Portland ePrix

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]

For the Indy car race, see Grand Prix of Portland. For sportscar race, see Portland Grand Prix.
Portland ePrix
Portland International Raceway
Race information
Number of times held1
First held2023
Circuit length3.221 km (2.002 miles)
Laps28
Last race (2023)
Pole position
Podium
Fastest lap

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
Main article: Portland International Raceway

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 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 lap Ref
2023 Portland International Raceway New Zealand Nick Cassidy
Envision-Jaguar		 United Kingdom Jake Dennis
Andretti-Porsche		 Portugal António Félix da Costa
Porsche		 United Kingdom Jake Dennis
Andretti-Porsche		 New Zealand Mitch Evans
Jaguar		 [5]

References
  1. "Formula E heading for Portland, Oregon in Season 9". The Official Home of Formula E.
  2. Klein, Jamie. "Portland E-Prix: Cassidy wins tense energy-saving battle". Autosport. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. "Formula E to hold first Portland race in 2023". ESPN.com. December 7, 2022.
  4. Pryson, Mike (December 7, 2022). "Portland Replaces Brooklyn on 2023 ABB FIA Formula E Schedule". Autoweek.
  5. "Formula E 2023 Portland ePrix Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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