The Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Circuit was a

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on the

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, facing the

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. It was used for the Hong Kong ePrix of the

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, electrically powered

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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.

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

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(FIA). FIA regulations require tracks to be 2.2km long but the Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Circuit was only 1.86km long. 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. Lawrence Yu, governor of the Hong Kong Automobile Association, cited difficulties in extending the track to the west as the

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on the western side of the circuit links up the city with the

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. 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. The Hong Kong ePrix was eventually dropped from the 2019–20 season on the ground of continued

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in the city.

Lap records

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

Race Winners

References

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