The Jakarta Post
As a dedicated motorsports fan, Resi Respati was so excited to welcome the arrival of the Formula E, a racing competition for electric vehicles also known as the Jakarta ePrix, to the capital next year. The event, which is slated to be held on June 6, 2020, nurses his longing for an internationally prestigious motorsports competition in the country. The street circuit in the June race is to be 3 kilometers in length and take place around the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta. The race would be the only world-level event Indonesia is to host in 2020. Read also: Formula E to electrify Jakarta’s streets in 2020 The last time Indonesia hosted a world-level racing event was the GP2 series in 2008, which is now called Formula 2 – one level below the Formula One single-seater race. The 2008 event was held in the Sentul International Circuit in Bogor, West Java...