Monaco ePrix

The Monaco ePrix is a biennial automobile race of the Formula E championship in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Monaco ePrix
Circuit de Monaco
Race information
Number of times held3
First held2015
Most wins (drivers) Sébastien Buemi (2)
Most wins (constructors) e.Dams (2)
Circuit length1.765 km (1.097 mi)
Race length90.015 km (55.947 mi)
Laps51
Last race (2019)
Pole position
Podium
Fastest lap

Circuit

On 18 September 2014 it was announced that Formula E would be racing on a shorter version of the original Monaco Grand Prix circuit for the 2014–15 season.[1] This version misses out the hill, Casino square, the iconic hairpin, the famous tunnel and the chicane. However, in the 2020-21 season, the ePrix will be held on the traditional Monaco circuit.[2]

Monaco was not scheduled to be on the calendar for the second season of Formula E because it takes the slot on the calendar filled by the Historic Grand Prix at Monaco every other year.[3] Series boss Alejandro Agag revealed that a race in Paris replaced the Monaco ePrix for 2016, but Monaco was held again in the 2016–17 season.

In 2020, virtual version of the track hosted the first ever Race At Home series due to travelling and restrictions around mass gatherings from 2020 Coronavirus pandemic. The race is a non-scoring preseason race.[4] It then made a return on Round 3, where the damage level increased.

Results
EditionTrackWinnerSecondThirdPole positionFastest lap
2015 Circuit de Monaco Sébastien Buemi
e.dams Renault		 Lucas di Grassi
Abt Sportsline		 Nelson Piquet, Jr.
China Racing		 Sébastien Buemi
e.dams Renault		 Jean-Éric Vergne
Andretti Autosport
2017 Sébastien Buemi
Renault e.dams		 Lucas Di Grassi
Abt Schaeffler Audi Sport		 Nick Heidfeld
Mahindra Racing		 Sébastien Buemi
Renault e.dams		 Sam Bird
DS Virgin Racing
2019 Jean-Eric Vergne
Techeetah-DS		 Oliver Rowland
e.Dams-Nissan		 Felipe Massa
Venturi		 Jean-Eric Vergne
Techeetah-DS		 Pascal Wehrlein
Mahindra

Repeat winners (drivers)
Wins Driver Years won
2 Sébastien Buemi 2015, 2017

References
  1. "Formula E set to race on shorter version of Monaco circuit". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. "Formula E set to finally use Monaco F1 layout in 2021". The Race. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. Sylt, Christian; Hewitt, Kate (28 June 2015). "Formula E To Add Two New Races in 2016". Forbes. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. Pre-Season Race! ABB Formula E Race At Home Challenge In Support Of UNICEF, retrieved 19 April 2020


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