Formula E is set to return to the UK next summer with the streets of London hosting a race in season six of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship.
The race will take part around London Docklands, with the starting grid and finishing straight located inside the ExCel Centre, and will be the season finale double-header of the 2019/20 campaign on July 25 and 26.
ExCeL will be the new home of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in the UK as part of a multi-year agreement and represents a first return to the capital for the sport since the London ePrix in 2016.
”Every motorsport series would love to host an event in London – this has been our desire for quite some time now and we’re delighted to have found a new home in the Royal Docks at ExCeL London,” said Formula E founder and chief executive officer Alejandro Agag.
#BREAKING: Formula E will return to London in 2020 with a world-first indoor-outdoor track #LondonEPrix 🇬🇧 Register for interest here >> https://t.co/bkqCwBxghi#ABBFormulaE @ExCeLLondon pic.twitter.com/TZ4eTLe0Sz — ABB Formula E (@FIAFormulaE) March 5, 2019
“Formula E coming back to the UK extends beyond pure racing excitement, it’s also a strong message for London to tackle inner-city air pollution by promoting clean technologies and electric sustainable mobility.”
The world’s first all-electric international single-seater championship began in the grounds of Beijing’s Olympic Park in 2014 and now has nine manufacturers, 11 teams and 22 drivers on the grid with races taking places on city streets around the world.
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