Cape Town Street Circuit

Coordinates: 33°54′12.45″S 18°24′40.13″E / 33.9034583°S 18.4111472°E

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Cape Town Street Circuit
Formula E Circuit (2023)

Location	Cape Town, South Africa
Time zone	SAST (UTC+02:00)
Coordinates	33°54′12.45″S 18°24′40.13″E / 33.9034583°S 18.4111472°E / -33.9034583; 18.4111472
FIA Grade	3E
Opened	24 February 2023; 20 months ago (2023-02-24)
Closed	25 February 2023; 20 months ago (2023-02-25)
Major events	Formula E Cape Town ePrix (2023)
Length	2.921 km (1.815 miles)
Turns	12
Race lap record	1:09.740 ( Jean-Éric Vergne, DS E-Tense FE23, 2023, F-E)

Cape Town Street Circuit was a 2.921 km (1.815 mi) street circuit laid out on the city streets of Cape Town, South Africa. It hosted the Cape Town ePrix from 2023 Formula E season.

History

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The track was initially planned to be included in the 2022 Formula E calendar, however the race was cancelled.^[1]^[2]

When the provisional calendar of 2023 Formula E season was announced firstly, the circuit was not officially listed on the calendar and was considered to be added in.^[3] Following the approval of FIA World Motor Sport Council in October 2022, the circuit was officially listed on the 2023 Formula E calendar.^[4]

Layout

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On 4 March 2022, the track layout was revealed, which will be will be located in Cape Town's Waterfront district, around the Cape Town Stadium.^[5] It is believed that the track would be one of the fastest circuits on the calendar.^[5] The racing lap record has an average speed of 150.78 kilometres per hour (93.69 mph).

References

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^ "Formula E adds races in Vancouver, Cape Town to 2022 calendar". Autosport. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ "Cape Town round dropped from Formula E calendar, Jakarta in". Autosport. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ "Formula E reveals 2023 calendar". Racer. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ "UPDATE: 2022/23 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship Calendar". Formula E. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Track revealed for Formula E's first Cape Town ePrix". Formula E. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

External links

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Official website

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