We’ve been following the progress of the Formula E in Cape Town story since the city’s mayor announced a potential race in 2019. It has now been officially confirmed that Formula E will be racing in Cape Town early in 2023. 

Follow Double Apex on Instagram and Facebook where we share more car content.

Order from our online store and take advantage of free delivery in South Africa on orders over R349.

New Additions

Cape Town will play host to the championship on 25 February 2023. The FIA World Motor Sport Council ratified the 2023 calendar which included South Africa for the first time. The race in the Mother City will take place on the very same weekend as the 2023 Kyalami 9 Hour (as reported here).

Cape Town joins Hyderabad and São Paulo as new cities scheduled to hold races in season nine of the series. The season opener will take place in Mexico City on 14 January 2023. You can see the full 2023 Formula E calendar in the images above.

Alberto Longo, co-founder and chief championship officer, Formula E, said: “We are excited to announce Cape Town as a new destination for our series in season nine. Our local partners are working incredibly hard to bring an ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race to the city and we cannot wait to see the futuristic Gen3 race cars competing against the iconic natural backdrop of Table Mountain.”

Click here to check out the Gen3 racer.

World Championship single-seaters return

For the uninitiated, Formula E is a single-seat race series that uses purely electric powertrains. Teams competing include Jaguar, McLaren, Nissan and Porsche. The series features many former champions from other categories as well as former F1 drivers. Formula E boasts world championship status. This will make it the first world championship, single-seater series to visit SA in over two decades. Kyalami played host to the last F1 race held here in 1993. 

Races are held on temporary street circuits all over the world including Rome, Berlin, Monaco, Mexico and London. Formula E in Cape Town will take place on a track that will encircle Cape Town Stadium (see diagram below). Let us know on our Facebook page if you are excited to see this series race locally and if you plan to attend the event.