2021 Diriyah ePrix
{{Primary sources|date=February 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
| Type = CUST
| Description = Race 1 of 15 of the 2020–21 Formula E season
| Next_round = 2021 Rome ePrix
| Country = Saudi Arabia
| Grand Prix = Diriyah
| GP_Suffix = ePrix
| Details ref =
| Fulldate = {{Start date|2021|02|26|df=y}}
| Year = 2021
| Image = Circuito de Diriyah.png
| Official name = 2021 Diriyah E-Prix
| Location = Riyadh Street Circuit, Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| Course = Street circuit
| Course_length = {{convert|2.495|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| Distance_laps = 32
| Distance_length = {{convert|79.840|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| Weather =
| Pole_Driver = Nyck de Vries
| Pole_Country = NED
| Pole_Team = Mercedes
| Pole_Time = 1:08.157
| Fast_Driver = Stoffel Vandoorne
{{flagicon|GER}} René Rast{{efn|Rast received the point for fastest lap as Vandoorne used FanBoost during his fastest lap.}}
| Fast_Time = 1:09.583 (1:09.655)
| Fast_Lap = 30 (16)
| Fast_Country = BEL
| First_Driver = Nyck de Vries
| First_Country = NED
| First_Team = Mercedes
| Second_Driver = Edoardo Mortara
| Second_Country = CHE
| Second_Team = Venturi-Mercedes
| Third_Driver = Mitch Evans
| Third_Country = NZL
| Third_Team = Jaguar
| Lapchart = {{FELaps2020|DIR1}}
}}
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
| Type = CUST
| Description = Race 2 of 15 of the 2020–21 Formula E season
| Next_round = 2021 Rome ePrix
| Country = Saudi Arabia
| Grand Prix = Diriyah
| GP_Suffix = ePrix
| Details ref =
| Fulldate = {{Start date|2021|02|27|df=y}}
| Year = 2021
| Image = Circuito de Diriyah.png
| Official name = 2021 Diriyah E-Prix
| Location = Riyadh Street Circuit, Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| Course = Street circuit
| Course_length = {{convert|2.495|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| Distance_laps = 29
| Distance_length = {{convert|72.355|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| Weather =
| Pole_Driver = Robin Frijns
| Pole_Country = NED
| Pole_Time = 1:07.889
| Fast_Driver = Nyck de Vries
| Fast_Team = Mercedes
| Fast_Time = 1:08.811
| Fast_Lap = 20
| Fast_Country = NED
| First_Driver = Sam Bird
| First_Country = GBR
| First_Team = Jaguar
| Second_Driver = Robin Frijns
| Second_Country = NED
| Third_Driver = António Félix da Costa
| Third_Country = POR
| Lapchart = {{FELaps2020|DIR2}}
}}
The 2021 Diriyah ePrix (officially the 2021 ABB FIA Formula E Diriyah ePrix) was a pair of Formula E electric car races held at the Riyadh Street Circuit in the town of Diriyah, north-west of Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia on 26 and 27 February 2021. It was the opening round of the 2020–21 Formula E season and the third edition of the Diriyah ePrix, and marked the first ever Formula E race held at night. The first race was won by Nyck de Vries,{{Cite web|url=https://www.livescore.com/en/news/nyck-de-vries-2021-formula-e-season-winner-diriyah-2021022623552094617/|title=Nyck De Vries the leading light as Formula E opens with night race in Diriyah|website=LiveScore|date=26 February 2021}} with Edoardo Mortara and Mitch Evans rounding out the podium. Sam Bird won the second race,{{Cite web|url=https://www.livescore.com/en/news/formula-e-sam-bird-jaguar--formula-e-diriyah-eprix--alex-lynn-crash-2021022721583093845/|title=Sam Bird wins second Formula E night race in Diriyah after horrror crash for Alex Lynn|website=LiveScore|date=27 February 2021}} ahead of Robin Frijns and António Félix da Costa.
Classification
=Race one=
==Qualifying==
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" |
| colspan="7" | Group draw{{cite web|title=Doc 28 - Qualifying Groups|url=https://fe-noticeboard.s3.amazonaws.com/06_2020-21/01_R01%20Diriyah/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20World%20Championship/28_Doc%2028%20-%20Qualifying%20Groups.pdf|publisher=FIA Formula E|accessdate=28 February 2021}} |
|---|
| Group 1
| align="left" | {{Flagicon|POR}} DAC ({{Tooltip|1|2019–20 Drivers' Championship position}}) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|BEL}} VAN (2) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|FRA}} JEV (3) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|CHE}} BUE (4) | align="left" | {{flagicon|GBR}} ROW (5) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|BRA}} DIG (6) |
| Group 2
| align="left" | {{Flagicon|NZL}} EVA (7) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|GER}} LOT (8) | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} GUE (9) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|GBR}} BIR (10) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|NED}} DEV (11) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|NED}} FRI (12) |
| Group 3
| align="left" | {{Flagicon|GBR}} SIM (13) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|CHE}} MOR (14) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|GER}} RAS (15) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|GBR}} LYN (17) | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} WEH (18) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|GBR}} TUR (24) |
| Group 4
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHE}} MUL (25) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|GBR}} BLO (26) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|BRA}} SET (27) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|GBR}} DEN (–) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|NZL}} CAS (–) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|FRA}} NAT (–) |
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%"
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Pos.|Position}} ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|No.|Car number}} ! scope="col" | Driver ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|GS|Group stage}} ! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|SP|Super pole}} ! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}} |
| scope="row" | 1
| align="center" | 17 | data-sort-value="DEV"| {{Flagicon|NED}} Nyck de Vries | Mercedes | 1:08.786 | 1:08.157 | align="center" | 1 |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2
| align="center" | 99 | data-sort-value="WEH"| {{Flagicon|GER}} Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 1:08.885 | 1:08.821 | align="center" | 2 |
| scope="row" | 3
| align="center" | 33 | data-sort-value="RAS"| {{Flagicon|GER}} René Rast | Audi | 1:08.959 | 1:08.869 | align="center" | 3 |
| scope="row" | 4
| align="center" | 48 | data-sort-value="MOR"| {{Flagicon|CHE}} Edoardo Mortara | 1:08.798 | 1:09.317 | align="center" | 4 |
| scope="row" | 5
| align="center" | 94 | data-sort-value="LYN"| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Alex Lynn | Mahindra | 1:09.133 | 1:09.345 | align="center" | 5 |
| scope="row" | 6
| align="center" | 20 | data-sort-value="EVA"| {{Flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 1:09.152 | 1:09.706 | align="center" | 6 |
| scope="row" | 7
| align="center" | 36 | data-sort-value="LOT"| {{Flagicon|GER}} André Lotterer | Porsche | 1:09.157 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 7 |
| scope="row" | 8
| align="center" | 10 | data-sort-value="BIR"| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Sam Bird | Jaguar | 1:09.265 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 8 |
| scope="row" | 9
| align="center" | 28 | data-sort-value="GUE"| {{Flagicon|GER}} Maximilian Günther | 1:09.277 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 9 |
| scope="row" | 10
| align="center" | 22 | data-sort-value="ROW"| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Rowland | 1:09.362 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 10 |
| scope="row" | 11
| align="center" | 29 | data-sort-value="SIM"| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Alexander Sims | Mahindra | 1:09.559 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 11 |
| scope="row" | 12
| align="center" | 71 | data-sort-value="NAT"| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Norman Nato | 1:09.628 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 12 |
| scope="row" | 13
| align="center" | 8 | data-sort-value="TUR"| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Turvey | NIO | 1:09.631 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 13 |
| scope="row" | 14
| align="center" | 27 | data-sort-value="DEN"| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Jake Dennis | 1:09.723 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 14 |
| scope="row" | 15
| align="center" | 5 | data-sort-value="VAN"| {{Flagicon|BEL}} Stoffel Vandoorne | Mercedes | 1:10.128 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 15 |
| scope="row" | 16
| align="center" | 11 | data-sort-value="DIG"| {{Flagicon|BRA}} Lucas di Grassi | Audi | 1:10.474 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 16 |
| scope="row" | 17
| align="center" | 23 | data-sort-value="BUE"| {{Flagicon|CHE}} Sébastien Buemi | 1:10.594 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 17 |
| scope="row" | 18
| align="center" | 13 | data-sort-value="DAC"| {{Flagicon|POR}} António Félix da Costa | 1:10.735 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 18 |
| scope="row" | 19
| align="center" | 25 | data-sort-value="JEV"| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Éric Vergne | 1:10.804 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 19 |
| scope="row" | 20
| align="center" | 7 | data-sort-value="SET"| {{Flagicon|BRA}} Sérgio Sette Câmara | 1:21.445 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 20 |
| scope="row" | 21
| align="center" | 37 | data-sort-value="CAS"| {{Flagicon|NZL}} Nick Cassidy | 1:22.020{{ref|1|1}} | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 21 |
| scope="row" | 22
| align="center" | 88 | data-sort-value="BLO"| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Tom Blomqvist | NIO | 1:23.165{{ref|1|1}} | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 22 |
| scope="row" | 23
| align="center" | 6 | data-sort-value="MUL"| {{Flagicon|CHE}} Nico Müller | 1:24.955{{ref|1|1}} | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 23 |
| scope="row" | 24
| align="center" | 4 | data-sort-value="FRI"| {{Flagicon|NED}} Robin Frijns | no time | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 24 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|url=https://fe-noticeboard.s3.amazonaws.com/06_2020-21/01_R01%20Diriyah/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20World%20Championship/51_Doc%2051%20-%20Final%20Classification%20Qualifying%20Superpole.pdf|title=Doc 51 - Final Classification Qualifying Superpole|publisher=FIA Formula E|accessdate=28 February 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://fe-noticeboard.s3.amazonaws.com/06_2020-21/01_R01%20Diriyah/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20World%20Championship/52_Doc%2052%20-%20Final%20Starting%20Grid%20Race.pdf|title=Doc 52 - Final Starting Grid Race|publisher=FIA Formula E|accessdate=28 February 2021}} |
Notes:
- {{Note|1|1}} – Nick Cassidy, Tom Blomqvist, and Nico Müller had their fastest qualifying lap times deleted for failing to reduce speed under double yellow flag.
==Race==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%"
! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! scope="col" | Driver ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Laps|Laps completed}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Time/Retired ! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}} ! scope="col" | Points |
| scope="row" | 1
| align="center" | 17 | data-sort-value="DEV"| {{Flagicon|NED}} Nyck de Vries | Mercedes | 32 | 46:44.765 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 25+3+1{{ref|1|1}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2
| align="center" | 48 | data-sort-value="MOR"| {{Flagicon|CHE}} Edoardo Mortara | 32 | +4.119 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 18 |
| scope="row" | 3
| align="center" | 20 | data-sort-value="EVA"| {{Flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 32 | +4.619 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 15 |
| scope="row" | 4
| align="center" | 33 | data-sort-value="RAS"| {{Flagicon|GER}} René Rast | Audi | 32 | +4.852 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 12+1{{ref|2|2}} |
| scope="row" | 5
| align="center" | 99 | data-sort-value="WEH"| {{Flagicon|GER}} Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 32 | +7.962 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 10 |
| scope="row" | 6
| align="center" | 22 | data-sort-value="ROW"| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Rowland | 32 | +9.318 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 8 |
| scope="row" | 7
| align="center" | 29 | data-sort-value="SIM"| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Alexander Sims | Mahindra | 32 | +9.686 | align="center" | 11 | align="center" | 6 |
| scope="row" | 8
| align="center" | 5 | data-sort-value="VAN"| {{Flagicon|BEL}} Stoffel Vandoorne | Mercedes | 32 | +9.973 | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 4 |
| scope="row" | 9
| align="center" | 11 | data-sort-value="DIG"| {{Flagicon|BRA}} Lucas di Grassi | Audi | 32 | +11.089 | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | 2 |
| scope="row" | 10
| align="center" | 8 | data-sort-value="TUR"| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Turvey | NIO | 32 | +15.518 | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | 1 |
| scope="row" | 11
| align="center" | 13 | data-sort-value="DAC"| {{Flagicon|POR}} António Félix da Costa | 32 | +16.225 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" | 12
| align="center" | 27 | data-sort-value="DEN"| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Jake Dennis | 32 | +17.025 | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" | 13
| align="center" | 23 | data-sort-value="BUE"| {{Flagicon|CHE}} Sébastien Buemi | 32 | +17.273 | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" | 14
| align="center" | 71 | data-sort-value="NAT"| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Norman Nato | 32 | +17.312 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" | 15
| align="center" | 25 | data-sort-value="JEV"| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Éric Vergne | 32 | +18.402 | align="center" | 19 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" | 16
| align="center" | 36 | data-sort-value="LOT"| {{Flagicon|GER}} André Lotterer | Porsche | 32 | +18.417 | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" | 17
| align="center" | 4 | data-sort-value="FRI"| {{Flagicon|NED}} Robin Frijns | 32 | +18.822 | align="center" | 24 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" | 18
| align="center" | 88 | data-sort-value="BLO"| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Tom Blomqvist | NIO | 32 | +19.072 | align="center" | 22 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" | 19
| align="center" | 37 | data-sort-value="CAS"| {{Flagicon|NZL}} Nick Cassidy | 32 | +19.951 | align="center" | 21 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" | 20
| align="center" | 7 | data-sort-value="SET"| {{Flagicon|BRA}} Sérgio Sette Câmara | 32 | +20.174 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" | 21
| align="center" | 6 | data-sort-value="MUL"| {{Flagicon|CHE}} Nico Müller | 32 | +20.586 | align="center" data-sort-value="25" | {{abbr|PL|Pit lane}} | align="center" | |
| scope="row" data-sort-value="22" | Ret
| align="center" | 28 | data-sort-value="GUE"| {{Flagicon|GER}} Maximilian Günther | 23 | Accident | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" data-sort-value="23" | Ret
| align="center" | 10 | data-sort-value="BIR"| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Sam Bird | Jaguar | 22 | Collision damage | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" data-sort-value="24" | Ret
| align="center" | 94 | data-sort-value="LYN"| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Alex Lynn | Mahindra | 16 | Collision | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | |
| colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web|url=https://fe-noticeboard.s3.amazonaws.com/06_2020-21/01_R01%20Diriyah/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20World%20Championship/65_Doc%2065%20-%20Final%20Classification%20Race.pdf|title=Doc 65 - Final Classification Race|publisher=FIA Formula E|accessdate=28 February 2021}} |
Notes:
- {{Note|1|1}} – Pole position; fastest in group stage.
- {{Note|2|2}} – Fastest lap.
==Standings after the race==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| !Pos
!Driver !Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|NED}} Nyck de Vries | align="left"| 29 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Edoardo Mortara | align="left"| 18 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans | align="left"| 15 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|GER}} René Rast | align="left"| 13 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|GER}} Pascal Wehrlein | align="left"| 10 |
{{col-2}}
;Teams' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| ! Pos
! Constructor ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|GER}} Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team | align="left"| 33 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|MCO}} ROKiT Venturi Racing | align="left"| 18 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jaguar Racing | align="left"| 15 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|GER}} Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E Team | align="left"| 15 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|GER}} TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | align="left"| 10 |
{{col-end}}
- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
=Race two=
==Qualifying==
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" |
| colspan="7" | Group draw{{cite web|title=Doc 68 - Qualifying Groups|url=https://fe-noticeboard.s3.amazonaws.com/06_2020-21/02_R02%20Diriyah/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20World%20Championship/068_Doc%2068%20-%20Qualifying%20Groups.pdf|publisher=FIA Formula E|accessdate=28 February 2021}} |
|---|
| Group 1
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} DEV ({{Tooltip|1|Drivers' Championship position prior to the event}}) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|CHE}} MOR (2) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|NZL}} EVA (3) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|GER}} RAS (4) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|GER}} WEH (5) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|GBR}} ROW (6) |
| Group 2
| align="left" | {{Flagicon|GBR}} SIM (7) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|BEL}} VAN (8) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|BRA}} DIG (9) | align="left" | {{flagicon|GBR}} TUR (10) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|POR}} DAC (11) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|GBR}} DEN (12) |
| Group 3
| align="left" | {{Flagicon|CHE}} BUE (13) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|FRA}} NAT (14) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|FRA}} JEV (15) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|GER}} LOT (16) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|NED}} FRI (17) | align="left" | {{flagicon|GBR}} BLO (18) |
| Group 4
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} CAS (19) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|BRA}} SET (20) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|CHE}} MUL (21) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|GER}} GUE (22) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|GBR}} BIR (23) | align="left" | {{Flagicon|GBR}} LYN (24) |
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%"
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Pos.|Position}} ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|No.|Car number}} ! scope="col" | Driver ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|GS|Group stage}} ! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|SP|Super pole}} ! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}} |
| scope="row" | 1
| align="center" | 4 | data-sort-value="FRI"| {{Flagicon|NED}} Robin Frijns | 1:07.810 | 1:07.889 | align="center" | 1 |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2
| align="center" | 7 | data-sort-value="SET"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Sérgio Sette Câmara | 1:08.333 | 1:08.178 | align="center" | 2 |
| scope="row" | 3
| align="center" | 10 | data-sort-value="BIR"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Bird | Jaguar | 1:08.384 | 1:08.405 | align="center" | 3 |
| scope="row" | 4
| align="center" | 8 | data-sort-value="TUR"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Turvey | NIO | 1:08.424 | 1:08.439 | align="center" | 4 |
| scope="row" | 5
| align="center" | 88 | data-sort-value="BLO"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Blomqvist | NIO | 1:08.367 | 1:08.732 | align="center" | 5 |
| scope="row" | 6
| align="center" | 6 | data-sort-value="MUL"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Nico Müller | 1:08.432 | 1:09.060 | align="center" | 6 |
| scope="row" | 7
| align="center" | 25 | data-sort-value="JEV"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Éric Vergne | 1:08.471 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 7 |
| scope="row" | 8
| align="center" | 23 | data-sort-value="BUE"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Sébastien Buemi | 1:08.544 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 8 |
| scope="row" | 9
| align="center" | 94 | data-sort-value="LYN"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Lynn | Mahindra | 1:08.632 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 12{{ref|3|3}} |
| scope="row" | 10
| align="center" | 13 | data-sort-value="DAC"| {{flagicon|POR}} António Félix da Costa | 1:08.649 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 9 |
| scope="row" | 11
| align="center" | 37 | data-sort-value="CAS"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Nick Cassidy | 1:08.733 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 10 |
| scope="row" | 12
| align="center" | 28 | data-sort-value="GUE"| {{flagicon|GER}} Maximilian Günther | 1:08.797 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 11 |
| scope="row" | 13
| align="center" | 22 | data-sort-value="ROW"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Rowland | 1:08.798 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 13 |
| scope="row" | 14
| align="center" | 29 | data-sort-value="SIM"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alexander Sims | Mahindra | 1:08.876 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 14 |
| scope="row" | 15
| align="center" | 11 | data-sort-value="DIG"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas Di Grassi | Audi | 1:08.970 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 15 |
| scope="row" | 16
| align="center" | 99 | data-sort-value="WEH"| {{flagicon|GER}} Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 1:09.601 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 16 |
| scope="row" | 17
| align="center" | 27 | data-sort-value="DEN"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jake Dennis | 1:11.194 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 17 |
| scope="row" | 18
| align="center" | 20 | data-sort-value="EVA"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 1:13.868 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 18 |
| scope="row" | 19
| align="center" | 33 | data-sort-value="RAS"| {{flagicon|GER}} René Rast | Audi | 1:13.954 | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 19 |
| scope="row" | 20
| align="center" | 17 | data-sort-value="DEV"| {{flagicon|NED}} Nyck De Vries | Mercedes | no time{{ref|4|4}} | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 20 |
| scope="row" | 21
| align="center" | 48 | data-sort-value="MOR"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Edoardo Mortara | no time{{ref|4|4}} | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 21 |
| scope="row" | 22
| align="center" | 5 | data-sort-value="VAN"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Stoffel Vandoorne | Mercedes | no time{{ref|4|4}} | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 22 |
| scope="row" | 23
| align="center" | 71 | data-sort-value="NAT"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Norman Nato | no time{{ref|4|4}} | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 23 |
| scope="row" | 24
| align="center" | 36 | data-sort-value="LOT"| {{flagicon|GER}} André Lotterer | Porsche | no time | {{n/a}} | align="center" | 24 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|url=https://fe-noticeboard.s3.amazonaws.com/06_2020-21/02_R02%20Diriyah/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20World%20Championship/088_Doc%2088%20-%20Final%20Classification%20Qualifying%20-%20Superpole.pdf|title=Doc 88 - Final Classification Qualifying - Superpole|publisher=FIA Formula E|accessdate=28 February 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://fe-noticeboard.s3.amazonaws.com/06_2020-21/02_R02%20Diriyah/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20World%20Championship/096_Doc%2096%20-%20Final%20Starting%20Grid%20Race.pdf|title=Doc 96 - Final Starting Grid Race|publisher=FIA Formula E|accessdate=28 February 2021}} |
Notes:
- {{Note|3|3}} – Alex Lynn received a 3-place grid penalty for causing a collision in race one.{{Cite web|url=https://fe-noticeboard.s3.amazonaws.com/06_2020-21/01_R01%20Diriyah/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20World%20Championship/63_Doc%2063%20-%20Decision%20No.%2023.pdf|title=Doc 63 - Decision No. 23|publisher=FIA Formula E|accessdate=28 February 2021}}
- {{Note|4|4}} – Following a brake failure in Edoardo Mortara's car that caused him to crash heavily into the barriers in free practice, all four Mercedes-powered cars were deemed unsafe and therefore not allowed to participate in qualifying.{{Cite web|url=https://the-race.com/formula-e/mercedes-teams-forced-to-miss-qualifying-after-mortara-crash/|title=Mercedes teams forced to miss qualifying after Mortara crash|website=The Race|date=27 February 2021}}
==Race==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%"
! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! scope="col" | Driver ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Laps|Laps completed}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Time/Retired ! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}} ! scope="col" | Points |
| scope="row" | 1
| align="center" | 10 | data-sort-value="BIR"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Bird | Jaguar | 29 | 39:50.836 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 25 |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2
| align="center" | 4 | data-sort-value="FRI"| {{flagicon|NED}} Robin Frijns | 29 | +2.194 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 18+3+1{{ref|5|5}} |
| scope="row" | 3
| align="center" | 13 | data-sort-value="DAC"| {{flagicon|POR}} António Félix da Costa | 29 | +6.900 | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 15 |
| scope="row" | 4
| align="center" | 7 | data-sort-value="SET"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Sérgio Sette Câmara | 29 | +12.817 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 12 |
| scope="row" | 5
| align="center" | 6 | data-sort-value="MUL"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Nico Müller | 29 | +13.924 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 10 |
| scope="row" | 6
| align="center" | 8 | data-sort-value="TUR"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Turvey | NIO | 29 | +15.523 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 8 |
| scope="row" | 7
| align="center" | 22 | data-sort-value="ROW"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Rowland | 29 | +16.389 | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | 6 |
| scope="row" | 8
| align="center" | 11 | data-sort-value="DIG"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas di Grassi | Audi | 29 | +20.612 | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 4 |
| scope="row" | 9
| align="center" | 17 | data-sort-value="DEV"| {{flagicon|NED}} Nyck de Vries | Mercedes | 29 | +22.482 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 2+1{{ref|6|6}} |
| scope="row" | 10
| align="center" | 99 | data-sort-value="WEH"| {{flagicon|GER}} Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 29 | +25.395 | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | 1 |
| scope="row" | 11
| align="center" | 36 | data-sort-value="LOT"| {{flagicon|GER}} André Lotterer | Porsche | 29 | +27.257 | align="center" data-sort-value="24" | {{abbr|PL|Pit lane}} | align="center" | |
| scope="row" | 12
| align="center" | 25 | data-sort-value="JEV"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Éric Vergne | 29 | +28.846{{ref|7|7}} | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" | 13
| align="center" | 5 | data-sort-value="VAN"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Stoffel Vandoorne | Mercedes | 29 | +29.112 | align="center" | 22 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" | 14
| align="center" | 37 | data-sort-value="CAS"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Nick Cassidy | 29 | +33.079{{ref|7|7}} | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" | 15
| align="center" | 29 | data-sort-value="SIM"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alexander Sims | Mahindra | 29 | +43.885{{ref|7|7}} | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" | 16
| align="center" | 71 | data-sort-value="NAT"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Norman Nato | 29 | +48.192 | align="center" | 23 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" | 17
| align="center" | 33 | data-sort-value="RAS"| {{flagicon|GER}} René Rast | Audi | 29 | +1:06.254{{ref|7|7}} | align="center" | 19 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" | 18
| align="center" | 88 | data-sort-value="BLO"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Blomqvist | NIO | 29 | +1:09.508{{ref|7|7}} | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" data-sort-value="19" | Ret
| align="center" | 23 | data-sort-value="BUE"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Sébastien Buemi | 26 | Retired | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" data-sort-value="20" | Ret
| align="center" | 28 | data-sort-value="GUE"| {{flagicon|GER}} Maximilian Günther | 26 | Collision | align="center" | 11 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" data-sort-value="21" | Ret
| align="center" | 20 | data-sort-value="EVA"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 26 | Collision | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" data-sort-value="22" | Ret
| align="center" | 94 | data-sort-value="LYN"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Lynn | Mahindra | 26 | Collision{{ref|7|7}} | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" data-sort-value="23" | Ret
| align="center" | 27 | data-sort-value="DEN"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jake Dennis | 16 | Collision | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | |
| scope="row" data-sort-value="24" | DNS
| align="center" | 48 | data-sort-value="MOR"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Edoardo Mortara | 0 | Did not start | align="center" | 21 | align="center" | |
| colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web|url=https://fe-noticeboard.s3.amazonaws.com/06_2020-21/02_R02%20Diriyah/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20World%20Championship/116_Doc%20116%20-%20Final%20Classification%20Race.pdf|title=Doc 116 - Final Classification Race|publisher=FIA Formula E|accessdate=28 February 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228145129/https://fe-noticeboard.s3.amazonaws.com/06_2020-21/02_R02%20Diriyah/ABB%20FIA%20Formula%20E%20World%20Championship/116_Doc%20116%20-%20Final%20Classification%20Race.pdf|archivedate=2021-02-28|url-status=live}} |
Notes:
- {{Note|5|5}} – Pole position; fastest in group stage.
- {{Note|6|6}} – Fastest lap.
- {{Note|7|7}} – Jean-Éric Vergne, René Rast and Tom Blomqvist received a drive-through penalty apiece for failing to activate the second of the two mandatory attack modes. Rast and Blomqvist also received a further drive-through penalty for speeding under full course yellow, as did Nick Cassidy. Alexander Sims and Alex Lynn received a drive-through penalty each for a technical infringement involving the throttle pedal map. All these penalties were issued after the race and were therefore converted into 24-second time penalties.{{Cite web|url=https://the-race.com/formula-e/vergne-loses-podium-amid-nine-post-race-formula-e-penalties/|title=Vergne loses podium amid nine post-race Formula E penalties|website=The Race|date=27 February 2021}}
==Standings after the race==
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{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| !Pos
!Driver !Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|NED}} Nyck de Vries | align="left"| 32 |
| align="left"| 10px 21
|align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Bird | align="left"| 25 |
| align="left"| 10px 14
|align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|NED}} Robin Frijns | align="left"| 22 |
| align="left"| 10px 2
|align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Edoardo Mortara | align="left"| 18 |
| align="left"| 10px 6
|align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|POR}} António Félix da Costa | align="left"| 15 |
{{col-2}}
;Teams' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| ! Pos
! Constructor ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px 3
|align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jaguar Racing | align="left"| 40 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|GER}} Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team | align="left"| 36 |
| align="left"| 10px 8
|align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Envision Virgin Racing | align="left"| 22 |
| align="left"| 10px 8
|align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dragon / Penske Autosport | align="left"| 22 |
| align="left"| 10px 2
|align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|GER}} Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E Team | align="left"| 19 |
{{col-end}}
- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Events
=Major incidents=
Edoardo Mortara suffered a brake failure in his Venturi-Mercedes car while making practice starts after the end of Saturday's free practice 3, causing him to crash heavily into the barriers at turn one. He was taken to hospital for precautionary checks.{{Cite web|url=https://the-race.com/formula-e/frijns-leads-diriyah-formula-e-practice-mortara-in-massive-post-session-crash/|title=Mortara suffers massive post-practice crash, Frijns fastest|website=The Race|date=27 February 2021}} Mortara was permitted to race, despite not taking part in qualifying. However, he did not take the start as his mechanics could not repair the damage to his car in time.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/VenturiFE/status/1365708119670738945|title=ROKiT Venturi Racing on Twitter|website=Twitter|date=27 February 2021}}
Later on in the day, race two ended early following an accident – not shown on the international broadcast, but on one of the track's CCTV cameras – involving Mitch Evans and Alex Lynn in which the latter's car flipped over. It came shortly after Sébastien Buemi had come to a halt and Maximilian Günther and Tom Blomqvist had made contact further up ahead on the same lap. Immediately after Lynn's car stopped, Evans jumped out of his car to check on the Briton. The safety car was called out, and eventually the race was concluded with a red flag.{{Cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/motor/formula-e/noticia/formula-e-em-corrida-paralisada-no-fim-sam-bird-vence-na-arabia-sette-camara-e-sexto.ghtml|title=Fórmula E: em prova com acidente feio no fim, Sam Bird vence na Arábia; Sette Câmara é quarto|language=pt-BR|website=Globoesporte.com|date=27 February 2021}} Lynn was taken to hospital for examination,{{Cite web|url=https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/78856/alex-lynn-taken-to-hospital-after-dramatic-crash-in-formula-e-race.html|title=Alex Lynn taken to hospital after dramatic crash in Formula E race|website=GPblog.com|date=27 February 2021}} and later the Mahindra team announced on Twitter that he had been cleared from the hospital, and would thus be allowed to take part in the Rome ePrix.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MahindraRacing/status/1365785112324022274|title=Mahindra Racing on Twitter|website=Twitter|date=27 February 2021}} The way the crash unfolded looked similar to that of Formula One driver Mark Webber at the 2010 European Grand Prix, with the exception that Lynn's car landed upside down rather than Webber's right side up.
=Other=
During the award ceremony, the government of Saudi Arabia, with a Patriot missile, neutralized a missile over Riyadh, near the town of Diriyah,{{Cite web|url=https://formularapida.net/saudi-missile-interception-carried-out-near-diriyah-formula-e-track/|title=Saudi missile interception carried out near Diriyah Formula E track|website=FormulaRapida.net|date=28 February 2021}} allegedly fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/world/middleeast/saudi-houthi-missile.html|title=Saudis Say They Intercepted Houthi Missile Attack Over Capital|website=The New York Times|date=27 February 2021}} There were no injuries, but flights were diverted{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1403492/saudi-arabia-explosions-missiles-riyadh-latest-iran-houthi-yemen-arab-coalition|title=Saudi Arabia hit by mass ballistic missile and drone attack – Iran backed rebels blamed|website=Express.co.uk|date=27 February 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.autosport.pt/velocidade/formula-e/formula-e-sauditas-repeliram-ataque-de-misseis/|title=Fórmula E: Sauditas repeliram ataque de mísseis|language=pt|website=Autosport|date=28 February 2021}} or cancelled, making some participants go back to their hotels,{{Cite web|url=https://esportes.estadao.com.br/noticias/velocidade,missil-assusta-organizacao-da-formula-e-na-arabia-saudita-e-gera-preocupacao-para-a-formula-1,70003631239|title=Míssil assusta organização da Fórmula E na Arábia Saudita e gera preocupação para F-1|language=pt-BR|date=2021-02-28|accessdate=2021-03-02|work=Estadão}} and a house was damaged.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/78864/no-injuries-in-missile-attack-on-riyadh-during-formula-e-weekend.html|title=No injuries in missile attack on Riyadh during Formula E weekend|website=GPblog.com|date=28 February 2021}} This also raised concerns about the then-upcoming Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with regards to safety for the staff, teams, and drivers; such a missile attack did occur during the 2022 running of the Formula One event.
Notes
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