Hyderabad ePrix

Hyderabad ePrix

Hyderabad Street Circuit
Race information
Number of times held	1
First held	2023
Last held	2023
Most wins (drivers)	Jean-Éric Vergne
Most wins (constructors)	DS Penske
Circuit length	2.835 km (1.761 miles)
Last race (2023)
Pole position
Mitch Evans Jaguar 1:13.228
Podium
1. Jean-Éric Vergne DS Penske 46:01:099 2. Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar +0.400 3. António Félix da Costa Porsche +1.859
Fastest lap
Norman Nato Nissan 1:14.698

The Hyderabad ePrix was a race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E race held in Hyderabad, India.^[1] It was held as part of the 2022–23 Formula E World Championship season and was the first Formula E race held in the country.^[2]

Hyderabad was one of a number of Indian cities bidding to host a round of the FIA Formula E Championship, although it was only seriously considered after the COVID-19 pandemic had halted the discussions between the FIA and proposed hosts in Delhi and Mumbai. ^[3] On 17 January 2022 the Government of Telangana signed a "letter of intent" with Formula E to stage the Hyderabad E-Prix, with a planned debut as a round of the 2022–23 season, towards the start of the season.^[3] The Hyderabad E-Prix was subsequently listed on the first provisional calendar for 2022–23 Formula E World Championship as the fourth round of the season, on 11 February 2023. The Hyderabad E-Prix was staged on the Hyderabad Street Circuit, which was set up on the banks of the artificial Hussain Sagar Lake, which was set to host its first event, a round of the Indian Racing League, in 2022.

The initial design of the track, which was designed with help from PPE Racing, a Filipino constructor and race track designer, was heavily criticised by drivers, with Norman Nato describing it as "looking like a dildo" after he drove on the track in a simulator.^{[citation needed]} The track was later redesigned by Driven International, who also designed the 2021 layout of the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi and the reception was positive.^[4]

Edition	Track	Winner	Second	Third	Pole position	Fastest lap	Ref
2023	Hyderabad Street Circuit	Jean-Éric Vergne DS Penske	Nick Cassidy Envision-Jaguar	António Félix da Costa Porsche	Mitch Evans Jaguar	Norman Nato Nissan	[5]