Following a win in Jakarta, Pascal Wehrlein retook the lead of the championship with 134 points, just one point ahead of Jake Dennis. Nick Cassidy lost his lead of the championship and entered Portland third in the championship, with 128 points.2
André Lotterer returned to the Formula E season, following his absence at Jakarta due to 24 Hours of Le Mans testing.
Roberto Merhi, who replaced Oliver Rowland in Jakarta after he left Mahindra Racing, continued with the team in Portland.3
(All times are in PDT)
Qualifying took place at 12:40 PM on 24 June.4
The race started at 5:03 PM on 24 June.9
Notes:
Klein, Jamie. "Portland E-Prix: Cassidy wins tense energy-saving battle". Autosport. Retrieved 25 June 2023. https://www.autosport.com/formula-e/news/portland-e-prix-cassidy-wins-tense-energy-saving-battle/10487307/ ↩
"Formula E 2023 Jakarta ePrix/2 Standings". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 19 June 2023. https://motorsportstats.com/results/formula-e/2023/jakarta-eprix-2/standings ↩
Golding, Nick. "Mahindra Racing Confirm Portland Appearance for Roberto Merhi". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 19 June 2023. https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2023/06/mahindra-racing-confirm-portland-appearance-for-roberto-merhi/ ↩
"2023 Southwire Portland E-Prix". Formula E. Retrieved 19 June 2023. https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/races/2022-23/r12-portland?tab=schedule ↩
Vergne was made to start from the pitlane due to DS Penske's illegal use of RFID scanning equipment at the pit entry.[6] /wiki/DS_Penske ↩
Vandoorne was made to start from the pitlane due to DS Penske's illegal use of RFID scanning equipment at the pit entry.[6] /wiki/DS_Penske ↩
Although Evans failed to set a time in qualifying, he was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion. ↩
"Qualifying". Formula E. Retrieved 24 June 2023. https://fiaformulae.com/en/results?season=bc4a0209-f233-46c8-afce-842d1c48358f&race=eb18e302-54a1-4a7d-bb49-e04511b3db17&tab=qualifying ↩
Bird received a 5-second penalty for forcing another driver off the track.[2] ↩
"Formula E 2023 Portland ePrix Classification". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 25 June 2023. https://motorsportstats.com/results/formula-e/2023/portland-eprix/classification/race ↩