april 23, 2024 - Hankook
A princely outing: The Hankook iON Race heads to Monaco
Round eight of this season's ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in the principality of Monaco is the next highlight for the Hankook iON Race. On 27th April, the spotlight in the second-smallest country in the world will be on the fully-electric racing series. The 3.337-kilometre circuit, which features world-famous turns like La Rascasse, Casino Square and Grand Hotel Hairpin, is one of the longest on the 2024 Formula E calendar. The 22 drivers must negotiate 19 corners and some narrow streets, as the season reaches the halfway point in the city state on the French Mediterranean coast.
We saw last year that different track surfaces, up and downhill passages, and extreme banking in the tunnel really put the Hankook iON Race through its paces – but do not put it under too much strain. The drivers can depend on the impressive performance of the tyre. The many corners and lack of long straights mean the average speed is lower than it has been so far this season. The main job for the drivers is to get the tyre up to the ideal temperature quickly, and to keep it there," says Hankook Formula E race engineer Thomas Baltes.
As he did last year, Germany's Pascal Wehrlein from the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team travels to the Monaco E-Prix as the championship leader. However, he shares top spot in the table with Jake Dennis. The Andretti Formula E driver also has 89 points to his name. They are followed by Britain's Oliver Rowland (Nissan Formula E Team, 80 points), who won the Saturday race in Misano, and last year's winner Nick Cassidy from New Zealand (Jaguar TCS Racing) with 76 points. The 29-year-old took full advantage of the strong performance of the Hankook iON Race in Monaco in 2023, gaining eight places in the race to take the chequered flag after 29 laps of racing. "The Hankook tyre was really very consistent and did not wear much," said Cassidy after the race.
As well as the Monaco E-Prix, another highlight awaits fans in the principality. On the Thursday ahead of the race weekend, Formula E will present the new Gen3Evo car for Season 11 during a celebratory event at Yacht Club de Monaco.
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