THE Circuit SATURDAY, AD Diriyah DECEMBER 15 2018 - ROUND 1 2.495 2018/2019 ABB KM FIA FORMULA E 21 CLOCKWISE CHAMPIONSHIP TURNS - AD DIRIYAH SAUDI ARABIA
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2019 SAUDIA Ad Diriyah E-Prix OFFICIAL FOUNDING PARTNER & TYRE SUPPLIER THE circuit SATURDAY, AD Diriyah DECEMBER 15 2018 - ROUND 1 2.495 2018/2019 ABB KM FIA FORMULA E 21 CLOCKWISE CHAMPIONSHIP TURNS - AD DIRIYAH SAUDI ARABIA TIMETABLE THE 2018 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 SAUDIA Ad Shakedown, Jaguar 12:30pm 30 min. Diriyah E-PRIX I-Pace eTrophy 2:30pm 30 min. Shakedown, Formula E 1ST RUNNING Practice, Jaguar 3:45pm 40 min. 1 race (45 minutes) I-Pace eTrophy SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 FIRST ROUND OF 7:00am 45 min. Practice 1, Formula E SEASON 5 Qualifying, Jaguar 7:55am 30 min. I-Pace eTrophy 9:05am 30 min. Practice 2, Formula E FIRST RACE TO FEATURE THE NEW 10:50am 6 min. Qualifying, Formula E GEN2 CARS 4 groups (mid-race car swaps eliminated) 11:35am Super Pole, Formula E 12:50pm 25min. Race, Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy FIRST FORMULA E RACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST 3:05pm 45 min. Race, Formula E SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 8:00am 180 min. Test, Formula E 1:00pm 180 min. Test, Formula E time) (local Serge Grisin MICHELIN AND Formula E Championship Programme THE 2018 SAUDIA Manager, Michelin Motorsport Ad Diriyah E-PRIX » New Michelin Pilot Sport tyre “The season kicks » Size: front: 245/40x18 / rear: off with a trip to a 305/40x18 new venue, which » Allocation of 4 new front is a pattern we will tyres and 4 new rear tyres per see for a third of the car per event 2018/2019 campaign. The circuit’s layout THE SAUDIA Ad and the early Diriyah E-PRIX information we have » The day after the Saudia "I THINK IT WILL BE suggest it will be Ad Diriyah E-Prix, Emirati TOUGH ON TYRES" tough on tyres, while driver Amna Al-Qubaisi will the presence of sand take part in a Formula E test session. Tatiana Calderon, on the surface will no Katherine Legge and Carmen doubt result in low Jorda are also scheduled to grip levels.” participate in the test. » The inaugural round of the Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy will take place ahead of MICHELIN the Saudia Ad Diriyah AND THE 2018 SAUDI AD DIRIYAH E-PRIX E-Prix. Michelin is the championship’s exclusive tyre supplier. » Michelin was a partner of the TECHNICAL data Race of Champions which was held in Riyadh in January Pilot Sport 2018. Front: 245/40x18 & Rear: 305/40x18 Ad Diriyah AND SAUDI ARABIA » Ad Diriyah is situated on the outskirts of the Saudi capital Riyadh. » The Turaif district has been a Developed specifically for the UNESCO World Heritage site since 2010. FIA Formula E Championship » Ad Diriyah was the capital The first 18-inch single-seater under the first Saudi dynasty racing tyre until 1818. The first single-seater racing » Ad Diriyah’s clock face is the tyre capable of competing in biggest in the world. dry and wet conditions » The Islamic doctrine Wahhabism originated in Ad The first tyre capable of lasting Diriyah. an entire race meeting » Ad Diriyah was the original home of the Saudi royal family. Size (front/rear) 24/64-18 / 27/68-18 » Saudi Arabia (population: 31 million) is the Middle East’s Width (front/rear) 245mm / 305mm biggest country. Tread width 240mm / 270mm » Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 (front/rear) plan seeks to develop Side wall height (front/rear) 98mm / 122mm (i.e. 40 percent of tread width) renewable energies in the Rim diameter 18 inches country. Weight (front/rear) 8kg / 9.9kg » Saudi Arabia plans to build 41 gigawatts of photovoltaic Type of tread pattern Asymmetric, non-directional solar panels in the desert. Usage Circuits, street circuits, asphalt, concrete, wet or dry weather Number of tyres taken to each race 176 (22 cars x 8 tyres) Weight saving -2kg front (compared with the MICHELIN Pilot Sport EV) -2.5kg rear Weight saving per set of four tyres - 9kg for 4 tyres (season 5 vs season 1) (compared with the MICHELIN Pilot Sport EV2) MICHELIN PILOT SPORT THE REVOLUTIONARY NEW MICHELIN PILOT SPORT: LIGHTER AND MORE ENERGY- EFFICIENT THAN EVER A REVOLUTIONARY feature of road cars enables Michelin RACING TYRE, IN MORE Motorsport’s engineers and chemists to WAYS THAN ONE! carry over the lessons they learn Developed specifically for the world’s on the racetrack to everyday first all-electric single-seater motor tyres, in keeping with the firm’s racing championship, the new MICHELIN ‘track to street’ policy. Pilot Sport is an exceptionally versatile tyre that was designed by Michelin The MICHELIN Pilot Sport (front: Motorsport’s engineers to cover the 245/40 R 18 / rear: 305/40 R 18) is tall entire race day (free practice, qualifying, and narrow in the interests of energy race), whatever the weather, as required efficiency, which equates to longer by the technical regulations that govern range. Its low sidewalls also flex less, the series. resulting in the generation of less heat, which in turn means reduced Another exceptional energy consumption, a valuable characteristic of the tyre is its benefit for Formula E’s latest-generation size. The MICHELIN Pilot Sport was ‘Gen2’ Spark SRT 05Es. effectively the first ever single-seater tyre to feature an interior diameter The MICHELIN Pilot Sport is a of 18 inches, a disruptive concept connected tyre, too, thanks to an put forward by Michelin Motorsport embedded RFID chip which facilitates and approved by the FIA (Fédération tracking, from production through to Internationale Automobile). The fact that recycling. 18-inch wheels have become a common Usage FRONT REAR Wet or dry weather Size Size Type of tread pattern 24/64-18 equivalent to 27/68-18 equivalent to Asymmetric, non-directional 245/40R18 305/40R18 Side wall height Rim diameter Side wall height 40% - 98mm 18 inches 40% - 122mm ENTRY LIST 2018 SAUDI Ad Diriyah E-PRIX ENVISION VIRGIN RACING NISSAN E.DAMS N°2 SAM BIRD (GBR) N°22 OLIVER ROWLAND (GBR) Victories: 7 Fastest race laps: 5 Victories: 0 Fastest race laps: 0 Pole position: 4 Podium: 15 Pole position: 0 Podium: 0 N°4 ROBIN FRIJNS (NLD) N°23 SÉBASTIEN BUEMI (CHE) CHAMPION Victories: 0 Fastest race laps: 0 2015/2016 Victories: 12 Fastest race laps: 9 Pole position: 0 Podium: 1 Pole position: 11 Podium: 21 PANASONIC JAGUAR RACING DS TECHEETAH FORMULA E TEAM N°3 NELSON PIQUET JR (BRA) N°25 JEAN-ERIC VERGNE (FRA) CHAMPION CHAMPION 2014/2015 Victories: 2 Fastest race laps: 5 2017/2018 Victories: 5 Fastest race laps: 1 Pole position: 1 Podium: 5 Pole position: 8 Podium: 14 N°20 MITCH EVANS (NZL) N°36 ANDRÉ LOTTERER (DEU) Victories: 0 Fastest race laps: 1 Victories: 0 Fastest race laps: 1 Pole position: 1 Podium: 1 Pole position: 0 Podium: 2 HWA RACELAB BMW I ANDRETTI MOTORSPORT N°5 STOFFEL VANDOORNE (BEL) N°27 ALEXANDER SIMS (GBR) ROOKIE Victories: 0 Fastest race laps: 0 ROOKIE Victories: 0 Fastest race laps: 0 Pole position: 0 Podium: 0 Pole position: 0 Podium: 0 N°17 GARY PAFFETT (GBR) N°28 ANTONIO FELIX DA COSTA (PRT) ROOKIE Victories: 0 Fastest race laps: 0 Victories: 1 Fastest race laps: 0 Pole position: 0 Podium: 0 Pole position: 0 Podium: 1 GEOX DRAGON MAHINDRA RACING N°6 MAX GÜNTHER (DEU) N°64 JÉRÔME D’AMBROSIO (BEL) ROOKIE Victories: 0 Fastest race laps: 0 Victories: 2 Fastest race laps: 1 Pole position: 0 Podium: 0 Pole position: 2 Podium: 6 N°7 JOSE-MARIA LOPEZ (ARG) N°94 FELIX RONSENQVIST (SWE) Victories: 0 Fastest race laps: 1 Victories: 3 Fastest race laps: 3 Pole position: 0 Podium: 2 Pole position: 6 Podium: 7 NIO FORMULA E TEAM AUDI SPORT ABT SCHAEFFLER N°8 TOM DILLMANN (FRA) N°11 LUCAS DI GRASSI (BRA) CHAMPION Victories: 0 Fastest race laps: 0 2016/2017 Victories: 8 Fastest race laps: 3 Pole position: 0 Podium: 0 Pole position: 3 Podium: 27 N°16 OLIVER TURVEY (GBR) N°66 DANIEL ABT (DEU) Victories: 0 Fastest race laps: 0 Victories: 2 Fastest race laps: 5 Pole position: 1 Podium: 1 Pole position: 2 Podium: 8 VENTURI FORMULA E N°19 FELIPE MASSA (BRA) ROOKIE Victories: 0 Fastest race laps: 0 Pole position: 0 Podium: 0 N°48 EDOARDO MORTARA (CHE) Victories: 0 Fastest race laps: 0 Pole position: 0 Podium: 1 THE 2018/2019 CALENDAR 15/12 2018 AD DIRIYAH E-PRIX (SAUDI ARABIA) 12/01 2019 MARRAKESH E-PRIX (MOROCCO) 26/01 2019 SANTIAGO E-PRIX (CHILE) 16/02 2019 MEXICO CITY E-PRIX (MEXICO) 10/03 2019 HONG KONG E-PRIX (HONG KONG, CHINA) 23/03 2019 SANYA E-PRIX (CHINA) 13/04 2019 ROME E-PRIX (ITALY) 27/04 2019 PARIS E-PRIX (FRANCE) 11/05 2019 MONACO E-PRIX (MONACO) 25/05 2019 BERLIN E-PRIX (GERMANY) 22/06 2019 BERN E-PRIX (SWITZERLAND) 13-14/07 2019 NEW YORK CITY E-PRIX (USA) REGULATIONS 2018/2019 ABB FIA FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP - CARS (SINGLE-SEATERS) » Qualifying: The drivers are divided into four tion: 250kW) which can be activated twice per » Spark STR-05e / chassis: Dallara / battery: groups as a function of their championship race. The car’s halo head protection device lights McLaren Applied Technologies positions (or of the previous championship order Up (Blue) when the Attack Mode is activated. in the case of the season’s first race). Each driver » Maximum length: 5,200mm, » FanBoost: A temporary 100kJ power boost has six minutes and up to two flying laps to post » Maximum width: 1,800mm, (240kW-250kW) for five drivers chosen by a a qualifying time. The six fastest drivers go on to fan vote.