 Circuit des Invalides
| ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
| Circuit Details | ||
| Name | Circuit des Invalides | |
| Location |  Les Invalides, Paris
| |
| Length | 1.930 km (1.990 mi) | |
| Corners | 14 | |
| First Race | 2016 Paris ePrix
| |
| Last Race | 2019 Paris E-Prix
| |
| Circuit Records | ||
| Fastest Lap | Qualifying | Race |
| 1:02.323 | 1:00.535 | 1 |
 Nick Heidfeld
|
 Oliver Rowland
|
 Sébastien Buemi
|
The Circuit des Invalides is a temporary street circuit established in the grounds of the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris, France, that serves as the host of the annual Paris E-Prix.[1] The Invalides circuit has hosted the ABB FIA Formula E Championship since the series' maiden visit to the French capital, after the city joined the calendar ahead of the 2015/16 season.[1]
Formula E History[]
Les Invalides quickly emerged as the host of the Paris ePrix during the 2015/16 season, fulfilling the FIA's hopes to centre the race closer to Paris' most iconic monument, the Eifel Tower.[1] The grounds around the city's military museum, which include the tomb of Napoleon, provided ample room for the Formula E series, with a circuit based around the palace itself, with only minor disruption to the city as a result.[1] In terms of the race, Les Invalides would see Lucas di Grassi snatch a win for the German ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport, beating home favourites Renault e.Dams.[2]
Les Invalides would return in 2016/17, hosting the 2017 Paris ePrix with funding from Qatar Airways.[3] This time, it would be e.Dams' lead driver Sébastien Buemi who claimed victory, although Parisian born Jean-Éric Vergne would challenge throughout.[3]
Circuit History[]
Circuit Layout[]
A clockwise running circuit was constructed right around the former Palace, with the pitlane entry and exit both centred on the 180° turn 12, ahead of the start/finish straight.[4] The circuit itself started with a 90° right hander, before an extended chicane was formed from turns two, three, four and five.[4] Turn six was simply a kink into a hairpin turn seven, which opened out onto another of the palace's boulevards.[4]
A long blast down the second boulevard was to be followed by a stamp on the brakes for the 90° turn eight.[4] The turn nine kink carried the cars to another 90° corner, before the pit entry/exit formed from turns eleven, twelve and thirteen, which arced around a small plaza.[4] Another kink then led the cars into a right hand bend, before opening out onto the start/finish straight to complete the tour.[4]
Records[]
A full list of records for the Circuit des Invalides are outlined below, including a list of race winners.
Winners[]
Below is a list of all of the winners of ePrix held at the Circuit des Invalides:
| Circuit des Invalides Winners List | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Event | Date | Winner | Report |
| 2015/16 | 2016 Visa Paris ePrix
|
23 April 2016[1] |  Lucas di Grassi
|
Report |
| 2016/17 | 2017 Qatar Airways Paris ePrix
|
20 May 2017[5] | Sébastien Buemi
|
Report |
| 2017/18 | 2018 Qatar Airways Paris E-Prix[6]
|
28 April 2018[7] | Jean-Éric Vergne[8]
|
Report |
| 2018/19 | 2019 Qatar Airways Paris E-Prix
|
27 April 2019[9] |  Robin Frijns[10]
|
Report |
| 2019/20 | 2020 Qatar Airways Paris E-Prix
|
18 April 2020[11] | Cancelled[12] | |
| 2019/20 | 2021 FIA Formula E Paris E-Prix
|
24 April 2021[13] | Cancelled[14] | |
Race-by-Race Records[]
The race-by-race records for the Circuit des Invalides are outlined below:
| Circuit des Invalides Race-by-Race Records | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | Winner | Report | |||
| Driver | Time | Driver | Time | Driver | Time | ||
| 2016 Visa Paris ePrix
|
Sam Bird
|
1:01.616 | Nick Heidfeld
|
1:02.323 | Lucas di Grassi
|
52:40.324 | Report |
| 2017 Qatar Airways Paris ePrix
|
Sébastien Buemi
|
1:02.319 | Sam Bird
|
1:02.422 | Sébastien Buemi
|
59:41.125 | Report |
| 2018 Qatar Airways Paris E-Prix
|
Jean-Éric Vergne
|
1:01.144 | Lucas di Grassi
|
1:02.367 | Jean-Éric Vergne
|
54:49.102 | Report |
| 2019 Qatar Airways Paris E-Prix
|
Oliver Rowland
|
1:00.535 | Robin Frijns
|
1:02.922 | Robin Frijns
|
47:50.510 | Report |
References[]
Videos and Images:
References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 'Paris to welcome Formula E in 2016', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 10/07/2015), http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/july/paris-to-welcome-formula-e-in-2016.aspx, (Accessed 12/07/2015)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedPar15R - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedPar16R - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedFIA - ↑ 'Qatar Airways becomes Official Airline Partner', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 03/05/2017), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2017/may/qatar-airways-becomes-official-airline-partner/, (Accessed 04/05/2017)
- ↑ 'Qatar Airways becomes title sponsor of Formula E races', gulf-times.com, (Gulf Times, 23/01/2018), http://www.gulf-times.com/story/579131/Qatar-Airways-becomes-title-sponsor-of-Formula-E-r, (Accessed 23/01/2018)
- ↑ 'More compact Season 4 calendar revealed', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 19/06/2017), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2017/june/more-compact-season-4-calendar-revealed/, (Accessed 19/06/2017)
- ↑ 'Fairytale ending for home race hero Vergne in Paris', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 28/04/2018), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2018/april/fairytale-ending-for-home-race-hero-vergne-in-paris/, (Accessed 29/04/2018)
- ↑ '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)
- ↑ 'Frijns emerges victorious in frantic French E-Prix', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 27/04/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/april/race-report-paris-2019, (Accessed 27/04/2019)
- ↑ '2019/20 calendar revealed: London and Seoul star in sixth Formula E campaign', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 14/06/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/june/2019-20-season-calendar-revealed, (Accessed 14/06/2019)
- ↑ Matt Kew, 'Formula E's New York and London rounds cancelled', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 01/05/2020), https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/formula-e-news-new-york-london-races-cancelled/4787296/, (Accessed 01/05/2020)
- ↑ '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)
- ↑ 'Second set of 2020/21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship races announced', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 28/01/2021), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2021/january/calendar-update-2020-21, (Accessed 28/01/2021)
| FIA Formula E World Championship E-Prix |
|---|
| 2022/23 E-Prix |
 Mexico City E-Prix  •  Diriyah E-Prix  •  Hyderabad E-Prix •  Cape Town E-Prix  •  São Paulo E-Prix •  Berlin E-Prix •  •  Monaco E-Prix •  Jakarta E-Prix  •  Portland E-Prix  •  Rome E-Prix •  London E-Prix
|
| Former E-Prix: Africa/Europe |
 Marrakesh E-Prix • Paris E-Prix •  Swiss E-Prix •  Valencia E-Prix  •  Zürich E-Prix
|
| Former E-Prix: Asia |
 Beijing ePrix  •  Hong Kong E-Prix •  Moscow ePrix  •  Putrajaya ePrix  • Sanya E-Prix •  Seoul E-Prix 
|
| Former E-Prix: North America |
 Long Beach ePrix •  Miami ePrix •  Montreal ePrix  •  New York City E-Prix •  Puebla E-Prix
|
| Former E-Prix: South America |
 Buenos Aires ePrix  •  Punta del Este E-Prix •  Santiago E-Prix 
|
| Planned E-Prix |