Jakarta ePrix
The Jakarta ePrix is an annual race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship, which is held in Jakarta, Indonesia. It is the first FIA-sanctioned race in the country since the A1 GP Grand Prix of Nations race in Sentul in 2006 and the first ever motor racing event to be administered directly by the FIA.
| Jakarta International e-Prix Circuit (2022) | |
| Race information | |
|---|---|
| Number of times held | 2 |
| First held | 2022 |
| Last held | 2023 |
| Circuit length | 2.400 km (1.475 miles) |
| Laps | 40 |
| Last race (2023 Race 2) | |
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The plan to include Jakarta as part of the 2020 Formula E Championship was conceived in Monaco in April 2019, and discussed in New York City in July 2019. In August, the decision was made and the event was officially announced in September 2019, with Jakarta originally intended to hold the event for five consecutive years starting from 2020. It was supposed to have been first held in the 2019–20 season, on 6 June 2020; the race was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 15 October 2021, it was announced that the race would be the ninth round of 2021–22 Formula E World Championship, becoming the first ePrix in Indonesia and the fourth Asian country to host an ePrix, following China (including Hong Kong), Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia. The event and its planning has been surrounded by several controversies, such as high commitment fees and location uncertainty.