London ePrix
{{Short description|Electric motorsport race}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{F1 race
| Name = London ePrix
| Flag = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
| Circuit = ExCel London (2023–present)
| Circuit_image = London ePrix 2023.png
| Laps =
| Circuit_length_km = 2.09
| Circuit_length_mi = 1.30
| Race_length_km =
| Race_length_mi =
| First_held = 2015
| Times_held = 6
| Last_held =
| Most_wins_driver = {{flagicon|FRA}} Nico Prost
{{flagicon|GBR}} Jake Dennis (2)
| Most_wins_constructor = {{flagicon|FRA}} e.Dams-Renault (3)
| Current_year = 2024 Race 2
| Pole_driver = {{flagicon|NZL}} Nick Cassidy
| Pole_team = Jaguar
| Pole_time = 1:09.871
| Winner = {{flagicon|GBR}} O. Rowland
| Winning_team = Nissan
| Winning_time = 54:30.572
| Second = {{flagicon|GER}} P. Wehrlein
| Second_team = Porsche
| Second_time = +1.055
| Third = {{flagicon|NZL}} M. Evans
| Third_team = Jaguar
| Third_time = +3.782
| Fastest_lap_driver = {{flagicon|GBR}} Jake Hughes
| Fastest_lap_team = McLaren-Nissan
| Fastest_lap = 1:11.331
}}
The London ePrix is an annual race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship, held in London, United Kingdom. It was first raced in the 2014–15 season until the 2015–16 season.{{cite web|url=http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/june/racing-back-into-the-heart-of-london/|title=Racing back into the heart of London|publisher=fia.com|date=23 June 2015|access-date=20 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630222904/http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/june/racing-back-into-the-heart-of-london/|archive-date=30 June 2016|url-status=dead}} The event was originally meant to return for the 2019–20 season at a new location around (and through) ExCeL London before being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event at the new location was eventually held in the following season.
Battersea Park Circuit
File:Battersea Park Circuit.svg in the first two seasons.]]
The first two editions of the London ePrix took place at the Battersea Park Street Circuit, a temporary street circuit at Battersea Park in London, England. The track was {{cvt|2.922|km|mi|abbr=on}} in length and featured 17 turns. The track was designed by Formula E's London event team and British architect Simon Gibbons.{{cite web|url=http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/february/london-formula-e-race-gets-green-light.aspx|title=Green light for 'double header' London ePrix in Battersea Park|publisher=FIA Formula E|date=19 February 2015|accessdate=24 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629172140/http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/february/london-formula-e-race-gets-green-light.aspx|archive-date=29 June 2015|url-status=dead}}
Royal Victoria Dock/ExCeL
File:London Docks and ExCel Layout 2021.svg
File:London Docks and ExCel Layout 2022.svg
For the 2019–20 season, the London ePrix was scheduled to be held around and through the ExCeL London and around the Royal Victoria Dock. The {{cvt|2.252|km|mi|abbr=on}} layout, featuring 23 turns, became Formula E's first "indoor/outdoor" track.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/february/london-e-prix|title=Formula E returns to London in 2020|publisher=fiaformulae.com|date=5 March 2019|access-date=15 October 2019|archive-date=15 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115191109/https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/8069/register-now-formula-e-returns-to-london-in-2020|url-status=live}}
However, the calendar was adjusted due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being cancelled. The London ePrix finally returned in the 2020–21 season, this time as a double header.
Before the 2022 London ePrix, the circuit length was decreased to {{cvt|2.141|km|mi|abbr=on}} by removing the two hairpins at turns 10 and 11 and replacing them with a bus stop chicane. The layout was further changed for the 2023 London ePrix, removing the old turns 17 and 18 to create a straight and reducing the length of the circuit to {{cvt|2.09|km|mi|abbr=on}}.
For the 2023 season finale the circuit was changed again with the hairpin at turn 16 removed and turns 17-18 being taken out as well as the track was designed to run around the construction work of the ExCeL’s new ICC Expansion. Therefore the outside grandstands were removed and replaced with a standing viewing platform for fans.
Results
=Repeat winners (drivers)=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Wins
! Driver ! Years won |
|---|
| 2
| {{flagicon|France}} Nico Prost |
| 2
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Jake Dennis |
| colspan=3|Source:{{cite web|title=Formula E Winners List (Drivers)|url=http://www.formulaestats.com/stats/winners.php|work=Formula E Stats|access-date=13 May 2022|archive-date=21 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521121228/http://www.formulaestats.com/stats/winners.php|url-status=live}} |