The 2024 São Paulo ePrix was the fourth race of the
2023–24 Formula E World Championship, held on 16 March 2024. It was the second edition of the
São Paulo ePrix. The race was held on the
São Paulo Street Circuit, around the
Anhembi Sambadrome.
The ePrix was won by
Sam Bird
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for
McLaren
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with a dramatic final lap overtake around the outside of
Jaguar
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driver
Mitch Evans
Mitchell William Evans (born 24 June 1994) is a New Zealand professional racing driver. He currently (since 2016) drives for the Jaguar Racing, Jaguar TCS Racing team in Formula E. In 2012, he won the GP3 Series and he raced in the GP2 Serie ...
. A double overtake at the final corner for
Nissan
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driver
Oliver Rowland
Oliver Eric Rowland (; born 10 August 1992) is a British racing driver, who competes in Formula E for Nissan Formula E Team, Nissan.
Rowland has previously competed for Manor Motorsport in the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship, 2018 W ...
ensured that he completed the podium. Bird's win was his first Formula E race victory since the
2021 New York City ePrix, and the first ever Formula E victory for McLaren.
Background
Nick Cassidy
Nicholas Robert Cassidy (born 19 August 1994) is a New Zealand racing driver, currently competing in Formula E for Jaguar TCS Racing. He previously raced for Envision Racing in the series for three seasons, becoming the runner-up during the ...
entered the race as the leader in the Drivers' Championship with a 19 point lead over
Pascal Wehrlein
Pascal Wehrlein (; born 18 October 1994) is a German and Mauritian racing driver, who competes in Formula E for Porsche. In formula racing, Wehrlein competed under the German flag in Formula One from to , and won the 2023–24 Formula E Worl ...
, followed by
Jean-Éric Vergne
Jean-Éric Serge Raymond Vergne (; born 25 April 1990), also known by his initials JEV, is a French racing driver, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Peugeot and in Formula E for DS Penske. In formula racing, Vergne compete ...
(24 points behind) and defending champion
Jake Dennis
Jake Dennis (born 16 June 1995) is a British racing driver, who competes in Formula E for Andretti Global, Andretti and serves as a factory driver for BMW in motorsport, BMW. Dennis won the 2022–23 Formula E World Championship with Andretti. ...
(29 points behind).
Prior to the race,
Jaguar
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held a 31 point lead over
DS Penske
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in the Teams' Championship, with
Porsche
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in third. The Manufacturers' Trophy was newly introduced prior to the São Paulo ePrix, with the standings backdated to the start of the season;
Jaguar
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held a 33 point lead over
Porsche
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in these standings, with
Stellantis
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in third.
Classification
(All times in
BRT
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* Bayrak Radio Television, a Turkish Cypriot broadcaster
* Belgische Radio- en Televisieomroep (now ''VRT''), a Flemish broadcaster
* Business Research and Training Center (BR&T), Ho Chi Minh Cit ...
)
Qualification
Qualification took place at 09:40 on 16 March.
Qualifying duels
Overall classification
Race
The race started at 14:03 on 16 March.
Notes:
* – Pole position.
* – Fastest lap.
Standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
;Teams' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Trophy standings
*
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for all three sets of standings.
Notes
References
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