Cape Town Street Circuit was a
street circuit
A street circuit is a motorsport racing circuit composed of temporarily closed-off public roads of a city, town or village, used in motor races. Airport runways and taxiways are also sometimes part of street circuits. Facilities such as the p ...
laid out on the city streets of
Cape Town, South Africa. It hosted the
Cape Town ePrix
The Cape Town ePrix is a Formula E event held in Cape Town, South Africa. Its first edition took place on 25 February 2023. It was the first Formula E race held in Sub-Saharan Africa.
History
Initially planned to be held in 2022, the r ...
from
2023 Formula E season.
History
The track was initially planned to be included in the
2022 Formula E calendar, however the race was cancelled.
When the provisional calendar of
2023 Formula E season was announced firstly, the circuit was not officially listed on the calendar and was considered to be added in. Following the approval of
FIA World Motor Sport Council in October 2022, the circuit was officially listed on the 2023 Formula E calendar.
Layout
On 4 March 2022, the track layout was revealed, which will be will be located in Cape Town's Waterfront district, around the
Cape Town Stadium
The Cape Town Stadium ( af, Kaapstad-stadion; xh, Inkundla yezemidlalo yaseKapa) is an association football (soccer) and rugby union stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, that was built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. During the planning stage, it wa ...
.
It is believed that the track would be one of the fastest circuits on the calendar.
The racing lap record has an average speed of .
References
External links
Official website
Cape Town
Cape Town
Sports venues in Cape Town
Cape Town ePrix
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