All-electric open-wheel series will race at Portland International Raceway on June 24.
Formula E will be plugging in at Portland International Raceway in 2023.
A race for the all-electric open-wheel Formula E cars will be held June 24 at the Portland track—pending final approvals—and replaces a temporary circuit in Brooklyn, N.Y., on the Formula E calendar. The series raced in Brooklyn from 2017 through 2022. The 2020 race in Brooklyn was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 1.967-mile Portland International Raceway circuit also hosts the NTT IndyCar Series in September. The Portland Formula E race will be Round 12 of a 16-race season that begins on Jan. 14 in Mexico City.
Portland’s place on the schedule was given preliminary approval by the FIA World Motor Sport Council today in Italy. Portland will become the fourth U.S. city to host Formula E, joining New York (Brooklyn), Long Beach (2015-16) and Miami (2015).
“We are excited to bring the premier electric motorsport world championship to Portland for the first time in June next year,” said Alberto Longo, co-founder and chief operating officer of Formula E, in a press release. “There is a big, passionate fanbase for professional sports in the city, together with strong ecological credentials which makes Portland a perfect host for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
“The USA remains an important market for Formula E. We are delighted to maintain that critical presence and engage a new audience in the Pacific Northwest region in all-electric motorsport.”
The race in Portland will feature the series’ Gen3 race car. New for Season 9, the Gen3 is the third generation of race car in Formula E. The new car is being billed as the most powerful and efficient Formula E car to date, with top-end speeds approaching 200 mph.
Manufacturer involvement in the series includes that of Jaguar, Porsche, Nissan and 2023 series newcomers Maserati and McLaren.
2023 ABB FIA Formula E Schedule
- Round 1, January 14 – Mexico City
- Rounds 2-3, January 27-28 – Diriyah, Saudi Arabia
- Round 4, February 11 – Hyderabad, India
- Round 5, February 25 – Cape Town, South Africa
- Round 6, March 25 – Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Rounds 7-8, April 22-23 – Berlin, Germany
- Round 9, May 6 – Monaco
- Rounds 10-11, June 3-4 – Jakarta, Indonesia
- Round 12, June 24 – Portland, Oregon
- Rounds 13-14, July 15-16 – Rome, Italy
- Rounds 15-16, July 29-30 – London, U.K.
Mike Pryson Mike Pryson covered auto racing for the Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot and MLive Media Group from 1991 until joining Autoweek in 2011.
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