Portland ePrix

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Flag of United States.svg Portland ePrix
Portland International Raceway
PIR FE 2023.png
Race information
Number of times held3 races over 2 years
First held 2023 (1 race)
Last held 2024 (2 races)
Most wins (drivers) Flag of Portugal.svg António Félix da Costa (2)
Most wins (constructors) Porsche (2)
Circuit length3.221 km (2.002 miles)
Last race (2024)
Pole position
Podium
Fastest lap

The Portland ePrix (known as the Southwire Portland ePrix then Hankook Portland ePrix for sponsorship reasons) was an annual race of the FIA Formula E World Championship, an all-electric single-seater racing series. The race was held on a very slightly modified version of the Portland International Raceway (PIR) for the first time in 2023, and again in 2024. [1] Nick Cassidy won the inaugural race for Envision Racing [2] , while António Félix da Costa and Porsche swept both races the following year.

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History

After construction in the Red Hook area of Brooklyn caused the New York City ePrix to be taken off the calendar for 2023, Formula E signed a deal with the City of Portland and PIR in order to keep the American interest in Formula E alive over the stop-gap period in New York. FE co-founder Alberto Longo said that the Portland motorsports fanbase and the city's "ecological credentials" were vital in choosing the city to play host to Formula E. [3] The ePrix was the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, the first ePrix on the US West Coast since the 2015 Long Beach ePrix, and the fourth United States ePrix following Long Beach, NYC, and the Miami ePrix.

Circuit

The Portland International Raceway was home to the event, [4] and unlike other FE races at permanent circuits such as Valencia, there were no major changes to the circuit layout (although the barrier at the entrance to the Shelton Chicane was extended to tighten Turn 1). With the ePrix debuting in 2023, this marked the third auto race held at PIR alongside IndyCar's Grand Prix of Portland and the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pacific Office Automation 147.

Results

EditionWinnerSecondThirdPole position (Final Q Time)Fastest Race LapRef
2023 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Cassidy,
Envision-Jaguar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jake Dennis,
Andretti-Porsche
Flag of Portugal.svg António Félix da Costa,
Porsche
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jake Dennis,
Andretti-Porsche
(1:08:931)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans,
Jaguar
(1:11:216)
[5]
2024 Race 1 Flag of Portugal.svg António Félix da Costa,
Porsche
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns,
Envision-Jaguar
Flag of France.svg Jean-Éric Vergne,
DS Penske
Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans,
Jaguar
(1:08:820)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jake Hughes,
McLaren
(1:11:327)
[6]
2024 Race 2 Flag of Portugal.svg António Félix da Costa,
Porsche
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns,
Envision-Jaguar
Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans,
Jaguar
Flag of France.svg Jean-Éric Vergne,
DS Penske
(1:08:779)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns,
Envision-Jaguar
(1:10:650)
[7]

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