Beijing Olympic Green Circuit

Beijing Olympic Green Circuit
Beijing Olympic Green Circuit is a street circuit in Beijing, China, which was first used on September 2014 for the first ever ePrix of Formula E. With 20 turns and a length of 3.453 km, it is the longest circuit in Formula E. The locating and designing of the track was done by Rodrigo Nunes in cooperation with the FIA and Chinese authorities, as well as the organisers China Racing.

Driver Comments
Lucas Di Grassi, Audi Sport Abt: The Beijing track is an amazing facility. For the drivers, it will be a tremendous challenge to learn the limits of this track quickly, as well as to understand the best overtaking opportunities. The most obvious places are likely to be Turns 1, 2, 6, 19 and 20. The circuit will also require lots of traction and braking stability, while the energy recuperation at braking zones will help to stabilise the car. Also, it will be our first ever race, so all the drivers will be raring to go! The pit lane is also unique and requires some special practice to get right, also because drivers have to switch cars in their pit box."

Katherine Legge, Amlin Aguri: "This is the first chicane, turn 3. (...) Unrealistically tight, I would say. They've had a good first attempt at it, but as these things happen, they do change and I would imagine that this would be a little bit too tight."

Track Changes
For the second ePrix, the track layout was lightly modified. The first chicane, previously Turns 3, 4 and 5, has been removed with the second chicane taking a tighter profile than last year. Drivers believe that the modified layout offers increased chances of overtaking.