Monaco ePrix

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Monaco ePrix
Circuit de Monaco
Race information
Number of times held3
First held2015
Most wins (drivers)Switzerland Sébastien Buemi (2)
Most wins (constructors)France e.Dams (2)
Circuit length1.765 km (1.097 miles)
Race length90.015 km (55.947 miles)
Laps51
Last race (2019)
Pole position
Podium
Fastest lap

The Monaco ePrix is a biennial automobile race of the Formula E championship in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Circuit

On 18 September 2014 it was announced that Formula E would be racing on a shorter version of the original Monaco Grand Prix circuit for the 2014–15 season.[1] This version misses out the hill, Casino square, the iconic hairpin, the famous tunnel and the chicane. However, in the 2020-21 season, the ePrix will be held on the traditional Monaco circuit.[2]

Monaco was not scheduled to be on the calendar for the second season of Formula E because it takes the slot on the calendar filled by the Historic Grand Prix at Monaco every other year.[3] Series boss Alejandro Agag revealed that a race in Paris replaced the Monaco ePrix for 2016, but Monaco was held again in the 2016–17 season.

In 2020, virtual version of the track hosted the first ever Race At Home series due to travelling and restrictions around mass gatherings from 2020 Coronavirus pandemic. The race is a non-scoring preseason race.[4] It then made a return on Round 3, where the damage level increased.

Results

Edition Track Winner Second Third Pole position Fastest lap
2015 Circuit de Monaco Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
e.dams Renault
Brazil Lucas di Grassi
Abt Sportsline
Brazil Nelson Piquet, Jr.
China Racing
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
e.dams Renault
France Jean-Éric Vergne
Andretti Autosport
2017 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
Renault e.dams
Brazil Lucas Di Grassi
Abt Schaeffler Audi Sport
Germany Nick Heidfeld
Mahindra Racing
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
Renault e.dams
United Kingdom Sam Bird
DS Virgin Racing
2019 France Jean-Eric Vergne
Techeetah-DS
United Kingdom Oliver Rowland
e.Dams-Nissan
Brazil Felipe Massa
Venturi
France Jean-Eric Vergne
Techeetah-DS
Germany Pascal Wehrlein
Mahindra

Repeat winners (drivers)

Wins Driver Years won
2 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi 2015, 2017

References

  1. ^ "Formula E set to race on shorter version of Monaco circuit". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Formula E set to finally use Monaco F1 layout in 2021". The Race. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. ^ Sylt, Christian; Hewitt, Kate (28 June 2015). "Formula E To Add Two New Races in 2016". Forbes. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. ^ Pre-Season Race! ABB Formula E Race At Home Challenge In Support Of UNICEF, retrieved 19 April 2020