Formula E to electrify Saudi streets with Diriyah night race

Saudi Arabia’s Diriyah track will host Formula E’s first all-electric night race as part of the 2020-2021 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship calendar.

Always focused on innovative, sustainable solutions, Formula E will light the track with low consumption LED technology powered by fully renewable energy. Formula E confirmed that the all-electric ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will literally light up the streets of Diriyah as it returns to the historic desert surroundings of the UNESCO World Heritage site for the third year in a row.

Set for a spectacular doubleheader in the dark, the first sport to have net zero carbon since inception will once again use its platform to share a positively charged callto-action, reminding fans that even the most intense and unpredictable racing can take place without the environment paying the price. Lighting the track with the latest low consumption LED technology will reduce energy consumption by up to 50 percent compared to non-LED technologies. The remaining energy needed to power the floodlighting will be fully renewable provided by high performing low-carbon certified hydrogenated vegetable oil made from sustainable materials. Formula E’s commitment to deliver better futures through racing drives its ongoing environmental, economic and social sustainability initiatives around the world.

Saudi Arabia is the perfect partner on this mission, as it embraces its own sustainability journey as part of Vision 2030. The Diriyah E-Prix will run at 17:00 GMT (20:00 local time) on Feb. 26 and 27. It follows the debut of the 2020-2021 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in Santiago, Chile with two races on Jan. 16 and 17.