2021 Valencia ePrix

The 2021 Valencia ePrix (formally the 2021 DHL Valencia E-Prix) was a pair of Formula E electric car races held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in the town of Cheste near Valencia, Spain on 24 and 25 April 2021. Having previously hosted numerous pre-season tests, this was the inaugural running of a competitive Formula E event at the track, as well as the first time an ePrix was held in Spain. It marked the fifth and sixth rounds of the 2020–21 Formula E season. The first race was won by Nyck de Vries,[1] with Nico Müller and Stoffel Vandoorne rounding out the podium. Jake Dennis took his first Formula E victory in the second race,[2] finishing ahead of André Lotterer and Alex Lynn.

2021 Valencia ePrix
Race 5 of 15 of the 2020–21 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 24 April 2021 (2021-04-24)
Official name 2021 DHL Valencia E-Prix
Location Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste, Valencia
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.376 km (2.098 mi)
Distance 24 laps, 81.024 km (50.346 mi)
Weather Wet, 15 °C (59 °F). Humidity: 84%.
Pole position
Driver
Techeetah-DS
Time 1:26.522
Fastest lap
Driver Robin Frijns Virgin-Audi
Time 1:39.611 on lap 14
Podium
First
Mercedes
Second
Dragon-Penske
Third
Mercedes
Lap leaders
2021 Valencia ePrix
Race 6 of 15 of the 2020–21 Formula E season
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Race details
Date 25 April 2021 (2021-04-25)
Official name 2021 DHL Valencia E-Prix
Location Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste, Valencia
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.376 km (2.098 mi)
Distance 30 laps, 101.280 km (62.932 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Andretti-BMW
Time 1:28.548
Fastest lap
Driver Alexander Sims
Alex Lynn[lower-alpha 1]		 Mahindra
Mahindra
Time 1:30.081 (1:30.263) on lap 26 (22)
Podium
First
Andretti-BMW
Second
Porsche
Third
Mahindra
Lap leaders

Classification

Qualifying
Group draw[3]
Group 1 BIR (1) EVA (2) FRI (3) VAN (4) DEV (5) WEH (6)
Group 2 MOR (7) JEV (8) SIM (9) DAC (10) RAS (11) ROW (12)
Group 3 SET (13) MUL (14) GUE (15) BUE (16) TUR (17) DIG (18)
Group 4 BLO (19) LYN (20) CAS (21) NAT (22) DEN (23) LOT (24)
Pos. No. Driver Team GS SP Grid
1 13 António Félix da Costa Techeetah-DS 1:26.870 1:26.522 1
2 17 Nyck de Vries Mercedes 1:26.914 1:26.730 71
3 28 Maximilian Günther Andretti-BMW 1:26.868 1:26.943 2
4 94 Alex Lynn Mahindra 1:26.799 1:27.022 3
5 23 Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Nissan 1:26.876 1:27.053 4
6 36 André Lotterer Porsche 1:26.933 N/A 5
7 71 Norman Nato Venturi-Mercedes 1:26.979 N/A 6
8 22 Oliver Rowland e.dams-Nissan 1:27.002 N/A 8
9 99 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:27.008 N/A 9
10 37 Nick Cassidy Virgin-Audi 1:27.072 N/A 10
11 29 Alexander Sims Mahindra 1:27.109 N/A 11
12 25 Jean-Éric Vergne Techeetah-DS 1:27.157 N/A 12
13 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-BMW 1:27.177 N/A 13
14 33 René Rast Audi 1:27.290 N/A 14
15 4 Robin Frijns Virgin-Audi 1:27.317 N/A 15
16 48 Edoardo Mortara Venturi-Mercedes 1:27.338 N/A 16
17 20 Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:27.442 N/A 17
18 7 Sérgio Sette Câmara Dragon-Penske 1:27.456 N/A 18
19 88 Tom Blomqvist NIO 1:27.481 N/A 19
20 10 Sam Bird Jaguar 1:27.619 N/A 20
21 11 Lucas di Grassi Audi 1:27.634 N/A 21
22 6 Nico Müller Dragon-Penske 1:27.644 N/A 22
23 8 Oliver Turvey NIO 1:28.524 N/A 23
24 5 Stoffel Vandoorne Mercedes no time2 no time2 24
Source:[4][5]

Notes:

  • ^1  – Nyck de Vries received a 5-place grid penalty for causing a collision in the previous race in Rome.[6]
  • ^2  – Stoffel Vandoorne originally qualified first with a 1:26.839 in the group stage and a 1:26.494 in the superpole, but later had all his lap times cancelled due to a tyre infringement.[7][8]

Race
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 17 Nyck de Vries Mercedes 24 48:20.547 7 25
2 6 Nico Müller Dragon-Penske 24 +13.128 22 18
3 5 Stoffel Vandoorne Mercedes 24 +34.8864 24 15
4 37 Nick Cassidy Virgin-Audi 24 +36.903 10 12
5 33 René Rast Audi 24 +51.650 14 10
6 4 Robin Frijns Virgin-Audi 24 +52.985 15 8+11
7 11 Lucas di Grassi Audi 24 +2:41.9465 21 6
8 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-BMW 24 +3:07.061 13 4
9 25 Jean-Éric Vergne Techeetah-DS 24 +4:19.582 12 2
NC 8 Oliver Turvey NIO 24 Retired in pits6 23
NC 88 Tom Blomqvist NIO 24 Retired in pits6 19
NC 71 Norman Nato Venturi-Mercedes 23 +1 lap 6
Ret 48 Edoardo Mortara Venturi-Mercedes 20 Collision damage 16
Ret 99 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 19 Brakes 9
Ret 36 André Lotterer Porsche 19 Collision/Brakes 5
Ret 20 Mitch Evans Jaguar 15 Collision damage 17
Ret 7 Sérgio Sette Câmara Dragon-Penske 14 Collision 18
Ret 28 Maximilian Günther Andretti-BMW 10 Spun off 2
Ret 23 Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Nissan 1 Collision 4
DSQ7 22 Oliver Rowland e.dams-Nissan 24 Energy usage 8
DSQ7 29 Alexander Sims Mahindra 24 Energy usage 11
DSQ7 13 António Félix da Costa Techeetah-DS 24 Energy usage 1 32
DSQ7 94 Alex Lynn Mahindra 24 Energy usage 3 13
DSQ7 10 Sam Bird Jaguar 24 Energy usage 20
Source:[9]

Notes:

  • ^1  – Fastest lap.
  • ^2  – Pole position.
  • ^3  – Fastest in group stage.
  • ^4  – Stoffel Vandoorne received a 5-second time penalty for forcing another car off the track, and a further post-race 10-second time penalty for failing to fulfil the total amount of time of his second attack mode.[10][11]
  • ^5  – Lucas di Grassi received a post-race drive-through penalty converted into a 30-second time penalty for failing to activate the second of the two mandatory attack modes.[12]
  • ^6  – Both NIO drivers pulled into the pit lane at the end of the final lap after exceeding the maximum energy usage. As they did not cross the chequered flag, they were not classified.[13]
  • ^7  – Rowland, Sims, da Costa, Lynn and Bird originally finished 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th and 11th respectively, but were disqualified from the race due to their energy used being over the regulatory limit.[14]

Standings after the race
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Qualifying
Group draw[15]
Group 1 DEV (1) VAN (2) BIR (3) FRI (4) EVA (5) WEH (6)
Group 2 RAS (7) MUL (8) MOR (9) JEV (10) SIM (11) DAC (12)
Group 3 CAS (13) ROW (14) SET (15) GUE (16) DIG (17) BUE (18)
Group 4 TUR (19) BLO (20) LYN (21) DEN (22) NAT (23) LOT (24)
Pos. No. Driver Team GS SP Grid
1 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-BMW 1:31.855 1:28.548 1
2 36 André Lotterer Porsche 1:31.958 1:29.411 51
3 94 Alex Lynn Mahindra 1:32.585 1:29.737 2
4 88 Tom Blomqvist NIO 1:32.727 1:30.202 3
5 8 Oliver Turvey NIO 1:32.950 1:30.403 4
6 71 Norman Nato Venturi-Mercedes 1:33.155 1:30.489 6
7 25 Jean-Éric Vergne Techeetah-DS 1:33.198 N/A 7
8 22 Oliver Rowland e.dams-Nissan 1:33.336 N/A 8
9 23 Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Nissan 1:33.390 N/A 9
10 7 Sérgio Sette Câmara Dragon-Penske 1:33.452 N/A 10
11 29 Alexander Sims Mahindra 1:33.479 N/A 11
12 13 António Félix da Costa Techeetah-DS 1:33.604 N/A 12
13 99 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 1:33.745 N/A 13
14 33 René Rast Audi 1:33.879 N/A 14
15 48 Edoardo Mortara Venturi-Mercedes 1:33.898 N/A 15
16 20 Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:34.115 N/A 191
17 4 Robin Frijns Virgin-Audi 1:34.166 N/A 16
18 5 Stoffel Vandoorne Mercedes 1:34.416 N/A 17
19 17 Nyck de Vries Mercedes 1:34.419 N/A 18
20 10 Sam Bird Jaguar 1:34.480 N/A 20
21 6 Nico Müller Dragon-Penske 1:34.588 N/A 21
22 11 Lucas di Grassi Audi 1:34.610 N/A 22
23 37 Nick Cassidy Virgin-Audi 1:37.838 N/A 23
24 28 Maximilian Günther Andretti-BMW 1:41.980 N/A 24
Source:[16][17]

Notes:

Race
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 27 Jake Dennis Andretti-BMW 30 46:32.002 1 25+3+11
2 36 André Lotterer Porsche 30 +1.483 5 18
3 94 Alex Lynn Mahindra 30 +2.428 2 15+12
4 22 Oliver Rowland e.dams-Nissan 30 +2.870 8 12
5 71 Norman Nato Venturi-Mercedes 30 +5.8113 6 10
6 33 René Rast Audi 30 +8.122 14 8
7 25 Jean-Éric Vergne Techeetah-DS 30 +8.782 7 6
8 8 Oliver Turvey NIO 30 +11.292 4 4
9 48 Edoardo Mortara Venturi-Mercedes 30 +12.014 15 2
10 11 Lucas di Grassi Audi 30 +12.405 22 1
11 23 Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Nissan 30 +13.295 9
12 28 Maximilian Günther Andretti-BMW 30 +13.594 24
13 37 Nick Cassidy Virgin-Audi 30 +14.329 23
14 10 Sam Bird Jaguar 30 +15.151 20
15 20 Mitch Evans Jaguar 30 +17.213 19
16 17 Nyck de Vries Mercedes 30 +18.444 18
17 88 Tom Blomqvist NIO 30 +18.885 3
18 99 Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 30 +19.274 13
19 4 Robin Frijns Virgin-Audi 30 +19.756 16
20 6 Nico Müller Dragon-Penske 30 +21.069 21
21 7 Sérgio Sette Câmara Dragon-Penske 30 +32.079 10
22 13 António Félix da Costa Techeetah-DS 30 +59.698 12
23 29 Alexander Sims Mahindra 30 +1:04.277 11
Ret 5 Stoffel Vandoorne Mercedes 20 Collision damage 17
Source:[20]

Notes:

  • ^1  – Pole position; fastest in group stage.
  • ^2  – Fastest lap.
  • ^3  – Norman Nato received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision.[21]

Standings after the race
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Controversy

The ending of the first race caused controversy after roughly half of the field ran out of power at the end with five cars being disqualified and two retiring for this reason.[22][23] Frédéric Bertrand, circuit championships director of the FIA, said after the race that the finish of the race "demonstrated how difficult it was to win in Formula E", yet conceded that it should "never happen again".[24] His comments were blasted by da Costa, one of the drivers disqualified for energy use, who stated that Formula E would become the "joke of the week" following that finish.[25] Despite this the FIA stood by its energy management rules and race winner Nyck de Vries said that Formula E is "not necessarily" at fault.[26][27]

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

References
  1. "De Vries wins amid farcical Valencia Formula E finish". The Race. 24 April 2021.
  2. "Dennis pulls off shock Valencia Formula E victory for BMW". The Race. 25 April 2021.
  3. "Doc 33 - Qualifying Groups" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  4. "Doc 59 - Final Classification Qualifying-Superpole" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  5. "Doc 60 - Final Starting Grid" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  6. "Doc 105 - Decision No. 35" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  7. "Doc 51 - Provisional Classification Qualifying-Superpole" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  8. "Doc 57 - Decision No. 17" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  9. "Doc 97 - Final Classification Race" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  10. "Doc 70 - Decision No. 22" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  11. "Doc 72 - Decision No. 24" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  12. "Doc 71 - Decision No. 23" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  13. "Doc 94 - Decision No. 32" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  14. "Further disqualifications leave nine classified finishers in Valencia; Vandoorne penalised but keeps podium". Downforce Radio. 24 April 2021.
  15. "Doc 100 - Qualifying Groups" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  16. "Doc 107 - Final Classification Qualifying-Superpole" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  17. "Doc 108 - Final Starting Grid" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  18. "Doc 91 - Decision No. 29" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  19. "Doc 87 - Decision No. 27" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  20. "Doc 122 - Final Classification Race" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  21. "Doc 115 - Decision No. 38" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  22. "First Formula E Race On A Traditional Circuit Ends With Half The Grid Entirely Out Of Power". Jalopnik. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  23. "How Valencia E-Prix farce gave Formula E an image problem". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  24. "FIA: Valencia race shows 'how difficult' it is to win in FE". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  25. "Da Costa blasts FIA claims after controversial Valencia FE race". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  26. "De Vries defends Formula E after chaotic Valencia finish". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  27. "Formula E stands by energy management rules after Valencia farce · RaceFans". RaceFans. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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