International electric-car series will race through Cape Town’s streets as part of 16-race season in 2022
Cape Town has been added to the new 2021/2022 season ofVancouver and Seoul have also been added to grow the series to a record 16-race championship in 2021/2022, according to a provisional calendar released on Thursday.E will race in 12 cities in four continents next season as the series expands following the end of coronavirus-related restrictions in countries such as China, which returns to the calendar.
Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato said: “Cape Town is pleased to be chosen as one of the cities to participate in the Formula E tournament. The event will unlock major investment, job creation and tourism potential through identifying Cape Town as the racing destination of the African continent. We look forward to working towards this event.”currently contested by 12 teams with two drivers each, inRacing generally takes place on temporary city-centre street circuits.
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