season
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and the 5th running of the
London ePrix
The London ePrix is an annual race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship, held in London, United Kingdom. It was first raced in the 2014–15 season until the 2015–16 season. The event was originally meant to ret ...
.
Pole-sitter
Mitch Evans
Mitchell William Evans (born 24 June 1994) is a New Zealand professional racing driver. He currently drives for the Jaguar TCS Racing team in Formula E. In 2012, he won the GP3 Series and he raced in the GP2 Series for four years, achieving ...
won the first race for
Jaguar Racing
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, however
Jake Dennis
Jake Dennis (born 16 June 1995) is a British racing driver who lives in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He currently competes in the Formula E World Championship with Avalanche Andretti Formula E.
Early career
Karting
Dennis began his racing career i ...
clinched the title finishing second, with
Sébastien Buemi completing the podium.
After two red flags due to heavy rain,
Nick Cassidy won the second race from pole, with
Mitch Evans
Mitchell William Evans (born 24 June 1994) is a New Zealand professional racing driver. He currently drives for the Jaguar TCS Racing team in Formula E. In 2012, he won the GP3 Series and he raced in the GP2 Series for four years, achieving ...
and
Jake Dennis
Jake Dennis (born 16 June 1995) is a British racing driver who lives in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He currently competes in the Formula E World Championship with Avalanche Andretti Formula E.
Early career
Karting
Dennis began his racing career i ...
in second and third.
Background
Jake Dennis
Jake Dennis (born 16 June 1995) is a British racing driver who lives in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He currently competes in the Formula E World Championship with Avalanche Andretti Formula E.
Early career
Karting
Dennis began his racing career i ...
led the championship into the final round, with 195 points.
Nick Cassidy was second, 24 points behind and
Mitch Evans
Mitchell William Evans (born 24 June 1994) is a New Zealand professional racing driver. He currently drives for the Jaguar TCS Racing team in Formula E. In 2012, he won the GP3 Series and he raced in the GP2 Series for four years, achieving ...
44 points behind in third.
Pascal Wehrlein also entered the final rounds in championship contention with 146 points, 49 behind Dennis.
Since the
last event, the layout of the
ExCeL London Circuit was changed. The old turns 17 and 18 became a straight, reducing the circuit length to .
The maximum usable energy during the race will decrease from 38kWh to 27kWh, in order to create more strategic racing.
Classification
(All times in
BST)
Race 1
Qualifying
Qualifying for race 1 took place at 12:40 PM on 29 July.
Qualifying duels
= Overall classification
=
Race
Race 1 took place at 5:03 PM on 29 July.
Notes:
* – Pole position.
* – Fastest lap.
Standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
;Teams' Championship standings
Race 2
Qualifying
Qualifying for race 2 took place at 12:40 PM on 30 July.
Qualifying duels
= Overall classification
=
Race
Race 2 took place at 5:03 PM on 30 July.
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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London ePrix
The London ePrix is an annual race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship, held in London, United Kingdom. It was first raced in the 2014–15 season until the 2015–16 season. The event was originally meant to ret ...