Formula E to race in three new locations in 2019/2020; drops Hong Kong

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The 2019/20 ABB FIA Formula E Championship will race in 12 of the world’s leading cities, including three new locations – Seoul, Jakarta and London.

The busiest season yet in the short history of Formula E was formally approved following the FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) meeting in Cologne, Germany last week.

The Diriyah E-Prix kicks off the season once again on 22-23 November, with the Mercedes-Benz EQ and TAG Heuer Porsche teams making their much-anticipated arrival to complete a full 24-car grid for the first time in Formula E.

Races then move to South and Central America for the Antofagasta Minerals Santiago E-Prix (18 January 2020) and CBMM Niobium Mexico City E-Prix (15 February 2020), with the Marrakesh E-Prix replacing Hong Kong – where increasingly violent protests continue to damage the SAR’s image, economy and reputation – for round five of the 2019/20 calendar.

Sanya fills the last free slot, with another scorcher around Haitang Bay for round six on 21 March next year.

The voestalpine European races return for season six, starting with the third running of the Rome E-Prix on 4 April 2020, followed by the Paris E-Prix in the French capital against the stunning backdrop of the Eiffel Tower on 18 April 2020.

The ABB FIA Formula E Championship touches down in South Korea for the first time on 3 May 2020 for the Seoul E-Prix, ahead of the most recent race to be announced – the inaugural Jakarta E-Prix – taking place on 6 June 2020.

Being the only city to have featured in each season of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, the BMW i Berlin E-Prix presented by CBMM Niobium will once again be held at the historic Tempelhof Airport on 21 June 2020, where all four German manufacturers go wheel-to-wheel for the first time in front of their home crowd.

Two weeks later, Formula E crosses the Atlantic to the Big Apple for the penultimate event of the season in New York.

The voestalpine European races and the 2019/20 ABB FIA Formula E Championship come to a conclusion in London across a two-day season finale showdown at ExCeL London on 25-26 July 2020.