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Circuit des Invalides

Location	Paris, France
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)CEST (DST)
Coordinates	48°51′18″N 2°18′45″E / 48.85500°N 2.31250°E / 48.85500; 2.31250
Opened	23 April 2016; 8 years ago (2016-04-23)
Closed	27 April 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04-27)
Major events	Formula E Paris ePrix(2016–2019)Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy (2019)
Website	http://www.paris-eprix.com/fr/
Formula E Circuit (2016–2019)
Length	1.93 km (1.20 miles)
Turns	14
Race lap record	1.02.323 ( Nick Heidfeld, Mahindra M2ELECTRO, 2016)

The Circuit des Invalides was a street circuit located around Les Invalides in Paris, France. It was used for the Paris ePrix of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship. It was first used on 23 April 2016 for the 2016 Paris ePrix.[1]

View from the Esplanade des Invalides, where the pit lane is located.

The track was 1.93 km (1.20 mi) in length and featured 14 turns. It went clock-wise around Les Invalides with the Musée de l'Armée and the tomb of Napoleon. The pit lane was located along the Esplanade des Invalides, north of Les Invalides.[1] It was characterised by a slippery surface, and a short section at turn 3 with new tarmac temporarily placed over the cobblestones.

The official race lap records at the Paris Street Circuit are listed as:

1. ^ a b "Track design for Paris ePrix revealed". fiaformulae.com. 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
2. ^ "2019 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Series Round 6 - Paris ePrix Race (25' +1 Lap) Provisional Classification" (PDF). fiaformulae.com. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2023.