Bern completes FIA Formula E calendar for Season 5
Bern will play host to its first Formula E race in 2019 aft♌er being named as the 12th and final city on the all-electric series’ Season 5 calendar, taking the place of Zurich.
Officials in Zurich confirmed over the summer that it would not be hosting For🐓🌄mula E again in 2019 despite a successful first running of the event earlier this year due to clashes with other events in the city.
Bern will play host to its firs🐓t Formula E race in 2019 after being name🎀d as the 12th and final city on the all-electric series’ Season 5 calendar, taking the place of Zurich.
Officials in Zuriꦛch confirmed👍 over the summer that it would not be hosting Formula E again in 2019 despite a successful first running of the event earlier this year due to clashes with other events in the city.
The capital of Swi꧂tzerland, Bern, emerged as th𝕴e favourite to take Zurich’s place on the calendar, with confirmation arriving on Friday following the latest World Motor Sport Council meeting in Paris.
Bern moves from the original date set for Zurich, with🐲 the race due to take place on June 22 next ye𝄹ar.
“The calendar for season five of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship has taken shape - the most races⛄ and the best places,” Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag said.
“It’s a milestone season for Formula E with the introduction of the new car and we’ve put together a calendar to match our ambitions as a🎉 truly global sport. It’s fantastic news to retu🧸rn to Switzerland this coming season on the streets of Bern for the Julius Baer Swiss E-Prix.
ꦓ“We collectively made history last season in Zurich - successfully hosting a professional circuit race for the first time in the country in over six decadesꦏ.
“Now we’ll be making history once again by bringing the ABB FIA Formula E Championship to the Swiss capital of Bern - I’d like 🍸to extend my thanks to Mayor von Graffenried and 𒅌his team.
“Iღ’m already counting down ꩲthe days to the start of the season.”
The new Formula E season gets underway in Al Diriyah, Saudi Arabia ꧅on December 15.
FIA Formula E 2018/19 Calendar
1. Al Diriyah, Saudi Arabia - December 15 2018
2. Marrakesh, Morocco - January 12 2019
3. Santiago, Chile - January 26 2019
4. Mexico City, Mexico - February 16 2019
5. Hong Kong - March 10 2019
6. Sanya, China - March 23 2019
7. Rome, Italy - April 13 2019
8. Paris, France - April 27 2019
9. Monaco - May 11 2019
10. Berlin, Germany - May 25 2019
11. Bern, Switzerland - June 22 2019
12. New York, USA - July 13 2019
13. New York, USA - July 13 2019
