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Jakarta hosts second Formula E event
Organizers, buoyed by the success of this year’s competition, are already preparing for a third next year.
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Tag Heuer Porsche’s German Formula E driver Pascal Wehrlein greets fans after winning the 10th series of the Formula E race at the Jakarta International e-Prix Circuit in Jakarta on June 3. (AFP/Bay Ismoyo)
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housands of eager fans descended upon Ancol Beach on Saturday and Sunday as Jakarta hosted the Formula E electric motorsports race for the second time, and organizers, buoyed by the success of this year’s event, are already preparing for a third next year.
Unlike last year’s race, which marked the series’ debut in Indonesia, the 2023 Jakarta E-Prix was a double-header. The Jakarta e-Prix Circuit in Ancol, North Jakarta, hosted the tenth and eleventh rounds of the Formula E World Championship back to back on Saturday and Sunday.
The championship is now in its ninth season.
Maserati MSG’s German driver Maximilian Gunther won Sunday’s race, while Tag Heuer Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein won Saturday’s race, landing him the top spot in the season’s standings, ahead of Jake Dennis of Andretti Autosport. Last year’s Jakarta E-Prix winner, Mitch Evans of Jaguar TCS Racing, finished third in the Sunday race. He is now in fourth place in the overall standings.
Interim Jakarta governor Heru Budi Hartono, along with People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) speaker Bambang Soesatyo, who heads the Jakarta E-Prix steering committee, presented the championship trophy to Gunther on the winner’s podium on Sunday.
Speaking to reporters after the awards ceremony, Heru said this year’s race had gone well but noted that some aspects could have been improved.
