The Jakarta International e-Prix Circuit is a

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. It was built for the

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of the

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, electrically powered

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championship. The first edition of

was held here in

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Background

The proposal of the

was first announced in July 2019, with mid-2020 announced as the target date for an inaugural race. The originally intended location, the

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and the Merdeka Square was rejected along with a proposal for the use of the

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. Originally, there were 5 options being proposed: Jenderal Sudirman Street, Indah Kapuk Beach,

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, and the

region. With the Ancol region being announced as the location in January 2022. This circuit has been under construction since 2022. In January 2022, the Governor of Jakarta,

Anies Baswedan Anies Rasyid Baswedan (, born 7 May 1969) is an Indonesian academic, activist, and politician who served as the Governor of Jakarta from 2017 to 2022. A student activist and political analyst before entering public service, he served as the Recto ...

, inaugurated the Jakarta International e-Prix Circuit. The track's construction was completed a week before the ePrix week.

Layout

The circuit has 18 corners. The circuit layout is inspired by the ''Kuda lumping'' horse and is driven clockwise. The circuit features a start/finish line straight of . Turn 1 is a wide right-hander with multiple choices of racing lines which generates ample overtaking opportunities, followed by two right-handers and two fast left-handers approaching the mall straight. The double left-right 90-degree turns after the mall straight is continued by a tricky and fast S-section, into a straight. The Turn 13 hairpin is the hardest braking zone in the track, followed by a right-left kink. Turn 16 has widening and banking on the outside line to accommodate the attack-mode activation zone. The lap ends with a fast left-hander and a sharp right-hander. Formula E driver

Lucas di Grassi Lucas Tucci di Grassi (born 11 August 1984) is a Brazilian racing driver, who competes in Formula E for Lola Yamaha ABT. In formula racing, di Grassi competed in Formula One in , and won the 2016–17 Formula E Championship with Abt. In endu ...

has described the track as, "having a good mixture of low, medium and high-speed corners and will test every aspect of car performance."

Lap records

As of June 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Jakarta International e-Prix Circuit are listed as:

References

{{Formula E circuits * Formula E circuits North Jakarta Sports venues in Jakarta Motorsport venues in Indonesia 2022 establishments in Indonesia

Background

Layout

Lap records

See also

References