 Hyderabad E-Prix
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| E-Prix Details | ||
| Name | Greenko Hyderabad E-Prix | |
| Location | Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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| No. Held | 1 | |
| Circuit | Hyderabad Street Circuit | |
| Only Race | 2023 Hyderabad E-Prix
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| Most Recent Results | ||
| Name | 2023 Greenko Hyderabad E-Prix
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| Pole |  Mitch Evans 1:13.228
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| First | Second | Third |
 Jean-Éric Vergne
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Nick Cassidy
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 António Félix da Costa
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| Fastest lap | Norman Nato 1:14.698
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The Hyderabad E-Prix is an international motorsport event, that was first staged as part of the 2022/23 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship at the Hyderabad Street Circuit in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.[1] The first ever E-Prix to be staged in India, the Hyderabad E-Prix was held for the first time on 11 February 2023 as the fourth round of the Ninth FE Season, around a circuit located on the banks of the Hussain Sagar Lake.[2]
City History[]
Hyderabad was initially settled in the Stone Age, with firm evidence of human occupation dated as far back as 500 BCE, before later becoming a part of the Chalukya Dynasty between 624 CE and 1075 CE.[3] After the fall of the Chalukya dynasty, Hyderabad fell to the Kakatiya dynasty, before being traded between various warring dynasties and groups until 1365 when the Golconda Fort, constructed by the Kakatiya dynasty to defend the area around Hyderabad was surrendered to the Bahmani Sultan.[3] Sultans would then rule the Hyderabad region for the next two centuries, before the modern version of Hyderabad was founded in 1591 by Muhammad Quil Qutb Shah on the banks of the River Musi, in response to issues with supporting the Fort overlooking the area.[3]
Colonies and Independence: 1600s - 1956[]
After enjoying relative peace, the Golconda Fort and Hyderabad would fall to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, who renamed the city as Darul Jihad (House of War), and would remain in the direct control of the Mughal Emperors for the next 30 years.[3] In 1713 Mubariz Khan was appointed as the Governor of Hyderabad, beginning a phase of fortifying the city, with Asaf Jah I subsequently taking control of the city as the Viceroy of the Deccan and later as Prime Minister of the Mughal Empire, controlling his domain from Hyderabad.[3] After a civil war due to the Mughals attempting to remove Asaf Jah I from control, the Asaf Jahi dynasty would control the Hyderabad area, although after Asaf Jah I's death the region would be thrown into turmoil by various pretenders to his throne.[3]
Ultimately it would be Asaf Jah II who took control of the region in 1762 after fourteen years of turmoil, although his ascension came with a the support of the East India Company, which would pay rent to the dynasty, but took control of production and taxes in the region.[3] Asaf Jah II then signed an alliance with the EIC in a bid to retain his title amid later challenges to his rule, resulting in the British Indian Army setting up a base in Bolarum, and effectively gaining full control of the region for the EIC and the British Empire.[3] The region would remain relatively rural for the next century, before the introduction of the railway to India and the region in the 1880s seeing Hyderabad develop into a factory hub in the region, with the Nizams, the title of the Asaf Jahis during their rule, ruling the Princely State of Hyderabad under the British Raj.[3]
In 1948 Hyderabad declined an offer to become part of the new sovereign states of India and Pakistan, instead declaring itself independent of both under the rule of Asaf Jah VII, although it would soon come under attack from the Indian Army.[3] The Instrument of Accession was signed after Asaf Jah VII's defeat on 17 September 1948, which allowed the Nizam to remain as the head of the "state of Hyderabad", until 31 October 1956.[3]
Modern Hyderabad: 1956 - Present[]
Hyderabad would become the main city of the Andhra State after the reorganisation of the Indian States on 1 November 1956, where the old Hyderabad State was broken apart and fused with other regions based on language.[3] However, the region would be rocked by various protests from the Telanagana Movement, which intended to claim independence from the Andhra State due to long-standing resentment with the remaining feudal powers in the area.[3] On 2 June 2014, after a series of attacks, the President of India formed Telangana State, with Hyderabad declared as the capital of the new state.[3]
Formula E History[]
Hyderabad was one of a number of Indian cities bidding to host a round of the FIA Formula E Championship, although it was only seriously considered after the Covid-19 Pandemic had halted the discussions between FE and proposed hosts in Delhi and Mumbai.[2] On 17 January 2022 the Government of Telangana signed a "letter of intent" with Formula E to stage the Hyderabad E-Prix, with a planned debut as a round of the 2022/23 season, towards the start of the season.[2] The Hyderabad E-Prix was subsequently listed on the first provisional calendar for 2022/23 as the fourth round of the season, with an initial date of 11 February 2023.[1]
Circuit History[]
The first Hyderabad E-Prix was staged in 2023 on the Hyderabad Street Circuit, which was purpose built for FE's visit but with the addition of a controversial chicane at turn one, which had originally been a near-flat sweep first tested and approved for use by the Formula Regional Indian Championship in 2022.[4]
Records[]
A full list of records for the Hyderabad E-Prix are outlined below, including a list of race winners.
Winners[]
Below is a list of all of the winners of the Hyderabad E-Prix:
| Hyderabad E-Prix Winners List | |||||
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| Season | Name | Circuit | Date | Winner | Report |
| 2022/23 | 2023 Greenko Hyderabad E-Prix[5]
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Hyderabad Street Circuit | 11 February 2023[1] | Jean-Éric Vergne[6]
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References[]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 'SEASON 9 CALENDAR: Global stage set for Formula E's new Gen3 era', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 29/06/2022), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2022/june/season-9-calendar-announced, (Accessed 29/06/2022)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Darshan Chokhani, 'Formula E signs a letter of intent with Hyderabad for Indian EPrix', formularapida.net, (Formula Rapida S.L., 17/01/2022), https://formularapida.net/formula-e-signs-a-letter-of-intent-with-hyderabad-for-indian-eprix/, (Accessed 14/07/2022)
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedHyd - ↑ Ida Wood, 'FRIC reveals new Hyderabad street circuit, runs bridge demo with cars', formulascout.com, (Formula Scout, 22/08/2021), https://formulascout.com/fric-reveals-new-hyderabad-street-circuit-runs-bridge-demo-with-cars/82706, (Accessed 14/07/2022)
- ↑ 'Indian renewable energy company Greenko named title sponsor of Hyderabad ePrix', thebridge.in, (The Bridge, 02/02/2022), https://thebridge.in/formula-e/indian-renewable-energy-company-greenko-named-title-sponsor-of-hyderabad-eprix-39342, (Accessed 04/02/2022)
- ↑ 'Vergne seals remarkable win in Hyderabad', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 11/02/2023), https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/16926/vergne-seals-remarkable-win-in-hyderabad, (Accessed 11/02/2023)
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