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raceguide 2021 Michelin Formula E ® J U LY 2 4 - 2 5 HEINEKEN LONDON E-PRIX rd ROUNDS 12 3 RUNNING AND 13 10 13 2020/21 ABB FIA 9 14 11 FORMULA E WORLD 12 CHAMPIONSHIP IP1 LONDON 22 2.252KM 15 8 TURNS (UNITED KINGDOM) IP2 17 6 7 START LINE FINISH LINE 1 3 22 19 16 ATTACK 18 ZONE 2 20 VARIETY 21 5 4 Since its creation in 2014, the Formula E Championship has taken teams to so many varied and unusual locations. The drivers EXCEL CIRCUIT have raced outside Beijing’s Olympic stadium and through the streets of Miami, in the centre A course inside and around of Paris and on the aprons of the ExCel London exhibition Berlin’s former Tempelhof Airport, and now indoors at the London center on the northern quay ExCel exhibition center. In terms of weather, too, they have had of the Royal Victoria Dock to contend with record-high on the left bank of the River temperatures in Chile, to practically freezing point in Morocco, and with Thames the same tire every time! Round 12 Round 13 timetable The 2016 E-Prix JULY 23 Winners Shakedown (15 minutes) 11:15am races 1 and 2 Free Practice 1 (45 minutes) 5:00pm Nicolas Prost (Renault e.dams), 33 laps JULY 24 JULY 25 A bumpy, narrow circuit Free Practice 2 (30 minutes) 9:00am Pole-Positions in Battersea Park Free Practice 3 (45 minutes) 8:00am race 1 Both races won by Nicolas Nicolas Prost (Renault e.dams) Qualifying (in four groups) 11:00am 10:00am Prost (Renault e.dams) race 2 Sébastien Buemi (Renault Super Pole (20 minutes) 11:37am 10:37am Sébastien Buemi e.dams) crowned 2015/2016 Local time Local (Renault e.dams) Formula E Champion E-Prix (45 minutes + 1 lap) 3:04pm 2:04pm THE UNITED KINGDOM AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES/ SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY Jérôme Mondain, The British government has Formula E Manager Michelin Motorsport committed to reducing greenhouse- gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050 compared with 1990 In 2020, renewable energies took over as the chief source of electricity- generation, ahead of fossil fuels Windfarms produced 24 percent WE HEAD TO A of the electricity generated in the United Kingdom in 2020 COMPLETELY NEW This weekend we head to take the cars indoors There are more than 3,000 offshore a completely new venue in VENUE IN LONDON actually changes little. It’s wind turbines in operation or being London where the drivers more the contrast in grip built in the United Kingdom will get to race indoors, on a resin-based levels and the temperature inside and The United Kingdom will host COP26 track surface. We have no idea what sort outside the building that will be bigger in Glasgow, Scotland, in November of grip it will give, but all the data we have issues. That said, the MICHELIN Pilot Sport London’s underground rail network accumulated in all sorts of conditions EV’s has a proven record of being able to is expected to become emissions- around the world over the past seven adapt and we are keen to get the drivers’ free by 2030. Some 16 percent of years suggests we can be confident. The early feedback after shakedown and the the energy it consumes is currently fact that some of the London E-Prix will first free-practice session. ‘green’ London is equipped with 6,000 electric-vehicle battery charging stations the 2021 london E-Prix There are 4,000 electric taxis on the AND THE MICHELIN PILOT SPORT EV streets of London In May 2021, the electric and hybrid MICHELIN Pilot Sport EV car market increased by 14 percent. There are more than 500,000 electric or hybrid vehicles on the UK’s roads Developed specifically for the MICHELIN FIA Formula E Championship GREEN GUIDE Vibrant, colorful and cultural The first 18-inch single-seater London never ceases to charm racing tire visitors. The Michelin Green Guide and Michelin Weekend The first single-seater racing tire Green Guide are the ideal capable of competing in dry and companions to discover the wet conditions British capital’s past and present! The first tire capable of lasting an entire race meeting MICHELIN STATISTIC The 2021 London E-Prix will take the total Size (front/rear) Front: 245/40 R 18 / Rear: 305/40 R 18 distance completed by Formula E’s Michelin- Width (front/rear) 245mm / 305mm equipped winners since the inaugural e-prix Tread width (front/rear) 240mm / 270mm in Beijing in 2014 past the 7,000-kilometer threshold. Michelin was a founding partner Sidewall height (front/rear) 98mm / 122mm (i.e. 40 percent of tread width) of motor racing’s first major series for Rim diameter 18 inches electrically-powered single-seater racing Weight (front/rear) Front: 8kg / Rear: 10kg cars which gained FIA world championship status this year. Type of tread pattern Asymmetric, non-directional Usage Circuits, street circuits, asphalt, concrete, wet or dry weather Number of tires taken for this race 192 (24 cars x 8 tires) Weight saving per set of four tires 9kg for 4 tires (Season 6 vs Season 1) Embedded Michelin tire Automatic transmission monitoring sensors (TMS) of encrypted tire pressure data MICHELIN Pilot Sport EV MICHELIN the winning PILOT SPORT EV tire range THE REVOLUTIONARY PILOT SPORT EV MICHELIN PILOT SPORT EV: FIA FORMULA E ˇ LIGHTER AND MORE ENERGY- EFFICIENT THAN EVER A REVOLUTIONARY RACING TIRE, have become a common feature of road cars enables IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE! Michelin Motorsport’s engineers and chemists to carry For track use over the lessons they learn on the racetrack to everyday Developed specifically for the world’s first all-electric single- tires, in keeping with the firm’s ‘track to street’ policy. seater motor racing championship, the new MICHELIN Pilot PILOT SPORT EV Sport EV is an exceptionally versatile tire that was designed The MICHELIN Pilot Sport EV (front: 245/40 R 18 / rear: ˇ by Michelin Motorsport’s engineers to cover the entire race 305/40 R 18) is tall and narrow in the interests of energy day (free practice, qualifying, race), whatever the weather, as efficiency, which equates to longer range. Its low sidewalls required by the technical regulations that govern the series. also flex less, resulting in the generation of less heat, which in turn means reduced energy consumption, a valuable Another exceptional characteristic of the tire is its benefit for Formula E’s latest-generation ‘Gen2’ Spark SRT size. The MICHELIN Pilot Sport EV was effectively the first 05Es. ever single-seater tire to feature an interior diameter of NEW 18 inches, a disruptive concept put forward by Michelin The MICHELIN Pilot Sport EV is a connected tire, too, Motorsport and approved by the FIA (Fédération thanks to an embedded RFID chip which facilitates tracking, For road use Internationale Automobile). The fact that 18-inch wheels from production through to recycling. (high-performance electric vehicles) PILOT SPORT 4S FORMULA E: a Hi-Tech Lab for Michelin ˇ As part of its VISION plan, Michelin is targeting the production of tires that incorporate 100% recycled, regenerated and bio-sourced materials by 2050. The extreme conditions encountered in Formula E enable Michelin to incubate new ideas and accelerate the introduction of sustainable materials. The proportion of sustainable materials employed for the textiles that go into the MICHELIN Pilot Sport EV Formula E tire is notably high. For track use THE MICHELIN PILOT SPORT EV: THE HEIR PILOT SPORT 4 SUV The MICHELIN Pilot Sport EV returns to the British capital power output of the cars’ power units which today deliver ˇ for the first time in five years. In 2016, the London E-Prix 250kW (335hp). was held on a narrow, bumpy, leaf-strewn circuit in The third-generation Pilot Sport EV for Formula E benefits Battersea Park. The track provided little grip but Michelin’s from the experience Michelin has gained over six seasons Formula E tire overcame the uncustomary conditions to and at some 70 e-prix across the world. A number of the contribute to two close races. race-proven technologies it packs have been carried over As a founding partner of Formula E, Michelin to the MICHELIN Pilot Sport EV for road-going hybrid pioneered a fresh approach to world class and electric sports cars. motor racing with the development of a For road and The latter also benefits from a hard rubber occasional track use single, treaded 18-inch Pilot Sport for compound for the central part of the tread the series. for optimal grip, plus a more efficient This exceptionally versatile tire compound for the shoulders to reduce is capable of performing in wet energy consumption, not to mention PILOT SPORT 4 and dry conditions alike and MaxTouch Construction™ technology ˇ has evolved over successive which maximizes the size of the contact seasons to match the constantly- patch to optimize acceleration, braking improving performance of the and cornering performance. electric single-seaters that star Available in a choice of 16 sizes for 18- to in the championship. Michelin’s 22-inch rims, the MICHELIN Pilot Sport EV current Formula E challenger is 20 delivers outstanding grip in wet and dry percent lighter than the original, but weather and, in addition to its durability, at the same time it is appreciably more extends the range of high-performance For road use efficient, in line with the increasingly higher electric cars by up to 60 kilometers. ENTRY LIST 2021 london E-Prix AUDI SPORT ABT SCHAEFFLER ENVISION VIRGIN RACING FORMULA E TEAM AUDI E-TRON FE07 AUDI E-TRON FE07 N°11 Lucas DI GRASSI (BRA) N°37 Nick CASSIDY (NZL) Races: 80 Fasted race laps: 7 Races: 11 Fasted race lap: 0 Victories: 11 Podiums : 34 Victory: 0 Podiums : 2 Pole positions : 3 ROOKIE Pole positions : 2 CHAMPION 2016/2017 N°33 René RAST