Formula E finds a home

Formula E, the FIA's new global electric car racing series, announced on Jan 23 that its new headquarters and team facilities will be based within the grounds of the Donington Park Racing Circuit in the UK.

Formula E is a new FIA Championship using electric single-seater race cars capable of speeds in excess of 225km/h.

Beijing will host Formula E's first 2014 race in September, as the kickoff to a series of races in 10 of the world's leading cities, including London.

Construction work on the 4,088-sq-m bespoke premises in the park began on Jan 2 and, when complete, will provide state-of-the-art facilities for each of the 10 Formula E teams, together with offices, stores and workshops for Formula E's own operational staff — totaling more than 150 people.

In addition, the Formula E teams — all of which have now been announced — will use the Donington Park circuit for their testing and development work on the fully electric Spark-Renault SRT_01E race cars.

Construction is expected to be completed by the end of April, and the first team to move in during May.