2023 Cape Town ePrix


The 2023 Cape Town ePrix was a Formula E electric car race was held at the Cape Town Street Circuit in the city of Cape Town in Western Cape, South Africa on 25 February 2023. It served as the fifth round of the 2022–23 Formula E season. As of the 2024–25 season, it remains the only Formula E race held in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Background

History

Initially planned to be held in 2022, the race was canceled for unknown reasons likely related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Though not initially featured on the 2023 calendar, it was introduced after the cancellation of the Seoul ePrix.

Track

A long street circuit was laid out in Cape Town's Waterfront district, near Signal Hill. The track was believed to be "one of the fastest on the calendar". In total, the track had 12 turns.

Championship standings

Pascal Wehrlein entered the fifth round of the season as the points leader in the Drivers' Championship by 18 points after Jake Dennis, who was only 6 points behind going into Hyderabad did not finish after having his rear wing clipped by René Rast. TAG Heuer Porsche leads the Teams' Championship by 23 points over Avalanche Andretti.

Summary

After Lucas di Grassi suffered a rear suspension failure in practice, all four Mahindra M9Electro chassis were withdrawn from the event with concerns about defective wishbones. Sam Bird crashed in qualifying and did not start the race.

Classification

Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 11:40AM on 25 February.

Race

The race began at 16:03 on 25 February.
Notes:

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1

Impact

It was estimated by a city councillor that around would be brought to Cape Town from the event and those travelling to the city for the event. As well as being held in conjunction with the African Green Economy Summit, the event was on the same weekend as the 2023 Kyalami 9 Hours.