URU - URUGUAY
PUNTA DEL ESTE (URBANO)
Not to be confused with Punta del Este, El Jagüel
Description  
Location Punta del Este - Maldonado
Location From Playa Brava, in "los dedos" (fingers) area to Playa La Olla
Latitude - Longitude - 34°57'21"     - 54°56'13"
-34.955833     -54.936944
UTM Coordinates X = 688372.473  -  Y = 6129911.303  -  Zone 21H
Aerial photo / Map (*) Aerial photo / Map (*) OpenStreetMap  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Google Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Bing Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Flash Earth  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Wikimapia
Altitude AMSL 1 m - 3 ft
Inauguration 1981
Closing  
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) Italian ForumForum --> Latin America --> More countries --> URU - Punta de Este formula E [ENG]
(2) English ForumForum --> Latin America --> More countries --> URUGUAY - PUNTA DEL ESTE [ENG]
(3) Canada Youtube (...)Lap of the circuit (2007 layout)
(4) Canada Youtube (...)Presentation of 2007 layout
(5) English www.fiaformulae.com (...)
(6) English www.milermeter.com/?r=1475715Track layout
(7) English www.milermeter.com/?r=2470676Track layout
(8) English www.milermeter.com/?r=3693710Track layout
(9) English www.milermeter.com/?r=6344064Track layout
(10) Angola www.tc2000.com.ar/calendario.php
(11) Canada www.tuercasnews.com/TNEWS/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3276
(12) Canada www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea7g7j5ye48&feature=player_embeddedLap of the circuit (1985 layout)
(13) Canada lechuck.planetadeleste.com/2007/08/25/callejero-en-punta-del-este [Publishing date: August 25th 2007]
(14) Canada www.puntaweb.com/cgi-bin/notas/ver_nota_div.pl?numero_nota=1551 [Publishing date: October 20th 2007]

(*) NOTE: a complete and detailed view of the circuit can be found (if available) on Street View by Google Maps and/or Bird's Eye and 3D views by Bing Maps for Enterprise (former Microsoft Virtual Earth): both can be reached using their own link in Aerial photo / Map cell.

(**) For on-line not-English speaking sources, click on each small flag and you open the corresponding Google Translator page with automatic translation.

Punta del Este (urbano)
Description Circuit used for Argentinian (1981÷1982) and Codasur (1983÷1985) F.2 Championship events and for Sudamerican F.3 events (1987÷1988)
Years 1981÷1985, 1987÷1988
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Street course
Inauguration 1981
Closing 1988
Last update of this page July 17th 2012
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 2407  m 7897  ft 1.496  mi Calculated from aerial photo (*) (8)

Punta del Este (urbano)
Description Circuit used for a Sudamerican F.3 event. I don’t know track layout, nor if it was in the same area of the other ones. I only know that Start/Finish straight is longer than the one of 1981-88 layout, it runs alongside the sea and that first turn is a right one.
Years 1991
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Street course
Inauguration 1991
Closing 1991
Last update of this page July 17th 2012
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  

Punta del Este (urbano)
Description On December 16th 2007 this circuit hosted the last event of TC 2000 Argentinian Championship (Touring cars).
Years 2007
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Street course
Inauguration December 16th 2007
Closing December 16th 2007
Last update of this page January 14th 2009
Info last update November 28th 2007
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 2650  m 8694  ft 1.647  mi   (10)
length 2800  m 9186  ft 1.74  mi   (14)
length 2670  m 8760  ft 1.659  mi Calculated from aerial photo (*) (6)
length 2820  m 9252  ft 1.752  mi Preliminary data, to be confirmed (10)

Punta del Este (urbano)
Description  
Years 2008
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Street course
Inauguration December 2008
Closing 2008
Last update of this page January 14th 2009
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 3400  m 11155  ft 2.113  mi   (10)
length 3351  m 10994  ft 2.082  mi Calculated from aerial photo (*) (7)

Punta del Este (urbano)
Description Compared to 2008 layout, a small chicane was added. It was used only from second lap onwards.
Years 2009÷2010?
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Street course
Inauguration 2009
Closing 2010
Last update of this page April 11th 2010
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  

Formula E Punta del Este ePrix
Description This circuit should host an event of FIA Formula E (electrical single seater) championship in December 2014.
Years 2014÷...
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal Proposal  YES
Proposal not developed  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Street course
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page July 2nd 2014
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 2800  m 9186  ft 1.74  mi   (5)
length 2703  m 8868  ft 1.68  mi Calculated from aerial photo (*) (9)

Punta del Este (all)

Due to technical problems, temporarily it’s no longer possible to see the circuits on Google Maps embedded in the current page.
This feature will be restored as soon as I figure out how to do (any help would be appreciated!)

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Punta del Este 1981÷1985, 1987÷1988

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Punta del Este 2007

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This feature will be restored as soon as I figure out how to do (any help would be appreciated!)

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(Map shown here above can show at the same time all eventual layouts drawn. If you want to see only some of them, please go to Google Maps or Google Earth, by clicking on its own link)


Punta del Este 2008

Due to technical problems, temporarily it’s no longer possible to see the circuits on Google Maps embedded in the current page.
This feature will be restored as soon as I figure out how to do (any help would be appreciated!)

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(milermeter.com can be used in your browser, without installing anything; Google Earth is a program that must be installed in your computer)
(Map shown here above can show at the same time all eventual layouts drawn. If you want to see only some of them, please go to Google Maps or Google Earth, by clicking on its own link)


Formula E Punta del Este ePrix

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Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
July 3rd 2014 Formula E Punta del Este ePrix 2014÷... Guido de Carli Mat_Bont 46 14 Mat_Bont 46 14 Update Description with map
July 17th 2012     Guido de Carli   Antonio Pessoa Update Description
May 3rd 2010   1981÷1985, 1987÷1988 Guido de Carli Antonio Pessoa Antonio Pessoa Update Description with map
April 11th 2010   2009÷2010? Guido de Carli   David Griac (jpm) Update Description
January 14th 2009   2008 Guido de Carli Lorenzo Tommasi Lorenzo Tommasi Update Description with map
November 29th 2007   2007 Lorenzo Tommasi Lorenzo Tommasi   Update Map
November 28th 2007   2007 Lorenzo Tommasi     Update Description
November 5th 2007   2007 Lorenzo Tommasi     New Description without map
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list
 
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