Formula E: Zurich hums in whisper mode
RACING AT THE LAKEBECKEN Next Sunday, June 10, the biggest Swiss motor race since the 1954 Bern Grand Prix will take place. Up to 100,000 curious visitors are expected to attend the first appearance of FIA Formula 1 in Switzerland. The Formula E course runs through Zurich's Engequartier district, measures 2.46 kilometers, features eleven [...]
The Formula E course runs through Zurich's Enge district, measures 2.46 kilometers, and has eleven curves. The start/finish is on Mythenquai opposite the Enge harbor at the entrance to the parking lot.
Afterwards turn right into General-Guisan-Quai, then left into Stockerstrasse, left again into Dreikönigstrasse and left again into Genferstrasse, at Gotthardstrasse turn right again until Alfred-Escher-Strasse, then turn left and straight back almost to the succulent collection, at the top of which it goes back into Mythenquai to the start/finish.
Free spectator seats are available in the fan zones
Tips for spectators The grandstand seats are all sold out. The free spectator areas are called fan zones and are located along Alfred-Escher-Strasse between Rentenanstalt and Belvoir-Park, along Genferstrasse, in the upper part of Stockerstrasse to the corner of Dreikönigstrasse and after the start/finish on Mythenquai to the corner of General-Guisan-Quai.
The largest free fan zone is the Allianz-E-Village with various activities and information booths, which practically stretches from the Arboretum and the park at Seebad Enge along the shore to the Zurich Yacht Club.
The race on Sunday lasts just under an hour
The schedule: Sunday, June 10 8:30 a.m. safety car test, 9 to 9:45 a.m. first free practice, 11:30 to 12 p.m. second free practice. 2 to 3 p.m. qualifying.
The start of the first E-Prix Zurich will be at 6:04 pm. The race runs over 39 laps and lasts about 55 minutes. The public award ceremony will take place immediately afterwards.
Either way, Zurich is in whisper mode - but it will certainly get loud if one of the two Swiss Formula E drivers (Sébastien Buemi or Edoardo Mortara) should win ...