 Haitang Bay Circuit
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| Circuit Details | ||
| Name | Haitang Bay Circuit | |
| Location | Hainan Island, China
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| Length | 2.360 km (1.466 mi) | |
| Corners | 11 | |
| Only Race | 2019 Sanya E-Prix
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| Circuit Records | ||
| Fastest Lap | Qualifying | Race |
| 1:09.965 | 1:07.945 | 1 |
 Jean-Éric Vergne
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 Oliver Rowland
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Jean-Éric Vergne
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The Haitang Bay Circuit, also known unofficially as the Sanya Street Circuit, is a temporary street circuit that hosted the Sanya E-Prix, a round of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship.[1] Located in Sanya on Hainan Island, China, the Haitang Bay Circuit hosted its only E-Prix on 23 March 2019, a race won by Jean-Éric Vergne.[2]
Formula E History[]
The Haitang Bay Circuit first emerged as a host for the ABB FIA Formula E Championship after the Sanya E-Prix joined the 2018/19 season calendar.[1]
Circuit History[]
The Haitang Bay Circuit's first proposed layout was not modified ahead of its debut, although there would be a late decision to modify the track surface.[3] The change was made after high temperatures at the Santiago E-Prix had caused the track surface to break up, with a resin based solution created to treat the Haitang Bay Circuit was a precaution.[3]
Circuit Layouts[]
A lap of the Haitang Bay Circuit opened with a 90° left hand corner, with a short straight following to lead the field into turn two, an oblique left.[4] The pit-exit was found halfway down the straight out of turn two, before the field hit the brakes for turn three, a 90° left with the Attack Mode activation point on the outside of the corner.[4] Turn four was a dual apex right, turning the field through almost 180°, leading them out onto a straight.[4]
Turn five arrived in the form of a hairpin left, with turn six leading the field onto the back straight along the main road and over the River.[4] A slight curve formed turn seven before a hairpin left required the field to brake heavily, putting the field onto the opposite side of the bridge.[4] Turn nine was a sweeping right to bring the field onto the starting straight, with another heavy braking point at the end for turn ten, a 90° right.[4]
Exiting turn ten the field would weave through a shallow chicane, before another quick blast to the final corner, a hairpin-esque left.[4] That brought the field back on the finish straight via a kink, with pit-in located on the entry to the final corner.[4]
Records[]
A full list of records for the Haitang Bay 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 Haitang Bay Circuit:
| Haitang Bay Circuit Winners List | ||||
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| Season | Event | Date | Winner | Report |
| 2018/19 | 2019 FWD Sanya E-Prix
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23 March 2019[5] | Jean-Éric Vergne[2]
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Report |
Race-by-Race Records[]
The race-by-race records for the Haitang Bay Circuit are outlined below:
| Haitang Bay Circuit Race-by-Race Records | ||||||
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| Event | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | Winner | |||
| Driver | Time | Driver | Time | Driver | Time | |
| 2019 FWD Sanya E-Prix
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Oliver Rowland
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1:07.945 | Jean-Éric Vergne
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1:09.965 | Jean-Éric Vergne
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1:02:50.185 |
References[]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedSyn18A - ↑ 2.0 2.1 'Vergne victorious in Sanya showdown, championship blown wide open', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 23/03/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/march/race-report-sanya-2019, (Accessed 23/03/2019)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 'Formula E's Sanya track specially treated to avoid Santiago repeat', autosport.com, (Motorsport Network, 22/03/2019), https://www.autosport.com/fe/news/142277/sanya-track-treated-to-avoid-santiago-repeat, (Accessed 03/10/2019)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 '2019 FWD SANYA E-PRIX', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/championship/race-calendar/2018-2019/sanya-20180206, (Accessed 03/10/2019)
- ↑ 'Formula E set to race in Sanya in Season 5', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 03/07/2018), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2018/july/formula-e-set-to-race-in-sanya-in-season-5/, (Accessed 03/07/2018)
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