JAKARTA: Alongside Seoul and London, Jakarta joins the ABB FIA Formula E calendar as a brand new race city in the 2019/20 season of the all-electric street racing series.
On June 6, a full grid of 24 cars and the most competitive line-up in motorsport, including new manufacturers Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, will navigate their way around the National Monument in Merdeka Square in the centre of the city - subject to circuit homologation and approval of the FIA World Motor Sport Council.
“The calendar for this coming season of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship was already shaping up to be something special, but to add another race in Asia and Indonesia in particular is incredibly exciting," said Alberto Longo, Co-Founder & Chief Championship Officer of Formula E.
"Indonesia already has an affinity with motorsport - hosting races and events in the past and developing drivers who’ve progressed up the ladder - as well as having an extremely engaged and growing fan base. On top of that, it’s also an emerging market for electric vehicles, with increased investment already being made to push production and clean up the air around the cities. Formula E wants to play a part in that positive change and with the most competitive grid of manufacturers in motorsport, I can’t wait to go green in Jakarta on June 6 next year."
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