The Shanghai E-Prix is an annual race in the

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, an all-electric single-seater racing series. The race was held for the first time at the

Shanghai International Circuit The Shanghai International Circuit () is a motorsport race track, situated in the Jiading District, Shanghai. The circuit is best known as the venue for the annual Chinese Grand Prix which was hosted from 2004 to 2019 and was scheduled again f ...

on 25 May 2024.

History

Formula E has raced in China multiple times, with the

Beijing ePrix 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 ...

serving as the opening race for the seasons 1 and 2, the

Hong Kong ePrix The Hong Kong ePrix was an annual race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship, held at the Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Circuit in Hong Kong. The track was touted as a potential venue for the all-electric series’ ...

serving as the opening race for the seasons 3 and 4 and held for the final time in 2019, and the

Sanya ePrix The Sanya ePrix was an automobile race of the Formula E championship in Sanya, People's Republic of China. Its first and only appearance on the Formula E calendar was in the 2018–19 season. Background China had hosted two ePrix before on t ...

being held in 2019. There was supposed to be a race in Sanya in 2020, but this was cancelled due to the

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. The Shanghai ePrix was announced as part of the calendar for the 2023-24 season on 19 October 2023. It would be held as a double header, with the second race substituting for the

Jakarta ePrix The Jakarta ePrix is an annual race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship, which is held in Jakarta, Indonesia. It is the first FIA-sanctioned race in the country since the A1 GP Grand Prix of Nations race in Sentu ...

, which was cancelled due to the upcoming presidential election.

Circuit

The race is being held on the

, the same venue that hosts

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. The track layout has been altered to remove the long back straight, instead cutting across from Turn 9 to the pit straight with a chicane beforehand.

Results

References

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