2021 New York City ePrix

The 2021 New York City ePrix (formally the 2021 ABB New York City E-Prix) was a pair of Formula E electric car races held at the Brooklyn Street Circuit in the Red Hook neighbourhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn on 10 and 11 July 2021. It marked the tenth and eleventh rounds of the 2020–21 Formula E season, as well as the fourth running of the event. The first race was won by Maximilian Günther, ahead of Jean-Éric Vergne and Lucas di Grassi.^[1] Sam Bird won the second race to claim the championship lead, with Nick Cassidy and António Félix da Costa rounding out the podium.^[2]

2021 New York City ePrix
Race 10 of 15 of the 2020–21 Formula E season ← Previous race Next race →
Race details
Date	10 July 2021 (2021-07-10)
Official name	2021 ABB New York City E-Prix
Location	Brooklyn Street Circuit, Red Hook, Brooklyn
Course	Street circuit
Course length	2.320 km (1.442 mi)
Distance	38 laps, 88.160 km (54.780 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Nick Cassidy	Virgin-Audi
Time	1:09.338
Fastest lap
Driver	Norman Nato Sam Bird[a]	Venturi-Mercedes Jaguar
Time	1:10.823 (1:11.082) on lap 22 (21)
Podium
First	Maximilian Günther	Andretti-BMW
Second	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS
Third	Lucas di Grassi	Audi
Lap leaders

2021 New York City ePrix
Race 11 of 15 of the 2020–21 Formula E season ← Previous race Next race →
Race details
Date	11 July 2021 (2021-07-11)
Official name	2021 ABB New York City E-Prix
Location	Brooklyn Street Circuit, Red Hook, Brooklyn
Course	Street circuit
Course length	2.320 km (1.442 mi)
Distance	37 laps, 85.840 km (53.339 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Sam Bird	Jaguar
Time	1:08.572
Fastest lap
Driver	Mitch Evans António Félix da Costa[b]	Jaguar Techeetah-DS
Time	1:10.050 (1:10.180) on lap 17 (18)
Podium
First	Sam Bird	Jaguar
Second	Nick Cassidy	Virgin-Audi
Third	António Félix da Costa	Techeetah-DS
Lap leaders

Classification

Race one

Qualifying

Group draw[3]
Group 1	MOR (1)	FRI (2)	DAC (3)	RAS (4)	EVA (5)	DEV (6)
Group 2	VAN (7)	DEN (8)	ROW (9)	JEV (10)	BIR (11)	WEH (12)
Group 3	DIG (13)	CAS (14)	SIM (15)	LYN (16)	GUE (18)	LOT (19)
Group 4	TUR (20)	SET (21)	BUE (22)	NAT (23)	BLO (24)	ERI (25)

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	GS	SP	Grid
1	37	Nick Cassidy	Virgin-Audi	1:09.672	1:09.338	1
2	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS	1:09.599	1:09.499	2
3	94	Alex Lynn	Mahindra	1:09.746	1:09.538	3
4	28	Maximilian Günther	Andretti-BMW	1:09.718	1:09.614	4
5	23	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams-Nissan	1:09.531	1:09.713	5
6	99	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	1:09.667	1:09.752	6
7	11	Lucas di Grassi	Audi	1:09.759	—	7
8	22	Oliver Rowland	e.dams-Nissan	1:09.891	—	8
9	29	Alexander Sims	Mahindra	1:09.892	—	9
10	36	André Lotterer	Porsche	1:10.028	—	10
11	4	Robin Frijns	Virgin-Audi	1:10.063	—	11
12	7	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Dragon-Penske	1:10.147	—	12
13	13	António Félix da Costa	Techeetah-DS	1:10.156	—	13
14	8	Oliver Turvey	NIO	1:10.181	—	14
15	27	Jake Dennis	Andretti-BMW	1:10.239	—	15
16	20	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	1:10.526	—	16
17	88	Tom Blomqvist	NIO	1:10.530	—	17
18	17	Nyck de Vries	Mercedes	1:10.581	—	18
19	71	Norman Nato	Venturi-Mercedes	1:10.658	—	19
20	10	Sam Bird	Jaguar	1:10.934	—	20
21	5	Stoffel Vandoorne	Mercedes	1:10.952	—	21
22	6	Joel Eriksson	Dragon-Penske	1:11.036	—	241
23	33	René Rast	Audi	1:11.271	—	22
24	48	Edoardo Mortara	Venturi-Mercedes	1:11.690	—	23
Source:[4][5]

Notes:

• ^1  – Joel Eriksson received a 3-place grid penalty due to his power used being over the regulatory limit.^[6]

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	28	Maximilian Günther	Andretti-BMW	38	46:24.747	4	25
2	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS	38	+2.072	2	18
3	11	Lucas di Grassi	Audi	38	+2.832	7	15
4	37	Nick Cassidy	Virgin-Audi	38	+4.623	1	12+31
5	4	Robin Frijns	Virgin-Audi	38	+5.239	11	10
6	23	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams-Nissan	38	+6.370	5	8+12
7	22	Oliver Rowland	e.dams-Nissan	38	+6.581	8	6
8	36	André Lotterer	Porsche	38	+7.826	10	4
9	10	Sam Bird	Jaguar	38	+8.489	20	2+13
10	33	René Rast	Audi	38	+11.917	22	1
11	94	Alex Lynn	Mahindra	38	+14.912	3
12	13	António Félix da Costa	Techeetah-DS	38	+15.289	13
13	17	Nyck de Vries	Mercedes	38	+27.523	18
14	48	Edoardo Mortara	Venturi-Mercedes	38	+27.698	23
15	71	Norman Nato	Venturi-Mercedes	38	+28.472	19
16	88	Tom Blomqvist	NIO	38	+28.746	17
17	6	Joel Eriksson	Dragon-Penske	38	+41.106	24
18	7	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Dragon-Penske	38	+49.849	12
Ret	27	Jake Dennis	Andretti-BMW	30	Retired in pits	15
Ret	29	Alexander Sims	Mahindra	29	Puncture	9
Ret	5	Stoffel Vandoorne	Mercedes	27	Collision damage	21
Ret	20	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	14	Electrical	16
Ret	8	Oliver Turvey	NIO	11	Collision damage	14
Ret	99	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	10	Collision damage	6
Source:[7]

Notes:

• ^1  – Pole position.
• ^2  – Fastest in group stage.
• ^3  – Fastest lap.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Edoardo Mortara 72 2 Robin Frijns 72 7 3 Jean-Éric Vergne 68 4 René Rast 61 2 5 António Félix da Costa 60

Teams' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 1 Techeetah-DS 128 3 2 Virgin-Audi 124 1 3 Audi 115 3 4 Mercedes 113 2 5 Jaguar 112

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

Race two

Qualifying

Group draw[8]
Group 1	MOR (1)	FRI (2)	JEV (3)	RAS (4)	DAC (5)	EVA (6)
Group 2	DEV (7)	ROW (8)	DIG (9)	VAN (10)	DEN (11)	GUE (12)
Group 3	BIR (13)	CAS (14)	WEH (15)	SIM (16)	LYN (17)	LOT (19)
Group 4	BUE (20)	TUR (21)	SET (22)	NAT (23)	BLO (24)	ERI (25)

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	GS	SP	Grid
1	10	Sam Bird	Jaguar	1:08.855	1:08.572	1
2	20	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	1:08.914	1:08.662	2
3	37	Nick Cassidy	Virgin-Audi	1:08.947	1:08.663	3
4	99	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	1:08.898	1:08.818	4
5	7	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Dragon-Penske	1:09.038	1:08.988	5
6	36	André Lotterer	Porsche	1:09.012	1:09.201	6
7	13	António Félix da Costa	Techeetah-DS	1:09.052	—	7
8	94	Alex Lynn	Mahindra	1:09.166	—	8
9	29	Alexander Sims	Mahindra	1:09.229	—	9
10	71	Norman Nato	Venturi-Mercedes	1:09.236	—	10
11	33	René Rast	Audi	1:09.256	—	11
12	11	Lucas di Grassi	Audi	1:09.328	—	12
13	23	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams-Nissan	1:09.339	—	13
14	48	Edoardo Mortara	Venturi-Mercedes	1:09.393	—	14
15	6	Joel Eriksson	Dragon-Penske	1:09.495	—	15
16	22	Oliver Rowland	e.dams-Nissan	1:09.499	—	16
17	8	Oliver Turvey	NIO	1:09.620	—	17
18	88	Tom Blomqvist	NIO	1:09.649	—	18
19	27	Jake Dennis	Andretti-BMW	1:09.969	—	19
20	5	Stoffel Vandoorne	Mercedes	1:10.089	—	20
21	4	Robin Frijns	Virgin-Audi	1:10.341	—	21
22	17	Nyck de Vries	Mercedes	1:10.599	—	22
23	28	Maximilian Günther	Andretti-BMW	1:10.637	—	23
24	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS	1:21.673	—	24
Source:[9][10]

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	10	Sam Bird	Jaguar	37	46:15.909	1	25+3+11
2	37	Nick Cassidy	Virgin-Audi	37	+4.167	3	18
3	13	António Félix da Costa	Techeetah-DS	37	+4.840	7	15+12
4	99	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	37	+7.154	4	12
5	36	André Lotterer	Porsche	37	+7.762	6	10
6	29	Alexander Sims	Mahindra	37	+16.286	9	8
7	71	Norman Nato	Venturi-Mercedes	37	+24.983	10	6
8	4	Robin Frijns	Virgin-Audi	37	+25.084	21	4
9	94	Alex Lynn	Mahindra	37	+25.405	8	2
10	28	Maximilian Günther	Andretti-BMW	37	+26.009	23	1
11	7	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Dragon-Penske	37	+26.341	5
12	5	Stoffel Vandoorne	Mercedes	37	+30.781	20
13	20	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	37	+30.957	2
14	11	Lucas di Grassi	Audi	37	+31.9703	12
15	23	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams-Nissan	37	+32.985	13
16	27	Jake Dennis	Andretti-BMW	37	+35.692	19
17	48	Edoardo Mortara	Venturi-Mercedes	37	+35.924	14
18	17	Nyck de Vries	Mercedes	37	+36.339	22
19	22	Oliver Rowland	e.dams-Nissan	37	+51.3844	16
20	33	René Rast	Audi	37	+59.694	11
21	88	Tom Blomqvist	NIO	37	+1:05.327	18
22	6	Joel Eriksson	Dragon-Penske	37	+1:07.701	15
Ret	8	Oliver Turvey	NIO	29	Collision damage	17
Ret	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah-DS	0	Technical	24
Source:[11]

Notes:

• ^1  – Pole position; fastest in group stage.
• ^2  – Fastest lap.
• ^3  – Lucas di Grassi received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision.^[12]
• ^4  – Oliver Rowland received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision.^[13]

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 12 1 Sam Bird 81 3 2 António Félix da Costa 76 1 3 Robin Frijns 76 3 4 Edoardo Mortara 72 9 5 Nick Cassidy 70

Teams' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 1 Virgin-Audi 146 1 2 Techeetah-DS 144 2 3 Jaguar Racing 141 1 4 Audi 115 1 5 Mercedes 113

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

Notes

1. Bird received the point for fastest lap as Nato failed to finish in the top 10.
2. Da Costa received the point for fastest lap as Evans failed to finish in the top 10.

References

1. "Guenther grabs New York FE win with epic third-to-first move". The Race. 10 July 2021.
2. "Bird vaults into Formula E lead with win but Jaguar loses 1-2". The Race. 11 July 2021.
3. "Doc 17 - Qualifying Groups" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
4. "Doc 35 - Qualifying-Superpole Final Classification" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
5. "Doc 36 - Final Starting Grid Race 1" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
6. "Doc 28 - Decision No. 3" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
7. "Doc 45 - Final Classification Race 1" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
8. "Doc 48 - Qualifying Groups" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
9. "Doc 54 - Qualifying-Superpole Final Classification" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
10. "Doc 52 - Final Starting Grid Race 2" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
11. "Doc 66 - Final Classification Race 2" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
12. "Doc 63 - Decision No. 13" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
13. "Doc 62 - Decision No. 12" (PDF). FIA Formula E. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

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