On 27 April 2024, there will be electricity in the air in the Principality of Monaco with the return of Formula E.
An idea made reality
On the evening of March 3, 2011, FIA President Jean
Todt and Spanish businessman, Formula E Chairman Alejandro Agag, met in a Paris
restaurant and gathered their thoughts in just a few words on what would become
the world's first all-electric international single-seater championship.
Formula E’s founding mission was for its race through the streets of the most
iconic cities in the world - with a grid full of the best racing drivers and
teams around - to show just what sustainable mobility was capable of, driving
electric vehicles to the fore in the race for a better, cleaner future.
Evolution or Revolution?
September
2014 marked the launch of the inaugural Formula E season. Initially, the
category only permitted a single model of car (similar to Formula 2). But from
2015, Formula E rules were changed to allow constructors to build their own
motors, and various other parts (gearbox, rear suspension, electronic
management box).
The competition
underwent a major shake-up, with increasingly more powerful and efficient cars
and technologies.
For the
2018/2019 season, the Gen2 car was introduced in place of the Gen1. The
restyled version boasted more power, increased from 180kW (240 bhp) to 250kW
(335 bhp) with a top speed of 280km/h.
Formula E is
reinventing motor racing, bringing in tactical innovations like "ATTACK
MODE". It represents a real challenge for the teams and drivers: leaving
the racing line to launch ATTACK MODE poses a risk, but the additional power
for a few laps can be a game-changer.
It
also happens to be the only sport in the world where fans can influence the
outcome, by voting to give their favourite driver an extra boost of mechanical
performance during the race: "Fan Boost".
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Faster and faster…
The 2022/2023 season sees the arrival of the third
generation of car, Gen3!
Learning lessons from the previous eight years of
electric racing, the new car's battery pumps out 350Kw (470 bhp) of power, for
potential top speeds of 320km/h. Compared with the previous generation, this
latest model is 75% more powerful and its maximum speed is no less than 95 km/h
faster!
The Monaco E-Prix, un unmissable annual event
At the first
Monaco E-Prix in May 2015, the cars raced through the Principality on a reduced
circuit, since they lacked the range to complete a full race on the same
circuit as that used for Formula 1.
The electric
cars have been racing the full circuit since 2021, illustrating the huge
technical strides made in the discipline since its creation.
Held
in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2022, the Monaco E-Prix is now an annual fixture
of the ABB Formula E World Championship, after getting the green light from the
FIA World Motor Sport Council in June 2021.
1,800 new parking spaces
Spectators
arriving by car can now enjoy easier access to the circuit and special rates by
using the new "Parking des Salines" car park at the western entrance
to the Principality, opposite the Exotic Garden.
From the car
park, it's just a 15 minute walk to the circuit via the Galerie des Salines.
Simply follow the signposts. Alternatively, use one of the free shuttle buses
laid on by Monaco's bus operator CAM. You will just need to show your car park
ticket on boarding.
The buses will
run ever ten minutes from 8 am to 8 pm, between the Parking des Salines and
Avenue Albert II in Fontvieille. Spectators can then walk to the Place d'Armes
and the F1 circuit in minutes, or use the elevators.
Spectators
with reduced mobility are encouraged to use this solution if possible.
For more details, visit the car park website: Parking des Salines
Come and experience the electric atmosphere in Monaco!
Pour plus d'informationFor more information, visit the ACM website