Hyderabad set for historic Formula E race from today

The city of Hyderabad is set to join the elite list when it hosts India’s first ever Formula E race – Hyderabad E Prix at the Hyderabad Street Circuit on the banks of the picturesque Hussain Sagar Lake and NTR Marg.

The fourth round of the ninth season will be held on Saturday as the city motor racing fans are set for adrenaline rush. This is also the first motor sport event in the country in the last 10 years.

The last time India hosted an FIA race was in 2013 when



it hosted the Indian Grand Prix Formula 1 race in Greater Noida. Hyderabad is the 27th city in the world to host the race which is the first non-carbon emission event.

The 2.83 km street circuit will have Gen3 race cars vrooming with a maximum speed with 22 drivers from 11 teams vying for the top honours.

This is also the home race for the Mahindra Racing team and also for TCS Jaguar racing team which is owned by the Tata group.