2021 Diriyah E-Prix (2/2)

Diriyah

02/27/2021

Country: Saudi Arabia
Continent: Asia
Population: 33.213 (2004)
Hashtag: #DiriyahEPrix

Schedule

Free Practice 3: 02/27/2021 - 11:45 am (45 Minutes) [CET]
Qualifying: 02/27/2021 - 02:00 pm (57 Minutes) [CET]
Race: 02/27/2021 - 06:03 pm (47 Minutes) [CET]

In May 2018, Formula E announced that it had signed a 10-year contract with the government in Saudi Arabia. According to media reports, the long-term deal is expected to bring a total of around 260 million euros into Formula E's coffers. Saudi Arabia has also secured regional exclusivity. If another state on the Arabian Peninsula wants to host a Formula E race, Saudi Arabia must agree.

The electric series has been racing in Diriyah, a historic suburb of the country's capital Riyadh, since Season 5. The Diriyah E-Prix kicked off the Gen2 era on December 15, 2018. Saudi Arabia also opened the Formula E season in the three following seasons, but this time with a "double header" in each case, i.e. two races on the same weekend. From 2021, the races were held as night races under floodlights.

In 2025, the racing series will not be able to race in Diriyah due to the heavy construction work around the track. This had already been a problem in previous years, as the race track was always very dirty.

Riyadh Street Circuit (2021)

Length: 2.495 km
Number Corners: 21
Direction: Clockwise
Attack Zone: Kurve 19
Average Speed: 131.800 km/h
Layout: T9 and T10 significantly faster (30-40 km/h) than in 2019, T18 and T19 somewhat tighter. Downhill passage T1-T14 very demanding
Surface: Route completely resurfaced
Grip Level: Slightly more grip than in season 6
Tire Wear: Important factor, since only two instead of four sets of tires are now available. Rear axle more heavily loaded, also in the now faster T9/T10 passage.
Risk of Accidents: High. Yellow phases, safety car or red flags likely
Key Factors: Dealing with day/night changes, qualifying performance, tire management

Results

Race

02/27/2021
06:03 pm

Grid

02/27/2021
06:03 pm

Super Pole

02/27/2021
02:00 pm

Qualifying

02/27/2021
02:00 pm

Free Practice 3

02/27/2021
11:45 am

P		Pts	Laps	Total Time	Gap	to prev.	Best Lap
1	Sam Bird	25	29	00:39:50.836	-	-	01:09.847
2	Robin Frijns PP GW	22	29	00:39:53.030	+2.194	+2.194	01:09.902
3	Antonio Felix da Costa FB	15	29	00:39:57.736	+6.900	+4.706	01:10.108
4	Sergio Sette Camara FB	12	29	00:40:03.653	+12.817	+5.917	01:10.225
5	Nico Müller	10	29	00:40:04.760	+13.924	+1.107	01:10.330
6	Oliver Turvey	8	29	00:40:06.359	+15.523	+1.599	01:10.383
7	Oliver Rowland	6	29	00:40:07.225	+16.389	+0.866	01:10.135
8	Lucas di Grassi FB	4	29	00:40:11.448	+20.612	+4.223	01:09.868
9	Nyck de Vries FL FB	3	29	00:40:13.318	+22.482	+1.870	01:08.811
10	Pascal Wehrlein	1	29	00:40:16.231	+25.395	+2.913	01:10.598
11	Andre Lotterer	0	29	00:40:18.093	+27.257	+1.862	01:09.364
12	Jean-Eric Vergne	0	29	00:40:19.682	+28.846	+1.589	01:10.202
13	Stoffel Vandoorne FB	0	29	00:40:19.948	+29.112	+0.266	01:09.689
14	Nick Cassidy	0	29	00:40:23.915	+33.079	+3.967	01:09.754
15	Alexander Sims	0	29	00:40:34.721	+43.885	+10.806	01:09.755
16	Norman Nato	0	29	00:40:39.028	+48.192	+4.307	01:10.028
17	Rene Rast	0	29	00:40:57.090	+66.254	+18.062	01:09.454
18	Tom Blomqvist	0	29	00:41:00.344	+69.508	+3.254	01:10.557
DNF	Alex Lynn	0	26	00:33:08.705	-	-	01:09.632
DNF	Mitch Evans	0	26	00:32:44.395	-	-	01:09.355
DNF	Maximilian Günther	0	26	00:32:38.574	-	-	01:09.991
DNF	Sebastien Buemi	0	26	00:32:35.218	-	-	01:09.999
DNF	Jake Dennis	0	16	00:19:43.653	-	-	01:10.684
DNS	Edoardo Mortara	0	0		-	-

Robin Frijns

Envision Virgin Racing

Sergio Sette Camara

Dragon Penske Autosport

Sam Bird

Jaguar Racing

Oliver Turvey

Nio 333

Tom Blomqvist

Nio 333

Nico Müller

Dragon Penske Autosport

Jean-Eric Vergne

DS Techeetah

Sebastien Buemi

Nissan e.dams

Antonio Felix da Costa

DS Techeetah

10.

Nick Cassidy

Envision Virgin Racing

11.

Maximilian Günther

BMW i Andretti Motorsport

12.

Alex Lynn

Mahindra Racing

13.

Oliver Rowland

Nissan e.dams

14.

Alexander Sims

Mahindra Racing

15.

Lucas di Grassi

Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler

16.

Pascal Wehrlein

TAG Heuer Porsche

17.

Jake Dennis

BMW i Andretti Motorsport

18.

Mitch Evans

Jaguar Racing

19.

Rene Rast

Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler

20.

Nyck de Vries

Mercedes-EQ

Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 02 (Venturi)

21.

Edoardo Mortara

ROKiT Venturi Racing

22.

Stoffel Vandoorne

Mercedes-EQ

23.

Norman Nato

ROKiT Venturi Racing

24.

Andre Lotterer

TAG Heuer Porsche

P		Group	Time	Gap	to prev.
1	Robin Frijns	3	01:07.810	-	-
2	Sergio Sette Camara	4	01:08.333	+0.523	+0.523
3	Tom Blomqvist	3	01:08.367	+0.557	+0.034
4	Sam Bird	4	01:08.384	+0.574	+0.017
5	Oliver Turvey	2	01:08.424	+0.614	+0.040
6	Nico Müller	4	01:08.432	+0.622	+0.008
7	Jean-Eric Vergne	3	01:08.471	+0.661	+0.039
8	Sebastien Buemi	3	01:08.544	+0.734	+0.073
9	Alex Lynn	4	01:08.632	+0.822	+0.088
10	Antonio Felix da Costa	2	01:08.649	+0.839	+0.017
11	Nick Cassidy	4	01:08.733	+0.923	+0.084
12	Maximilian Günther	4	01:08.797	+0.987	+0.064
13	Oliver Rowland	1	01:08.798	+0.988	+0.001
14	Alexander Sims	2	01:08.876	+1.066	+0.078
15	Lucas di Grassi	2	01:08.970	+1.160	+0.094
16	Pascal Wehrlein	1	01:09.601	+1.791	+0.631
17	Jake Dennis	2	01:11.194	+3.384	+1.593
18	Mitch Evans	1	01:13.868	+6.058	+2.674
19	Rene Rast	1	01:13.954	+6.144	+0.086
20	Nyck de Vries			+0.000	+0.000
21	Edoardo Mortara			-	-
22	Stoffel Vandoorne			+0.000	+0.000
23	Norman Nato			-	-
24	Andre Lotterer			-	-

P		Time	Gap	to prev.
1	Robin Frijns	01:07.889	-	-
2	Sergio Sette Camara	01:08.178	+0.289	+0.289
3	Sam Bird	01:08.405	+0.516	+0.227
4	Oliver Turvey	01:08.439	+0.550	+0.034
5	Tom Blomqvist	01:08.732	+0.843	+0.293
6	Nico Müller	01:09.060	+1.171	+0.328

P		Time	Gap	to prev.
1	Robin Frijns	01:07.294	+0.000	+0.000
2	Nyck de Vries	01:07.440	+0.146	+0.146
3	Nick Cassidy	01:07.449	+0.155	+0.009
4	Oliver Rowland	01:07.452	+0.158	+0.003
5	Antonio Felix da Costa	01:07.512	+0.218	+0.060
6	Edoardo Mortara	01:07.548	+0.254	+0.036
7	Stoffel Vandoorne	01:07.562	+0.268	+0.014
8	Sebastien Buemi	01:07.749	+0.455	+0.187
9	Sam Bird	01:07.778	+0.484	+0.029
10	Lucas di Grassi	01:07.884	+0.590	+0.106
11	Oliver Turvey	01:08.017	+0.723	+0.133
12	Jake Dennis	01:08.027	+0.733	+0.010
13	Rene Rast	01:08.190	+0.896	+0.163
14	Jean-Eric Vergne	01:08.191	+0.897	+0.001
15	Tom Blomqvist	01:08.250	+0.956	+0.059
16	Norman Nato	01:08.256	+0.962	+0.006
17	Maximilian Günther	01:08.318	+1.024	+0.062
18	Pascal Wehrlein	01:08.398	+1.104	+0.080
19	Alex Lynn	01:08.530	+1.236	+0.132
20	Nico Müller	01:08.603	+1.309	+0.073
21	Mitch Evans	01:08.653	+1.359	+0.050
22	Alexander Sims	01:08.843	+1.549	+0.190
23	Sergio Sette Camara	01:08.846	+1.552	+0.003
24	Andre Lotterer	01:09.801	+2.507	+0.955

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2021 Diriyah E-Prix (2/2)

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Schedule

Riyadh Street Circuit (2021)

Results

Race

Grid

Super Pole

Qualifying

Free Practice 3

Highlight Videos

Full Race

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