2021 Monaco ePrix
# 2021 Monaco ePrix

The 2021 Monaco ePrix was a Formula E electric car race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 8 May 2021. It marked the seventh round of the 2020–21 Formula E season, as well as the fourth edition of the biennial event, albeit with a significantly modified layout resembling the one used in Formula One. António Félix da Costa won the race from pole, with Robin Frijns and Mitch Evans rounding out the podium.

## Classification

### Qualifying

Group draw :

| Group 1 | DEV (1) | VAN (2) | BIR (3) | FRI (4) | EVA (5) | RAS (6) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Group 2 | JEV (7) | DEN (8) | MOR (9) | WEH (10) | MUL (11) | ROW (12) |
| Group 3 | SIM (13) | DAC (14) | LYN (15) | LOT (16) | CAS (17) | TUR (18) |
| Group 4 | DIG (19) | SET (20) | GUE (21) | BUE (22) | NAT (23) | BLO (24) |
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | GS | SP | Grid |
| 1 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Techeetah-DS | 1:31.832 | 1:31.317 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | Robin Frijns | Virgin-Audi | 1:31.638 | 1:31.329 | 2 |
| 3 | 20 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 1:31.772 | 1:31.368 | 3 |
| 4 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Techeetah-DS | 1:31.839 | 1:31.376 | 4 |
| 5 | 28 | Maximilian Günther | Andretti-BMW | 1:31.817 | 1:32.039 | 5 |
| 6 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | e.dams-Nissan | 1:31.850 | no time | 6 |
| 7 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Virgin-Audi | 1:31.853 | — | 7 |
| 8 | 99 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 1:31.900 | — | 8 |
| 9 | 94 | Alex Lynn | Mahindra | 1:31.952 | — | 9 |
| 10 | 71 | Norman Nato | Venturi-Mercedes | 1:31.964 | — | 12 |
| 11 | 33 | René Rast | Audi | 1:32.125 | — | 10 |
| 12 | 29 | Alexander Sims | Mahindra | 1:32.146 | — | 11 |
| 13 | 23 | Sébastien Buemi | e.dams-Nissan | 1:32.209 | — | 13 |
| 14 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-BMW | 1:32.247 | — | 14 |
| 15 | 5 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Mercedes | 1:32.277 | — | 15 |
| 16 | 10 | Sam Bird | Jaguar | 1:32.281 | — | 16 |
| 17 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Audi | 1:32.303 | — | 17 |
| 18 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Venturi-Mercedes | 1:32.329 | — | 18 |
| 19 | 36 | André Lotterer | Porsche | 1:32.339 | — | 19 |
| 20 | 6 | Nico Müller | Dragon-Penske | 1:32.344 | — | 20 |
| 21 | 88 | Tom Blomqvist | NIO | 1:32.630 | — | 21 |
| 22 | 8 | Oliver Turvey | NIO | 1:32.633 | — | 22 |
| 23 | 17 | Nyck de Vries | Mercedes | 1:33.070 | — | 24 |
| 24 | 7 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Dragon-Penske | no time | — | 23 |
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Notes:

* ^1 – Norman Nato received a two-place grid penalty for failing to respect a double-waved yellow flag in free practice 1.
* ^2 – Nyck de Vries received a 40-place grid penalty for changing the powerbox and the gearbox. As he qualified 23rd and could only drop one position, he had to serve a 10-second stop-go penalty at the start of the race.

### Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | Techeetah-DS | 26 | 47:20.697 | 1 | 25+3 |
| 2 | 4 | Robin Frijns | Virgin-Audi | 26 | +2.848 | 2 | 18+1 |
| 3 | 20 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar | 26 | +2.872 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Techeetah-DS | 26 | +3.120 | 4 | 12+1 |
| 5 | 28 | Maximilian Günther | Andretti-BMW | 26 | +3.270 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | e.dams-Nissan | 26 | +3.865 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 10 | Sam Bird | Jaguar | 26 | +4.150 | 16 | 6 |
| 8 | 37 | Nick Cassidy | Virgin-Audi | 26 | +4.752 | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | 94 | Alex Lynn | Mahindra | 26 | +5.759 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Audi | 26 | +6.225 | 17 | 1 |
| 11 | 23 | Sébastien Buemi | e.dams-Nissan | 26 | +6.567 | 13 | |
| 12 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | Venturi-Mercedes | 26 | +7.097 | 18 | |
| 13 | 71 | Norman Nato | Venturi-Mercedes | 26 | +8.507 | 12 | |
| 14 | 88 | Tom Blomqvist | NIO | 26 | +9.240 | 21 | |
| 15 | 7 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Dragon-Penske | 26 | +9.499 | 23 | |
| 16 | 27 | Jake Dennis | Andretti-BMW | 26 | +9.822 | 14 | |
| 17 | 36 | André Lotterer | Porsche | 26 | +10.503 | 19 | |
| 18 | 6 | Nico Müller | Dragon-Penske | 26 | +11.450 | 20 | |
| 19 | 8 | Oliver Turvey | NIO | 26 | +12.067 | 22 | |
| Ret | 17 | Nyck de Vries | Mercedes | 23 | Electrical | 24 | |
| Ret | 5 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Mercedes | 21 | Collision damage | 15 | |
| Ret | 99 | Pascal Wehrlein | Porsche | 21 | Collision damage | 8 | |
| Ret | 33 | René Rast | Audi | 18 | Accident | 10 | |
| Ret | 29 | Alexander Sims | Mahindra | 0 | Collision damage | 11 | |
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Notes:

* ^1 – Pole position.
* ^2 – Fastest in group stage.
* ^3 – Fastest lap.
* ^4 – André Lotterer received a post-race 5-second time penalty for causing a collision.

**Standings after the race**

| +/– | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 3 | 1 | Robin Frijns | 62 |
| 1 | 2 | Nyck de Vries | 57 |
| 2 | 3 | Mitch Evans | 54 |
| 10 | 4 | António Félix da Costa | 52 |
| 2 | 5 | Sam Bird | 49 |
| +/– | Pos | Constructor | Points |
| | 1 | Mercedes | 105 |
| | 2 | Jaguar | 103 |
| 1 | 3 | Techeetah-DS | 98 |
| 1 | 4 | Virgin-Audi | 81 |
| 3 | 5 | BMW i Andretti | 55 |

* Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
