The London ePrix is an annual race of the

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championship, held in

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. It was first raced in the 2014–15 season until the 2015–16 season. The event was originally meant to return for the 2019–20 season at a new location around (and through)

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before being cancelled due to the

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. The event at the new location was eventually held in the following season.

Battersea Park Circuit

The first two editions of the London ePrix took place at the Battersea Park Street Circuit, a temporary street circuit at

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. The track was in length and featured 17 turns. The track was designed by Formula E's London event team and British architect Simon Gibbons.

Royal Victoria Dock/ExCeL

For the 2019–20 season, the London ePrix was scheduled to be held around and through the

and around the

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. The layout, featuring 23 turns, became Formula E's first "indoor/outdoor" track. However, the calendar was adjusted due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being cancelled. The London ePrix finally returned in the 2020–21 season, this time as a double header. Before 2022 London ePrix, the circuit length was decreased to . Ahead of the 2022 Sabic London E-Prix the double hairpins at turns 10 and 11 where replaced with a chicane to make a bus stop chicane section helping to make the racing a lot cleaner.

Results

Repeat winners (drivers)

References

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