Paris Street Circuit

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Circuit des Invalides
Paris Street Circuit.png
Location Paris, France
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Coordinates 48°51′18″N2°18′45″E / 48.85500°N 2.31250°E / 48.85500; 2.31250 Coordinates: 48°51′18″N2°18′45″E / 48.85500°N 2.31250°E / 48.85500; 2.31250
Opened23 April 2016;6 years ago (2016-04-23)
Closed27 April 2019;3 years ago (2019-04-27)
Major events Formula E Paris ePrix
(2016–2019)
Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy (2019)
Formula E Circuit (2016–2019)
Length1.93 km (1.20 miles)
Turns14
Race lap record1.02.323 ( Flag of Germany.svg Nick Heidfeld, Mahindra M2ELECTRO, 2016)
Website www.paris-eprix.com/fr/

The Circuit des Invalides was a street circuit located around Les Invalides in Paris, France. It was used for the Paris ePrix of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship. It was first used on 23 April 2016 for the 2016 Paris ePrix. [1]

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View from the Esplanade des Invalides, where the pit lane is located. Hotel des Invalides, North View, Paris 7e 140402 1.jpg
View from the Esplanade des Invalides, where the pit lane is located.

The track was 1.93 km (1.20 mi) in length and featured 14 turns. It went clock-wise around Les Invalides with the Musée de l'Armée and the tomb of Napoleon. The pit lane was located along the Esplanade des Invalides, north of Les Invalides. [1] It was characterised by a slippery surface, and a short section at turn 3 with new tarmac temporarily placed over the cobblestones.

Lap records

The official race lap records at the Paris Street Circuit are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Formula E Circuit: 1.93 km (2016–2019)
Formula E 1:02.323 Nick Heidfeld Mahindra M2ELECTRO 2016 Paris ePrix
Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy 1:17.153 [2] Simon Evans Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy (racecar) 2019 Paris Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy round

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    2. "2019 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Series Round 6 - Paris ePrix Race (25' +1 Lap) Provisional Classification" (PDF). fiaformulae.com. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2023.