 Circuit de Monaco
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| Circuit Details | ||
| Name | ABB Formula E Monaco E-Prix | |
| Location | Monte Carlo, Monaco
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| Length | 3.337 km (2.074 mi | |
| Corners | 19 | |
| First Race | 2015 Monaco ePrix
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| Last Race | 2022 Monaco E-Prix
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| Circuit Records | ||
| Fastest Lap | Qualifying | Race |
| 1:32.707 | 1:29.839 | 2 |
 Robin Frijns
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 Mitch Evans
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 Sébastien Buemi
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The Circuit de Monaco is a temporary street circuit, established in the city of Monte Carlo, Monaco, that annually hosts the Monaco E-Prix as part of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.[1] More famously used to host the Monaco Grand Prix, the Circuit de Monaco had previously modified for the FE races, originally with a shorter layout centred around the Marina.[1]
From 2022 FE would use the full Grand Prix layout of the Circuit de Monaco for the Monaco E-Prix, after gaining approval from the FIA and the ACM.[2]
Background[]
The Circuit de Monaco was originally created in 1929, after the president of the Automobile Club de Monaco, Antony Noghès, persuaded the Grimaldi family to host a Grand Prix.[3] That race was won by William Glover-Williams in a Bugatti, before developing into a major circuit on the Grand Prix calendar.[3] The circuit would subsequently go through various layout changes over the following decades to accommodate the increasing speeds of Grand Prix cars, with the current version of the circuit established in 2015.[3]
Formula E History[]
The Circuit de Monaco was an unsurprising favourite to host the Monaco ePrix when it was announced as a round of the inaugural 2014/15 FIA Formula E Championship.[4] The series would, however, use a shortened version of the Circuit de Monaco, with the field cutting through to the harbour and the Nouvelle Chicane, rather than make the climb up Beau Rivage to the Casino.[4] The result was a very short circuit measuring 1.765 km (1.096 mi), although the FE field would use the pitlane facilities used by F1.[4]
Circuit History[]
The circuit remained unchanged for the series' subsequent visits in 2017 and 2019, despite plans to use the full circuit for the 2019 race.[5] It was ultimately the FIA who opted to veto the move, unwilling to allow Formula E to be matched directly against Formula One.[5]
Circuit Layout[]
A lap of the ePrix layout of the Circuit de Monaco begins with the familiar run into Sainte Devote, although instead of turning through 90°, the field instead complete a longer turn, sweeping across to the lower road.[3] That means that the FE circuit by-passes the Beau Rivage climb, and instead blasts through to the Nouvelle Chicane, which instead becomes a dual apex hairpin.[3] The field then follows the rest of the Nouvelle Chicane through, before making the run to Tabac, with the Attack Mode activation point midway down that straight.[3]
Through the left hand Tabac corner the field then flow through to the Swimming Pool complex, following, the infamous left-right then right-left combination.[3] The field then charge through to La Rascasse, before sweeping into the tight Anthony Noghes corner to complete the lap.[3]
2021 Changes[]
For the 2021 Monaco E-Prix the FIA, FE and ACM agreed to use the whole Circuit de Monaco Grand Prix layout, albeit with modifications to two iconic corners.[6] These changes saw FE use a shallower line through Sainte Devote (through the pit-exit on the Grand Prix layout) and a tightened Nouvelle Chicane, while the Attack Mode zone was moved to the outside of Casino Square.[6] Then, on the eve of the 2021 Monaco E-Prix, FE would opt to retain the original layout of Sainte Devote, although the modified Nouvelle Chicane remained.[7]
Grand Prix Dream: 2022[]
Ahead of the 2022 Monaco E-Prix another agreement between the FIA, FE and ACM saw FE use the full Circuit de Monaco Grand Prix layout for the first time, with the revised Nouvelle Chicane layout replaced by the established version.[2]
Records[]
A full list of records for the Circuit de Monaco are outlined below, including a list of race winners.
Winners[]
Below is a list of all of the winners of E-Prix held at the Circuit de Monaco:
| Circuit de Monaco Winners List | ||||
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| Season | Name | Date | Winner | Report |
| 2014/15 | 2015 FIA Formula E Monaco ePrix
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9 May 2015 | Sébastien Buemi
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Report |
| 2016/17 | 2017 FIA Formula E Monaco ePrix
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13 May 2017 | Sébastien Buemi
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Report |
| 2018/19 | 2019 FIA Formula E Monaco E-Prix
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11 May 2019[1] |  Jean-Éric Vergne[8]
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Report |
| 2020/21 | 2021 ABB Formula E Monaco E-Prix
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8 May 2021[9] |  António Félix da Costa[10]
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Report |
| 2021/22 | 2022 ABB Formula E Monaco E-Prix
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30 April 2022[11] |  Stoffel Vandoorne[12]
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Report |
| 2022/23 | 2023 ABB Formula E Monaco E-Prix
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6 May 2023[13] | Nick Cassidy[14]
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Report |
| 2023/24 | 2024 ABB Formula E Monaco E-Prix
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27 April 2024[15] | Mitch Evans[16]
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Report |
| 2024/25 | 2025 ABB Formula E Monaco E-Prix I
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3 May 2025[17] | Report | |
| 2024/25 | 2025 ABB Formula E Monaco E-Prix II
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4 May 2025[17] | Report | |
Race-by-Race Records[]
The race-by-race records for the Circuit de Monaco are outlined below:
| Circuit de Monaco Race-by-Race Records | ||||||
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| Circuit de Monaco ePrix Layout — 1.765 km (2015 - 2019) | ||||||
| Event | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | Winner | |||
| Driver | Time | Driver | Time | Driver | Speed | |
| 2015 FIA Formula E Monaco ePrix
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Sébastien Buemi
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0:53.478 | Jean-Éric Vergne
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0:55.157 | Sébastien Buemi
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103.506 km/h |
| 2017 FIA Formula E Monaco ePrix
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Sébastien Buemi
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0:53.313 |  Sam Bird
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0:53.822 | Sébastien Buemi
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105.710 km/h |
| 2019 ABB FIA Formula E Monaco E-Prix
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Oliver Rowland
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0:50.021 |  Pascal Wehrlein
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0:52.385 | Jean-Éric Vergne
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116.843 km/h |
| Circuit de Monaco — 3.318 km (2021) | ||||||
| Event | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | Winner | |||
| Driver | Time | Driver | Time | Driver | Speed | |
| 2021 ABB Formula E Monaco E-Prix
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António Félix da Costa
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1:31.317 | Jean-Éric Vergne
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1:34.697 | António Félix da Costa
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109.327 km/h |
| Circuit de Monaco — 3.337 km (2022 - Present) | ||||||
| Event | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | Winner | |||
| Driver | Time | Driver | Time | Driver | Speed | |
| 2022 ABB Formula E Monaco E-Prix
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Mitch Evans
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1:29.839 | Robin Frijns
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1:32.707 | Stoffel Vandoorne
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117.298 km/h |
| 2023 ABB Formula E Monaco E-Prix
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Jake Hughes
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1:31.616 | Jake Dennis
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1:31.119 | Nick Cassidy
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115.212 km/h |
| 2024 ABB Formula E Monaco E-Prix
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Pascal Wehrlein
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1:29.861 |  Jehan Daruvala*
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1:31.052 | Mitch Evans
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106.541 km/h |
| 2025 ABB Formula E Monaco E-Prix I
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km/h | |||||
| 2025 ABB Formula E Monaco E-Prix II
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km/h | |||||
- * Daruvala set the fastest lap of the race but was ineligible to claim the bonus point as he failed to finish in the top ten.[16]
References[]
Videos and Images:
References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 'ABB FIA Formula E Championship Season 5', info.fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 07/06/2018), http://info.fiaformulae.com/season-5-calendar/, (Accessed 07/06/2018)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 'FORMULA E, FIA AND ACM REVEAL MONACO E-PRIX CIRCUIT LAYOUT,', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 30/03/2022), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2022/march/monaco-e-prix-track-reveal, (Accessed 15/04/2022)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 'Track layout revealed for Monaco ePrix', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 28/03/2015), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/march/track-layout-revealed-for-monaco-eprix.aspx, (Accessed 25/04/2015)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 'Prince Albert welcomes Formula E to Monaco', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 16/10/2013), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2013/october/prince-albert-welcomes-formula-e-to-monaco.aspx, (Accessed 25/05/2015)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Scott Mitchell, 'Formula E set to use full Monaco GP circuit', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 07/03/2018), https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/fe-set-to-use-full-monaco-gp-circuit-1012182/1394922/, (Accessed 30/04/2019)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sam Smith, 'FORMULA E NOW SET TO USE FULL MONACO GP F1 LAYOUT AFTER ALL', the-race.com, (The Race, 09/04/2021), https://the-race.com/formula-e/formula-e-now-set-to-use-full-monaco-gp-f1-layout-after-all/, (Accessed 09/04/2021)
- ↑ Sam Smith, 'LAST-MINUTE CHANGES MADE TO MONACO FORMULA E TRACK', the-race.com, (The Race, 04/05/2021), https://the-race.com/formula-e/last-minute-changes-made-to-monaco-formula-e-track/, (Accessed 05/05/2021)
- ↑ 'Vergne masters Monaco while Massa claims maiden Formula E podium ', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 11/05/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/may/race-report-monaco-2019, (Accessed 12/05/2019)
- ↑ 'FIA publishes provisional 2020/21 Formula E calendar', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 19/06/2020), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2020/june/2021-race-calendar, (Accessed 19/06/2020)
- ↑ 'Da Costa pounces at the last to pinch masterful Monaco E-Prix victory', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 08/05/2021), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2021/may/monaco-e-prix-round-7-report, (Accessed 08/05/2021)
- ↑ 'SEASON 8 CALENDAR: Cape Town, Vancouver and Seoul feature on most expansive Formula E schedule yet', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 08/07/2021), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2021/july/season-8-calendar-announcement, (Accessed 08/07/2021)
- ↑ 'VANDOORNE MASTERS MONACO TO TAKE STANDINGS LEAD WITH ROUND 6 WIN', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 30/04/2022), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2022/april/monaco-e-prix-round-6-report, (Accessed 30/04/2022)
- ↑ '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)
- ↑ 'Cassidy wins in Monaco, takes standings lead', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 06/05/2023), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/419893/cassidy-wins-in-monaco-takes-standings-lead, (Accessed 13/05/2023)
- ↑ 'Tokyo confirmed on provisional Season 10 Formula E calendar', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 20/06/2023), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/426036/tokyo-confirmed-on-provisional-season-10-formula-e-calendar, (Accessed 20/06/2023)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 'RACE REPORT: Evans leads home Jaguar one-two in Monaco', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 27/04/2024), https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/496462, (Accessed 20/09/2024)
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 'SEASON 11 CALENDAR: The Formula E races in 2024/2025', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 12/06/2024), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/500875, (Accessed 26/08/2024)
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