The 2017 New York City ePrix were a pair of Formula E electric car races held on 15 and 16 July 2017 at Brooklyn Street Circuit in Red Hook, Brooklyn before a two-day crowd of 20,000 people. They were the ninth and tenth races of the 2016–17 Formula E Championship and the first New York City ePrix. The first race, contested over 43 laps on 15 July, was won by Virgin driver Sam Bird after starting from fourth place. The Techeetah duo of Jean-Éric Vergne and Stéphane Sarrazin took second and third. The longer 49-lap race held the next day was won by Bird from pole position. Mahindra teammates Felix Rosenqvist and Nick Heidfeld finished second and third.
The Brooklyn Street Circuit, where the race was held
Daniel Abt (pictured in 2015) qualified second and led the first race's 15 laps before retiring with car problems.
Jean-Éric Vergne (pictured in 2016) ran strongly to finish second in the first race.
Stéphane Sarrazin (pictured in 2012) achieved his first podium of his season with a third-place finish.
The Brooklyn Street Circuit is a street circuit in the Red Hook neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, adjacent to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal along Brooklyn's western coast. It was created for the New York City ePrix of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship. Its first use was during the 2016–17 Formula E season when it hosted the 2017 New York City ePrix.
A BMW i3 electric car on display in the eVillage at the 2017 ePrix.
View of the circuit in 2017.