GBR - UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON EXCEL
LONDON DOCKLANDS
Not to be confused with Crystal Palace - London (1968) - London (2004) - London Olympic Park - London, Revolution Karting - Wembley Stadium
Description This location hosted 2007 London Masters (a rallycross event), several track layouts used by Formula E and the construction of an F1 circuit has been proposed.
Location London
LND - London, City of (London borough) - England

London Docklands, on the eastern outskirts of the city, around ExCeL Exhibition Centre and nearby London City Airport
Latitude - Longitude + 51°30'30"     + 0°01'48"
51.508333     0.03
UTM Coordinates X = 293902.495  -  Y = 5710538.491  -  Zone 31U
Aerial photo / Map (*) Aerial photo / Map (*) OpenStreetMap  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Google Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Bing Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Zoom Earth  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Wikimapia
Altitude AMSL 23 m - 75 ft
Inauguration July 24th 2021
Closing  
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) English www.londonmasters.co.uk/visitorinfo.php London Masters 2007 (Rallycross)
(2) English Forum Forum --> Europe --> Great Britain and Ireland --> GBR London proposals [ENG]: London Masters 2007 (Rallycross)
(3) English en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_London_ePrix 2021 London ePrix
(4) English en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_London_ePrix 2022 London ePrix
(5) English en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_London_ePrix 2023 London ePrix
(6) English en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_ePrix Wikipedia
(7) Italian it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuito_del_centro_espositivo_ExCeL Wikipedia
(8) English www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=7799621 2026 London F1 Grand Prix proposal
(9) English www.racecar.com (...) London Masters 2007 (Rallycross) December 4th 2007
(10) Italian autosprint.corrieredellosport.it (...) 2020 Formula E proposal dated March 2019: Map and description March 5th 2019
(11) English www.racefans.net (...) 2020 Formula E proposal dated March 2019 March 5th 2019
(12) Italian Autosprint Extra 1/2019 (page 75) 2020 Formula E proposal dated March 2019: Map and description March 12th 2019
(13) English www.crash.net (...) 2026 London F1 Grand Prix proposal: Rumors unconfirmed March 14th 2023
(14) English www.independent.co.uk (...) 2026 London F1 Grand Prix proposal March 14th 2023
(15) English www.motorsportmagazine.com (...) 2026 London F1 Grand Prix proposal March 14th 2023

(*) 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.

2007 London Masters (Rallycross)
Description Track used for London Masters 2007, a Rallycross event
Years 2007
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Rallycross
Inauguration December 8th 2007
Closing December 9th 2007
Last update of this page April 10th 2009
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 650  m 2133  ft 0.404  mi   (2)

2020 London ePrix
Description Proposed street circuit that should host final two races of Formula E championship on July 25th and 26th 2020. A section of the circuit will be indoor, inside Exhibition Centre.
This event had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Years 2020
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal Proposal  YES
Proposal not developed YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Street course
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page December 3rd 2025
Info last update March 12th 2019
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 2400  m 7874  ft 1.491  mi   (10)

2021 London ePrix
Description  
Years 2021
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Street course
Inauguration July 24th 2021
Closing July 25th 2021
Last update of this page December 3rd 2025
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 2252  m 7388  ft 1.399  mi   (3)

2022 London ePrix
Description  
Years 2022
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Street course
Inauguration July 30th 2022
Closing July 31st 2022
Last update of this page December 3rd 2025
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 2141  m 7024  ft 1.33  mi   (4)

2023÷... London ePrix
Description  
Years 2023÷...
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Street course
Inauguration July 29th 2023
Closing  
Last update of this page December 3rd 2025
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 2086  m 6844  ft 1.296  mi   (5)

London Docklands F.1 (2026)
Description In March 2023, some sources (including motorsportmagazine.com and independent.co.uk) announced plans for an F1 GP to be held in London in August 2026. On the same day, other sources (e.g. crash.net) stated that there were no such plans.
Years  
Direction  
Progetto Proposal Proposal  YES
Proposal not developed YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Street course
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page December 3rd 2025
Info last update March 2023
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 5793  m 19007  ft 3.6  mi   (15)
length 5858  m 19219  ft 3.64  mi   (14)
length 5900  m 19357  ft 3.666  mi   (13)
length 6168  m 20236  ft 3.833  mi Calculated from aerial photo (*) (8)
Difference in level 7  m 23  ft    Calculated from aerial photo (*) (8)

London: comparison between 1968, 2004, London Olympic Park and Docklands F.1 2026 proposals

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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London Docklands F.1 (2026)

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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(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)
(milermeter.com can be used in your browser, without installing anything; Google Earth is a program that must be installed in your computer)



Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
December 3rd 2025     Guido de Carli Roelard Smit Roelard Smit Update Description with map
March 14th 2019 2020 London ePrix 2020 Guido de Carli     Update Description
April 10th 2009 2007 London Masters (Rallycross) 2007 Guido de Carli   Roelard Smit New Description without map
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list
 
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