The 2021 Diriyah ePrix was Round 1 of the 2020-21 FIA ABB Formula E World Championship (Season 7). The event was held in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia on 26 February 2021. Nyck De Vries started on pole position for Mercedes-EQ and was the race winner.
Race Result
Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Grid | Points |
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1 | 17 | Nyck de Vries | Netherlands | Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team | Michelin | 32 | 46:44.765 | - | - | 1:09.757 | 28 | 103.234 | 1 | 29 |
2 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Italy | ROKiT Venturi Racing | Michelin | 32 | 46:48.884 | +4.119 | +4.119 | 1:09.987 | 30 | 103.082 | 4 | 18 |
3 | 20 | Mitch Evans | New Zealand | Jaguar Racing | Michelin | 32 | 46:49.384 | +4.619 | +0.500 | 1:09.751 | 28 | 103.064 | 6 | 15 |
4 | 33 | René Rast | Germany | Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler | Michelin | 32 | 46:49.617 | +4.852 | +0.233 | 1:09.655 | 16 | 103.056 | 3 | 12 |
5 | 99 | Pascal Wehrlein | Germany | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | Michelin | 32 | 46:52.727 | +7.962 | +3.110 | 1:10.520 | 29 | 102.942 | 2 | 10 |
6 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | Great Britain | Nissan e.Dams | Michelin | 32 | 46:54.083 | +9.318 | +1.356 | 1:09.981 | 28 | 102.892 | 10 | 8 |
7 | 29 | Alexander Sims | Great Britain | Mahindra Racing | Michelin | 32 | 46:54.451 | +9.686 | +0.368 | 1:10.353 | 29 | 102.879 | 11 | 6 |
8 | 5 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Belgium | Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team | Michelin | 32 | 46:54.738 | +9.973 | +0.287 | 1:09.583 | 30 | 102.868 | 15 | 5 |
9 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Brazil | Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler | Michelin | 32 | 46:55.854 | +11.089 | +1.116 | 1:10.572 | 13 | 102.827 | 16 | 2 |
10 | 8 | Oliver Turvey | Great Britain | NIO 333 FE Team | Michelin | 32 | 47:00.283 | +15.518 | +4.429 | 1:10.996 | 28 | 102.666 | 13 | 1 |
11 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Portugal | DS Techeetah | Michelin | 32 | 47:00.990 | +16.225 | +0.707 | 1:10.708 | 29 | 102.640 | 18 | |
12 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Great Britain | BMW i Andretti Motorsport | Michelin | 32 | 47:01.790 | +17.025 | +0.800 | 1:10.761 | 28 | 102.611 | 14 | |
13 | 23 | Sébastien Buemi | Switzerland | Nissan e.Dams | Michelin | 32 | 47:02.038 | +17.273 | +0.248 | 1:10.387 | 12 | 102.602 | 17 | |
14 | 71 | Norman Nato | France | ROKiT Venturi Racing | Michelin | 32 | 47:02.077 | +17.312 | +0.039 | 1:10.804 | 12 | 102.601 | 12 | |
15 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | France | DS Techeetah | Michelin | 32 | 47:03.167 | +18.402 | +1.090 | 1:10.408 | 28 | 102.561 | 19 | |
16 | 36 | André Lotterer | Germany | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | Michelin | 32 | 47:03.182 | +18.417 | +0.015 | 1:10.495 | 15 | 102.560 | 7 | |
17 | 4 | Robin Frijns | Netherlands | Envision Virgin Racing | Michelin | 32 | 47:03.587 | +18.822 | +0.405 | 1:10.444 | 28 | 102.546 | 24 | |
18 | 88 | Tom Blomqvist | Great Britain | NIO 333 FE Team | Michelin | 32 | 47:03.837 | +19.072 | +0.250 | 1:10.343 | 28 | 102.537 | 22 | |
19 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | New Zealand | Envision Virgin Racing | Michelin | 32 | 47:04.716 | +19.951 | +0.879 | 1:10.356 | 28 | 102.505 | 21 | |
20 | 7 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Brazil | Dragon / Penske Autosport | Michelin | 32 | 47:04.939 | +20.174 | +0.223 | 1:09.599 | 29 | 102.497 | 20 | |
21 | 6 | Nico Müller | Switzerland | Dragon / Penske Autosport | Michelin | 32 | 47:05.351 | +20.586 | +0.412 | 1:09.662 | 29 | 102.482 | 23 | |
DNF | 28 | Maximilian Günther | Germany | BMW i Andretti Motorsport | Michelin | 23 | 33:08.003 | 1:11.113 | 23 | 104.984 | 9 | |||
DNF | 10 | Sam Bird | Great Britain | Jaguar Racing | Michelin | 22 | 32:32.824 | 1:11.093 | 15 | 102.276 | 8 | |||
DNF | 94 | Alex Lynn | Great Britain | Mahindra Racing | Michelin | 16 | 19:40.152 | 1:11.144 | 12 | 123.573 | 5 |