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Cape Town gets green light to host global e-racing event

Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 21 Oct 2022

Cape Town has been confirmed as one of the official host cities of next year’s ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, also known as Formula E.

This follows approval at the FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting this week.

Taking place on 25 February 2023, the global e-racing tournament will see Cape Town become the first Sub-Saharan Africa city to host a round of the Formula E world championship, which is a single-seater motorsport championship for cars.

In a statement, the organisers say the Mother City joins Hyderabad, India and Sao Paulo, Brazil, as new cities scheduled to hold races in season nine of the e-racing event.

The confirmation of Cape Town on the schedule as round five on 25 February means Formula E will visit four continents and 12 major global cities over the course of its 17-round campaign, notes the statement.

“We are excited to announce Cape Town as a new destination for our series in season nine,” says Alberto Longo, co-founder and chief championship officer of Formula E.

“Our local are working incredibly hard to bring an ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race to the city and we cannot wait to see the futuristic Gen3 race cars competing against the iconic natural backdrop of Table Mountain.”

Formula E is an all-electric motorsport racing tournament. Its inaugural championship race was held in Beijing, China, in 2014. The cars are powered by 100% renewable energy.

The City of Cape Town previously said the event will help it unlock major investment, job creation and its tourism sector. For example, in the three years Formula E was hosted in Hong Kong, it contributed approximately R1.4 billion to that economy, according to the city.

It further highlighted that the race forms part of its COVID-19 recovery plan, as it will offer a much-needed boost for the events and tourism industries impacted by the global pandemic.

The 2023 Formula E world championship opens in Mexico City on 14 January.

2023 calendar of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
2023 calendar of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.

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