Diriyya Formula E racetrack

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Diriyya Formula E racetrack
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Formula E racetrack Diriyya (Saudi Arabia)
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Diriyya , Saudi Arabia
Route type: temporary racetrack
Opening: 15th December 2018
Track layout
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Route data
Important
events:
Formula E.
Route length: 2.494  km (1.55  mi )
Curves: 21st
Records
Track record:
(Formula E)
1: 12.481 min.
( António Félix da Costa , DS Techeetah , 2019)

Coordinates: 24 ° 44 ′ 21 ″  N , 46 ° 35 ′ 1 ″  E

The Diriyya Formula E racetrack is a temporary street circuit for races of the FIA Formula E Championship in Diriyya with a length of 2.494 km. On December 15, 2018, a race took place on this track for the first time as part of the 2018/19 season .

The course runs on public roads, runs clockwise and consists of 21 curves.

Between turn two and turn three , the route runs under a specially constructed building in which a box for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been set up. The building was already used at the Zurich E-Prix 2018 on the Zurich Formula E race track , was dismantled after the race, transported to Diriyya and rebuilt here.

Individual evidence

  1. Timo Pape: During the demo run: Formula E presents the route for the start of the season in Saudi Arabia. e-Formel.de, September 25, 2018, accessed on September 27, 2018 .
  2. Timo Pape: Postcard from Diriyya: The paddock topics from Formula E Friday. e-Formel.de, December 14, 2018, accessed December 18, 2018 .