Cape Town Street Circuit

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| Name = Cape Town Street Circuit

| Time = SAST (UTC+02:00)

| Coordinates = {{Coord|33|54|12.45|S|18|24|40.13|E|display=inline,title}}

| Location = Cape Town, South Africa

| Image = Cape Town Street Circuit FE Layout 2023.png

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| FIAGrade = 3E

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| Opened = {{Start date and age|2023|02|24|df=yes}}

| Closed = {{Start date and age|2023|02|25|df=yes}}

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| Events = Formula E
Cape Town ePrix (2023)

| Layout1 = Formula E Circuit (2023)

| Length_km = 2.921

| Length_mi = 1.815

| Turns = 12

| Record_time = 1:09.740

| Record_driver = {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Éric Vergne

| Record_car = DS E-Tense FE23

| Record_year = 2023

| Record_class = F-E

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Cape Town Street Circuit was a {{cvt|2.921|km|mi|abbr=on}} 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

The track was initially planned to be included in the 2022 Formula E calendar, however the race was cancelled.{{Cite web |title=Formula E adds races in Vancouver, Cape Town to 2022 calendar |url=https://www.autosport.com/formula-e/news/formula-e-adds-races-in-vancouver-cape-town-to-2022-calendar/6627820/ |website=Autosport |date=8 July 2021 |access-date=15 January 2023}}{{Cite web |title=Cape Town round dropped from Formula E calendar, Jakarta in |url=https://www.autosport.com/formula-e/news/cape-town-round-dropped-from-formula-e-calendar-jakarta-in/6687181/ |website=Autosport |date=15 October 2021 |access-date=15 January 2023}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Formula E reveals 2023 calendar |url=https://racer.com/2022/06/29/formula-e-reveals-season-9-calendar/ |website=Racer |date=29 June 2022 |access-date=15 January 2023}} Following the approval of FIA World Motor Sport Council in October 2022, the circuit was officially listed on the 2023 Formula E calendar.{{Cite web |title=UPDATE: 2022/23 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship Calendar |url=https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/1708/update-202223-abb-fia-formula-e-world-championship-calendar |website=Formula E |date=19 October 2022 |access-date=15 January 2023}}

Layout

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.{{Cite web |title=Track revealed for Formula E's first Cape Town ePrix|url=https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2022/march/cape-town-e-prix-announcement |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022030551/https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2022/march/cape-town-e-prix-announcement |archive-date=22 October 2022 |website=Formula E |date=4 March 2022 |access-date=15 January 2023}} It is believed that the track would be one of the fastest circuits on the calendar. The racing lap record has an average speed of {{convert|150.78|kph|mph}}.

References

External links

[https://capetowneprix.com/ Official website]

Cape Town

Category:Sports venues in Cape Town

Category:Cape Town ePrix