Formula
E is set to race in Sanya next season, marking the return of the
electric street racing series to Mainland China on March 23 - for
round six of the 2018/19 ABB FIA Formula E Championship.
Sanya
- a popular tourist destination on the southern tip of Hainan - will
see the futuristic new-look Gen2 cars battling it out on the shores
of the South China Sea. Formula E has previously raced in China, with
Beijing hosting the first-ever E-Prix around the grounds of the
Olympic Park in 2014 - as well as the opening round of season two.
The
teams and drivers will go wheel-to-wheel against the backdrop of
Haitang Bay - with further details on the track layout to be revealed
at a later date.
Subject
to approval of the updated calendar by the FIA World Motor Sport
Council, the Sanya E-Prix will be the second of two races to be held
in Asia in season five - alongside the third visit of the ABB FIA
Formula E Championship to Hong Kong on March 10.
Alejandro
Agag, Founder & CEO of Formula E, said: “Bringing the ABB
FIA Formula E Championship back to Mainland China is an important
step in a key territory for the series and a market
that’s instrumental to the continued development and uptake of
electric vehicles globally. Sanya is an idyllic setting for a
Formula E race - not just with the stunning views on the shores of
the South China Sea - but for the ongoing efforts of Hainan in the
field of electric mobility, which has led to Sanya boasting the best
air quality of any city in China.”
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