Shanghai ePrix

Shanghai ePrix
Shanghai International Circuit
Race information
Number of times held1
First held2024
Circuit length3.051 km (1.896 miles)
Last race (2024)
Pole position
Podium
Fastest lap

The Shanghai E-Prix is an annual race in the FIA Formula E World Championship, an all-electric single-seater racing series. The race was held for the first time at the Shanghai International Circuit on 25 May 2024.[1]

History

Formula E has raced in China multiple times, with the Beijing ePrix serving as the opening race for the seasons 1 and 2, the Hong Kong ePrix serving as the opening race for the seasons 3 and 4 and held for the final time in 2019, and the Sanya ePrix being held in 2019. There was supposed to be a race in Sanya in 2020, but this was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

The Shanghai ePrix was announced as part of the calendar for the 2023-24 season on 19 October 2023.[1] It would be held as a double header, with the second race substituting for the Jakarta ePrix, which was cancelled due to the upcoming presidential election.[3]

Circuit

The race is being held on the Shanghai International Circuit, the same venue that hosts Formula One's Chinese Grand Prix.[1] The track layout has been altered to remove the long back straight, instead cutting across from Turn 9 to the pit straight with a chicane beforehand.[4]

Results

Edition Track Winner Second Third Pole position Fastest lap Ref
2024
Race 1 		Shanghai International Circuit New Zealand Mitch Evans
Jaguar TCS Racing 		Germany Pascal Wehrlein
TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 		New Zealand Nick Cassidy
Jaguar TCS Racing 		France Jean-Éric Vergne
DS Penske 		United Kingdom Jake Dennis
Andretti Formula E Team 		[5]
2024
Race 2 		Portugal António Félix da Costa
TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 		United Kingdom Jake Hughes
NEOM McLaren Formula E Team-Nissan 		France Norman Nato
Andretti Formula E Team 		United Kingdom Jake Hughes
NEOM McLaren Formula E Team-Nissan 		France Norman Nato
Andretti Formula E Team 		[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Smith, Sam (19 October 2023). "Three events dropped as China added to 2024 Formula E calendar". The Race. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  2. ^ Thukral, Rachit (19 October 2023). "Shanghai added, Hyderabad retained as Formula E reveals full 2024 calendar". Motorsport. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Formula E confirms new races in China and India for 2024". Racer. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Formula E's plan for its latest F1 track conversion". The Race. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  5. ^ "2024 Shanghai E-PRIX (R11)". Formula E. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  6. ^ "2024 Shanghai E-PRIX (R12)". Formula E. Retrieved 7 July 2024.