The 2024 Tokyo ePrix was the fifth race of the 2023–24 Formula E World Championship, held on 30 March 2024. It was the first running of the Tokyo ePrix, a new event held around the Tokyo Street Circuit.

2024 Tokyo ePrix
Race 5 of 16 of the 2023–24 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 30 March 2024 (2024-03-30)
Official name 2024 Tokyo ePrix
Location Tokyo Street Circuit, Tokyo, Japan
Course Street Circuit
Course length 2.585 km (1.606 mi)
Distance 35[a] laps, 90.475 km (56.219 mi)
Scheduled distance 33 laps, 85.305 km (53.006 mi)
Pole position
Driver Nissan
Time 1:19.023
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Sam Bird
Maximilian Günther[b]
McLaren-Nissan
Time 1:19.731 on lap 27
Podium
First Maserati
Second Nissan
Third Andretti-Porsche
Lap leaders

The ePrix was won by Maximilian Günther for Maserati, who overtook Nissan driver Oliver Rowland towards the end of the race after saving energy throughout. Defending champion Jake Dennis completed the podium in third place for Andretti. Günther's win was his fifth Formula E race victory and first of the season to date, and only the second ever Formula E victory for Maserati.

Background

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Nick Cassidy entered the race as the leader in the Drivers' Championship with a four point lead over Pascal Wehrlein, followed by Mitch Evans and Jean-Éric Vergne (both 18 points behind) and defending champion Jake Dennis (19 points behind).

Prior to the race, Jaguar held a 35 point lead over Porsche in the Teams' Championship, with DS Penske in third and McLaren in fourth. In the Manufacturers' Trophy, Jaguar held a 28 point lead over Porsche, with Nissan in third.

Classification

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All times are in Japan Standard Time (JST).

Qualification

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Qualification took place at 10:20 on 30 March.[1]

Group draw
Group A   BUE   CAS   DAC   DAR   DEN   DIG   EVA   HUG   MOR   NAT   ROW
Group B   BIR   DEV   FEN   FRI   GUE   JEV   MUL   SET   TIC   VAN   WEH

Qualifying duels

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A2   Edoardo Mortara
A3   Jake Dennis
  Oliver Rowland
  Edoardo Mortara
A1   Oliver Rowland
A4   Mitch Evans
  Oliver Rowland
  Maximilian Günther
B2   Sérgio Sette Câmara
B3   Nico Müller
  Maximilian Günther
  Sérgio Sette Câmara
B1   Maximilian Günther
B4   Pascal Wehrlein

Overall classification

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Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 22   Oliver Rowland Nissan 1:19.658 1:19.164 1:18.855 1:19.023 1
2 7   Maximilian Günther Maserati 1:19.391 1:19.252 1:19.046 1:19.044 2
3 48   Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 1:19.678 1:19.008 1:19.081 3
4 3   Sérgio Sette Câmara ERT 1:19.474 1:19.160 1:21.244 4
5 1   Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 1:19.939 1:19.323 5
6 9   Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:19.991 1:19.448 9[c]
7 94   Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:19.792 1:19.560 6
8 51   Nico Müller ABT Cupra-Mahindra 1:19.725 1:19.756 7
9 13   António Félix da Costa Porsche 1:20.010 8
10 4   Robin Frijns Envision-Jaguar 1:19.822 10
11 17   Norman Nato Andretti-Porsche 1:20.056 11
12 21   Nyck de Vries Mahindra 1:19.881 12
13 5   Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 1:20.226 16[d]
14 25   Jean-Éric Vergne DS Penske 1:19.883 13
15 11   Lucas di Grassi ABT Cupra-Mahindra 1:20.269 14
16 33   Dan Ticktum ERT 1:19.952 15
17 18   Jehan Daruvala Maserati 1:20.395 17
18 2   Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 1:20.027 18
19 37   Nick Cassidy Jaguar 1:20.401 19
20 23   Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 1:20.132 20
21 16   Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 1:20.678 21[e]
22 8   Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 1:20.660 22[f]
Source:[2]

Race

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The race started at 15:03 on 30 March.[1]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7   Maximilian Günther Maserati 35 53:34.665 2 25+12
2 22   Oliver Rowland Nissan 35 +0.755 1 18+31
3 1   Jake Dennis Andretti-Porsche 35 +1.405 5 15
4 13   António Félix da Costa Porsche 35 +1.822 8 12
5 94   Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 35 +3.897 6 10
6 17   Norman Nato Andretti-Porsche 35 +4.573 11 8
7 51   Nico Müller ABT Cupra-Mahindra 35 +4.983 7 6
8 37   Nick Cassidy Jaguar 35 +5.542 19 4
9 4   Robin Frijns Envision-Jaguar 35 +5.929 10 2
10 3   Sérgio Sette Câmara ERT 35 +6.504 4 1
11 23   Sacha Fenestraz Nissan 35 +7.016 20
12 25   Jean-Éric Vergne DS Penske 35 +7.583 13
13 16   Sébastien Buemi Envision-Jaguar 35 +8.467 21
14 5   Jake Hughes McLaren-Nissan 35 +8.859 16
15 9   Mitch Evans Jaguar 35 +9.316 9
16 2   Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 35 +9.735 18
17 18   Jehan Daruvala Maserati 35 +15.096 17
18 33   Dan Ticktum ERT 35 +49.418 15
19 8   Sam Bird McLaren-Nissan 34 +1 lap[g] 22
Ret 11   Lucas di Grassi ABT Cupra-Mahindra 17 Retired in pits 14
Ret 21   Nyck de Vries Mahindra 17 Retired in pits 12
DSQ 48   Edoardo Mortara Mahindra 35 Disqualified[h] 3
Source:[3]

Notes:

  • ^1  – Pole position.
  • ^2  – Fastest lap.

Standings after the race

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  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for all three sets of standings.

Notes

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  1. ^ 33 planned laps and 2 extra laps
  2. ^ The point for fastest lap was awarded to Günther, as Bird did not finish in the top 10.
  3. ^ Evans was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Jake Hughes in qualifying group A.
  4. ^ Hughes was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Lucas di Grassi in qualifying group A.
  5. ^ Buemi was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Lucas di Grassi in qualifying group A.
  6. ^ Bird was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Jean-Éric Vergne in qualifying group B.
  7. ^ Bird retired in the pit lane on lap 34, but was still classified in the final results as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
  8. ^ Mortara was disqualified after the conclusion of the race for illegal energy usage above the maximum of 32 kWh.

References

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  1. ^ a b "2024 TOKYO E-PRIX - Event Schedule". Formula E. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 TOKYO E-PRIX - Qualifying Result". Formula E. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 TOKYO E-PRIX - E-Prix Result". Formula E. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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