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 held2
First held 2023
Last held 2024
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 is an annual race of the FIA Formula E World Championship, an all-electric single-seater racing series. The race was held on a modified version of the Portland International Raceway (PIR) for the first time on June 24, 2023. [1] Nick Cassidy won the inaugural race for Envision Racing, with Jake Dennis and António Félix da Costa completing the podium. [2]

Contents

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

Results

EditionTrackWinnerSecondThirdPole positionFastest lapRef
2023 Portland International Raceway 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
Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans
Jaguar
[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
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jake Hughes
McLaren
[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
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns
Envision-Jaguar
[7]

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