Battersea Park Street Circuit

Battersea Park Circuit

Location	London, England
Time zone	GMT
Coordinates	51°28′45″N 0°09′26″W / 51.47917°N 0.15722°WCoordinates: 51°28′45″N 0°09′26″W / 51.47917°N 0.15722°W
Major events	Formula E 2015–
Length	2.925 km (1.818 mi)
Turns	15
Lap record	1:26.790 ( Sam Bird, Virgin Racing, 2015)

Battersea Park is home to the only current circuit located in London, England. It hosted the final two races of the 2014–15 Formula E season, with the first race on 27 June and the second race on the 28 June 2015. It is also scheduled to host the two final races of the second season. The track is 2.922 km in length and features 17 turns. The track was designed by Formula E's London event team and British architect Simon Gibbons. Wandsworth Council approved of the circuit and the double race on 19 February 2015.^[1]

There is some controversy over the park circuit which takes place in a Grade II* listed park with opposition to a public park being disrupted to accommodate the races. The park was closed to the public for four days with a three week disruption period. The Council subject to planning approval have voted for the race to go ahead in 2016 when the park will be closed for almost five days and four weeks disruption. The local community has set up a group to oppose any further races in the park.^[2]

Virgin Racing driver Sam Bird described the track as follows: "The track is in the beautiful Battersea Park, right next to the river Thames, just across from Chelsea and with some of the most famous features of London’s skyline in the background. The layout itself seems to combine fast straights, a couple of high-speed bends as well as some challenging chicanes and braking zones."^[3]

References

1. "Green light for 'double header' London ePrix in Battersea Park". FIA Formula E. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
2. "Save Battersea Park community group". Retrieved 2015-10-27.
3. "London Circuit Guide". fiaformulae.com. Retrieved 2015-07-22.