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The 2022 Seoul E-Prix was the backdrop to several storylines in Formula E.
It was the site of the series’ 100th race, the home of the Gen2’s final rollout, and the arena in which the Season 8 World Championship was decided.
With both titles up for grabs before the weekend, tensions were high, yet Edoardo Mortara cut a cool, calm, and collected figure in the paddock.
After falling out of contention in Race One, Edo ultimately had nothing to lose in the season finale and delivered an expert performance that shows why he is one of Formula E’s top drivers.
But how did Edo seal the season with a win? For the final time in 2022, we’ve dived deep into our data to answer that question. This is your lap-by-lap guide as to how we won the Seoul E-Prix.
Free Practice Three – Edo opens the morning of Formula E’s final day of racing in Season 8 with the fastest time in practice. He tops the timesheets with a 1:21.019 run on his 14th of 16 laps, outpacing DS Techeetah’s Antonio Felix da Costa by 0.293 seconds.
Qualifying Group A – Holding third in the World Drivers’ Championship, Edo launches his final qualifying effort of the season from Group A. On his seventh lap, he posts a 1:21.770 to rise to the top of the board, outpacing Stoffel Vandoorne by 0.041 seconds.
Qualifying Quarter-Final One – As the fastest driver in Group A, Edo faces Dan Ticktum in the first Quarter-Final of the day. He outpaces the NIO 333 driver by 0.382 seconds over the course of the duel to seal his place in the Semi-Finals.
Qualifying Semi-Final One – Edo faces the winner of Quarter-Final Two, Vandoorne, in the first of the Semi-Finals. After previously beating the Belgian in Group A, Edo edges ahead by 0.156 seconds to advance to the Final.
Qualifying Final – Edo goes head-to-head with Da Costa in the final. The pair are separated by only 0.004 seconds in Sector One and 0.028 in Sector Two. A loss in time in the final sector costs Edo a chance at pole, falling only 0.264 seconds short of his opponent’s 1:21.078 run.
Lap One – From the front row, Edo is able to secure a strong start and defends from Jake Dennis into Turn One to maintain second on the opening lap. He commences the race with a 1:28.030 lap and is only 0.323 seconds adrift of Da Costa.
Lap Two – Immediately after the completion of lap one, Edo dives up the inside of Da Costa into Turn One to take the lead of the race. Dennis follows through and is hot on his heels, only 0.180 seconds adrift.
Lap Five – By carefully managing his pace, Edo starts to build an advantage over Dennis. With the gap standing at 0.7 seconds for two consecutive laps, Edo breaks the one-second barrier to establish a more comfortable lead.
Lap Nine – Edo activates Attack Mode to temporarily boost his power from 220kW to 250kW. He maintains his lead which now stands at 1.871 seconds from Dennis.
Lap 12 – Edo’s first of two Attack Modes expire.
Lap 13 – Max Günther hits the wall on the exit of Turn 19 and comes to a stop on the straight leading towards Turn 20. Due to the position of the Nissan, the Safety Car is deployed which eliminates Edo’s lead at the front of the pack.
Lap 19 – The race is resumed, and Edo secures a strong restart to maintain his lead from Dennis. He immediately activates Attack Mode for the final time and uses the additional power to establish his advantage to 1.993 seconds.
Lap 22 – Edo’s second Attack Mode expires.
Lap 26 – Edo extends his lead to the largest it has been all race, with the Swiss-Italian 3.506 seconds ahead of Dennis who remains as his closest challenger.
Lap30 – Edo completes a 1:22.767 to set his fastest lap of the race.
Lap 34 – Edo takes the chequered flag to score his fourth victory of Season 8 and win Formula E’s landmark 100th race. The result marks ROKiT Venturi Racing’s eighth all-time win and crucially allows the team to win Formula E’s vice World Teams’ Championship title with 295 points on the board.
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