Tokyo confirmed to host Formula E race next season

The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship’s drivers will race on the streets of Tokyo for the first time next March — as the series targets more world cities to host debut races in its landmark 10th season.

The provisional calendar for season 10 was released on Tuesday by Formula E and the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, or FIA, following ratification by the FIA World Motor Sport Council and with the support of local ASNs, or National Sporting Authorities, for each host city.

The race in Tokyo on Saturday, March 30, will be the first FIA-sanctioned world championship motorsport event held in the capital. Twenty-two drivers from 11 teams will race the innovative GEN3 race car on roads around the city’s waterfront.

Formula E and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government have been working together to bring the race to the city, to support the Zero Emission Vehicle, or ZEV, initiative, part of the Zero Emission Tokyo strategy. The city has a climate action plan that aims to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050.

Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike, said: “I am delighted by the official decision that Tokyo will host a Formula E race in March 2024. Centering on spreading the use of zero-emission vehicles, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is accelerating actions in all realms to realize Zero Emission Tokyo, an environmentally advanced city that does not emit carbon dioxide. Formula E is held in major cities around the world as a road race for electric vehicles which do not emit exhaust gas or engine noise.

“This race will be held around Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo’s bay area, where developments are underway to become a sustainable next generation city. Let’s all look forward to seeing up close the dynamism of this race to be