FORMULA E To Become ABB FIA FORMULA E WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP From Start Of 2020/21 Season

O presidente da FIA, Jean Todt, e o fundador e presidente da Fórmula E, Alejandro Agag (da esquerda para a direita), assinando o acordo na sede da FIA, na Place de la Concorde, em Paris. Imagem cortesia da Fórmula E

FORMULA E To Become ABB FIA FORMULA E WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP From Start Of 2020/21 Season

– Federation Internationale de l’Automobile passes vote to officially recognize Formula E as an FIA world championship from start of 2020/21 season

– Founder & Chairman of Formula E Alejandro Agag and FIA President Jean Todt sign agreement together at FIA headquarters in Paris

– Most competitive line-up supported by deepest list of manufacturers in motorsport to contest for ABB FIA Formula E World Championship title in season seven

Carro de Fórmula E da Porsche em exibição no piso do LA Auto Show no Petree Hall. Crédito da imagem: Edmund Jenks (2019)

A FIA concedeu à Fórmula E o status de campeonato mundial, em uma votação que fará com que a série seja reconhecida como ABB FIA Formula E World Championship a partir do início da temporada 2020/21.

A Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), órgão regulador e sancionador do automobilismo mundial, e os membros efetivos do Conselho Mundial de Esportes Motorizados da FIA (WMSC) votaram recentemente e concordaram em avançar com a certificação da Fórmula E como um campeonato mundial da FIA.

Founder & Chairman of Formula E Alejandro Agag – alongside FIA President Jean Todt – signed the agreement together at FIA headquarters at Place de la Concorde in Paris, to officially confirm world championship status for season seven.

A transição para o nível mais alto na hierarquia de monopostos sancionada pela FIA significa que o alinhamento mais competitivo de equipes e pilotos no automobilismo competirá pelo título do recém-nomeado ABB FIA Formula E World Championship na próxima temporada.

The announcement comes off the back of Formula E’s most successful season to date – with nine different race winners and growing audience figures – and shortly after the opening two rounds of season six and the much-anticipated arrival of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche at the SAUDIA Diriyah E-Prix.

Edoardo Mortara (ROKiT Venturi Racing) following a group of Formula E cars through the congested first chicane at the 2019 SAUDIA Diriyah E-Prix (Rd 1) – Imagem cortesia da Fórmula E

Crowds watching on as Nyck de Vries (Mercedes-Benz EQ) keeps Sam Bird (Envision Virgin Racing) at bay, with both running at higher power having activated ATTACK MODE – Image Courtesy of Formula E

Presidente da FIA: Jean Todt

The creation and development of Formula E has been a great adventure. I am proud that today we confirm its FIA world championship status. Since we started this journey, Formula E has undoubtedly gone from strength to strength. Within a short timeframe, the series has proven itself relevant for the automotive industry with two more major car manufacturers having joined the championship at the start of the current season, bringing the total number to 10. The commitment and professionalism of those manufacturers and their respective teams is mirrored in the quality of the driver roster, which has improved with every season. Since its first race in Beijing in 2014 and with every E-Prix thereafter, Formula E has proven that the concept of cutting-edge electric racing works. I wholeheartedly welcome Formula E as the latest FIA world championship.”

Fundador e presidente da Fórmula E: Alejandro Agag

It was always our ambition to one day become an FIA world championship. Everything we have done and delivered to this point has been working towards this moment in time. Achieving the feat and being granted with FIA world championship status adds more credibility to what is already a fully-fledged formula of racing and a spectacular sporting product. This agreement and announcement truly place Formula E in the top tier of international single-seater racing. It has been a tremendous effort from many people involved and none of it would have been possible without the support of FIA President Jean Todt and the federation, as well as the dedication and commitment shown by our teams and partners. Now we can say we have done it. But it is only the beginning of a new chapter under the banner of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.”

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