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2019 Marrakesh E-Prix OFFICIAL FOUNDING PARTNER & TYRE SUPPLIER SATURDAY, THE circuit JANUARY 12 MOULAY EL HASSAN 2019 - ROUND 2 2.99 2018/2019 ABB KM FIA FORMULA E ANTI- CHAMPIONSHIP 12 CLOCKWISE - TURNS MARRAKESH MOROCCO THE 2018 Marrakesh E-PRIX WINNER: Felix Rosenqvist (Mahindra Racing/ Michelin), 33 laps POLE POSITION: Sébastien Buemi (Renault e.dams), 1m20.355s FASTEST RACE LAP: Nelson Piquet Jr (Panasonic Jaguar Racing), 1m22.832s TIMETABLE Felix Rosenqvist’s third Formula E The circuit MICHELIN victory AND THE 2019 » The track visits parts of MARRAKESH FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 Many drivers caught up in tangles the Circuit International E-PRIX Moulay El Hassan and 3:00pm 30 min. Shakedown Defending champion Lucas di Grassi Avenue Mohammed VI » Tyre: MICHELIN Pilot Sport failed to finish SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 » The Circuit International » Size: 245/40x18 (front) / Moulay El Hassan is a semi- 305/40x18 (rear) 8:00am 45 min. Free Practice 1 permanent racing facility » Tyre allocation per driver 10:15am 30 min. Free Practice 2 THE 2019 » Along with Kyalami, it is per E-Prix: eight new tyres one of only two Grade 2 (four fronts, four rears) 12:00 noon 4 groups, Qualifying Marrakesh FIA-approved circuits in 6 min. E-PRIX Africa 12:45pm SuperPole rd 3 edition » It has been visited by the 45 min. 4:00pm Race 1 race (45 minutes + 1 lap) FIA WTCC/WTCR since 2009 + 1 lap 5:00pm Podium ceremony LOCAL TIME THE MARRAKESH E-PRIX AND MOTORSPORT IN MOROCCO Serge Grisin » The first motorsport event to take place in Morocco was Formula E Championship a road race from Rabat to Casablanca in 1912 Programme Manager, Michelin Motorsport » The first Moroccan cross-country rally was held in 1925 (total distance: 709km) » Winners of the former Moroccan Grand Prix (organised “Marrakesh is the longest from 1924 until 1958) include Chiron, Farina, Behra and track of the season and Trintignant also the one that most » In 1952 and 1953, the Moroccan Royal Automobile Club resembles a conventional organised the 12 Hours of Casablanca circuit because it is a semi- permanent facility. The » The 1958 Morocco Grand Prix counted towards the F1 street portion that doesn’t world championship and was won by Stirling Moss form part of the circuit offers little grip.” » In 1968, André de Cortanze won a sport-prototype race held at Casablanca’s Circuit de la Corniche driving an Alpine A220/ Michelin "MARRAKESH IS THE LONGEST » Michelin has won numerous TRACK OF THE SEASON." events in Morocco, including cross-country victories (on two and four wheels) and WRC success in the 1970s with Alpine and Peugeot MICHELIN THE Marrakesh E-PRIX AND THE 2019 AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES MARRAKESH E-PRIX » Marrakesh hosted the Conference Of Parties in 2001 (COP7) and 2016 (COP22) TECHNICAL data » The Noor Power Station is the world’s biggest solar plant and was opened near Ouarzazate in 2017. It is expected Pilot Sport to generate 580MW by 2020 Front: 245/40x18 & » In October 2018, the second Rive Maroc rally for electric Rear: 305/40x18 vehicles ran through the Atlas Mountains from Tangier to Ouarzazate Developed specifically for the » The first solar shade electric vehicle charging station has FIA Formula E Championship been established in Rabat The first 18-inch single-seater » The 2018 Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles included a class for racing tyre electric vehicles The first single-seater racing tyre capable of competing in dry Marrakesh and wet conditions AND MOROCCO The first tyre capable of lasting » The ancient imperial city of Marrakesh is Morocco’s all the race fourth biggest city » Marrakesh is situated at the foot of the Atlas Mountains » Marrakesh is known as the Red City because of the Size (front/rear) 24/64-18 / 27/68-18 colour of its ramparts which were built in 1123 Width (front/rear) 245mm / 305mm Tread width 240mm / 270mm » The Medina, Marrakesh’s historic centre, has been a (front/rear) UNESCO world heritage site since 1985 Side wall height (front/rear) 98mm / 122mm (i.e. 40 percent of tread width) » The Koutoubia Mosque (77 metres high), Jemaa el-Fnaa Rim diameter 18 inches Sqaure and the Palmeraie are Marrakesh’s main tourist Weight (front/rear) 8kg / 9.9kg attractions Type of tread pattern Asymmetric, non-directional Circuits, street circuits, asphalt, concrete, wet or dry » The capital of the Kingdom of Morocco (population: 34 Usage weather million) is Rabat Number of tyres taken to each race 176 (22 cars x 8 tyres) » Like France and Spain, Morocco has an Atlantic and a Weight saving (compared with the -2kg front Mediterranean coast MICHELIN Pilot Sport EV) -2.5kg rear 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 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) ENTRY LIST 2019 Marrakesh E-PRIX ENVISION VIRGIN RACING (AUDI E-TRON FE05) NISSAN E.DAMS (NISSAN IM01) N°2 SAM BIRD (GBR) N°22 OLIVER ROWLAND (GBR) Victory: 7 Fastest race laps: 5 Victory: 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 Victory: 0 Fastest race laps: 0 2015/2016 Victory: 12 Fastest race laps: 9 Pole position: 0 Podium: 1 Pole position: 11 Podium: 21 PANASONIC JAGUAR RACING (JAGUAR I – TYPE III) DS TECHEETAH (DS E-TENSE FE19 N°3 NELSON PIQUET JR (BRA) N°25 JEAN-ERIC VERGNE (FRA) CHAMPION CHAMPION 2014/2015 Victory: 2 Fastest race laps: 5 2017/2018 Victory: 5 Fastest race laps: 1 Pole position: 1 Podium: 5 Pole position: 8 Podium: 15 N°20 MITCH EVANS (NZL) N°36 ANDRÉ LOTTERER (DEU) Victory: 0 Fastest race laps: 1 Victory: 0 Fastest race laps: 2 Pole position: 1 Podium: 1 Pole position: 0 Podium: 2 HWA RACELAB (VENTURI VFE05) BMW I ANDRETTI MOTORSPORT (BMW IFE.18) N°5 STOFFEL VANDOORNE (BEL) N°27 ALEXANDER SIMS (GBR) ROOKIE Victory: 0 Fastest race laps: 0 ROOKIE Victory: 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 Victory: 0 Fastest race laps: 0 Victory: 2 Fastest race laps: 0 Pole position: 0 Podium: 0 Pole position: 1 Podium: 2 GEOX DRAGON (PENSKE EV-3) MAHINDRA RACING (MAHINDRA M5ELECTRO) N°6 MAX GÜNTHER (DEU) N°64 JÉRÔME D’AMBROSIO (BEL) ROOKIE Victory: 0 Fastest race laps: 0 Victory: 2 Fastest race laps: 1 Pole position: 0 Podium: 0 Pole position: 2 Podium: 7 N°7 JOSE-MARIA LOPEZ (ARG) N°94 FELIX RONSENQVIST (SWE) Victory: 0 Fastest race laps: 1 Victory: 3 Fastest race laps: 3 Pole position: 0 Podium: 2 Pole position: 6 Podium: 7 NIO FORMULA E TEAM (NIO SPORT 004) AUDI SPORT ABT SCHAEFFLER FORMULA E TEAM N°8 TOM DILLMANN (FRA) (AUDI E-TRON FE05) Victory: 0 Fastest race laps: 0 N°11 LUCAS DI GRASSI (BRA) CHAMPION Pole position: 0 Podium: 0 2016/2017 Victory: 8 Fastest race laps: 3 Pole position: 3 Podium: 27 N°16 OLIVER TURVEY (GBR) Victory: 0 Fastest race laps: 0 N°66 DANIEL ABT (DEU) Pole position: 1 Podium: 1 Victory: 2 Fastest race laps: 5 Pole position: 2 Podium: 8 VENTURI FORMULA E TEAM (VENTURI FVE05) N°19 FELIPE MASSA (BRA) ROOKIE Victory: 0 Fastest race laps: 0 Pole position: 0 Podium: 0 N°48 EDOARDO MORTARA (CHE) Victory: 0 Fastest race laps: 0 Pole position: 0 Podium: 1 FIA Formula e DRIVERS STANDING TOT.