Punta del Este Street Circuit

Punta del Este Street Circuit is a street circuit located in Punta del Este, Uruguay. It runs along the town's harbour – nicknamed the Monte Carlo of South America.

Punta del Este Street Circuit

Location	Punta del Este, Uruguay
Time zone	UTC-03:00
Coordinates	34°57′17″S 54°56′4″W / 34.95472°S 54.93444°W / -34.95472; -54.93444Coordinates: 34°57′17″S 54°56′4″W / 34.95472°S 54.93444°W / -34.95472; -54.93444
Opened	1981 Re-opened 1st time: December 2007 Re-opened 2nd time: November 2014
Closed	Closed 1st time: December 1991 Closed 2nd time: March 2010
Major events	Former: Formula E Punta del Este ePrix (2014–2015, 2018) TC2000 (2007–2008, 2010) F3 Sudamericana (1987–1988, 1991)
Formula E Circuit (2015, 2018)
Length	2.785 km (1.731 miles)
Turns	20
Race lap record	1:16.811 ( José María López, Penske EV-2, 2018, Formula E)
Formula E Circuit (2014)
Length	2.808 km (1.745 miles)
Turns	20
Race lap record	1:18.451 ( Daniel Abt, Spark-Renault SRT_01E, 2014, Formula E)
TC2000 Circuit (2010)
Length	3.400 km (2.113 miles)
Turns	24
Race lap record	1:29.288 ( José María López, Honda Civic, 2010, TC2000)
TC2000 Circuit (2008)
Length	3.400 km (2.113 miles)
Turns	23
Race lap record	1:26.058 ( Matías Rossi, Renault Mégane, 2008, TC2000)
TC2000 Circuit (2007)
Length	2.650 km (1.647 miles)
Turns	21
Race lap record	1:22.512 ( Martín Basso, Ford Focus, 2007, TC2000)
Original Circuit (1981–1988, 1991)
Length	2.407 km (1.496 miles)
Turns	12

The Argentine TC2000 Championship hosted three races at Punta del Este in 2007, 2008 and 2010.

The Formula E has hosted the Punta del Este ePrix at the venue. The first edition was held on 13 December 2014 during the 2014–15 season. The track had 2.808 km (1.745 mi) in length and featured 20 turns.^[1][2][3]

For season two, the circuit was slightly modified. The first corner was changed, instead of a right-left chicane it is now left-right. The idea behind this change is to make the pit exit much safer than last year, where the cars were exiting the pits on the racing line. This also slightly reduced the lap length to 2.785 km (1.731 mi).^[4]

Lap records

The official fastest race lap records at the Punta del Este Street Circuit are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event	Circuit Map
Formula E Circuit: 2.785 km (2015, 2018)
Formula E	1:16.811	José María López	Penske EV-2	2018 Punta del Este ePrix
Formula E Circuit: 2.808 km (2014)
Formula E	1:18.451	Daniel Abt	Spark-Renault SRT_01E	2014 Punta del Este ePrix
TC2000 Circuit: 3.400 km (2010)
TC2000	1:29.288^[5]	José María López	Honda Civic	2010 Punta del Este TC2000 round
TC2000 Circuit: 3.400 km (2008)
TC2000	1:26.058^[6]	Matías Rossi	Renault Mégane	2008 Punta del Este TC2000 round
TC2000 Circuit: 2.650 km (2007)
TC2000	1:22.512^[7]	Martín Basso	Ford Focus	2007 Punta del Este TC2000 round

Gallery

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  Comparison of 2010 circuit in city map

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  2010 - TC2000

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  2010 - Superturismo

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  2010 - Turismo Libre

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  2014 - Superturismo

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  2014 - Formula E

References

1. . FIA Formula E. Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
2. . FIA Formula E. 2014-06-20. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
3. "Formula E unveils Punta del Este circuit in Uruguay". autosport.com. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
4. "Punta del Este ePrix - Circuit guide". FIA Formula E. 2015-12-09.
5. "2010 Turismo Competición 2000 Punta del Este". Retrieved 12 July 2022.
6. "2008 Turismo Competición 2000 Punta del Este". Retrieved 12 July 2022.
7. "2007 Turismo Competición 2000 Punta del Este". Retrieved 12 July 2022.

 

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