 Parque O'Higgins Circuit
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| Circuit Details | ||
| Name | Parque O'Higgins Circuit | |
| Location |  O'Higgins Park, Santiago, Chile
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| Length | 2.287 km (1.421 mi) | |
| Corners | 11 | |
| First Race | 2019 Santiago E-Prix
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| Last Race | 2020 Santiago E-Prix
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| Circuit Records | ||
| Fastest Lap | Qualifying | Race |
| 1:07.535 | 1:04.827 | 1 |
 Sam Bird
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 Mitch Evans
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Sam Bird
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The Parque O'Higgins Circuit is a temporary street circuit in O'Higgins Park, Santiago, Chile, first created to host the 2019 Santiago E-Prix, the third round of the 2018/19 ABB FIA Formula E Championship.[1] The second circuit to host the Santiago E-Prix, having replaced the Forestal Park Circuit in 2019, the Parque O'Higgins Circuit would return for the 2019/20 season to host its second E-Prix.[2]
Formula E History[]
Santiago's inclusion in the Formula E Championship had first been proposed ahead of the 2014/15 season, although the city never appeared on an official calendar.[3] However, it was not until the release of the 2017/18 calendar that Santiago finally appear, taking a slot in early February.[3] The inaugural Santiago E-Prix was hosted a few miles from the Parque O'Higgins Circuit, with the Forestal Park Circuit hosting the race in 2018.[3]
Circuit History[]
The Parque O'Higgins Circuit would replace the Forestal Park Circuit for the 2019 Santiago E-Prix, after complaints from local residents against the former race.[1] The new circuit was hence established in a local park, the O'Higgins Park, and based around the Movistar Arena, although it was not until the build-up to the 2019 race that the final circuit was revealed.[1]
Circuit Layouts[]
The initial Parque O'Higgins Circuit layout was revealed on 21 January 2019, measuring 2.348 km (1.459 mi) in length with fourteen corners.[1] A lap of the circuit opens with a fairly open right hander, followed by a small kink that forms the second corner.[1] Turn three appears as a 90° left hander, with the Attack Mode activation point around the outside of the corner.[1]
Turns four and five appear in similar form, long apex 90° left handers, before a kink at turn six to enter the tight turn seven.[1] Exiting turn seven the field take a long curve into the next complex, a tight right-left-right chicane that serves to increase the amount of re-gen for each car.[1] Another long left-hand curve follows, before the field hit the brakes for another 90° left hander at turn twelve.[1]
A short straight follows before a hairpin left forms turn thirteen, followed by another quick blast to turn fourteen, a right-hand hairpin.[1] The exit of turn fourteen then brings the field onto the start/finish straight, with the pit entry a hundred metres from the exit of the final corner.[1]
2020 Updates[]
The Parque O'Higgins Circuit received some major updates ahead of the 2020 Santiago E-Prix, with the new-for-2019/20 Formula E Track Advisory Committee suggesting edits to the circuit.[4] Their suggestions would lead to a re-profiling of turns one and two, the removal of the turn eight chicane, and the reversal of the hairpins in the final sector.[5] These changes also resulted in the pitlane being moved to the inside of the circuit, and re-positioning of several fan areas.[5]
Records[]
A full list of records for the Parque O'Higgins 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 Parque O'Higgins Circuit:
| Parque O'Higgins Circuit Winners List | ||||
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| Season | Event | Date | Winner | Report |
| 2018/19 | 2019 Antofagasta Minerals Santiago E-Prix
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26 January 2019[1] | Sam Bird[6]
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Report |
| 2019/20 | 2020 Antofagasta Minerals Santiago E-Prix
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18 January 2020[2] | Mitch Evans
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Report |
Race-by-Race Records[]
The race-by-race records for the Parque O'Higgins Circuit are outlined below:
| Parque O'Higgins Circuit Race-by-Race Records | ||||||
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| Parque O'Higgins Circuit — 2.348 km (2019) | ||||||
| Event | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | Winner | |||
| Driver | Time | Driver | Time | Driver | Time | |
| 2019 Antofagasta Minerals Santiago E-Prix
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 Sébastien Buemi
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1:08.816 |  Daniel Abt
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1:11.263 | Sam Bird
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47:02.511 |
| Parque O'Higgins Circuit — 2.287 km (2020) | ||||||
| Event | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | Winner | |||
| Driver | Time | Driver | Time | Driver | Time | |
| 2020 Antofagasta Minerals Santiago E-Prix
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Mitch Evans
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1:04.827 | Sam Bird
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1:07.535 | Maximilian Günther
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46:11.511 |
References[]
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References:
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 'Santiago set to return in Season 5', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 09/10/2018), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2018/october/santiago-set-to-return-in-season-5/, (Accessed 09/10/2018)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 '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)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 '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)
- ↑ Sam Smith, 'FORMULA E: Formula E Track Advisory Committee Formed', e-racing365.com, (John Dagys Media, LLC., 18/10/2019), https://e-racing365.com/formula-e/formula-e-track-advisory-committee-formed/, (Accessed 30/01/2020)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 'Santiago', racingcircuits.info, (Racing Circuits, 2019), https://www.racingcircuits.info/south-america/chile/santiago.html, (Accessed 25/11/2019)
- ↑ 'Bird storms to victory in sweltering Santiago showdown', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 26/01/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/january/race-report-santiago-2019, (Accessed 27/01/2019)
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