Our pilots on the starting grid of the "Race At Home Challenge" every Saturday until June 13
Paris, 23 April 2020
As part of a partnership with UNICEF in support of the fight against the coronavirus, the ABB FIA FORMULA E championship is organizing an online competition with its greatest drivers including Jean-Eric Vergne, DS ambassador and Formula E champion with DS TECHEETAH.
Both intended for motorsport fans and the gaming community, the "Race At Home Challenge" will officially start on April 25 and will run every Saturday until June 13.
Also at the start of this virtual competition, Antonio Felix Da Costa, the other driver of the DS TECHEETAH team and current leader of the championship.
In addition to the drivers' race, the "Race At Home Challenge" hosts the challenger competition, essentially made up of the fastest sim racers.
Every Saturday, follow the “Race At Home Challenge” (sim racers at 4.40 pm, pilots at 5:20 pm) via the ABB Formula E YouTube channel, Twitch or the DS Techeetah Facebook page.
The races are visible:
- Formula E Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/FIAFormulaE
- DS Techeetah Facebook page: facebook.com/DSTECHEETAH
- Pilots' Twitch accounts:
o Jean-Éric Vergne: https://www.twitch.tv/jev25veloce/videos
o António Félix da Costa: https://www.twitch.tv/afelixdacosta/videos
The competition calendar
| Main Event Schedule | |||
| Round | Race date | Event Time | Track |
| Test Round | 18/04/2020 | 15:30-17:15 BST | Monaco |
| Round 1 | 25/04/2020 | 15:30-17:15 BST | Hong-Kong |
| Round 2 | 02/05/2020 | 15:30-17:15 BST | Formula E Test Track |
| Round 3 | 09/05/2020 | 15:30-17:15 BST | TBD |
| Round 4 | 16/05/2020 | 15:30-17:15 BST | TBD |
| Round 5 | 23/05/2020 | 15:30-17:15 BST | TBD |
| Round 6 | 30/05/2020 | 15:30-17:15 BST | TBD |
| Round 7 | 06/06/2020 | 15:30-17:15 BST | TBD |
| Grand Final | 13/06/2020 (TBC) | 15:30-17:15 BST | TBD |