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Beijing ePrix Moved to October 24

FIA Formula E - First Practice Session Beijing E-Prix, China Saturday 13 September 2014. Sam Bird (GBR)/Virgin Racing - Spark-Renault SRT_01E Photo: Glenn Dunbar/LAT/ Formula E ref: Digital Image _89P1466

The opening round of the second season of the FIA Formula E Championship will now take place on October 24.

On September 7, the Beijing authorities made a request to Formula E Holdings to postpone the race by one week due to other events taking place in the Olympic Park from October 16-18.

Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag said: “While it is regrettable that the date of the opening race has had to be delayed by one week, we understand the logistical difficulties in staging conflicting events. Together with our partners and the authorities, we therefore decided that the best course of action was to move our race by one week. We remain confident that despite the date change the Beijing ePrix will provide for a spectacular start to the second season of our championship.”

The date change for the Beijing ePrix does not affect the rest of the calendar.

2015-2016 FIA Formula E Championship calendar

October 24, 2015 – Beijing ePrix

November 7, 2015 – Putrajaya ePrix

December 19, 2015 – Punta del Este ePrix

February 6, 2016 – Buenos Aires ePrix

March 19, 2016 – TBC

April 2, 2016 – Long Beach ePrix

April 23, 2016 – Paris ePrix

May 21, 2016 – Berlin ePrix

June 4, 2016 – Moscow ePrix

TBC, 2016 – London ePrix