 ExCeL E-Prix Circuit
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| Circuit Details | ||
| Name | ExCeL E-Prix Circuit | |
| Location |  Custom House, Docklands, London, UK
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| Length | 2.086 km (1.296 mi)[1] | |
| Corners | 20 | |
| First Race | 2021 London E-Prix I
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| Last Race | 2023 London E-Prix II
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| Circuit Records | ||
| Fastest Lap | Qualifying | Race |
| 1:12.714 | 1:10.092 | 49.376 km/h |
| Jake Hughes
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 Nick Cassidy
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Nick Cassidy
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The ExCeL E-Prix Circuit is a temporary street circuit, that hosted the final race of the 2022/23 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, based at the ExCeL Centre in the Royal Victoria Dock, London, United Kingdom.[2] The ExCeL E-Prix Circuit is unique as the only indoor-outdoor circuit on the calendar, and has become a fixture on the FE calendar since making its debut in 2021.[3]
The ExCeL Circuit was originally set to host the 2019/20 season finale, although the event was cancelled as a result of the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic which had seen the ExCeL Centre converted into a temporary hospital.[4]
Formula E History[]
The ExCeL Centre first appeared as a potential host of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship during the 2018/19 season, amid rumours of the series negotiating a return to the UK capital of London.[1] Successful negotiations between the ExCeL's owners (the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company), London City Council and Formula E Holdings were announced on the 5 March 2019, with the London E-Prix formally added to the 2019/20 Championship calendar.[1] The ExCeL was listed as the host of the E-Prix, with the provisional 2019/20 calendar listing two season ending races at the ExCeL.[3]
However, as a result of the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic the 2020 London E-Prix was cancelled, with the ExCeL Centre being turned into a temporary hospital to aid the treatment of patients of the virus.[4][5]
Circuit History[]
The ExCeL E-Prix Circuit was revealed at the same time as the announcement of the 2020 London E-Prix, and is set to become the second circuit to host the London E-Prix.[1] An intriguing design suggested that the field would race both in and around the ExCeL, with the start/finish straight in the main arena.[1] The circuit would also run along the Quay Front, and weave its way past the Prince Regent Station.[1]
The ExCeL also signed a multi-year deal to host the London E-Prix.[1]
Circuit Layouts[]
The original layout for the ExCeL E-Prix Circuit.
A lap of the ExCeL E-Prix Circuit opens with a 90° left, followed by a more open right and a short straight.[1] A tighter acute left follows to form turn three, before another short straight leads the field out of the ExCel and into turns four and five, a pair of 90° rights with pit-out on the outside.[1] The circuit then runs alongside the western wall of the ExCeL, interrupted by a right-left-right chicane halfway along.[1]
A 90° right at turn nine turns the field across the north of the ExCeL, with a long straight carrying the drivers into turn ten, a hairpin left.[1] A short blast follows before another hairpin forms turn eleven, this one bending right, before a short, kinked, straight carried the field into turns twelve and thirteen, a right-left chicane.[1] Turn fourteen serves as little more than a kink before turn fifteen, a long multi-apex right that runs alongside Prince Regent station.[1]
From there the circuit runs past the ExCeL hotel and into the eastern car park, with turns eighteen and nineteen forming a multi-apex right.[1] Turn twenty follows as a long left hand corner, followed by an oblique angle right at turn 21 to carry the field onto the Quay front.[1] Pit-in arrives on the outside of turn 22, a tight right hand turn that carries the field back into the ExCeL, with a similarly sharp left at turn 23 returns the field to the start/finish straight.[1]
ExCeL Evolutions[]
For 2022 the ExCeL Circuit was updated, with the double haiprin in the second sector replaced by a bus-stop style chicane, after the double hairpin had been the sight of several accidents in the 2021 races.[6] The 2023 edition of the London E-Prix would see the third sector updated, with the run from the hairpin at turn sixteen turned into a kink followed by a 90° left and then 90° right that carried the field back onto the original layout.[7]
Records[]
A full list of records for the ExCeL E-Prix Circuit are outlined below, including a list of race winners.
Winners[]
Below is a list of all of the winners of ePrix held at the ExCeL E-Prix Circuit:
| ExCeL E-Prix Circuit Winners List | ||||
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| Season | Event | Date | Winner | Report |
| 2019/20 | 2020 ABB FIA Formula E London E-Prix
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25 July 2020[1] | Cancelled[4] | |
| 2019/20 | 2020 ABB FIA Formula E London E-Prix
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26 July 2020[1] | Cancelled[4] | |
| 2020/21 | 2021 Heineken London E-Prix I[8]
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24 July 2021[2] | Jake Dennis[9]
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Report |
| 2020/21 | 2021 Heineken London E-Prix II[8]
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25 July 2021[2] | Alex Lynn[10]
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Report |
| 2021/22 | 2022 SABIC London E-Prix I[11]
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30 July 2022[6] | Jake Dennis[12]
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Report |
| 2021/22 | 2022 SABIC London E-Prix II[11]
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31 July 2022[6] |  Lucas di Grassi[13]
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Report |
| 2022/23 | 2023 Hankook London E-Prix I[14]
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29 July 2023[15] | Mitch Evans[16]
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Report |
| 2022/23 | 2023 Hankook London E-Prix II[14]
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30 July 2023[15] | Nick Cassidy[17]
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Report |
| 2023/24 | 2024 ABB Formula E London E-Prix I
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20 July 2024[18] | Report | |
| 2023/24 | 2024 ABB Formula E London E-Prix II
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21 July 2024[18] | Report | |
Race-by-Race Records[]
The race-by-race records for the ExCeL E-Prix Circuit are outlined below:
| ExCeL E-Prix Circuit Race-by-Race Records | ||||||
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| ExCeL E-Prix Circuit - 2.252 km (2021) | ||||||
| Event | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | Winner | |||
| Driver | Time | Driver | Time | Driver | Speed | |
| 2021 Heineken London E-Prix I
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Alex Lynn
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1:23.245 |  René Rast
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1:22.539 | Jake Dennis
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95.207 km/h |
| 2021 Heineken London E-Prix II
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 Stoffel Vandoorne
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1:20.181 |  Robin Frijns
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1:21.635 | Alex Lynn
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87.189 km/h |
| ExCeL E-Prix Circuit - 2.141 km (2022) | ||||||
| Event | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | Winner | |||
| Driver | Time | Driver | Time | Driver | Speed | |
| 2022 SABIC London E-Prix I
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Jake Dennis
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1:13.161 | Jake Dennis
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1:14.429 | Jake Dennis
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101.252 km/h |
| 2022 SABIC London E-Prix II
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Jake Dennis
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1:12.535 | Jake Dennis
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1:14.446 | Lucas di Grassi
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98.655 km/h |
| ExCeL E-Prix Circuit - 2.086 km (2023 - Present) | ||||||
| Event | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | Winner | |||
| Driver | Time | Driver | Time | Driver | Speed | |
| 2023 Hankook London E-Prix I
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Mitch Evans
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1:10.578 | Jake Hughes
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1:12.714 | Mitch Evans
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49.376 km/h |
| 2023 Hankook London E-Prix II
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Nick Cassidy
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1:10.092 | Jake Dennis
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1:21.554 | Nick Cassidy
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35.458 km/h |
References[]
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- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 'Register now: Formula E returns to London in 2020', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 05/03/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/february/london-e-prix, (Accessed 05/03/2019)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 'Register now: Formula E returns to London in 2020', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 05/03/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/february/london-e-prix, (Accessed 05/03/2019)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 '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)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 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)
- ↑ Rachel Schraer, 'Coronavirus: ExCeL Centre planned as NHS field hospital', bbc.co.uk, (British Broadcasting Company, 24/03/2020), https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52018477, (Accessed 21/06/2020)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 '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)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedLon23A - ↑ 8.0 8.1 Georgina Yeomans, 'Heineken to title sponsor Formula E’s London ePrix', sportspromedia.com, (SportsPro Media, 05/07/2021), https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/heineken-title-sponsor-formula-e-london-eprix-2021, (Accessed 12/07/2021)
- ↑ 'Brit Jake Dennis gets the job done on home soil with victory in the Heineken® London E-Prix Round 12', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 24/07/2021), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2021/july/london-e-prix-round-12-race-report, (Accessed 24/07/2021)
- ↑ 'Alex Lynn seals emotional maiden Formula E win in frenetic Round 13 on home soil in London ', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 25/07/2021), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2021/july/london-e-prix-round-13-results, (Accessed 25/07/2021)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 'Formula E and SABIC enter long-term partnership', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 27/07/2022), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2022/july/sabic-london-e-prix, (Accessed 29/07/2022)
- ↑ 'Dennis dominant on way to SABIC London E-Prix Round 13 win as Vandoorne pulls gap in title fight', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 30/07/2022), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2022/july/report-london-e-prix-round-13, (Accessed 30/07/2022)
- ↑ 'Di Grassi strides to maiden win for Venturi as Vandoorne extends standings lead in London', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 31/07/2022), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2022/july/report-london-e-prix-round-14, (Accessed 31/07/2022)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 'Hankook Tire secures title sponsorship for Mexico, Rome and London E-Prix', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 14/12/2022), https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/11902/hankook-tire-secures-title-sponsorship-for-mexico-rome-and-london-e-prix, (Accessed 28/12/2022)
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 '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)
- ↑ 'Dennis seals Formula E title as Evans wins in London', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 29/07/2023), https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/474340/dennis-seals-formula-e-drivers-world-championship-as-evans-wins-in-london, (Accessed 04/08/2023)
- ↑ 'Cassidy conquers tough conditions as Envision seals Teams' title', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 30/07/2023), https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/474538/race, (Accessed 05/08/2023)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 '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)
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