Formula E returns to Red Hook for the third time

The Formula E New York City E-Prix returns to Red Hook for its third year this July 13 and 14.

Previous locations this year included Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Chile, Mexico, China, Italy, France, Monaco, German and Switzerland. When Formula E comes to the Cruise Terminal in July this will be the end of their fifth season.

Formula E is offering a one-day ticket to the Allianz E-Village, which is their immersive fan festival near the racetrack with views of the cars, for $12 this year, free for those 12 and under.

The E-Village is separate from the grandstands in the track. Those tickets are more expensive. E-Villagers will have the opportunity to see up close the latest innovations in cars and technology from the world’s biggest car brands, enjoy food in the Taste Zone, listen to live performances, and access the new, shaded viewing area overlooking the track between Turns 8 and 9, which will have giants screens showing the action with replays and live commentary.

The Saturday schedule is as follows: gates open at 7 am, practice sessions will be at 7:30 and 10 am, Formula E qualifying will be at 11:45, and then the first Formula E race of the weekend will be at 4 pm. The schedule is the same for Sunday, except of course the 4 pm race is for the championship.

There will be 11 teams competing and each team will have two drivers.

Another new aspect of the Formula E weekend in Red Hook will be a new, centralized pit lane in the middle of the event where you can watch the 22 drivers head out of the pits before the race.

The new grandstands will overlook all the action on the track and there will be giant screens that will offer live commentary and replays of the compelling race action.

In previous years, car racing fans have come from all over the region to witness the only car race in New York City and the only Formula E race in the United States. There have been parents eager to expose their kids to car racing for the first time and locals who wanted to check out it experience something new close to where they live.

 

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