The Circuito cittadino dell'EUR was a

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located in the

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neighborhood in

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. It was used for the

Rome ePrix The Rome ePrix was an annual race of the open-wheel car, single-seater, Electric car, electrically powered Formula E championship held at the Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR in Rome, Italy. The race became official when local government unanimousl ...

of the

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, electrically powered

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championship. It was first used on 14 April 2018 for the

2018 Rome ePrix The 2018 Rome ePrix (formally the 2018 CBMM Niobium Rome E-Prix Presented By Mercedes EQ) was a Formula E Electric motorsport, electric car race held at the Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR in the EUR, Rome, EUR residential and business district of t ...

Layout

The track was firstly in length and features 21 turns. It started at

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and finished at the Marconi Obelisk, passing by the and the

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. A circuit around the EUR district was previously proposed to host a

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Grand Prix in both 1985 and 2009. On 3 February 2021, a new and longer layout was announced for the circuit, which is in length and features 19 turns. Also, both the start straight and finish straight were changed. This layout provided longer and faster straights in order to improve opportunities for overtaking.

Lap records

The fastest official race lap records at the Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR are listed as:

References

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