The world's first fully electric racing series will stage a race next year in Brooklyn, where Formula E will host the first FIA-sanctioned open-wheel race within the five boroughs of New York City.
The 1.21-mile track was revealed Wednesday on the shores of New York Harbour at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. The race through Red Hook will be called the New York City ePrix and will be a doubleheader over two days in July.
The circuit will require no street closures and run around Pier 11 and the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. Formula E isn't receiving any financial assistance from the city or the state to host the race but will depend on corporate sponsorship to offset costs.
Formula E has coveted an event in New York City since it launched two years ago. The series opens in Hong Kong and has stops in Buenos Aires, Monaco, Paris, Berlin and Brussels.
