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The Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Circuit was a 1.860 km (1.156 mi) street circuit on the Central Harbourfront on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, facing the Victoria Harbour. It was used for the Hong Kong ePrix of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship. Its first use was on 9 October 2016, as the opening ePrix of the 2016–17 Formula E season and its last use being in March 2019.[1]

Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Circuit

Location	Hong Kong
Time zone	UTC+08:00
Coordinates	22°16′55″N 114°09′29″E
Opened	2016
Closed	2019
Major events	Former: Formula E Hong Kong ePrix (2016–2019) Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy (2019)
Length	1.860 km (1.156 miles)
Turns	10
Race lap record	1:02.317 ( Andre Lotterer, DS E-Tense FE 19, 2019, Formula E)

Event

Formula E

The circuit has been used to hold the Hong Kong ePrix in 2016, 2017 and 2019. A total of 4 races were held on this circuit in the 2016–17 season, 2017-18 season and the 2018–19 season.

The circuit failed to meet regulations set forth by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). FIA regulations require tracks to be 2.2km long but the Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Circuit was only 1.86km long. [2] The FIA required Hong Kong to extend the circuit to 2.2 kilometres for the 2019–20 season, in which two more teams were expected to enter the E-Prix.[2] Lawrence Yu, governor of the Hong Kong Automobile Association, cited difficulties in extending the track to the west as the Hong Kong Station on the western side of the circuit links up the city with the airport. An extension to the east of the circuit through a tunnel was considered too dangerous for the cars to be running at high speeds along a straight road before they enter the tunnel.[2]

The Hong Kong ePrix was eventually dropped from the 2019–20 season on the ground of continued protests in the city.[3]

Lap records

The official race lap records at the Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Circuit are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Formula E Circuit: 1.860 km (2016–2019)
Formula E	1:02.317	Andre Lotterer	DS E-Tense FE 19	2019 Hong Kong ePrix
Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy	1:21.657	Bryan Sellers	Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy (racecar)	2019 Hong Kong Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy round

Race Winners

Season	Date	Driver	Team	Race Distance		Race Time	Report
				Laps	Miles (km)
ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
2016	Oct 9	Sebastian Buemi	e.DAMS Renault	45	51.795 (83.70)	53:13.298	Report
2017	Dec 2	Sam Bird	Virgin-Citroën	43	49.708 (79.98)	1:17:10.486	Report
	Dec 3	Felix Rosenqvist	Mahindra	45	51.795 (83.70)	50:05.084
2019	Mar 10	Edoardo Mortara	Venturi	36	41.616 (66.96)	59:36.119	Report
2020 and 2021	Cancelled due to protests and the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong[4][3]

References

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