Jakarta ePrix

Jakarta ePrix
Jakarta International e-Prix Circuit (2022)
Race information
Number of times held2
First held2022[1]
Circuit length2.400 km (1.475 miles)
Laps40
Last race (2023 Race 2)
Pole position
Podium
Fastest lap

The Jakarta ePrix is an annual race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship, which is held in Jakarta, Indonesia. It is the first FIA-sanctioned race in the country since the A1 GP Grand Prix of Nations race in Sentul in 2006 and the first ever motor racing event to be administered directly by the FIA.

The plan to include Jakarta as part of the 2020 Formula E Championship was conceived in Monaco in April 2019, and discussed in New York City in July 2019.[2] In August, the decision was made and the event was officially announced in September 2019, with Jakarta originally intended to hold the event for five consecutive years starting from 2020.[3] It was supposed to have been first held in the 2019–20 season,[4][5] on 6 June 2020; the race was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

On 15 October 2021, it was announced that the race would be the ninth round of 2021–22 Formula E World Championship, becoming the first ePrix in Indonesia and the fourth Asian country to host an ePrix, following China (including Hong Kong), Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia.[7] The event and its planning has been surrounded by several controversies, such as high commitment fees and location uncertainty.

  1. ^ "Jadwal Siaran Langsung Formula E Jakarta 2022, Dimulai Pukul 07.15 WIB". Kompas.com. 4 June 2022. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  2. ^ Swaragita, Gisela (15 July 2019). "Jakarta to host Formula E in 2020, Anies says". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. ^ "It's Official, Jakarta to Host 2020 Formula E". Jakarta Globe. 20 September 2019. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. ^ "BREAKING: Formula E to race around iconic National Monument in Jakarta, race date revealed". Formula E Holdings Limited. 20 September 2019. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  5. ^ Kalinauckas, Alex (20 September 2019). "Formula E adds Jakarta to 2019/20 calendar". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Formula E news - Jakarta ePrix cancelled due to coronavirus". Eurosport. 11 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Updated calendar, faster racing and knockout qualifying for Season 8". FIA Formula E. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

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