Parque O'Higgins Circuit

Parque O'Higgins Circuit
Circuit Details
Name	Parque O'Higgins Circuit
Location	O'Higgins Park, Santiago, Chile
Length	2.287 km (1.421 mi)
Corners	11
First Race	2019 Santiago E-Prix
Last Race	2020 Santiago E-Prix
Only Race
Circuit Records
Fastest Lap	Qualifying	Race
1:07.535	1:04.827	1
Sam Bird	Mitch Evans	Sam Bird

The Parque O'Higgins Circuit is a temporary street circuit in O'Higgins Park, Santiago, Chile, first created to host the 2019 Santiago E-Prix, the third round of the 2018/19 ABB FIA Formula E Championship. The second circuit to host the Santiago E-Prix, having replaced the Forestal Park Circuit in 2019, the Parque O'Higgins Circuit would return for the 2019/20 season to host its second E-Prix.

Formula E History

Santiago's inclusion in the Formula E Championship had first been proposed ahead of the 2014/15 season, although the city never appeared on an official calendar. However, it was not until the release of the 2017/18 calendar that Santiago finally appear, taking a slot in early February. The inaugural Santiago E-Prix was hosted a few miles from the Parque O'Higgins Circuit, with the Forestal Park Circuit hosting the race in 2018.

Circuit History

The Parque O'Higgins Circuit would replace the Forestal Park Circuit for the 2019 Santiago E-Prix, after complaints from local residents against the former race. The new circuit was hence established in a local park, the O'Higgins Park, and based around the Movistar Arena, although it was not until the build-up to the 2019 race that the final circuit was revealed.

Circuit Layouts

The initial Parque O'Higgins Circuit layout was revealed on 21 January 2019, measuring 2.348 km (1.459 mi) in length with fourteen corners. A lap of the circuit opens with a fairly open right hander, followed by a small kink that forms the second corner. Turn three appears as a 90° left hander, with the Attack Mode activation point around the outside of the corner.

Turns four and five appear in similar form, long apex 90° left handers, before a kink at turn six to enter the tight turn seven. Exiting turn seven the field take a long curve into the next complex, a tight right-left-right chicane that serves to increase the amount of re-gen for each car. Another long left-hand curve follows, before the field hit the brakes for another 90° left hander at turn twelve.

A short straight follows before a hairpin left forms turn thirteen, followed by another quick blast to turn fourteen, a right-hand hairpin. The exit of turn fourteen then brings the field onto the start/finish straight, with the pit entry a hundred metres from the exit of the final corner.

2020 Updates

The Parque O'Higgins Circuit received some major updates ahead of the 2020 Santiago E-Prix, with the new-for-2019/20 Formula E Track Advisory Committee suggesting edits to the circuit. Their suggestions would lead to a re-profiling of turns one and two, the removal of the turn eight chicane, and the reversal of the hairpins in the final sector. These changes also resulted in the pitlane being moved to the inside of the circuit, and re-positioning of several fan areas.

Records

A full list of records for the Parque O'Higgins Circuit are outlined below, including a list of race winners.

Winners

Below is a list of all of the winners of ePrix held at the Parque O'Higgins Circuit:

Parque O'Higgins Circuit Winners List
Season	Event	Date	Winner	Report
2018/19	2019 Antofagasta Minerals Santiago E-Prix	26 January 2019	Sam Bird	Report
2019/20	2020 Antofagasta Minerals Santiago E-Prix	18 January 2020	Mitch Evans	Report

Race-by-Race Records

The race-by-race records for the Parque O'Higgins Circuit are outlined below:

Parque O'Higgins Circuit Race-by-Race Records
Parque O'Higgins Circuit — 2.348 km (2019)
Event	Qualifying		Fastest Lap		Winner
	Driver	Time	Driver	Time	Driver	Time
2019 Antofagasta Minerals Santiago E-Prix	Sébastien Buemi	1:08.816	Daniel Abt	1:11.263	Sam Bird	47:02.511
Parque O'Higgins Circuit — 2.287 km (2020)
Event	Qualifying		Fastest Lap		Winner
	Driver	Time	Driver	Time	Driver	Time
2020 Antofagasta Minerals Santiago E-Prix	Mitch Evans	1:04.827	Sam Bird	1:07.535	Maximilian Günther	46:11.511

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