China has hosted seven Formula E races across three different venues since the championship's inception in 2014. The first was on September 13 2014 in Beijing, and saw ABT CUPRA's Lucas di Grassi win the inaugural Formula E race despite only leading from the final corner to the finish line! The series started with a bang – literally – as it was home to the series’ most infamous accident in which Nick Heidfeld barrel-rolled after a collision with Nico Prost.
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Since then, Sanya and Hong Kong have welcomed Formula E with open arms, and now Shanghai can add itself to the list.
Here are the previous seven races held in China, available to watch in full for free!
Season 1 - Beijing (Round 1, 2014)
Season 2 - Beijing (Round 1, 2015)
Season 3 - Hong Kong (Round 1, 2016)
Season 4 - Hong Kong (Round 1, 2017)
Season 4 - Hong Kong (Round 2, 2017)
Season 5 - Hong Kong (Round 5, 2019)
Season 5 - Sanya (Round 6, 2019)
SCHEDULE: Where, when and how to watch or stream the 2024 Shanghai E-Prix Rounds 11 & 12
The 2024 Shanghai E-Prix Round 11 gets underway on Friday 24 May with Free Practice 1 at 17:00 local time.
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Track action for the first day of the double-header starts on Saturday 25 May with Free Practice 2 at 08:00 local. Qualifying follows at 10:20 local time with lights out for Round 11 scheduled at 15:00 local.
Following this, Sunday’s action starts with Free Practice 3 at 08:00, followed by Round 12 qualifying and the race at 10:20 and 15:00 local time respectively.
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