2021 London ePrix

The 2021 London ePrix (formally the 2021 Heineken London E-Prix) was a pair of Formula E electric car races held in and around the ExCeL London centre in the Royal Docks area of the London borough 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 Royal Victoria Dock.[1] It marked the twelfth and thirteenth rounds of the 2020–21 Formula E season, as well as the third running of the event, and the first since it was last held in 2016 at Battersea Park.

2021 London ePrix
Race 12 of 15 of the 2020–21 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
Official name 2021 Heineken London E-Prix
Location ExCeL London, Royal Docks, Newham, London
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.252 km (1.399 mi)
Distance 33 laps, 74.316 km (46.178 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Mahindra
Time 1:23.245
Fastest lap
Driver Mitch Evans
René Rast[lower-alpha 1]		 Jaguar
Audi
Time 1:22.340 (1:22.539) on lap 22 (15)
Podium
First
Andretti-BMW
Second
Mercedes
Third
Mahindra
2021 London ePrix
Race 13 of 15 of the 2020–21 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
Official name 2021 Heineken London E-Prix
Location ExCeL London, Royal Docks, Newham, London
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.252 km (1.399 mi)
Distance 30 laps, 67.560 km (41.980 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 1:20.181
Fastest lap
Driver Robin Frijns Virgin-Audi
Time 1:21.635 on lap 17
Podium
First
Mahindra
Second
Mercedes
Third
Jaguar

The first race was won by Jake Dennis, with Nyck de Vries and Alex Lynn rounding out the podium.[2] Alex Lynn took his maiden Formula E victory in the second race, finishing ahead of Nyck de Vries and Mitch Evans, as original race winner Lucas di Grassi was disqualified for failing to serve a drive-through penalty.[3]

Classification

Qualifying
Group draw[4]
Group 1 BIR (1) DAC (2) FRI (3) MOR (4) CAS (5) JEV (6)
Group 2 RAS (7) EVA (8) WEH (9) DEV (10) ROW (11) DIG (12)
Group 3 VAN (13) GUE (14) DEN (15) SIM (16) LYN (17) LOT (18)
Group 4 BUE (20) NAT (21) TUR (22) SET (23) BLO (24) ERI (25)
Pos. No. Driver Team GS SP Grid
1 94 Alex Lynn Mahindra 1:23.921 1:23.245 1
2 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-BMW 1:24.032 1:23.544 2
3 23 Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Nissan 1:24.124 1:23.627 3
4 7 Sérgio Sette Câmara Dragon-Penske 1:24.199 1:23.758 4
5 36 André Lotterer Porsche 1:23.900 1:23.863 5
6 71 Norman Nato Venturi-Mercedes 1:24.329 1:23.912 6
7 11 Lucas di Grassi Audi 1:24.564 N/A 7
8 29 Alexander Sims Mahindra 1:24.584 N/A 8
9 17 Nyck de Vries Mercedes 1:24.644 N/A 9
10 6 Joel Eriksson Dragon-Penske 1:24.695 N/A 10
11 20 Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:24.820 N/A 11
12 99 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:24.847 N/A 12
13 33 René Rast Audi 1:24.913 N/A 13
14 5 Stoffel Vandoorne Mercedes 1:25.101 N/A 14
15 88 Tom Blomqvist NIO 1:25.104 N/A 15
16 48 Edoardo Mortara Venturi-Mercedes 1:25.198 N/A 16
17 13 António Félix da Costa Techeetah-DS 1:25.279 N/A 17
18 10 Sam Bird Jaguar 1:25.366 N/A 18
19 8 Oliver Turvey NIO 1:25.398 N/A 19
20 37 Nick Cassidy Virgin-Audi 1:25.911 N/A 20
21 22 Oliver Rowland e.dams-Nissan 1:25.932 N/A 21
22 4 Robin Frijns Virgin-Audi 1:26.009 N/A 22
23 25 Jean-Éric Vergne Techeetah-DS 1:26.168 N/A 23
24 28 Maximilian Günther Andretti-BMW no time N/A 24
Source:[5][6]

Race
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-BMW 33 46:50.048 2 25
2 17 Nyck de Vries Mercedes 33 +5.341 9 18
3 94 Alex Lynn Mahindra 33 +6.946 1 15+31
4 36 André Lotterer Porsche 33 +10.699 5 12+12
5 33 René Rast Audi 33 +11.427 13 10+13
6 11 Lucas di Grassi Audi 33 +12.233 7 8
7 5 Stoffel Vandoorne Mercedes 33 +17.381 14 6
8 13 António Félix da Costa Techeetah-DS 33 +18.457 17 4
9 48 Edoardo Mortara Venturi-Mercedes 33 +30.724 16 2
10 99 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 33 +38.240 12 1
11 37 Nick Cassidy Virgin-Audi 33 +43.475 20
12 25 Jean-Éric Vergne Techeetah-DS 33 +48.025 23
13 4 Robin Frijns Virgin-Audi 33 +51.0374 22
14 20 Mitch Evans Jaguar 33 +57.579 11
15 8 Oliver Turvey NIO 33 +58.624 19
16 6 Joel Eriksson Dragon-Penske 33 +59.945 10
17 7 Sérgio Sette Câmara Dragon-Penske 33 +1:00.436 4
18 28 Maximilian Günther Andretti-BMW 33 +1:05.1055 24
NC 71 Norman Nato Venturi-Mercedes 33 Retired in pits6 6
NC 88 Tom Blomqvist NIO 25 +8 laps 15
Ret 10 Sam Bird Jaguar 1 Collision damage 18
Ret 29 Alexander Sims Mahindra 0 Collision damage 8
DSQ7 23 Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Nissan 33 Energy usage 3
DSQ7 22 Oliver Rowland e.dams-Nissan 33 Energy usage 21
Source:[7]

Notes:

  • ^1  – Pole position.
  • ^2  – Fastest in group stage.
  • ^3  – Fastest lap.
  • ^4  – Robin Frijns received a 5-second time penalty for pushing another car into the wall and gaining a position.[8]
  • ^5  – Maximilian Günther received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision.[9]
  • ^6  – 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.
  • ^7  – Sébastien Buemi and Oliver Rowland originally finished 4th and 10th respectively, but were disqualified from the race for exceeding the maximum energy usage.[10][11]

Qualifying
Group draw[12]
Group 1 BIR (1) DAC (2) DEN (3) DEV (4) FRI (5) MOR (6)
Group 2 RAS (7) CAS (8) JEV (9) DIG (10) WEH (11) VAN (12)
Group 3 EVA (13) ROW (14) GUE (15) LYN (16) LOT (17) SIM (18)
Group 4 BUE (20) NAT (21) TUR (22) SET (23) BLO (24) ERI (25)
Pos. No. Driver Team GS SP Grid
1 5 Stoffel Vandoorne Mercedes 1:20.459 1:20.181 1
2 22 Oliver Rowland e.dams-Nissan 1:20.483 1:20.222 2
3 94 Alex Lynn Mahindra 1:20.319 1:20.248 3
4 17 Nyck de Vries Mercedes 1:20.511 1:20.353 4
5 20 Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:20.321 1:20.376 5
6 28 Maximilian Günther Andretti-BMW 1:20.504 1:20.398 6
7 99 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:20.569 N/A 7
8 4 Robin Frijns Virgin-Audi 1:20.620 N/A 8
9 7 Sérgio Sette Câmara Dragon-Penske 1:20.641 N/A 9
10 11 Lucas di Grassi Audi 1:20.750 N/A 10
11 23 Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Nissan 1:20.812 N/A 11
12 33 René Rast Audi 1:20.924 N/A 12
13 71 Norman Nato Venturi-Mercedes 1:20.977 N/A 13
14 88 Tom Blomqvist NIO 1:20.988 N/A 14
15 6 Joel Eriksson Dragon-Penske 1:21.010 N/A 15
16 36 André Lotterer Porsche 1:21.038 N/A 16
17 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-BMW 1:21.042 N/A 17
18 37 Nick Cassidy Virgin-Audi 1:21.043 N/A 18
19 29 Alexander Sims Mahindra 1:21.064 N/A 19
20 48 Edoardo Mortara Venturi-Mercedes 1:21.080 N/A 20
21 10 Sam Bird Jaguar 1:21.108 N/A 21
22 13 António Félix da Costa Techeetah-DS 1:21.195 N/A 22
23 25 Jean-Éric Vergne Techeetah-DS 1:21.244 N/A 23
24 8 Oliver Turvey NIO 1:21.847 N/A 24
Source:[13][14]

Race
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 94 Alex Lynn Mahindra 30 46:29.532 3 25+11
2 17 Nyck de Vries Mercedes 30 +0.599 4 18
3 20 Mitch Evans Jaguar 30 +6.257 5 15
4 4 Robin Frijns Virgin-Audi 30 +6.682 8 12+12
5 99 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 30 +9.212 7 10
6 28 Maximilian Günther Andretti-BMW 30 +10.637 6 8
7 37 Nick Cassidy Virgin-Audi 30 +12.685 18 6
8 7 Sérgio Sette Câmara Dragon-Penske 30 +19.237 9 4
9 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-BMW 30 +24.914 17 2
10 6 Joel Eriksson Dragon-Penske 30 +27.920 15 1
11 48 Edoardo Mortara Venturi-Mercedes 30 +29.083 20
12 25 Jean-Éric Vergne Techeetah-DS 30 +29.915 23
13 23 Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Nissan 30 +30.291 11
14 8 Oliver Turvey NIO 30 +31.364 24
15 5 Stoffel Vandoorne Mercedes 30 +33.6234 1 33
16 29 Alexander Sims Mahindra 30 +34.336 19
17 36 André Lotterer Porsche 30 +35.204 16
18 22 Oliver Rowland e.dams-Nissan 30 +42.2695 2
19 88 Tom Blomqvist NIO 29 +1 lap 14
Ret 71 Norman Nato Venturi-Mercedes 27 Collision 13
Ret 10 Sam Bird Jaguar 27 Collision 21
Ret 13 António Félix da Costa Techeetah-DS 10 Collision damage 22
Ret 33 René Rast Audi 5 Collision damage 12
DSQ6 11 Lucas di Grassi Audi 30 Disqualified 10
Source:[15]

Notes:

  • ^1  – Fastest in group stage.
  • ^2  – Fastest lap.
  • ^3  – Pole position.
  • ^4  – Stoffel Vandoorne received a 5-second time penalty for overtaking under yellow flag conditions.[16]
  • ^5  – Oliver Rowland received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision.[17]
  • ^6  – Lucas di Grassi originally finished 1st, but was disqualified from the race for failing to respect a drive-through penalty.[18] He had received the penalty for a safety car procedure infringement.[19]

Notes
  1. Rast received the point for fastest lap as Evans failed to finish in the top 10.

References
  1. Smith, Topher (5 March 2019). "London Calling: British capital returns to calendar". Downforce Radio. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. "BMW rookie Dennis closes on Formula E lead with London win". The Race. 24 July 2021.
  3. "Lynn gets first Formula E win as di Grassi black-flagged". The Race. 25 July 2021.
  4. "Doc 11 - Qualifying Groups" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. "Doc 31 - Final Classification Qualifying-Superpole" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. "Doc 35 - Final Starting Grid Race" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. "Doc 53 - Final Classification Race" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. "Doc 43 - Decision No. 14" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  9. "Doc 44 - Decision No. 15" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  10. "Doc 50 - Decision No. 16" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  11. "Doc 51 - Decision No. 17" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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  13. "Doc 69 - Final Classification Qualifying-Superpole" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  14. "Doc 70 - Final Starting Grid" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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  16. "Doc 87 - Decision No. 35" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  17. "Doc 88 - Decision No. 36" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  18. "Doc 85 - Decision No. 33" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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