Formula E to race in Cape Town as part of venue expansion in 2023
Cape Town will host a round of the electric Formula E championship next February, taking part Hyderabad of India and Brazil’s Sao Paulo are three new locations on the 2023 calendar, the series said on Wednesday.
The race on February 25 will be Formula E’s first in South Africa and the fifth of 17 laps next season.
City Championship, the beginning of a new Gen3 era with faster, more efficient and lighter cars, starting in Mexico City in January.
Formula E says renovations to Seoul’s Olympic stadium mean it can’t be used as a venue anymore, and Formula E is exploring other venues in South Korea for the race on May 20.
The provisional calendar has scheduled two races in the Korean capital, which is hosting this year ePrix ends season where Mercedes’ Stoffel Vandoorne won the championship.
Indonesia will have two races in June in Jakarta, making its debut this year with two race weekends also in Saudi Arabia (Diriyah) in January, Berlin in April and Rome and London in May. Seven.
The venue for round 13 on June 24 is yet to be confirmed.