FORMULA E
Copyright © Aemilia Cumberland - Jean Eric Vergne for DS Penske at the London E-Prix
 Credit: Simon Galloway For the first time in a month, Formula E is to return to racing action, as the world championship descends on Saudi Arabia for the first double round of the 2024/25 season. After the first two opening rounds of the season in Sao Paulo and Mexico City, the championship is building up to be another close title fight as the championship heads to the Middle East for the first double round of the year in Saudi Arabia. This visit to Saudi Arabia will see a very first visit to Jeddah, for the first ever all-electric FIA world championship. Jeddah will be the second Saudi Arabian city to host a Formula E event following Diriyah. This makes Saudi Arabia the sixth different country to have hosted a Formula E event at two different cities. Jeddah will also see the first rookie test of the 2024/25 Formula E season which is to take place on Thursday February 13th, with all 11 teams fielding one driver who will participate for a 40-minute practice session. A look at the track: Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Saudi ArabiaA visit to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit is upon Formula E for the very first time in the championship's history, with a relocation from the Diriyah E-Prix venue that Formula E has hosted many rounds of the world championship in the past. The Jeddah Corniche Circuit is known for hosting the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Formula 1 since its first appearance into the famous world championship back in 2021. Now Formula E will embark on a different layout to Formula 1 as they prepare to host an E-Prix in Jeddah for the very first time. Under the night skies, the street lights will join on the all-electric machines in a double-round weekend as rounds three and four of the 2024/25 championship are set to take place this coming weekend. The circuit itself is made up of 19 corners and it has a lap distance of just over 3km, with many different challenges and complex turns for the drivers to navigate and get to grips with as the majority of drivers on the Formula E grid have never raced here before. Action around the Formula E layout is said to be exciting with two E-Prix races. The two races will also take place on Friday and Saturday. With the first free practice session of the weekend and the rookie practice session will take place on Thursday. Last year in Saudi Arabia, in Diriyah, it was also a double-round weekend of the championship, with the venue playing host to rounds two and three of the 2023/24 Formula E Championship. Jake Dennis and Nick Cassidy both took a win each in the Middle East, with both coincidentally winning from third on the grid in their respective races. Dennis won from Jean-Eric Vergne who finished second with Cassidy in third. As for Cassidy's race win, he would beat Robin Frijns and Oliver Rowland to glory, whilst also taking the bonus point for the fastest lap. Rookie Free Practice Test - Jeddah Cornich Circuit (February 13)This coming weekend of action at Jeddah will see the first double-round of the 2024/25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. In addition to this, it will also see the first rookie test of the regular racing season. All 11 of the teams on the current Formula E grid will participate in the session, to give rookie drivers who have never raced in Formula E before, a chance to test their worth and show their teams that they could be an option to race in the championship should teams need a replacement for one of their current lineups. If drivers impress in their rookie test opportunities they are given, this could potentially give themselves a good opportunity racing next season like Zane Maloney and Taylor Barnard, who now find themselves as rookies on this year's grid. The 11 drivers competing in Thursday's rookie test come from a variety of different backgrounds including FIA Formula 2, W Series, Endurance racing and even former Formula 1 podium finishers. The lineup for the 2024/25 rookie free practice test in Jeddah, is as follows:
Rewind to the previous round: Round 2 - Mexico City E-Prix The most recent round of action in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship 2024/25 campaign came in North America for the Mexico City E-Prix for round two of the season. This would be the first round of 2025 too following the season opener in Sao Paulo back in December. It was a weekend that was expected to produce a lot of drama and it had a tough act to follow, with Sao Paulo putting on a show that saw Mitch Evans win from the very back of the grid. It would be a domination for Porsche in qualifying as they would see both cars reach the duels final, with Pascal Wehrlein beating Antonio Felix Da Costa in the final after disposing of Jean-Eric Vergne and Oliver Rowland in the semi finals. It would be Rowland who would shine brightest in the E-Prix though as he would take victory from fourth on the grid in a well disciplined drive o continue his impressive pace in the first two rounds of the 2024/25 season. Rowland would beat both Porsche drivers to victory with Portuguese driver Da Costa finishing second ahead of his teammate and reigning champion Wehrlein, who won the previous Mexico City E-Prix in 2023/24. The second place finish for Da Costa would see him take the championship lead heading into the double-round at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit as he goes in search for his second Formula e championship title. 2024/25 ABB FIA Formula E Championship: Round 3 & 4 - Jeddah E-Prix sessionTrack Times
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