Saudi Arabia to host Formula E's first night race

Low consumption LED floodlights would be powered by fully renewable energy, using low-carbon certified hydrogenated vegetable oil made from sustainable materials

Audi e-tron FE06 #66 (Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler), Daniel Abt

The sixth season of Formula E kicked off in November in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Courtesy Formula E

Steve Luckings

Nov 24, 2020

Saudi Arabia will host Formula E's first night race with a double-header in Diriyah next February

Saudi Sports Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki (C) and Khalid al-Faisal, Chairman of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, are pictured on stage during a press conference to announce Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as part of the 2021 F1 calendar, in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on November 5, 2020. Saudi Arabia said it will host a Formula One Grand Prix for the first time next year, with a night race in the Red Sea city of Jeddah. Saudi Arabia had been pencilled in for the 2021 season as part of a record 23-race Formula One programme, as the sport seeks to bounce back from a shortened 2020 season that has been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. / AFP / Amer HILABI

Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al Faisal Q&A: 'It’s important to deliver something as exciting as F1 to our people of Saudi Arabia'

Organisers of the all-electric series said low consumption LED floodlights would be powered by fully renewable energy, using low-carbon certified hydrogenated vegetable oil made from sustainable materials.

Diriyah has hosted Formula E since 2018 and next year's races will be the third and fourth in a championship that starts in Chile.

Earlier this month Saudi Arabia announced it would host its first Formula One race next year.

The kingdom's inaugural F1 race will be staged on a street circuit in Jeddah on November 28, beginning and concluding on the city's corniche and running along the Red Sea.

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Saudi Arabia to host F1 race

Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Al Faisal, President of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation.