Brooklyn Street Circuit
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The Brooklyn Street Circuit is a street circuit in the Red Hook neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, adjacent to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal along Brooklyn's western coast. It was created for the New York City ePrix of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship. Its first use was during the 2016–17 Formula E season when it hosted the 2017 New York City ePrix.
Location | Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York, USA |
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Time zone | UTC −5 |
Coordinates | 40.681482°N 74.015468°W / 40.681482; -74.015468 |
FIA Grade | 3E |
Opened | 15 July 2017; 6 years ago (2017-07-15) |
Closed | 17 July 2022; 22 months ago (2022-07-17) |
Major events | Former Formula E New York ePrix (2017–2019, 2021–2022) Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy (2019) |
Formula E Circuit (2021–2022) | |
Length | 2.320 km (1.442 miles) |
Turns | 14 |
Race lap record | 1:10.050 ( Mitch Evans, Jaguar I-Type 5, 2021, Formula E) |
Formula E Circuit (2018–2019) | |
Length | 2.374 km (1.475 miles) |
Turns | 14 |
Race lap record | 1:11.305 ( Daniel Abt, Audi e-tron FE05, 2019, Formula E) |
Formula E Circuit (2017) | |
Length | 1.953 km (1.220 miles) |
Turns | 13 |
Race lap record | 1:03.883 ( Maro Engel, Venturi VM200-FE-02, 2017, Formula E) |
Following the last known CART PPG Cup races in the New York metropolitan area in the 1980s, there have been several failed attempts to establish a race in or near New York City for a major automobile series. In September 2016, New York City and Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) officials announced the establishment of a 2017 event in the city for Formula E, with the Red Hook location selected over other potential sites including Central Park. The race was approved due to the absence of air pollution and noise disturbances from the electric-powered race cars, compared to normal gasoline-powered racing automobiles. The inaugural New York City ePrix events were held on July 15−16, 2017, with Sam Bird of DS Virgin Racing winning both races.