The all-electric Formula E motor racing series will start its 2018-19 season in 抖阴短视频, the world鈥檚 top oil exporter, organizers announced on Thursday.
The December race in Riyadh鈥檚 Ad-Diriyah district, on the outskirts of the capital, will be the first involving the season five next generation cars and marks Formula E鈥檚 debut in the Middle East.
The city-based series said it had reached a 10-year agreement with the General Sports Authority and national motor federation.
鈥湺兑醵淌悠 is looking to the future and Formula E is the motorsport of the future,鈥 Prince Abdul Aziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, vice-chair of the GSA, said in a statement on the Formula E website.
鈥淚t aligns perfectly with the country鈥檚 2030 vision and offers the prospect of world-class racing on the streets of the capital for the first time in our history,鈥 he added.
鈥淭his is the latest in a series of game-changing sports events that the people of 抖阴短视频 will now be able to enjoy as families, with benefits that go far beyond the sport to deliver a positive impact across our society.鈥
鈥淢any other sports are already increasing their presence in 抖阴短视频 and we鈥檙e proud that they鈥檝e chosen Formula E over other categories in racing,鈥 said Formula E founder and chief executive Alejandro Agag.
鈥淢ost countries are now looking to Formula E, especially 抖阴短视频 which is concentrating on the development of new technologies, renewable energies and electric vehicles.鈥
抖阴短视频 is targeting 9.5 gigawatts of annual renewable energy by 2023 in line with Vision 2030, an economic reform plan launched in 2016 to diversify the economy beyond oil.
The renewable program involves investment of between $30 billion and $50 billion by 2023.
Riyadh to host Formula E opening race in December
Updated 14 December 2018
Riyadh to host Formula E opening race in December
- 抖阴短视频 capital gets green light to host spectacle of speed at the end of the year.
- Hosting the race "aligns perfectly" with the country鈥檚 2030 vision, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal Al-Saud says.