Shanghai ePrix
{{Short description|Formula E motor race in China}}
{{F1 race
| Name = Shanghai ePrix
| Flag = Flag of China.svg
| Circuit = Shanghai International Circuit
| Circuit_image =Shanghai ePrix circuit.png
| Laps =
| Circuit_length_km = 3.051
| Circuit_length_mi =1.896
| Race_length_km =
| Race_length_mi =
| First_held = 2024
| Times_held = 2
| Last_held =
| Most_wins_driver =
| Most_wins_constructor = Jaguar (2)
| Current_year = 2025
| Pole_driver = {{flagicon|NZL}} Nick Cassidy
| Pole_team = Jaguar
| Pole_time = 1:31.305
| Winner = {{flagicon|NZL}} Nick Cassidy
| Winning_team = Jaguar
| Winning_time = 45:54.828
| Second = {{flagicon|DEU}} Pascal Wehrlein
| Second_team = Porsche
| Second_time = +7.126
| Third = {{flagicon|POR}} António Félix da Costa
| Third_team = Porsche
| Third_time = +10.444
| Fastest_lap_driver = {{flagicon|DEU}} Pascal Wehrlein
| Fastest_lap_team = Porsche
| Fastest_lap = 1:23.433
}}
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.{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Sam |title=Three events dropped as China added to 2024 Formula E calendar |url=https://www.the-race.com/formula-e/two-events-dropped-china-added-to-formula-es-2024-calendar/ |website=The Race |access-date=8 November 2023 |date=19 October 2023}}
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.{{cite web |last1=Thukral |first1=Rachit |title=Shanghai added, Hyderabad retained as Formula E reveals full 2024 calendar |url=https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/formula-e-2024-calendar-shanghai-hyderabad-tokyo/10534611/ |website=Motorsport |access-date=8 November 2023 |date=19 October 2023}}
The Shanghai ePrix was announced as part of the calendar for the 2023-24 season on 19 October 2023. 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.{{cite web |title=Formula E confirms new races in China and India for 2024 |url=https://racer.com/2023/10/19/formula-e-confirms-new-races-in-china-and-india-for-2024/ |website=Racer |date=19 October 2023 |access-date=8 November 2023}}
Circuit
The race is being held on the Shanghai International Circuit, the same venue that hosts Formula One's Chinese Grand Prix. 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.{{cite web | title=Formula E's plan for its latest F1 track conversion | url=https://www.the-race.com/formula-e/formula-e-shanghai-track-layout-f1-circuit-conversion/ |website=The Race | date=17 January 2024 |access-date=6 March 2024}}