Formula E confirms the return of the 2019/20 season with a six-race title decider in Berlin

A SIX-RACE SHOWDOWN

Following a 110 day break from racing as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Formula E has today confirmed that it will resume the 2019/20 season with a six-race season finale in Berlin.

Racing on the Flughafen Tempelhof Circuit, three double-header events will take place in quick succession on August 5/6, 8/9 and 12/13 to conclude the series’ sixth season of competition.

Each pair of races in this nine-day period will be held on a different circuit configuration which will allow for Formula E’s acclaimed unpredictable and high-octane racing to continue, with each layout presenting a fresh strategic challenge to teams.

SAFETY FIRST

To ensure the safe conclusion of Season 6, Formula E has been working in close consultation with the FIA and the championship’s teams, including ROKiT Venturi Racing.

For the season conclusion, strict safety measures will be implemented in order to mitigate risk, with only essential staff travelling to the event which will take place behind closed doors.

In accordance with guidelines from the German government, a maximum of 1,000 people will be allowed on site while coronavirus testing prior to races will be mandatory.

On-site screening will take place daily upon arrival to the circuit while the use of face masks, social distancing, and limited movement across workspaces will be actively enforced.

GAME ON

With five races completed to date, 288 points are still available to teams as per Formula E’s revised 11-event calendar.

Notching 34 points to date through the services of Edoardo Mortara and Felipe Massa, ROKiT Venturi Racing is one of only three teams to record points in every race this season.

Presently holding P8 in the Teams’ Championship, the Monegasque marque is only 64 points adrift of present leaders DS Techeetah, meaning that everything is still to play for this August.

FORMULA E TO CONCLUDE 2019/20 SEASON WITH SIX-RACE SHOWDOWN

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Mahindra Racing launches competition to find ‘Mini Passioneers’ aged 12 and under to interview Jerome D’Ambrosio and Pascal Wehrlein Global search to find budding journalists who will have the chance to conduct the interviews using their own questions Mahindra Racing today announces the launch of Mini Passioneers, a competition to find four children aged 12 and under to put their questions to the team’s drivers; Jerome D’Ambrosio and Pascal Wehrlein. The contest is open to all children aged 12 and under, from across the world, and the winning four will each join a video call with Jerome and Pascal to interview them using their very own questions. To enter, participants simply need to email a video of them asking three questions that they would ask Jerome and/or Pascal to competition@mahindraracing.com by 23.59BST on 7 June 2020. Full T&C's can be found at www.mahindraracing.com DILBAGH GILL, CEO AND TEAM PRINCIPAL: “At Mahindra Racing we have the best possible fans!  Their support and passion for our team plays such an important part in driving our team forwards and we are always looking for ways to say thank you to them. Our Mini Passioneers competition is offering some of our youngest fans the chance to put their questions to Pascal and Jerome.  As a father myself, I know that children really do ask the funniest and most engaging questions, so we can’t wait to see our drivers grilled!”

MAHINDRA RACING TEAM IS ON THE SEARCH FOR ‘MINI PASSIONEERS’ TO INTERVIEW MAHINDRA RACING’S JEROME AND PASCAL

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Jerome D’Ambrosio and Pascal Wehrlein will race in the ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge Round 1 takes place on the Hong Kong E-Prix track on Saturday 25 April 2020 The new Esports competition will raise funds for UNICEF Mahindra Racing drivers Jerome D’Ambrosio and Pascal Wehrlein will this weekend swap real life racing for virtual racing as they line-up for Round 1 of the ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge. Jerome and Pascal will take to the virtual Hong Kong E-Prix track on Saturday 25 April for the opening race of this new eight-week Esports competition, which is the first major fundraising initiative in Formula E’s partnership with UNICEF that aims to keep children around the world safe, healthy and learning in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The #64 and #94 drivers will participate in a one-lap qualifying session, which follows the Formula E championship’s four group format, with each group consisting of six drivers. The race takes the format of a ‘Race Royale’ battle; after lights out on the race, one driver will be eliminated after every lap until there are 10 drivers remaining to battle it out in one final ‘sprint to the finish’ lap to determine the winner. The race points system will be the same system the championship uses; 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 distributed to the top ten, with one point awarded to the driver with the DHL Fastest Lap and one point to the driver who qualifies in Julius Baer Pole Position. Drivers will be fighting hard for the chance to become the inaugural Formula E sim series champion. Following the temporary postponement of the 2019/20 season, the eight-week ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge blends together the real and gaming worlds. Fans will be able to watch all the action on the Formula E website, Facebook, YouTube and Twitch accounts. Mahindra Racing’s passioneers can also follow Jerome and Pascal on their individual Twitch streams as well. Round 1 of the ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge takes place on Saturday 25 April from 15:30 BST and will take place each Saturday for eight weeks. JEROME D’AMBROSIO, #64: “It will be great to be racing against my Formula E competitors again, and to be helping to raise awareness and funds for UNICEF and the vital work they are doing during this pandemic. We might not be back trackside just yet, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be any less competitive on track. It should be a lot of fun for the fans to watch from their homes!” PASCAL WEHRLEIN, #94: “I’m looking forward to being back racing – albeit virtually!  It’s a challenging time for everyone, so I’m pleased that we can be putting on a good show for the fans watching at home as well as the event raising funds for a very worthy cause. It will be great for us drivers to be racing regularly again – even though it’s virtual racing, it will still help keep us sharp for when we go back to real life racing.” DILBAGH GILL, CEO AND TEAM PRINCIPAL: “Mahindra Racing is proud to participate and support the ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge as it raises funds for the invaluable work that UNICEF is doing. In these unprecedented times, it’s important for the motorsport community to come together to support each other and those who are less fortunate, and this series is a fantastic way to do this. We are all missing racing in Formula E, but in the meantime I will be cheering Jerome and Pascal on from home as they fly the Mahindra Racing flag in Esports. Hong Kong has been a good circuit to us in the past; we won the race there in Season 4, so let’s see what we can do in the virtual world!”

MAHINDRA RACING CONFIRMS D’AMBROSIO AND WEHRLEIN FOR FORMULA E ESPORTS COMPETITION

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John Paul Esteves Castillo     murrianose@gmail.com

Rolando Mauricio Pérez Carrillo    pecar56@yahoo.com.mx

Sam Bird and Robin Frijns from the Envision Virgin Formula E Racing Team gave a press conference in the Torre Manacar's K1 Speed indoor kart racing, previously aiming for The Round 4 in the sixth season to take place in the Hermanos Rodríguez Autodrome, México City Venue, that has been modified in its race track this year for the well of the competition and safety for the racers.

Aknowledging that, both drivers expect to get a better position this year respect the 5th season when they finished 9th for Robin and 11th for Bird. "This weekend we will be more competitive, without the chicane the track will be longer but we are going to be prepared for the race", appointed the drivers.

The ABB NOBIUM F-E FiA's México Prix is an outstanding race due to two essential factors: It has no race car drivers in the competition, and its race track is a section of the AHR, not the acostummed streets from the city to run these electric now enhanced race cars.

"It's amazing to see the mexican fans in the stadium" Sam Bird said; It's really gonna be good to be on track this saturday." declares Robin Frijns.

Both drivers expect to start upfront after the qualifyings, at the same time they hope to leave behind a little issued that have caused problems on race. "We going to be moving forwards straight to the championship, both, as a team and drivers as well". Said Bird, who gave a tip to the fans for to feel free on the fanboost when they achieve the top 5 drivers, during the race.

As a partner team the Envision Virgin Racing Team use this season the Audi e-tron FE06 chasis. Despite this, they said manufacturers are the future of technology, which in a city as Mexico's results very important, where It can be spread the message of benefits that could bring electro movility.

Sam Bird explain the importance to use a helmet behind an electric wheelcar: "We got into racing because we like to race; you shouldn't have to lose that when you begin to progress in other aspects. Money nor fame matters. It's not an important part of being a driver".

"The relation between man and machine it could be a matter of weekend but involves the entire team" (Frijns).

About the Attack Mode the drivers of the Envision Virgin Racing Team are conscious that It is a matter of strategy, gives more power to win or lose the race which it does not make the racing boring at all, it's equal fun for the pits strategy. (Sic)

Taking advantage from being at the K1 Speed's the Envision twosome drove a demo race and one with kids and teenagers just for the fun of motorsports.

Sam Bird and Robert Frijns, F-E Race car drivers in México City aimingfor the Round 4 of the sixth season

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Mahindra Racing and Rockit F-E Teams Chile's Second Date from season 6 results

After a 56 day break out, the third race of the 2019/20 FIA Formula E Championship took place today in the Chilean capital of Santiago, with teams competing in the searing South American heat. 

Mahindra Racing’s Pascal Wehrlein and Jérôme D’Ambrosio fought hard in tough conditions with Pascal finishing just off the podium in fourth to open his points account for the season.

 

After the group qualifying sessions, Pascal was 6th, advancing to Super Pole - Mahindra’s third successive appearance in Season 6 – and he set the third fastest time in the shoot-out to line up on the second row behind pole sitter Mitch Evans and Maximilian Günther alongside on the front row. The competition was as close as ever, with Pascal and fourth placed Felipe Massa setting identical Super Pole lap times.

 

In the race, Pascal had a fantastic start to pass Günther for second and he maintained position until lap 16, when Günther retook second while in Attack Mode. An action packed start to the second half of the race saw Günther, Evans and Wehrlein in intense battle for the podium positions until Jean Eric Vergne, Antonio Felix Da Costa and Nick De Vries entered the fray in the last 15 laps, making it a six way battle and jostle for position. After passing De Vries on the final straight of the final lap, Pascal crossed the line in fourth place, just missing out on a podium finish.

 

Jérôme showed his strengths once again as he had to make a comeback in the race after suffering a technical issue in qualifying, which affected his lap, forcing him to start the race from 20th. The cause of the issue will be investigated post-race. After dropping to the back at the start, he then started picking his way through the field on a salvage mission. By lap 7 he had already made up nine places to 15th and continued to move up, sitting just outside of the points in 11th by lap 37. He was unfortunately handed two time penalties and was not classified in the final results.

Rockit

Building on encouraging pace from the outset in practice, Edoardo Mortara and Felipe Massa from the Rockit team, displayed their class in qualifying.

While Edo secured a strong P7 on the grid – despite slowing to avoid a spinning Robin Frijns on his hot lap – Felipe cemented P4 in his fourth Super Pole appearance of his Formula E career.

At the race start, Edo moved forward to P5 while Felipe dropped back to P6, with both making further advances by clearing Oliver Turvey in the early stages.

Closing in on the battle between the top three, Edo toyed with a place on the podium before contact with Antonio Felix da Costa brought an early end to the Swiss-Italian’s race.

In the heat of an increasingly intense battle, Felipe kept his cool – staying firmly inside the points-paying positions as the race reached its conclusion.

Although contact with Daniel Abt knocked the Brazilian out of the top 10 in the latter stages, he would eventually take P9 in the final standings following penalties for Abt and Sebastien Buemi.

IN WORDS

Susie Wolff, Team Principal

"Santiago will go down as a race of what could have been. A number of incidents on track compounded what was a tricky race for us – but we can take many positives away from this weekend. Our pace in qualifying was strong, with Felipe securing his place in Super Pole while Edo was only a fraction shy of the top six – despite an eventful opening to his lap. Both drivers continue to provide good feedback on our Season 6 package and we’re definitely heading in the right direction. Results like this only add to our motivation and, with some work on our race pace, I’m confident we can perform well in Mexico City."

BMW’s Maximilian Günther won today’s Santiago E-Prix, with DS Techeetah’s Antonio Felix Da Costa second and Jaguar’s Mitch Evans third.

Maximillian Günther wins Santiago F-E Prix

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The official Le Mans Esports Series (LMES) will be holding live sessions at the Autosport International Show today (10 January) until Sunday 12 January. 

There will be an open session for the public and tomorrow (Saturday) will see a Pro qualifying session from 11h00 until 12h00 midday and the Pro Team race from 13h00 to 15h00 GMT. 

To view the full schedule click HERE. 

You can follow the competition on social media, including on the official Le Mans Esports Series Facebook page. 

The final will also be streamed on WEC’s YouTube channel HERE, via Twitch as well as the ACO’s official 24 Hours of Le Mans YouTube channel plus Motorsport.TV.

Visit lemansesports.com for further information on how to compete. 

To read the full story click HERE.

LMES is a partnership with the Automobile Club de L'Ouest, FIA World Endurance Championship, Motorsport Network, Playseat, Thrustmaster and Forza Motorsport. 

Le Mans Esports Series hosting open sessions at Autosport International Show

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Rebellion Racing dominated the LMP1 category at today’s 4 Hours of Shanghai – round 3 of FIA WEC – with their Rebellion R13 – Gibson. It marks only the fourth time in the WEC’s eight-year history that a non-Hybrid car has been classified as overall winner, after what was an interesting and intense battle throughout thanks to the LMP Success Handicap system introduced this season to ensure closer competition.


Porsche promoted to LMGTE Pro winners after No.51 AF Corse Ferrari disqualification Porsche have been promoted to winners of the LMGTE Pro category at today’s WEC 4 Hours of Shanghai after the No. 51 AF Corse 488 GTE Evo was disqualified following post-race technical checks. Ferrari was set to take its first ever LMGTE Pro victory on Chinese soil but the No. 51 car was in breach of the WEC Technical Regulations after the minimum ground clearance was found lower than 50mm.

JOTA celebrates LMP2 success with Goodyear The highly-competitive LMP2 category saw British-based squad JOTA take its first victory of Season 8 in the No.37 ORECA 07 Gibson of Antonio Felix da Costa, Roberto Gonzalez and Anthony Davidson. It marked the first WEC win for JOTA since Spa in 2015 and it was also the first win for Goodyear tyres – a remarkable achievement considering it is only the third event since the American tyre company joined the WEC with its new range of LMP2 tyres.

TF Sport secure another win in LMGTE Am In LMGTE Am, it was another dream race weekend for TF Sport as Jonny Adam, Charlie Eastwood and Salih Yoluc stormed to their second consecutive LMGTE Am race victory in the No.90 Aston Martin Vantage AMR. TF Sport’s dominant win sees the team take the lead in the overall LMGTE Am standings – three points ahead of AF Corse.

Rebellion Racing takes memorable win in Shanghai

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The cycling fever scorched Hong Kong on Sunday, 8 October as Hong Kong Cyclothon 2017 was staged for the third year.

The race intensity soared to a climax in the first ever UCI Class 1.1 road race in Hong Kong, where 17 professional teams from 12 countries and regions including UCI World Teams ORICA-SCOTT and UAE Team Emirates vied for victory. Champion of Hong Kong Cyclothon 2016 International Criterium Matej Mohoric of UCI World Team UAE Team Emirates raced against keen competition among other world-class riders and triumphed in the UCI Asia Tour Class 1.1 Road Race. He also won gold in sprint along the winding course upon the cityscape in front of Victoria Harbour.

Prior to the exciting professional race, thousands of international and local cycling enthusiasts flocked to Tsim Sha Tsui in anticipation of the 50km Ride before twilight. They were exhilarated by the exclusive opportunity to speed across the iconic Tsing Ma Bridge, Ting Kau Bridge and Stonecutters Bridge on bicycle.
 

UCI Asia Tour Class 1.1 Road Race Result:

Winners of Individual Time AND Points

Rank	Name	Team
Champion	Matej Mohoric	UAE Team Emirates
1st Runner-up	Robbie Hucker	IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness
2nd Runner-up	Yukiya Arashiro	Japan National Team

First UCI Asia Tour Class 1.1 Road Race Flares Cycling Fever in Hong Kong Cyclothon

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• Toyota take the fight to Porsche in LMP1 in battle of hybrid technology 

• LMP1 Privateer ByKolles looking for competitive 2017 season 

• ORECA 07s go head-to-head in LMP2 in hands of teams old and new 

• Porsche GT returns in strength to contest GT World Championship with Aston Martin, Ferrari and Ford 

• Singapore-based team makes WEC debut in multi-marque LMGTE Am class 

The full-season entry list for the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship was today revealed during an online press conference broadcast from the home of endurance racing, Le Mans. 

The 2017 grid will be made up of 28 cars from 11 different nations, offering proof that the WEC continues to attract teams from across the globe wishing to compete at the highest level in endurance racing. A well balanced, stable calendar is one of the keys to this magnetic appeal for manufacturers and teams, as are regulations which promote strong technological competition and innovation, at the same time as controlling any escalation of expenditure. 

CLICK HERE to read the full press release with key facts and figures on the 2017 grid, plus quotes from Jean Todt, Pierre Fillon, Sir Lindsay Owen Jones and Gérard Neveu.

2017 FIA WEC: Top Class Competition in Store Across Grid

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