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

Президент FIA Жан Тодт и основатель и председатель правления Formula E Алехандро Агаг (слева направо) подписывают соглашение в штаб-квартире FIA на площади Согласия в Париже. Изображение предоставлено Formula 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

Автомобиль Porsche Formula E на выставке LA Auto Show в Petree Hall. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2019)

Формула Е получила статус чемпионата мира от FIA, в результате голосования которого серия будет признана ABB FIA Formula E World Championship с начала сезона 2020/21.

Международная автомобильная федерация, руководящий и санкционный орган мирового автоспорта, и члены Всемирного совета FIA по автоспорту (WMSC) недавно провели голосование и согласились продвинуться вперед в вопросе сертификации Формулы E в качестве чемпионата мира 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.

Переход на высший уровень в иерархии одноместных гонок, санкционированных FIA, означает, что самый конкурентоспособный состав команд и гонщиков в автоспорте будет бороться за титул чемпиона мира ABB FIA Formula E в следующем сезоне.

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) – Image Courtesy of Formula 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

Президент FIA: Жан Тодт

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.”

Основатель и председатель Формулы E: Алехандро Агаг

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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