 Putrajaya ePrix
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| E-Prix Details | ||
| Name | Y Capital Putrajaya ePrix | |
| Location |  Persiaran Perdana, Putrajaya, Malaysia
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| No. Held | 2 | |
| Circuit | Putrajaya Street Circuit
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| First Race | 2014 Putrajaya ePrix
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| Last Race | 2015 Putrajaya ePrix
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| Most Recent Results | ||
| Name | 2015 YCM Putrajaya ePrix
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| Pole |  Sébastien Buemi 1:20.196
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| First | Second | Third |
 Lucas di Grassi
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| Fastest lap | Sébastien Buemi 1:22.748
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The Putrajaya ePrix was an annual motorsport event staged on the Persiaran Perdana in Putrajaya, Malaysia, that served as a round of the FIA Formula E Championship.[1] Serving as the second rounds in both the 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons, the Putrajaya ePrix was subsequently dropped from the FE calendar from the 2016/17 season onward.[2]
City History[]
Originally founded by the British as Air Hitam in 1918, Putrajaya emerged as a candidate to replace the increasingly crowded city of Kuala Lumpur as the capital of Malaysia.[3] In the 1980s, the government announced its intention to develop the former estate as a city, with an emphasis on green spaces.[3] The majority of the Malaysian Government's departments moved to Putrajaya in 2001, with Putrajaya signing a cooperation agreement of Sejong City in South Korea in 2013.[3]
Formula E History[]
The Putrajaya Street Circuit was first proposed in 2013, after Putrajaya secured a deal to host the new FIA Formula E Championship ahead of the inaugural 2014/15 season.[4] The circuit itself was designed by Simon Gibbons, a British architect with several years of circuit planning with the FOM, and was approved in the spring of 2014.[5] The circuit would use the main Persiaran Perdana, otherwise known as the Putrajaya Boulevard, and would run past the Prime Minister's Office.[1]
Putrajaya Performances[]
Nicolas Prost would claim pole for the first Putrajaya ePrix, but was forced down the grid due to a penalty, meaning Oriol Servià actually led off the line.[6] Despite this, Sam Bird claimed victory from Lucas di Grassi and Sébastien Buemi, taking his and Virgin Racing's first victory.[6]
The second running of the race saw Buemi set fastest lap and pole position after dominating the early part of the weekend, only to be hit with overheating issues.[2] That handed victory to di Grassi, with Bird ending the race in second, and Dutchman Robin Frijns finishing third, despite breaking his suspension.[2]
Records[]
A full list of records for the Putrajaya ePrix is outlined below, including a list of race winners.
Winners[]
Below is a list of all of the winners of the Putrajaya ePrix:
| Putrajaya ePrix Winners List | |||||
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| Season | Name | Circuit | Date | Winner | Report |
| 2014/15 | 2014 Y Capital Putrajaya ePrix
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Putrajaya Street Circuit | 22 November 2014[4] |  Sam Bird
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Report |
| 2015/16 | 2015 YCM Putrajaya ePrix
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Putrajaya Street Circuit | 7 November 2015[7] | Lucas di Grassi
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Report |
References[]
Videos and Images:
- Dan Matutina, 'Putrajaya ePrix Poster', downgraf.com, (Downgraf, 2018), https://www.downgraf.com/inspiration/illustration/formula-e-championship-posters/, (Accessed 07/10/2019)
References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'Circuit guide: Putrajaya', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 2014), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/calendar/2014-putrajaya/putrajaya-circuit.aspx, (Accessed 09/07/2015)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 'Di Grassi keeps his cool to win in Putrajaya', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 07/11/2015), http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/november/di-grassi-keeps-his-cool-to-win-in-putrajaya.aspx, (Accessed 22/11/2015)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 'Putrajaya', wikipedia.org, (WikiMedia, 02/07/2015), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putrajaya, (Accessed 09/07/2015)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 'Formula E to race in Moscow', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 03/02/2015), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/february/formula-e-to-race-in-moscow.aspx, (Accessed 30/04/2015)
- ↑ 'Formula E Putrajaya ePrix – circuit layout unveiled', paultan.org, (Pultan, 18/04/2014), http://paultan.org/2014/04/18/formula-e-putrajaya-circuit-layout-unveiled/, (Accessed 07/10/2019)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 'Sam Bird seals victory in the Putrajaya ePrix', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 22/11/2014), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2014/november/sam-bird-seals-victory-in-the-putrajaya-eprix.aspx, (Accessed 30/04/2015)
- ↑ 'WMSC reveals dates for season two Formula E calendar', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 10/07/2015), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/july/wmsc-reveals-dates-for-season-two-formula-e-calendar.aspx, (Accessed 10/07/2015)
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