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The third edition of the HKT Hong Kong ePrix will be held on March 10 on a 1.86km street circuit in the Central Harbourfront district. The race will be round 5 in the 2018-19 Formula E season. The inaugural race in 2016 was won by Switzerland's Sebastien Buemi (Renault e.dams), with Sam Bird (Virgin-Citroen) and Felix Rosenqvist (Mahindra) winning the double-header in 2017.
- The two-day extravaganza in Central Harbourfront will cost an estimated HK$78 million
- It will be the first race since Formula E’s last outing in 2019, with social unrest and Covid bringing event to an end
Organisers say earliest they can bring event back will be 2024, with potential new venues including AsiaWorld-Expo and West Kowloon Cultural District.
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