2022 Diriyah ePrix

The 2022 Diriyah ePrix was a pair of Formula E electric car races held at the Riyadh Street Circuit in the town of Diriyah, north-west of Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia on 28 and 29 January 2022. It was the opening round of the 2021–22 Formula E season and the fourth edition of the Diriyah ePrix, and was held at night for the second time. Novelties for the event included the introduction of a knockout-style qualifying format, which replaced the series' long-standing four-group and superpole qualifying.[1]

2022 Diriyah ePrix
Race 1 of 15 of the 2021–22 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 28 January 2022 (2022-01-28)
Official name 2022 Diriyah E-Prix
Location Riyadh Street Circuit, Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.495 km (1.550 mi)
Distance 41 laps, 102.295 km (63.563 mi)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 1:08.626
Fastest lap
Driver Nick Cassidy Envision-Audi
Time 1:09.207 on lap 18
Podium
First
Mercedes
Second
Mercedes
Third
Andretti-BMW
2022 Diriyah ePrix
Race 2 of 15 of the 2021–22 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 29 January 2022 (2022-01-29)
Official name 2022 Diriyah E-Prix
Location Riyadh Street Circuit, Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.495 km (1.550 mi)
Distance 35 laps, 87.325 km (54.261 mi)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 1:07.154
Fastest lap
Driver Sam Bird
Stoffel Vandoorne[lower-alpha 1]		 Jaguar
Mercedes
Time 1:08.723 (1:08.917) on lap 24 (24)
Podium
First
Venturi-Mercedes
Second
Envision-Audi
Third
Venturi-Mercedes

The first race was won by defending world champion Nyck de Vries, with Stoffel Vandoorne and Jake Dennis rounding out the podium.[2] Edoardo Mortara won the second race, ahead of Robin Frijns and Lucas di Grassi.[3]

Background

Nyck de Vries entered the event as the series' reigning world champion, whilst his team Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team are the defending constructors' champions in what is set to be their last season in Formula E.[4]

Regulation changes

The races were the first to see the new knockout-style qualifying format introduced for the season. Under the new format, the grid is split into two groups of eleven cars, each of which will have ten minutes to set the fastest time with the cars set to deliver 220kW of power. The fastest four drivers from each group then advance to a knockout-style tournament to decide the top eight, with the drivers being eliminated via quarter-final and semi-final heats to leave a two-car battle for pole position. The cars' usable power is upped to 250kW for the knockout stages.[5]

Driver changes

Following the withdrawal of Audi from Formula E at the end of the 2020–21 season, former champion Lucas di Grassi moved to ROKiT Venturi, partnering the incumbent Edoardo Mortara and replacing Norman Nato, the series' latest race winner, who moved to Jaguar as a reserve driver.[6] Long-time Nissan e.dams driver Oliver Rowland switched to Mahindra Racing to replace the outgoing Alex Lynn,[7][8] his space at Nissan being taken by former Andretti driver and three-time race winner Maximilian Günther.[9]

Three drivers made their Formula E debuts at the event. Former Formula One driver Antonio Giovinazzi joined Dragon / Penske Autosport to partner Brazilian Sérgio Sette Câmara.[10] Former Red Bull junior Dan Ticktum joined NIO to replace the outgoing Tom Blomqvist alongside Oliver Turvey.[11] 2019 Indy Lights champion and former IndyCar driver Oliver Askew joined Andretti Autosport, no longer factory-backed by BMW, to partner Jake Dennis, who came third in the 2020–21 season as a rookie.[12]

Classification

Qualifying
Group draw[13]
Group A ASK SET JEV FRI BIR ROW VAN TUR BUE DIG WEH
Group B DEN GIO DAC CAS EVA SIM DEV TIC GUE MOR LOT
Qualifying duels
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
B4 André Lotterer
A1 Robin Frijns
André Lotterer
Jake Dennis
B3 Jake Dennis
A2 Sam Bird
Jake Dennis
Stoffel Vandoorne
A3 Stoffel Vandoorne
B2 Nick Cassidy
Stoffel Vandoorne
Nyck de Vries
A4 Oliver Rowland
B1 Nyck de Vries
Overall classification
Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 5 Stoffel Vandoorne Mercedes 1:09.489 N/A 1:08.873 1:08.407 1:08.626 1
2 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-BMW N/A 1:09.284 1:08.749 1:08.379 1:08.926 2
3 17 Nyck de Vries Mercedes N/A 1:09.164 1:08.600 1:08.813 N/A 3
4 36 André Lotterer Porsche N/A 1:09.313 1:09.018 1:09.014 N/A 4
5 10 Sam Bird Jaguar 1:09.407 N/A 1:08.919 N/A N/A 5
6 37 Nick Cassidy Envision-Audi N/A 1:09.214 1:08.951 N/A N/A 6
7 4 Robin Frijns Envision-Audi 1:09.163 N/A 1:09.109 N/A N/A 7
8 30 Oliver Rowland Mahindra 1:09.549 N/A 1:09.329 N/A N/A 111
9 11 Lucas di Grassi Venturi-Mercedes 1:09.617 N/A N/A N/A N/A 8
10 22 Maximilian Günther e.dams-Nissan N/A 1:09.471 N/A N/A N/A 9
11 94 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:09.710 N/A N/A N/A N/A 10
12 48 Edoardo Mortara Venturi-Mercedes N/A 1:09.536 N/A N/A N/A 12
13 25 Jean-Éric Vergne Techeetah-DS 1:09.811 N/A N/A N/A N/A 13
14 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar N/A 1:09.587 N/A N/A N/A 14
15 7 Sérgio Sette Câmara Dragon-Penske 1:09.867 N/A N/A N/A N/A 15
16 13 António Félix da Costa Techeetah-DS N/A 1:09.704 N/A N/A N/A 16
17 28 Oliver Askew Andretti-BMW 1:09.891 N/A N/A N/A N/A 17
18 29 Alexander Sims Mahindra N/A 1:10.039 N/A N/A N/A 18
19 3 Oliver Turvey NIO 1:10.129 N/A N/A N/A N/A 19
20 33 Dan Ticktum NIO N/A 1:10.507 N/A N/A N/A 20
21 23 Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Nissan 1:10.185 N/A N/A N/A N/A 21
22 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Dragon-Penske N/A 1:10.596 N/A N/A N/A 22
Source:[14][15]

Notes:

  • ^1  – Oliver Rowland received a 3-place grid penalty for impeding another driver in the pit lane.[16]

Race
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 17 Nyck de Vries Mercedes 41 52:14.642 3 25
2 5 Stoffel Vandoorne Mercedes 41 +0.636 1 18+31
3 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-BMW 41 +8.802 2 15
4 10 Sam Bird Jaguar 41 +14.925 5 12
5 11 Lucas di Grassi Venturi-Mercedes 41 +15.152 8 10
6 48 Edoardo Mortara Venturi-Mercedes 41 +16.015 12 8
7 37 Nick Cassidy Envision-Audi 41 +17.265 6 6+12
8 25 Jean-Éric Vergne Techeetah-DS 41 +25.076 13 4
9 28 Oliver Askew Andretti-BMW 41 +25.699 17 2
10 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 41 +27.320 14 1
11 94 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 41 +28.781 10
12 22 Maximilian Günther e.dams-Nissan 41 +30.536 9
13 36 André Lotterer Porsche 41 +31.521 4
14 29 Alexander Sims Mahindra 41 +34.572 18
15 7 Sérgio Sette Câmara Dragon-Penske 41 +36.781 15
16 4 Robin Frijns Envision-Audi 41 +39.953 7
17 23 Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Nissan 41 +41.334 21
18 33 Dan Ticktum NIO 41 +49.222 20
19 3 Oliver Turvey NIO 41 +50.965 19
20 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Dragon-Penske 41 +1:16.527 22
Ret 30 Oliver Rowland Mahindra 7 Collision 11
Ret 13 António Félix da Costa Techeetah-DS 0 Collision damage 16
Source:[17]

Notes:

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

Qualifying
Group draw[18]
Group A DEV
(1)		 DEN
(3)		 DIG
(5)		 CAS
(7)		 ASK
(9)		 WEH
(11)		 LOT
(13)		 SET
(15)		 BUE
(17)		 TUR
(19)		 ROW
(21)
Group B VAN
(2)		 BIR
(4)		 MOR
(6)		 JEV
(8)		 EVA
(10)		 GUE
(12)		 SIM
(14)		 FRI
(16)		 TIC
(18)		 GIO
(20)		 DAC
(22)
Qualifying duels
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
B4 Jean-Éric Vergne
A1 Nyck de Vries
Nyck de Vries
Lucas di Grassi
B3 António Félix da Costa
A2 Lucas di Grassi
Nyck de Vries
Edoardo Mortara
A3 Oliver Rowland
B2 Robin Frijns
Robin Frijns
Edoardo Mortara
A4 André Lotterer
B1 Edoardo Mortara
Overall classification
Pos. No. Driver Team A B QF SF F Grid
1 17 Nyck de Vries Mercedes 1:07.939 N/A 1:06.871 1:06.835 1:07.154 1
2 48 Edoardo Mortara Venturi-Mercedes N/A 1:07.724 1:07.014 1:06.987 1:07.159 2
3 4 Robin Frijns Envision-Audi N/A 1:07.757 1:07.207 1:07.184 N/A 3
4 11 Lucas di Grassi Venturi-Mercedes 1:08.083 N/A 1:07.580 1:07.216 N/A 4
5 36 André Lotterer Porsche 1:08.224 N/A 1:07.285 N/A N/A 5
6 25 Jean-Éric Vergne Techeetah-DS N/A 1:07.968 1:07.539 N/A N/A 6
7 30 Oliver Rowland Mahindra 1:08.101 N/A 1:07.780 N/A N/A 101
8 13 António Félix da Costa Techeetah-DS N/A 1:07.806 No time2 N/A N/A 7
9 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-BMW 1:08.419 N/A N/A N/A N/A 8
10 29 Alexander Sims Mahindra N/A 1:08.011 N/A N/A N/A 9
11 94 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:08.454 N/A N/A N/A N/A 11
12 5 Stoffel Vandoorne Mercedes N/A 1:08.257 N/A N/A N/A 12
13 28 Oliver Askew Andretti-BMW 1:08.626 N/A N/A N/A N/A 13
14 22 Maximilian Günther e.dams-Nissan N/A 1:08.339 N/A N/A N/A 14
15 23 Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Nissan 1:08.829 N/A N/A N/A N/A 15
16 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar N/A 1:08.368 N/A N/A N/A 16
17 3 Oliver Turvey NIO 1:08.943 N/A N/A N/A N/A 17
18 33 Dan Ticktum NIO N/A 1:08.753 N/A N/A N/A 18
19 7 Sérgio Sette Câmara Dragon-Penske No time3 N/A N/A N/A N/A 19
20 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Dragon-Penske N/A 1:08.811 N/A N/A N/A 20
21 37 Nick Cassidy Envision-Audi No time N/A N/A N/A N/A 224
22 10 Sam Bird Jaguar N/A 1:13.910 N/A N/A N/A 21
Source:[19][20]

Notes:

  • ^1  – Oliver Rowland received a 3-place grid penalty for causing a collision in race one.[21]
  • ^2  – António Félix da Costa had his quarter-final duel lap time deleted for missing his slot.[22]
  • ^3  – Sérgio Sette Câmara had all his qualifying lap times cancelled for impeding another driver.[23]
  • ^4  – Nick Cassidy did not take part in qualifying as his team could not repair his car in time following an accident in free practice. He was allowed to start the race from the back of the grid.[24]

Race
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 48 Edoardo Mortara Venturi-Mercedes 35 47:02.131 2 25
2 4 Robin Frijns Envision-Audi 35 +0.451 3 18
3 11 Lucas di Grassi Venturi-Mercedes 35 +0.912 4 15
4 36 André Lotterer Porsche 35 +1.125 5 12
5 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-BMW 35 +1.646 8 10
6 25 Jean-Éric Vergne Techeetah-DS 35 +3.166 6 8
7 5 Stoffel Vandoorne Mercedes 35 +3.568 12 6+11
8 30 Oliver Rowland Mahindra 35 +4.235 10 4
9 94 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 35 +4.962 11 2
10 17 Nyck de Vries Mercedes 35 +5.294 1 1+32
11 28 Oliver Askew Andretti-BMW 35 +6.732 13
12 13 António Félix da Costa Techeetah-DS 35 +8.693 7
13 23 Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Nissan 35 +9.015 15
14 22 Maximilian Günther e.dams-Nissan 35 +9.464 14
15 10 Sam Bird Jaguar 35 +11.690 21
16 37 Nick Cassidy Envision-Audi 35 +13.973 22
17 7 Sérgio Sette Câmara Dragon-Penske 35 +14.521 19
18 3 Oliver Turvey NIO 35 +15.005 17
19 33 Dan Ticktum NIO 35 +16.744 18
20 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Dragon-Penske 35 +17.681 20
21 9 Mitch Evans Jaguar 35 +29.8723 16
Ret 29 Alexander Sims Mahindra 29 Accident 9
Source:[25]

Notes:

  • ^1  – Fastest lap.
  • ^2  – Pole position.
  • ^3  – Mitch Evans received a post-race drive-through penalty converted into a 24-second time penalty for failing to activate the second of the two mandatory attack modes.[26]

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

References
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