Beijing ePrix

Beijing ePrix
Beijing Olympic Green Circuit (2014–2015)
Race information
Number of times held	2
First held	2014
Last held	2015
Circuit length	3.44 km (2.14 miles)
Race length	89.4 km (55.7 miles)
Laps	26
Last race (2015)
Pole position
	Sébastien Buemi; Renault e. Dams; 1:37.297;
Podium
	1. S. Buemi; Renault e. Dams; 50:08.835; ; 2. L. di Grassi; ABT; +11.006; ; 3. N. Heidfeld; Mahindra; +15.681; ;
Fastest lap
	Sébastien Buemi; Renault e. Dams; 1:39.993;

The Beijing ePrix was an automobile race of the Formula E championship in Beijing, People's Republic of China. It was first raced in the 2014-15 season, of which the 2014 Beijing ePrix was the first Formula E race in history.

Circuit

The ePrix took place at the Beijing Olympic Green Circuit. It ran around the grounds of the "Bird's Nest" Olympic stadium used in the 2008 Summer Olympics. The track featured 20 turns, and at 3.453 km (2.146 mi) was the longest track used in Formula E. Choosing the location and designing the track was done by designer Rodrigo Nunes in close cooperation with the FIA, Formula E, the People's Republic of China Motor Sport Federation, the Olympic Park Committee, the Mayor of Beijing, the Chinese Government, and event organiser China Racing.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

For the first Beijing ePrix on 13 September 2014 of the first Formula E race was ever the same time, were 75,000 spectators in the Olympic Park to the route. Admission to the event site was free, only the courts in the stands at the start-finish line were chargeable. 40 million people watched the race. Lucas di Grassi won the first ePrix. He benefited from a collision between Nicolas Prost and Nick Heidfeld, who were involved in an accident shortly before the last corner.

Results

Edition	Track	Winner	Second	Third	Pole position	Fastest lap	Ref
2014	Olympic Green	Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport Abt	Franck Montagny Andretti Autosport	Sam Bird Virgin Racing	Nicolas Prost e. Dams Renault	Takuma Sato Amlin Aguri	^[4]
2015	Olympic Green	Sébastien Buemi Renault e.dams	Lucas di Grassi Abt Schaeffler Audi Sport	Nick Heidfeld Mahindra Racing	Sébastien Buemi Renault e.dams	Sébastien Buemi Renault e.dams	^[5]

References

^ "Circuit Guide | Beijing, China - Round 1 | FIA Formula E". FIA Formula E. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
^ "Wraps come off circuit design for Beijing Formula E GP". FIA Formula E. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
^ "Beijing set to host launch of Formula E". China Daily. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
^ "2014 Evergrande Spring Beijing ePrix". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
^ "2015 SWUSP Beijing ePrix". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

[Circuit_Guide-1] "Circuit Guide | Beijing, China - Round 1 | FIA Formula E". FIA Formula E. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

[2] "Wraps come off circuit design for Beijing Formula E GP". FIA Formula E. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

[3] "Beijing set to host launch of Formula E". China Daily. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

[4] "2014 Evergrande Spring Beijing ePrix". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

[5] "2015 SWUSP Beijing ePrix". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

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