Formula E Hyderabad E-Prix confirmed for 2024

    2024 Hyderabad E-Prix to be held on February 10. New calendar also features rounds at Shanghai and Tokyo.

    Published On Oct 20, 2023 12:25:00 PM

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    2024 Formula E Hyderabad E-Prix

    2024 Hyderabad E-Prix to be held on February 10.

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    Formula E has confirmed that it will be returning to India next year, with the Hyderabad E-Prix scheduled for February 10, 2024. The event joins a 16-round calendar that has been revealed following a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council.

    1. 2024 Hyderabad E-Prix on February 10
    2. 2024 calendar features 16 rounds
    3. New Italian venue being evaluated

    Hyderabad E-Prix to return

    The inaugural Hyderabad E-Prix was held on the streets alongside the Hussain Sagar Lake earlier this year, with an attendance of roughly 31,000. Speaking to Autocar India at the event, Alberto Longo, co-founder and chief championship officer, Formula E, stressed that India was “a must” for Formula E.

    “Yes, there were challenges, as there are in every single city that we have raced in for the first time. But these are definitely something that we can work around,” he had added.

    However, in the months since, there were doubts surrounding the return of the Hyderabad E-Prix, especially since the organising team for the event was disbanded back in August. Formula E has now put those doubts to rest, giving the 2024 Hyderabad E-Prix the go-ahead with support from the Telangana Government and Minister KT Rama Rao.

    Mahindra Racing has been part of Formula E since the series’ inception. But there’s going to be even more India representation on grid next year, with Jehan Daruvala racing for Maserati.

    2024 Formula E calendar revealed

    Formula E will also return to China was the first time in five years, with the first-ever Shanghai E-Prix scheduled as a double-header in May 2024. This means Formula E will be the only motorsport championship to race in the world’s three most populous countries (China, India and USA) in 2024.

    “Without doubt, our Season 10 calendar is the most compelling yet for drivers, teams, fans and viewers around the world. The combination of street circuits, which is in Formula E’s DNA, and established race tracks will allow drivers to push the capabilities of the Gen3 car harder and further,” Longo said.

    Three events have been dropped, though, with the 2024 calendar not including Jakarta, Rome and Cape Town. Organisers are evaluating a venue change for the Italian rounds after a review by experts found that the new Gen3 Formula E car has “reached the limits of the narrow, sharp-turning circuit in Rome’s business district”. An official statement adds that “Formula E is exploring alternative venues, including permanent circuits, to maintain an event in the key Italian market.”

    2024 Formula E calendar
    RoundVenueDate
    1Mexico City, MexicoJanuary 13
    2Diriyah, Saudi ArabiaJanuary 26
    3Diriyah, Saudi ArabiaJanuary 27
    4Hyderabad, IndiaFebruary 10
    5Sao Paulo, BrazilMarch 16
    6Tokyo, JapanMarch 30
    7TBD, ItalyApril 13
    8TBD, ItalyApril 14
    9Monaco, MonacoApril 27
    10Berlin, GermanyMay 11
    11Berlin, GermanyMay 12
    12Shanghai, ChinaMay 25
    13Shanghai, ChinaMay 26
    14Portland, USAJune 29
    15London, UKJuly 20
    16London, UKJuly 21

    Also see:

    De Vries, Mortara join Mahindra Racing Formula E team

    Daruvala to race in Formula E with Maserati

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