Riyadh Street Circuit

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Riyadh Street Circuit
Diriyah Street Circuit 2023.png
Location Diriyah, Saudi Arabia
Time zone UTC+03:00 (AST)
Coordinates 24°44′19″N46°35′02″E / 24.73861°N 46.58389°E / 24.73861; 46.58389
FIA Grade 3E
Opened15 December 2018;5 years ago (2018-12-15)
Major eventsCurrent:
Formula E
Diriyah ePrix (2018–present)
Former:
Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy (2018–2019)
Formula E Circuit (2018–present)
Length2.495 km (1.550 miles)
Turns21
Race lap record1:08.723 ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Bird, Jaguar I-Type 5, 2022, Formula E)

The Riyadh Street Circuit is a street circuit located in the capital of Saudi Arabia, used for the Ad Diriyah ePrix of the FIA Formula E Championship. It held its first race on 15 December 2018, as the opening race of the 2018-19 FIA Formula E Championship. [1]

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History

In May 2018, ahead of the 2018 Berlin ePrix, it was announced that Formula E holdings had signed a deal with the Saudi Arabian government, for a race to be held in the outskirts of the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, in the Ad Diriyah district for 10 years. [2] The design was first unveiled on 25 September 2018 at the Governate of Diriyah, with the design calling for a 2.847 km (1.769 mi) long track. [3]

Track Layout

The original layout of Riyadh Street Circuit (2018-2019) Ad Diriyah Layout 2018.png
The original layout of Riyadh Street Circuit (2018–2019)

The Final track layout was shortened to 2.495 km (1.550 mi), and it features a distinctive second sector, with its tight corners being unique to the track in the Formula E Championship. [4] Before the 2021 race, the track was revised and resurfaced with reprofiling Turn 9, 13, 18, 19; and moving the start straight before the Turn 18. [5]

Lap records

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

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Formula E Circuit: 2.495 km (2018–present)
Formula E 1:08.723 Sam Bird Jaguar I-Type 5 2022 Diriyah ePrix
Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy 1:30.564 [6] Sérgio Jimenez Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy (racecar) 2019 2nd Diriyah Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy round

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