Sanya ePrix
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Jean-Éric Vergne (1)
Techeetah-DS (1)| Haitang Bay Circuit (2019) | |
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| Number of times held | 1 |
| First held | 2019 |
| Most wins (drivers) | Jean-Éric Vergne (1) |
| Most wins (constructors) | Techeetah-DS (1) |
| Circuit length | 2.236 km (1.389 miles) |
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The Sanya ePrix is a race of the all-electric Formula E championship held in Sanya, Hainan, China. It debuted during the 2018–19 Formula E season on the Haitang Bay Circuit. The race was won by Jean-Éric Vergne for DS Techeetah. Planned events in subsequent seasons were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before Formula E announced Sanya would return to the calendar in 2026.[1]
In July 2018 it was announced that Formula E would be held in Sanya for the 2018–19 season.[2]
The race took place on 23 March 2019, as Race 6 of the calendar. The event was won by Jean-Éric Vergne driving for DS Techeetah.[3] The race was not without incidents, with an early crash causing Stoffel Vandoorne and Sam Bird to retire, before finishing the race under a yellow flag due an incident involving Robin Frijns, Lucas Di Grassi and Sebastien Buemi.[4]
The Sanya ePrix was on the Formula E schedule for March 2020, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The race was due to return in March 2021, but it did not materialise and again for March 2023, before Formula E announced later that year in October it would return to China, but instead on a modified layout of the Shanghai International Circuit for the 2024 Formula E Season.[6][7]
In October 2025, Formula E confirmed that the Sanya ePrix would return for the 2025–26 Formula E season after a seven-year hiatus, remaining at the Haitang Bay venue with minor circuit modifications.[8]
