Formula E
This year known as the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, is a class of auto racing that uses only electric-powered cars. The series was conceived in 2011, and the inaugural championship started in Beijing in September 2014. ...
It was the brainchild of Alejandro Agag with a bit of help from FIA kingpin Jean Todt.
A bit of a slow burner initially the race series has maintained momentum by cleverly finding a perpetual list of new sponsors and also some interesting and creative city centre venues.
The Gen 2. 2019 Racecar
This year hails the introduction of the second generation race car, certainly a sexy looking beast by any stretch of the imagination.
The Gen 2. 2019 Racecar
The new car for 2019 has 250kW equivalent to roughly 335 bhp, 0-62 mph in 2.8 seconds and a top speed of around 174 mph.
In 2019,on the track, spectators will, for the first time see races completed without the need for the unusual spectacle of car swapping as the first generation of cars batteries were unable to run for a complete race distance.
The 2019 Formula E has 13 Races, visiting 12 Cities on 5 Continents. Manufacturers including Audi, Nissan, Porsche, BMW and Jaguar compete in the series with latecomer Mercedes joining in 2020.
2019 Formula E Race Series Calendar
| Round | ePrix | Country | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ad Diriyah ePrix[42] | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh Street Circuit[43] | 15 December 2018 |
| 2 | Marrakesh ePrix | Morocco | Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan | 12 January 2019 |
| 3 | Santiago ePrix | Chile | Parque O'Higgins Circuit[44] | 26 January 2019 |
| 4 | Mexico City ePrix | Mexico | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 16 February 2019 |
| 5 | Hong Kong ePrix | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Circuit | 10 March 2019 |
| 6 | Sanya ePrix | Sanya Street Circuit | 23 March 2019 | |
| 7 | Rome ePrix | Italy | Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR | 13 April 2019 |
| 8 | Paris ePrix | France | Circuit des Invalides | 27 April 2019 |
| 9 | Monaco ePrix | Monaco | Circuit de Monaco | 11 May 2019 |
| 10 | Berlin ePrix | Germany | Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit | 25 May 2019 |
| 11 | Bern ePrix[45] | Switzerland | TBA | 22 June 2019 |
| 12 13 | New York City ePrix Race 1 New York City ePrix Race 2 | United States | Brooklyn Street Circuit | 13 July 2019 14 July 2019 |
