Hyderabad is getting ready for the major International Car racing sport. This is going to be a prestigious event that will put Hyderabad on the international Map.
Two major motorsport fanbases will welcome E-Prix for the first time. Round 4 of the championship will be held in Hyderabad, Telangana, on February 11,next year while fans in Brazil will see the São Paulo E-Prix on March 25 .
Minister for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao is overseeing the event to see that it is done at an international level and becomes a grand success.
The Hyderabad E-Prix will be the first major international racing event to be held in India since the Buddh International Circuit hosted the last F1 .
The Telangana government, Formula E, and clean energy company Greenko signed a Letter of Intent, making Hyderabad an official host for the Formula E race next season.
While this didn’t guarantee the city a secured spot on the calendar, at the time, Formula E’s chief championship officer Alberto Longo expressed confidence that the race would receive the go-ahead. Concrete plans for the same have now been confirmed.
Hyderabad will host Round 4 of Season 9, which will usher in the new Generation 3 era featuring Formula E’s fastest, most powerful, and most sustainable race car yet. The season will also see Maserati and Mc Laren enter the championship to race alongside existing manufacturers Mahindra Racing, Jaguar, DS Automobiles, Nissan, Porsche and NIO 333.
