2026 Formula E São Paulo E-Prix | Automotive Experience
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2026 Formula E São Paulo E-Prix
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil2025-12-05 to 2025-12-06
About This Event
Formula E's first Brazilian race, held on a 2.9km street circuit incorporating the Anhembi Sambadrome in São Paulo's Santana district since 2023. An anticlockwise layout with eleven corners and the championship's longest flat-out section at 750 metres, run in humid summer conditions with heat and battery management critical. São Paulo is one of only five cities to have hosted a Formula E season opener.
What to Expect
Season 12 opener for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
Slipstream-heavy racing with drivers reluctant to lead for long to conserve energy
Permanent grandstands seating 30,000 along the main straight
Championship's longest flat-out section at nearly one mile
Gen3 cars accelerate 0-100 km/h in 1.82 seconds and reach 320 km/h
Brazilian DJ Mochakk performing race-day set in his home city
Best Way to Experience It
Main straight grandstands face the Sambadrome's 530-metre concrete runway where carnival floats normally parade
Curva da Vitória hairpin leads into the Sambadrome for final-corner overtaking attempts
Good to Know
Portuguesa-Tietê metro station connects to dedicated shuttle bus service dropping fans near entrance E4
Public parking available at Estacionamento Tietê with shuttle access
December sees significant rainfall over 21 days with 80% humidity
Daytime temperatures reach 28°C with moderate heat and humidity
Is This Event Right For You?
Best fit if you value championship milestones — São Paulo E-Prix opens Season 12 on December 6, 2025, among only five cities ever hosting Formula E season openers, back-to-back opener status for second consecutive year.
Best fit if you enjoy urban racing — 2.933km Anhembi Sambadrome street circuit features calendar's longest straight at 750 metres, Turn 1 overtaking zone, 11-corner layout mixing tight hairpins with sweeping medium-speed corners through São Paulo's Santana district.
Best fit if you like family-friendly events — children under 3 enter free, ages 3-17 half-price, 25,000-attendee single-day format with Kids' Zone, accessible via Metro shuttle service from Portuguesa-Tietê station 1.5km away.
Not ideal if you prefer traditional combustion motorsport — electric powertrains produce different sound signature than petrol engines, strategic energy management and Attack Mode replace fuel strategy, battery temperature management critical in São Paulo's 28°C December heat.