2024 Pre-Season Test 1/4 (Valencia)
Valencia
FIA Formula E
11/04/2024
- Country
- Spain
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 791.413 (2018)
- Hashtag
- #FETesting
Schedule
- Afternoon Session
- 11/04/2024 - 02:00 pm (180 Minutes) [CET]
Strictly speaking, the Formula E track is not in Valencia at all, but in the suburb of Cheste, some 26 kilometers to the west. Both cities were built around 2,000 years ago under Roman influence. Valencia quickly developed into the metropolis of eastern Spain due to its proximity to the Mediterranean Sea and the Turia River.
In the centuries that followed, the city was under alternating Christian and Islamic rule before the Kingdom of Valencia finally became part of the Crown of Aragon in 1238. The eventful history can still be seen today in the cityscape of Spain's third largest city. Around 791,000 people now live here, about as many as in Glasgow. Valencia's landmarks include the former city gate Torres de Serranos, Valencia Cathedral and the modern L'Oceanografic aquarium.
In October 2017, Formula E held its collective pre-season testing in Valencia for the first time. This marked the electric series' departure from the twisty track in Donington, United Kingdom, after three years. In Valencia, Formula E initially used the national version of the Ricardo Tormo circuit familiar from MotoGP - including a new chicane on the start/finish straight. Over the years, Formula E adapted the course layout several times. In 2021, a race weekend was also held in Valencia for the first time, as the Paris E-Prix could not take place due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Circuit Ricardo Tormo (2021)
- Length
- 3.376 km
- Number Corners
- 15
- Direction
- Anticlockwise
- Attack Zone
- Kurve 8
- Top Speed
- 235.000 km/h
- Layout
- High-speed circuit: Mix of different types of corners; T6 adapted compared with preseason tests; T8-T10 new, as is chicane T13-T15 on the start-finish line. Lap time around 15 seconds slower.
- Surface
- Very level, as it is a permanent race track.
- Grip Level
- Very good. No big differences expected between the qualifying groups.
- Tire Wear
- Increased wear especially for the right tires due to fast left turns
- Risk of Accidents
- Increased risk in the new technical part T8-T10 and in the new chicane
- Key Factors
- Energy management very important, qualifying performance
- Specifics
- One of the longest circuits in Formula E history; good overtaking opportunities especially before T1 and T2; new pit entry branches off from new chicane
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