Motor car race
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.
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
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
All times are in Japan Standard Time (JST).
Qualification
Qualification took place at 10:20 on 30 March.[1]
Qualifying duels
Overall classification
Race
The race started at 15:03 on 30 March.[1]
Notes:
- ^1 – Pole position.
- ^2 – Fastest lap.
Standings after the race
- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for all three sets of standings.
Notes
- ^ 33 planned laps and 2 extra laps
- ^ The point for fastest lap was awarded to Günther, as Bird did not finish in the top 10.
- ^ Evans was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Jake Hughes in qualifying group A.
- ^ Hughes was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Lucas di Grassi in qualifying group A.
- ^ Buemi was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Lucas di Grassi in qualifying group A.
- ^ Bird was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Jean-Éric Vergne in qualifying group B.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mortara was disqualified after the conclusion of the race for illegal energy usage above the maximum of 32 kWh.
References
- ^ a b "2024 TOKYO E-PRIX - Event Schedule". Formula E. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 TOKYO E-PRIX - Qualifying Result". Formula E. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 TOKYO E-PRIX - E-Prix Result". Formula E. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
