 São Paulo E-Prix
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| E-Prix Details | ||
| Name | ABB Formula E São Paulo E-Prix | |
| Location |  Santana, São Paulo, Brazil
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| No. Held | 0 | |
| Circuit | São Paulo Street Circuit | |
| First Race | 2023 São Paulo E-Prix
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| Last Race | 2024/25 São Paulo E-Prix
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| Most Recent Results | ||
| Name | 2024 ABB Formula E São Paulo E-Prix
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| Pole |  Pascal Wehrlein 1:12.789
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| First | Second | Third |
 Sam Bird
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 Mitch Evans
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Oliver Rowland
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| Fastest lap |  Sébastien Buemi 1:15.717
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The São Paulo E-Prix is an international motorsport event, held as part of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, which was first held as the sixth round of the 2022/23 FE Championship.[1] A long term subject of interest from the FE Championship as a potential host, the São Paulo E-Prix was proposed as early as the 2017/18 season, even making it onto the provisional calendar for that season, although it would take until 2023 for the first São Paulo E-Prix to be staged.[2]
The São Paulo E-Prix would return for the 2023/24 season, and would subsequently take over as the opening round for the Championship for the 2024/25 campaign.[3]
City History[]
The area of modern São Paulo was first occupied by the Tupi People from around 900 BCE, and was divided into chiefdoms from the major tribes of the area by the time the first European visitors arrived in what would become Brazil.[4] On 25 January 1554 the Portuguese would found the village of São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga, with a Jesuit college and mission constructed on the hill separating the Anhangabaú and Tamanduateí rivers, with European settlers working with the local tribesmen.[4] The early history of the village would be one of relative poverty, with the area dominated by subsistance farming until the late 17th century, with slavery largely absent due to a lack of monetary value in the area.[4]
Golden Power: 1700 - 1932[]
Gold was discovered in Minas Gerais in the 1690s, bringing new wealth and an enhanced population to São Paulo, resulting in the Portuguese crown investing in São Paulo and the larger area, resulting in São Paulo gaining city status on 11 July 1711, although the town soon became the centre for Bandeirantes, adventure and gold hunters.[4] The Bandeirantes would subsequently become a power in their own right within the São Paulo area, evicting the Jesuits and enslaving local Indian peoples, while also expanding the area controled by São Paulo to include new gold veins in Cuiabá and Goiânia.[4] When the gold ran out the city shifted to focusing on cultivating sugar cane through the eighteenth century, becoming one of the Portuguese crown's major economic areas.[4]
Brazilian independence and the creation of the Brazilian Empire led to São Paulo becoming an Imperial City, resulting in a new wave of students and teachers amid the foundation of the law school at the Convent of São Francisco.[4] Coffee would subsequently take over from sugar as the City's main product, before railroads greatly expanded São Paulo's reach directly to the rest of São Paulo State and the region's primary port at Santos.[4] São Paulo then took a large hit when slavery was abolished in 1888 by Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, although the loss of slaves was soon overcome by new immigrants of Italian, Japanese and Portuguese origin who began working in new industries as well as the coffee plantations.[4]
After Brazil became a Republic in 1889 São Paulo would be taken over by industrialisation, with the city soon dominated by manufacturing which led to a reputation for smoky and foggy air around the city.[4]
Revolutionaries: 1932 - Present[]
On 9 July 1932 the population of São Paulo began an uprising against Getúlio Vargas after his coup d'état to take the presidency of Brazil in 1930 that had led to nearly two years of rule by decree.[4] Students led the protests and after five were killed on the first couple of days, São Paulo would revolt for 87 days before the rebellion was ended on 2 October 1932 by the Brazilian army, with 934 deaths.[4] Afterwards, São Paulo would return to being one of Brazils main economic and population centres, reaching 10 million inhabitants by 2000, while large parts of the old São Paulo were rebuilt in favour of skyscrapers and more modern industries.[4]
Formula E History[]
The São Paulo E-Prix was first proposed in 2017, and would subsequently be included on the provisional calendar for the 2017/18 season, scheduled for 17 March 2018 with a lot of interest from FE's Brazilian talisman Lucas di Grassi.[2] However, that attempt would be abandoned due to organisational issues, with the Punta del Este E-Prix staged instead, while the inaugural São Paulo E-Prix was pushed back to the 2018/19.[5] Yet, when the Season Five calendar was revealed the São Paulo E-Prix was notable absentee, with interest in the event seemingly having evapourated, with the Brazilian City not featuring on any calendar during the Generation 2 era.[6]
São Paulo Surge[]
Talk of the São Paulo E-Prix would return during the 2021/22 season, when officials from the city, SPTuris and GL Events approached Formula E about joining the series in-time for the start of the Generation 3 era.[7] On 2 May 2022 the City of São Paulo as well as the backers would announce a five year contract to stage the São Paulo E-Prix with FE, with the inaugural race set to be part of the 2022/23 season, the first year of Gen 3.[7] The São Paulo E-Prix was subsequently approved and included on the first provisional calender for Season Nine, with the city's inaugural E-Prix scheduled for 25 March 2023 as the seventh round of the campaign.[1]
After a successful debut, which saw Mitch Evans claim victory, the São Paulo E-Prix witnessed one of the most memorable finishes to an E-Prix ever in its sophomore race in 2024, with Sam Bird claiming victory at the death from Evans around the outside of the penultimate corner.[8] Furthermore, the São Paulo E-Prix would move to become the opening round of the 2024/25 season once the Season 11 calendar was revealed, a move which meant that the São Paulo E-Prix would be held twice in the same calendar year but as part of two separate FE Championship seasons, a first for the series.[3]
Circuit History[]
The São Paulo E-Prix is heavily rumoured to use the existing São Paulo Street Circuit as a basis to host the São Paulo E-Prix, although a formal announcement about the venue was not made as of July 2022.[9]
Records[]
A full list of records for the São Paulo E-Prix are outlined below, including a list of race winners.
Winners[]
Below is a list of all of the winners of the São Paulo E-Prix:
| São Paulo E-Prix Winners List | |||||
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| Season | Name | Circuit | Date | Winner | Report |
| 2022/23 | 2023 Julius Bär São Paulo E-Prix[10]
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São Paulo Street Circuit | 25 March 2023[1] | Mitch Evans[11]
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Report |
| 2023/24 | 2024 ABB Formula E São Paulo E-Prix
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São Paulo Street Circuit | 16 March 2024[12] | Sam Bird[8]
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Report |
| 2024/25 | 2024/25 ABB Formula E São Paulo E-Prix
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São Paulo Street Circuit | 7 December 2024[3] | Report | |
References[]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 '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)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 '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)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 'SEASON 11 CALENDAR: The Formula E races in 2024/2025', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 12/06/2024), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/500875, (Accessed 26/08/2024)
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCal18A - ↑ 7.0 7.1 'São Paulo set to host first E-Prix in Brazil', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 02/05/2022), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2022/may/sao-paulo-e-prix-contract, (Accessed 16/07/2022)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 'Sam Bird seals NEOM McLaren's first win with last-gasp stunner in São Paulo', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 16/03/2024), https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/492479, (Accessed 01/09/2024)
- ↑ [Translated] Por Rafael Lopes, 'Fórmula E: no Anhembi, São Paulo vai receber primeiro ePrix do Brasil', ge.global.com, (GCeP S.A., 02/05/2022), https://ge.globo.com/motor/formula-e/noticia/2022/05/02/formula-e-no-anhembi-sao-paulo-vai-receber-primeiro-eprix-do-brasil.ghtml, (Accessed 16/07/2022)
- ↑ 'Formula E and Julius Baer renew partnership for Gen3 era', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 02/12/2022), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/11645/formula-e-and-julius-baer-renew-partnership-for-gen3-era, (Accessed 26/02/2023)
- ↑ 'Evans heads Jaguar-powered trio to win in São Paulo', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 25/03/2023), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/30654/evans-heads-jaguar-powered-trio-to-win-in-s-o-paulo, (Accessed 26/03/2023)
- ↑ '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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