Punta del Este Street Circuit

Punta del Este Street Circuit
LocationPunta del Este, Uruguay
Time zoneUTC-03:00
Coordinates34°57′17″S 54°56′4″W / 34.95472°S 54.93444°W / -34.95472; -54.93444
Opened1981
Re-opened 1st time: December 2007
Re-opened 2nd time: November 2014
ClosedClosed 1st time: December 1991
Closed 2nd time: March 2010
Closed 3rd time: March 2018
Major eventsFormer:
Formula E Punta del Este ePrix (2014–2015, 2018)
TC2000 (2007–2008, 2010)
F3 Sudamericana (1987–1988, 1991)
Formula E Circuit (2015, 2018)
Length2.785 km (1.731 miles)
Turns20
Race lap record1:16.811 (Argentina José María López, Penske EV-2, 2018, Formula E)
Formula E Circuit (2014)
Length2.808 km (1.745 miles)
Turns20
Race lap record1:18.451 (Germany Daniel Abt, Spark-Renault SRT_01E, 2014, Formula E)
TC2000 Circuit (2010)
Length3.400 km (2.113 miles)
Turns24
Race lap record1:29.288 (Argentina José María López, Honda Civic, 2010, TC2000)
TC2000 Circuit (2008)
Length3.400 km (2.113 miles)
Turns23
Race lap record1:26.058 (Argentina Matías Rossi, Renault Mégane, 2008, TC2000)
TC2000 Circuit (2007)
Length2.650 km (1.647 miles)
Turns21
Race lap record1:22.512 (Argentina Martín Basso, Ford Focus, 2007, TC2000)
Original Circuit (1981–1988, 1991)
Length2.407 km (1.496 miles)
Turns12

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

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]

  1. ^ "Circuit Guide | Punta del Este, Uruguay | FIA Formula E". FIA Formula E. Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  2. ^ "Formula E reveals circuit for Punta del Este ePrix". 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. Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2015-12-18.