Formula E is preparing for its first visit to Japan with statistics ahead of the inaugural E-Prix Tokyo on Saturday, March 30.
The 121st race in the electric series’ history is the first to be held in Japan, the 24th sovereign nation visited by the ABB FIA Formula E ABB World Championship and the 34th different venue (soon to be followed by the 35th, at Misano).
Tokyo is the easternmost city in which Formula E has raced and is 16 time zones ahead of Portland, where will race in June.
Tokyo is the world’s largest metropolitan city with an estimated population of more than 39 million people. Four of the five most populous cities appear on the Season 10 calendar (Tokyo, Shanghai, São Paulo and Mexico City).
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Japanese Legion
Three Japanese drivers have previously raced in Formula E. Takuma Sato and Sakon Yamamoto raced in season 1 and Kamui Kobayashi raced in Season 4.
None of the Japanese drivers have managed to finish an E-Prix in the top ten. However, Takuma Sato has scored two points in Formula E as a result of achieving the fastest lap in season 1 of the Beijing E-Prix.
The Tokyo E-Prix will be the 27th Formula E race to be held in Asia, surpassing North America as the second most-visited continent (behind only Europe, which has hosted 51 races).
After Sebastien Buemi’s DNS in Diriyah, Lucas di Grassi is the only driver to have participated in every Formula E race in Asia.
However, it is Sam Bird who has scored the most wins in Asia (four). di Grassi has scored nine podiums in Asia (the most for any driver), but has not scored a podium in Asia since the visit to Seoul in season 8.
A total of 14 drivers have scored a pole position in Asia, and Sebastien Buemi, Jean-Eric Vergne and Oliver Rowland have each scored a record three pole positions in Asia.
