São Paulo Street Circuit

The São Paulo Street Circuit is a street circuit in São Paulo, Brazil which hosted the São Paulo Indy 300 from 2010 to 2013, and the São Paulo ePrix since 2023.

São Paulo Street Circuit

Formula E Circuit (2023–present) Original IndyCar Circuit (2010–2013)
Location	Anhembi Sambadrome, São Paulo, Brazil
Time zone	UTC-03:00
Coordinates	23°30′59″S 46°38′50″W
Capacity	30,000
FIA Grade	3E
Opened	14 March 2010; 14 years ago (2010-03-14) Re-opened: 24 March 2023; 17 months ago (2023-03-24)
Closed	5 May 2013; 11 years ago (2013-05-05)
Former names	Circuito do Anhembi (2010–2013)
Major events	Current: Formula E São Paulo ePrix (2023–present) Former: IndyCar São Paulo Indy 300 (2010–2013) Campeonato Sudamericano de GT (2011, 2013) Mercedes-Benz Grand Challenge (2013)
Formula E Circuit (2023–present)
Length	2.933 km (1.822 miles)
Turns	14
Race lap record	1:13.684 ( Sam Bird, Jaguar I-Type 6, 2023, F-E)
Original IndyCar Circuit (2010–2013)
Length	4.081 km (2.536 miles)
Turns	11
Race lap record	1:20.4364 ( Tony Kanaan, Dallara DW12, 2013, IndyCar)

IndyCar

The street circuit race track was laid out in the Santana district. The circuit was along the Sambadrome of Anhembi and utilized portions of the Marginal Tietê service drive. The circuit hosted the São Paulo Indy 300 for four years (2010–2013).

The track was 4.081 km (2.536 mi) long and consisted of 11 turns.^[1] Even though it was a temporary circuit, it still had a permanent seating capacity of 30,000 people as it passes through the Anhembi Sambadrome.

Formula E

A Formula E race was planned in 2018. However in November 2017, it was announced that the São Paulo ePrix would be postponed to the 2018–2019 Formula E season.^[2] After several postponements, the contract was finally signed on 30 April 2022 for 5 years. ^[3][4]

The site hosted the inaugural São Paulo ePrix in 25 March 2023 as part of the 2022–23 Formula E season.^[5] The track has 2.933 km (1.822 mi) length and uses a good part of the original IndyCar circuit.^[6][7] The green flag is located inside the Anhembi Sambadrome.^[8]

Winners

Formula E

Year	Driver	Team	Report
2023	Mitch Evans	Jaguar Racing	Report
2024	Sam Bird	NEOM McLaren	Report

IndyCar Series

Year	Driver	Team	Report
2010	Will Power	Penske Racing	Report
2011	Will Power	Penske Racing	Report
2012	Will Power	Penske Racing	Report
2013	James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Autosport	Report

South American GT Championship

Year	Race	Class	Driver	Team
2011	Race 1	GT3	Pedro Queirolo	TNT Energy Team
		GT4	Cristiano Frederico Caio Lara	ATW Racing Team
	Race 2	GT3	Pedro Queirolo	TNT Energy Team
		GT4	Cristiano Frederico Caio Lara	ATW Racing Team
2013	Race 1	GT3	Marcelo Hahn Allam Khodair	Blau Motorsport
		GT4	Eduardo Oliveira William Freire	M2 Competições
	Race 2	GT3	Marcelo Hahn Allam Khodair	Blau Motorsport
		GT4	Walter Pinheiro Renan Guerra	Guerra Motorsport

Lap records

As of March 2023, the fastest official lap records at the São Paulo Street Circuit are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Formula E Circuit: 2.933 km (2023–present)[7]
Formula E	1:13.684	Sam Bird	Jaguar I-Type 6	2023 São Paulo ePrix
Original Circuit: 4.081 km (2010–2013)[7]
IndyCar	1:20.4365	Tony Kanaan	Dallara DW12	2013 São Paulo Indy 300
GT3	1:34.402[9]	Allam Khodair[10]	Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3	2013 São Paulo Campeonato Sudamericano de GT round
Ferrari Challenge	1:43.846[11]	Cristiano Federico[12]	Ferrari F430 Challenge	2011 São Paulo GT Brasil round
Mercedes-Benz Challenge	1:54.323[13]	Neto De Nigris	Mercedes-Benz C250	2013 São Paulo Mercedes-Benz Grand Challenge round

References

1. Sao Paulo Indy 300
2. Sao Paulo Formula E race postponed until season five
3. Guilherme Longo (2022-05-02). "São Paulo anuncia acordo com Fórmula E para ePrix em março de 2023; corrida será realizada no Sambódromo". Motorsport (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-05.
4. Julio Cesar (2022-05-02). "São Paulo anuncia acordo com a Fórmula E para corrida em 2023". InsideEVS (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-05.
5. Rafael Lopes (2022-05-02). "Fórmula E: no Anhembi, São Paulo vai receber primeiro ePrix do Brasil". Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-05.
6. "2023 Julius Baer São Paulo ePrix Circuit Information". Formula E. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
7. "São Paulo Street Circuit". Racingcircuits. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
8. Fabio Seixas (2022-05-01). "Anhembi, contrato de 5 anos, asterisco: tudo sobre a Fórmula E em São Paulo". Uol (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-05.
9. "Duas Vitórias de Hahn/Khodair No Anhembi". 5 May 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
10. "Campeonato Sudamericano de GT - GT3 2013 standings". Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
11. "Brasil GT São Paulo 2011". Retrieved 19 January 2023.
12. "Itaipava GT Brasil - GT4 2011 standings". Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
13. "Mercedes-Benz Grand Challenge – Titória de Márcio Campos nas ruas do Anhembi". 5 May 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2023.