2024 São Paulo ePrix (March)

This article is about the race in the 2023–24 Formula E season. For the race in the 2024–25 Formula E season, see 2024 São Paulo ePrix (December).

The 2024 São Paulo ePrix was the fourth race of the 2023–24 Formula E World Championship, held on 16 March 2024. It was the second edition of the São Paulo ePrix. The race was held on the São Paulo Street Circuit, around the Anhembi Sambadrome.^[1]

2024 São Paulo ePrix
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Race details
Date	16 March 2024 (2024-03-16)
Official name	2024 São Paulo ePrix
Location	São Paulo Street Circuit, São Paulo, Brazil
Course	Street Circuit
Course length	2.933 km (1.822 mi)
Distance	34[a] laps, 99.722 km (61.964 mi)
Scheduled distance	31 laps, 90.923 km (56.497 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche
Time	1:13.713
Fastest lap
Driver	Nyck de Vries Sébastien Buemi[b]	Mahindra
Time	1:15.502 on lap 29
Podium
First	Sam Bird	McLaren-Nissan
Second	Mitch Evans	Jaguar
Third	Oliver Rowland	Nissan
Lap leaders

The ePrix was won by Sam Bird for McLaren with a dramatic final lap overtake around the outside of Jaguar driver Mitch Evans. A double overtake at the final corner for Nissan driver Oliver Rowland ensured that he completed the podium. Bird's win was his first Formula E race victory since the 2021 New York City ePrix, and the first ever Formula E victory for McLaren.

Background

Nick Cassidy entered the race as the leader in the Drivers' Championship with a 19 point lead over Pascal Wehrlein, followed by Jean-Éric Vergne (24 points behind) and defending champion Jake Dennis (29 points behind).

Prior to the race, Jaguar held a 31 point lead over DS Penske in the Teams' Championship, with Porsche in third. The Manufacturers' Trophy was newly introduced prior to the São Paulo ePrix, with the standings backdated to the start of the season; Jaguar held a 33 point lead over Porsche in these standings, with Stellantis in third.

Classification

(All times in BRT)

Qualification

Qualification took place at 09:40 on 16 March.^[2]

Group draw
Group A	CAS	DEV	DIG	EVA	FRI	MUL	NAT	JEV	ROW	SET	VAN
Group B	BIR	BUE	DAC	DAR	DEN	FEN	GUE	HUG	MOR	TIC	WEH

Qualifying duels

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

A2

Stoffel Vandoorne

A3

Mitch Evans

Stoffel Vandoorne

Jean-Éric Vergne

A1

Jean-Éric Vergne

A4

Nico Müller

Pascal Wehrlein

Stoffel Vandoorne

B2

Pascal Wehrlein

B3

Edoardo Mortara

Pascal Wehrlein

Maximilian Günther

B1

Maximilian Günther

B4

Sam Bird

Overall classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	A	B	QF	SF	F	Grid
1	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	—	1:13.713	1:12.846	1:12.764	1:12.789	1
2	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	DS Penske	1:13.849	—	1:13.028	1:12.566	1:12.791	2
3	7	Maximilian Günther	Maserati	—	1:13.516	1:12.881	1:13.041	—	22[c]
4	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS Penske	1:13.731	—	1:12.917	1:13.287	—	3
5	9	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	1:13.858	—	1:13.184	—	—	4
6	8	Sam Bird	McLaren-Nissan	—	1:13.786	1:13.208	—	—	5
7	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mahindra	—	1:13.734	1:13.368	—	—	6
8	51	Nico Müller	ABT Cupra-Mahindra	1:13.867	—	No time[d]	—	—	7
9	13	António Félix da Costa	Porsche	—	1:13.791	—	—	—	8
10	37	Nick Cassidy	Jaguar	1:13.878	—	—	—	—	9
11	1	Jake Dennis	Andretti-Porsche	—	1:13.844	—	—	—	10
12	22	Oliver Rowland	Nissan	1:13.925	—	—	—	—	11
13	5	Jake Hughes	McLaren-Nissan	—	1:13.870	—	—	—	12
14	21	Nyck de Vries	Mahindra	1:13.935	—	—	—	—	13
15	23	Sacha Fenestraz	Nissan	—	1:13.967	—	—	—	14
16	11	Lucas di Grassi	ABT Cupra-Mahindra	1:13.962	—	—	—	—	15
17	18	Jehan Daruvala	Maserati	—	1:14.032	—	—	—	16
18	4	Robin Frijns	Envision-Jaguar	1:13.987	—	—	—	—	17
19	16	Sébastien Buemi	Envision-Jaguar	—	1:14.085	—	—	—	18
20	3	Sérgio Sette Câmara	ERT	1:14.057	—	—	—	—	19
21	33	Dan Ticktum	ERT	—	1:14.115	—	—	—	20
22	17	Norman Nato	Andretti-Porsche	1:14.146	—	—	—	—	21
Source:[5]

Race

The race started at 14:03 on 16 March.^[2]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Sam Bird	McLaren-Nissan	34	53:03.071	5	25
2	9	Mitch Evans	Jaguar	34	+0.564	4	18
3	22	Oliver Rowland	Nissan	34	+3.540	11	15
4	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Porsche	34	+3.629	1	12+31
5	1	Jake Dennis	Andretti-Porsche	34	+3.722	10	10
6	13	António Félix da Costa	Porsche	34	+5.567	8	8
7	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS Penske	34	+6.006	3	6
8	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	DS Penske	34	+6.817	2	4
9	7	Maximilian Günther	Maserati	34	+8.085	22	2
10	16	Sébastien Buemi	Envision-Jaguar	34	+8.610	18	1+12
11	23	Sacha Fenestraz	Nissan	34	+9.277	14
12	48	Edoardo Mortara	Mahindra	34	+9.762	6
13	11	Lucas di Grassi	ABT Cupra-Mahindra	34	+10.819	15
14	21	Nyck de Vries	Mahindra	34	+13.677	13
15	18	Jehan Daruvala	Maserati	34	+14.379	16
16	33	Dan Ticktum	ERT	34	+17.884	20
17	17	Norman Nato	Andretti-Porsche	34	+18.889[e]	21
18	4	Robin Frijns	Envision-Jaguar	34	+19.124	17
Ret	5	Jake Hughes	McLaren-Nissan	31	Retired in pits	14
Ret	51	Nico Müller	ABT Cupra-Mahindra	25	Retired in pits	7
Ret	37	Nick Cassidy	Jaguar	14	Accident	9
DSQ	3	Sérgio Sette Câmara	ERT	34	Disqualified[f]	19
Source:[6]

Notes:

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

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Nick Cassidy 57 2 Pascal Wehrlein 53 2 3 Mitch Evans 39 1 4 Jean-Éric Vergne 39 1 5 Jake Dennis 38

Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 Jaguar 96 1 2 Porsche 61 1 3 DS Penske 57 2 4 McLaren 55 1 5 Andretti 47

Manufacturers' Trophy standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Jaguar 123 2 Porsche 95 1 3 Nissan 88 1 4 Stellantis 71 5 ERT 2

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

Notes

1. 31 planned laps and 3 extra laps
2. The point for fastest lap was awarded to Buemi, as de Vries did not finish in the top 10.
3. Günther received two separate 20-place grid penalties for changing the gearbox and inverters respectively in his car.^[3]
4. Müller set a fast enough time to progress from the group stage; however, he damaged his car in a collision with the wall at the end of the group stage session and did not take part in the qualifying duels. His scheduled opponent, Vergne, received a bye to the semi-finals.^[4]
5. Nato received a 5-second time penalty after causing a collision with Lucas di Grassi.
6. Sette Câmara was disqualified after the conclusion of the race, due to energy usage above the maximum of 38.5 kWh.