Cape City will host a spherical of the electrical Formulation E championship subsequent February, becoming a member of India’s Hyderabad and Brazil’s Sao Paulo as three new venues on a 2023 calendar, the sequence mentioned on Wednesday.
The Feb. 25 race will likely be Formulation E’s debut in South Africa and the fifth of 17 rounds subsequent season.
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Town-based championship, the beginning of a brand new Gen3 period with sooner, extra environment friendly and lighter automobiles, begins in Mexico Metropolis in January.
Formulation E mentioned renovation works to Seoul’s Olympic Stadium meant it might now not be used as a venue and Formulation E was exploring different places in South Korea for a Might 20 race.
The provisional calendar had envisaged two races within the South Korean capital, which hosted this yr’s season-ending ePrix the place Mercedes’ Stoffel Vandoorne received the championship.
Indonesia could have two June races in Jakarta, which made its debut this yr with double-header weekends additionally in Saudi Arabia (Diriyah) in January, Berlin in April and Rome and London in July.
The venue for spherical 13 on 24 June was nonetheless to be confirmed.