Punta del Este Street Circuit: Difference between revisions

|Opened = 1981<br />Re-opened 1st time: December 2007<br />Re-opened 2nd time: November 2014

|Closed = Closed 1st time: December 1991<br />Closed 2nd time: March 2010<br />Closed 3rd time: March 2018

|Events = '''Former:'''<br />[[FIA Formula E Championship|Formula E]] ''[[Punta del Este ePrix]]'' (2014–2015, 2018)<br />[[TC2000 Championship|TC2000]] (2007–2008, 2010)<br />[[Formula 3 Sudamericana|F3 Sudamericana]] (1987–1988, 1991)

|Layout1 = Formula E Circuit (2015, 2018)

|Length_km = 2.785

|Length_mi = 1.731

|Record_time = 1:16.811

|Record_driver = {{flagicon|ARG}} [[José María López]]

|Record_car = [[Spark-Renault SRT_01E|Penske EV-2]]

|Record_year = [[2018 Punta del Este ePrix|2018]]

|Record_class = [[Formula E]]

|Layout2 = Formula E Circuit (2014)

|Length_km2 = 2.808

|Length_mi2 = 1.745

|Turns2 = 20

|Record_time2 = 1:18.451

|Record_driver2 = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Daniel Abt]]

|Record_car2 = [[Spark-Renault SRT_01E]]

|Record_year2 = [[2014 Punta del Este ePrix|2014]]

|Record_class2 = [[Formula E]]

|Layout3 = TC2000 Circuit (2010)

|Length_km3 = 3.400

|Length_mi3 = 2.113

|Turns3 = 24

|Record_time3 = 1:29.288

|Record_driver3 = {{flagicon|ARG}} [[José María López]]

|Record_car3 = [[Honda Civic (eighth generation)|Honda Civic]]

|Record_year3 = [[2010 TC 2000 Championship|2010]]

|Record_class3 = [[TC2000 Championship|TC2000]]

|Layout4 = TC2000 Circuit (2008)

|Length_km4 = 3.400

|Length_mi4 = 2.113

|Turns4 = 23

|Record_time4 = 1:26.058

|Record_driver4 = {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Matías Rossi]]

|Record_car4 = [[Renault Mégane]]

|Record_year4 = [[2008 TC 2000 Championship|2008]]

|Record_class4 = [[TC2000 Championship|TC2000]]

|Layout5 = TC2000 Circuit (2007)

|Length_km5 = 2.650

|Length_mi5 = 1.647

|Turns5 = 21

|Record_time5 = 1:22.512

|Record_driver5 = {{flagicon|ARG}} Martín Basso

|Record_car5 = [[Ford Focus#Touring cars|Ford Focus]]

|Record_year5 = [[2007 TC 2000 Championship|2007]]

|Record_class5 = [[TC2000 Championship|TC2000]]

|Layout6 = Original Circuit (1981–1988, 1991)

|Length_km6 = 2.407

|Length_mi6 = 1.496

|Turns6 = 12

|Record_time6 =

|Record_driver6 =

|Record_car6 =

|Record_year6 =

|Record_class6 =

'''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 Formula E season|2014–15 season]]. The track had {{cvt|2.808|km|mi|abbr=on}} in length and featured 20 turns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/calendar/2014-punta-del-este/punta-del-este-circuit.aspx|title=Circuit Guide &#124; Punta del Este, Uruguay &#124; FIA Formula E|publisher=FIA Formula E|date=|accessdate=2014-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209040949/http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/calendar/2014-punta-del-este/punta-del-este-circuit.aspx|archive-date=2014-12-09|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2014/june/formula-e-reveals-circuit-for-punta-del-este-eprix.aspx|title=Formula E reveals circuit for Punta del Este ePrix|publisher=FIA Formula E|date=2014-06-20|accessdate=2014-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162323/http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2014/june/formula-e-reveals-circuit-for-punta-del-este-eprix.aspx|archive-date=2018-06-12|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114541|title=Formula E unveils Punta del Este circuit in Uruguay|publisher=autosport.com|date=2014-06-20|accessdate=2014-08-24}}</ref>

For [[2015–16 Formula E season|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 {{cvt|2.785|km|mi|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/december/punta-del-este-eprix-track-guide.aspx|title=Punta del Este ePrix - Circuit guide|publisher=FIA Formula E|date=2015-12-09|access-date=2015-12-18|archive-date=2021-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821102935/https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/december/punta-del-este-eprix-track-guide.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Lap records==

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

{| class="wikitable"

!Category!!Time!!Driver!!Vehicle!!Event!!Circuit Map

|-

! colspan=6 | Formula E Circuit: 2.785&nbsp;km (2015, 2018)

|-

| [[Formula E]] || '''1:16.811''' || [[José María López]] || [[Spark-Renault SRT_01E|Penske EV-2]] || [[2018 Punta del Este ePrix]] || [[File:Punta Layout 2018.png|200px]]

|-

! colspan=6 | Formula E Circuit: 2.808&nbsp;km (2014)

|-

| [[Formula E]] || '''1:18.451''' || [[Daniel Abt]] || [[Spark-Renault SRT_01E]] || [[2014 Punta del Este ePrix]] || [[File:Punta del Este ePrix (con mar).svg|200px]]

|-

! colspan=6 | TC2000 Circuit: 3.400&nbsp;km (2010)

|-

| [[TC2000 Championship|TC2000]] || '''1:29.288'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.racingyears.com/race.php?GP=2010%20Turismo%20Competición%202000%20Punta%20del%20Este |title=2010 Turismo Competición 2000 Punta del Este |access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref> || [[José María López]] || [[Honda Civic (eighth generation)|Honda Civic]] || [[2010 TC 2000 Championship|2010 Punta del Este TC2000 round]] || [[File:2010 Punta del Este Grand Prix street circuit map.png|200px]]

|-

! colspan=6 | TC2000 Circuit: 3.400&nbsp;km (2008)

|-

| [[TC2000 Championship|TC2000]] || '''1:26.058'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.racingyears.com/race.php?GP=2008%20Turismo%20Competición%202000%20Punta%20del%20Este |title=2008 Turismo Competición 2000 Punta del Este |access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Matías Rossi]] || [[Renault Mégane]] || [[2008 TC 2000 Championship|2008 Punta del Este TC2000 round]] || [[File:2008 Punta del Este Grand Prix street circuit map.png|200px]]

|-

! colspan=6 | TC2000 Circuit: 2.650&nbsp;km (2007)

|-

| [[TC2000 Championship|TC2000]] || '''1:22.512'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.racingyears.com/race.php?GP=2007%20Turismo%20Competición%202000%20Punta%20del%20Este |title=2007 Turismo Competición 2000 Punta del Este |access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref> || Martín Basso || [[Ford Focus#Touring cars|Ford Focus]] || [[2007 TC 2000 Championship|2007 Punta del Este TC2000 round]] || [[File:2007 Punta del Este Grand Prix street circuit map.png|200px]]

|-

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Mapa Grand Prix.jpg|Comparison of 2010 circuit in city map

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