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Formula E calendar 2023: new host countries and Gen3 ready to debut
By Silvia Schweiger| Posted August 31, 2022
By Silvia Schweiger| Posted August 31, 2022
Formula E calendar 2023: new host countries and Gen3 ready to debut
The 2023 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship calendar has finally taken shape and has been approved by the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council. Formula E is ready to restart with the addition of 3 new stages, 3 new cities that fit into a calendar that sees the start of the four-wheel electric series in Mexico City on January 14, 2023. In fact, in addition to India and Brazil , South Africa has been added : Cape Town, Hyderabad and Sao Paulo are the three new cities that will host the Formula E city circuits. But there are other news concerning season 9 compared to the provisional calendar that had been shared.
The season will consist of 17 races; in fact, Berlin will host a double race weekend on April 22 and 23, while the two races previously announced for Seoul have been removed from the calendar. The venues for Round 10 and 13 of the season are being finalized and will be announced soon.
These are certainly the first big news of the upcoming season in addition to the long-awaited new generation of single-seaters. So everything seems to be ready for Season 9: this is the longest season in Formula E history so far, with 13 host countries and 18 races (2 more than last year).
Still one unknown as to who will host Stage 13 of the electric championship.
Let’s take a look together at the appointments ahead.
The Formula E 2023 Calendar
| R1 | Mexico City, Mexico | January 14 |
| R2 | Diriyah, Saudi Arabia | January 27 |
| R3 | Diriyah, Saudi Arabia | January 28 |
| R4 | Hyderabad, India | February 11 |
| R5 | Cape Town, South Africa | February 25 |
| R6 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | March 25 26 |
| R7 | Berlin, Germany | April, 22 |
| R8 | Berlin, Germany | April 23 |
| R9 | Munich, Monaco | May 6 |
| R10 | To be determined | May 20 |
| R11 | Jakarta, Indonesia | June 3 |
| R12 | Jakarta, Indonesia | June 4 |
| R13 | To be determined | June 24 |
| R14 | Rome, Italy | July 15 |
| R15 | Rome, Italy | July 16 |
| R16 | London, UK | July 29 |
| R17 | London, UK | July 30 |
The Pre-Season for initial testing will be held in Valencia from December 13 to 16. Instead, the inaugural race will be on January 14 in Mexico and no longer in Saudi Arabia, as was the case last season. In fact, the Diriyah circuit will host the second and third races and will be the first with double rounds on January 27 and 28.
It will then fly for the first time to India, where Hyderabad will become the focus of the fourth single-round race on Feb. 11, preceding the other new entry Cape Town, South Africa scheduled for Feb. 25.
After a break of about a month, Sao Paulo will also be ready on March 25 for the first full-electric open-wheel event on Brazilian soil.
After these “jaunts” between East and West, it lands in Europe with three E-Prix: the first two in Berlin on April 22 and 23 and the third in Munich on May 6.
Separating two other European stops such as Rome and London will be another trip to the Asian continent, to Indonesia with Jakarta.
Season 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E will end on July 30 in London, UK-a championship lasting about six months in total.
The new calendar testifies to the increased attention to electric championships.
Issues related to sustainability and pollution reduction are increasingly topical and important. Motorsport is doing a lot to succeed in pursuing “classic” championships in an increasingly sustainable way, but it is clear that electric alternatives such as Formula E and Moto E are slowly gaining more interest and attention.
The Formula E 2023 calendar is clear proof of this; the number of cities involved is increasing, the number of stages is increasing, and the number of spectators interested in the championship is increasing. The involvement of the city audience certainly makes the show more enjoyable even live, and slowly the public is realizing that the races are just as fun and hard-fought as those in Formula 1.
Below, we leave the option of downloading a free PDF with the 2023 Formula E calendar.
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Silvia Schweiger
Associate Director, Executive Marketing and Commercial at RTR Sports Marketing, a London-based sports marketing company specializing in motorsport for over 25 years. Without sports, life is boring
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