Punta del Este Street Circuit is a street circuit located in

Punta del Este Punta del Este () is a seaside city and peninsula on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. Starting as a small town, Punta del Este later became internationally known as a resort for the Latin and North American j ...

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. It runs along the town's harbour – nicknamed the

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. The Argentine

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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 season. The track had in length and featured 20 turns. For 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 .

Lap records

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

Gallery

Mapa Grand Prix.jpg, Comparison of 2010 circuit in city map 2010 Punta del Este Grand Prix - TC2000 race - 02.jpg, 2010 - TC2000 2010 Punta del Este Grand Prix - Superturismo formation lap.jpg, 2010 - Superturismo 2010 Punta del Este Grand Prix - Turismo Libre start.jpg, 2010 - Turismo Libre 2014 Punta del Este Grand Prix (AUVO) - Superturismo - Norte 1.JPG, 2014 - Superturismo Punta del Este ePrix 2014 02.jpg, 2014 - Formula E

References

Formula E circuits Punta del Este ePrix Motorsport venues in Uruguay Sport in Maldonado Department {{autoracing-venue-stub