The opening round of the second FIA Formula E season has been delayed, due to a request from officials in the host city of Beijing, China. The event is now scheduled to take place one week later, on Saturday October 24.
While all pre-season testing has been completed and teams have already packed and shipped their cars and equipment in readiness for the event, Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag said that the change has been made to avoid the race meeting clashing with other events planned for the Beijing Olympic Park precinct.
“While it is regrettable that the date of the opening race has had to be delayed by one week, we understand the logistical difficulties in staging conflicting events,” he said.
“Together with our partners and the authorities, we therefore decided that the best course of action was to move our race by one week. We remain confident that despite the date change the Beijing ePrix will provide for a spectacular start to the second season of our championship.”
The rescheduling of the Beijing ePrix effectively shortens the season’s length by one week, with the change not affecting any of other championship rounds. There is still one race location yet to be finalised and announced, planned for Round 5 on March 19, while the season-ending London ePrix is yet to have its date locked in.
2015/6 FIA Formula E World Championship Season Calendar | |||
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Date | Event | Location | |
24 October 2015 | ![]() |
Beijing ePrix | Beijing Olympic Green Circuit, China |
07 November 2015 | ![]() |
Putrajaya ePrix | Putrajaya street circuit, Malaysia |
19 December 2015 | ![]() |
Punta del Este ePrix | Punta del Este street circuit, Uruguay |
06 February 2016 | ![]() |
Buenos Aires ePrix | Puerto Madero street circuit, Argentina |
19 March 2016 | TBA | ||
02 April 2016 | ![]() |
Long Beach ePrix | Long Beach street circuit, United States |
23 April 2016 | ![]() |
Paris ePrix | Les Invalides street circuit, Paris, France |
21 May 2016 | ![]() |
Berlin ePrix | Tempelhof Airport circuit, Germany |
04 June 2016 | ![]() |
Moscow ePrix | Moscow street circuit, Russia |
TBA | ![]() |
London ePrix | Battersea Park street circuit, London, United Kingdom |
TBA | ![]() |
London ePrix | Battersea Park street circuit, London, United Kingdom |
Image via FIA Formula E Championship
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