Formula E today announced the addition of races in China and India to its calendar for 2024, the 10th season of the world’s first electric racing series, following approval at the FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting today.
Formula E will race for the first time in Shanghai at the Shanghai International Circuit with a doubleheader of races on Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26. The race on the permanent circuit follows seven previous Formula E events in China run on street courses in Sanya and Hong Kong.
Hyderabad will host Formula E again on Saturday, February 10, following the 31,000-capacity sold out debut race in February this year.
Formula E’s 10th season was already set to include a race in Tokyo on March 30, which will mark the first time a world championship race will be held on the streets of the Japanese capital.
There are two further updates to the previously announced calendar. The event planned for Jakarta on Saturday, June 8 will not go ahead following the announcement of a campaigning period in the Indonesian presidential elections during most of June. This would impact the logistics of delivering a race on the streets of the capital city at the same time. Formula E and the authorities in Jakarta are exploring the feasibility of racing in the city on an alternative date.
The second update is a likely venue change in Italy for Rounds 7 and 8. This follows a review by experts at Formula E and the FIA into this past season’s races in Rome, where the new faster, more powerful GEN3 car reached the limits of the narrow, sharp-turning circuit in Rome’s business district. Formula E is exploring alternative venues, including permanent circuits, to maintain an event in the key Italian market. An update on the venue in Italy is expected before the end of the year.
