The 2018 Ad Diriyah ePrix was Round 1 of the 2018-19 FIA Formula E Championship (Season 5). The event was held in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia on 15 December 2018. António Félix Da Costa started on pole position for BMW i Andretti Motorsport and was the race winner. This was the inaugural running of the Diriyah ePrix.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Best Lap | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | António Félix Da Costa | DAC | Portugal | BMW i Andretti Motorsport | Michelin | 33 | 46:29.377 | 1:13.265 | 1 | 28 |
| 2 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | JEV | France | DS Techeetah Formula E Team | Michelin | 33 | +0.462 | 1:12.750 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | 64 | Jérôme D'Ambrosio | DAM | Belgium | Mahindra Racing | Michelin | 33 | +4.033 | 1:13.830 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | 20 | Mitch Evans | EVA | New Zealand | Panasonic Jaguar Racing | Michelin | 33 | +5.383 | 1:13.427 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | 36 | André Lotterer | LOT | Germany | DS Techeetah Formula E Team | Michelin | 33 | +5.579 | 1:12.591 | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | 23 | Sébastien Buemi | BUE | Switzerland | Nissan e.Dams | Michelin | 33 | +6.625 | 1:13.397 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | ROW | Great Britain | Nissan e.Dams | Michelin | 33 | +9.105 | 1:14.026 | 14 | 6 |
| 8 | 66 | Daniel Abt | ABT | Germany | Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler | Michelin | 33 | +9.819 | 1:14.301 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | 11 | Lucas Di Grassi | DIG | Brazil | Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler | Michelin | 33 | +10.936 | 1:13.914 | 18 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | PIQ | Brazil | Panasonic Jaguar Racing | Michelin | 33 | +11.564 | 1:14.803 | 15 | 1 |
| 11 | 2 | Sam Bird | BIR | Great Britain | Envision Virgin Racing | Michelin | 33 | +11.747 | 1:14.307 | 19 | |
| 12 | 4 | Robin Frijns | FRI | Netherlands | Envision Virgin Racing | Michelin | 33 | +12.189 | 1:13.735 | 20 | |
| 13 | 16 | Oliver Turvey | TUR | Great Britain | NIO Formula E team | Michelin | 33 | +13.104 | 1:14.343 | 21 | |
| 14 | 8 | Tom Dillmann | DIL | France | NIO Formula E team | Michelin | 33 | +14.273 | 1:13.205 | 22 | |
| 15 | 6 | Maximilian Günther | GUN | Germany | Geox Dragon | Michelin | 33 | +16.161 | 1:14.018 | 16 | |
| 16 | 5 | Stoffel Vandoorne | VAN | Belgium | HWA Racelab | Michelin | 33 | +20.013 | 1:14.850 | 4 | |
| 17 | 19 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Venturi Formula E Team | Michelin | 33 | +43.610 | 1:13.950 | 12 | |
| 18 | 27 | Alexander Sims | SIM | Great Britain | BMW i Andretti Motorsport | Michelin | 33 | +47.712 | 1:13.604 | 10 | |
| 19 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | MOR | Switzerland | Venturi Formula E Team | Michelin | 32 | 1 lap | 1:14.547 | 13 | |
| DNF | 7 | José María López | LOP | Argentina | Geox Dragon | Michelin | 1:14.306 | 2 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Gary Paffett | PAF | Great Britain | HWA Racelab | Michelin | 1:16.654 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 94 | Felix Rosenqvist | FRO | Sweden | Mahindra Racing | Michelin | 1:16.113 | 17 |