Stat attack: 2019 Paris E-Prix

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Stat attack: 2019 Paris E-Prix

10 things you probably didn't know about the Paris E-Prix

Stat attack: 2019 Paris E-Prix

Round eight of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship sees all 22 cars and drivers storm into the heart of Paris as the voestalpine European races rumble on. Ahead of all the action on Saturday April 27, here's 10 things you probably didn't know about the race in Paris.

10. Back again and here to stay 

The ABB FIA Formula E Championship returns to Paris for the fourth consecutive season, making it one of the most frequently raced circuits in the series' history. After the all-electric series and the city confirmed that the event would take place for another three years, here's to plenty more inner-city street racing action in the French capital. 

9. City of Light

Paris has been a global centre for commerce, education, fashion, gastronomy, and the arts for centuries. Often referred to as La Ville Lumiere (the City of Light), both because it was one of the first major European cities to adopt street lighting, but also due to the Age of Enlightenment that followed, as the French capital became known as a centre of education and ideas throughout Europe. Since then, the capital has inspired a number of poets, philosophers, engineers and scientists. 

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8. Populous and popular  

As the most populous city in France, with an area of around 40 square miles, Paris is home to two million residents and continues to be one of the most visited travel destinations in the world.

7. Circuit des Invalides

From Rome - one of the longest tracks in the Championship - we find ourselves at one of the shortest. The Paris E-Prix takes place in the heart of the city on the Circuit des Invalides - a 1.93km track that winds its way around 14 turns, encompassing the famous Les Invalides complex. Home to a collection of buildings containing military museums and monuments, including the Musée de l'Armee (the military museum of the Army of France), the complex features the iconic Dôme des Invalides church at its heart, which contains Napoleon’s tomb.

6. Back to the beginning

Formula E returns to the birthplace of motorsport and the city which played host to the first motor racing contest, from Paris to Rouen, in 1894. France has since hosted some of the most famous races in the world, including the Paris-Dakar Rally and the French Grand Prix.

5. More than motorsport 

Over the years, the French capital has staged numerous high profile sporting events, including the annual French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament on the red clay of Roland Garros, the conclusion of the Tour de France, the Rugby World Cup, the FIFA World Cup on two occasions, and the Summer Olympics (which they will host for a third time in 2024).

4. Home race heroes 

Out of all 22 drivers, two of the current line-up race under the French flag. They are reigning Champion and DS Techeetah driver Jean-Eric Vergne and NIO’s Tom Dillmann - the only 2018/19 season ever-present yet to score a point in the current campaign.

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2. For the record 

Setting the lap record here last season was Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler's frontman Lucas di Grassi, who set a 1:00.881 seconds in Practice 2 at last year’s Paris E-Prix. With the new faster, longer-lasting Gen2 car, expect lap times to tumble around Les Invalides. 

1. Birthday Boys

Both Jean-Eric Vergne and Felipe Massa celebrate birthdays on April 25, two days before the Paris E-Prix (although, at 29 on the day, the Parisian is 9 years the Brazilian’s junior), while Jose Maria Lopez turns 36 the day before the race (26 April).