Formula E: Accelerate Returns with Search for Next-gen eSports Racing Stars

By admin March 28, 2022 Formula E Accelerate
LONDON, UK. Monday 28 March 2022 – Formula E today announced the return of the Formula E: Accelerate esports competition and launched the application process at www.FIAFormulaE.com/Accelerate.
The ‘Road to the London Final’ qualification series will take place online alongside in-person qualifiers in the week leading up to each of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship E-Prix races in Rome (9 & 10 April), Monaco (30 April), Berlin (14 & 15 May), Jakarta (4 June), Vancouver (2 July) and New York (16 & 17 July). Nine of the drivers recording fastest laps times in the qualification series will be invited to the finals at the London E-Prix weekend (30 & 31 July).
Formula E will then host the Accelerate final in-person during the London E-Prix weekend. The top three winners of the final in London will receive a share of 100,000 Euro prize fund, and VIP tickets to the Seoul E-Prix as well as the chance to take part in a Formula E driving experience at pre-season testing in Valencia which will take the esports podium from sim rig to race seat.
The Road to the London Final begins online on 3 April in the build-up to the Rome E-Prix weekend when the first competitors will go for their fastest lap. To find out more about taking part in Formula E: Accelerate, go to www.FIAFormulaE.com/Accelerate.

As is already the case in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, Formula E and the FIA will work closely on Formula E: Accelerate, with international motor sport’s governing body set to review the Sporting Regulations and appoint officials for the Final in London.
Kieran Holmes-Darby, Gaming Director, Formula E said:
“Following the success of the first Formula E: Accelerate competition last year, we are excited to welcome entries for the 2022 series from Formula E fans and sim racing’s very best competitors. Gaming and esports are engaging Formula E with new fans globally, bringing elite motorsport together with the sim-racing world and the promise of a real-world drive for the most talented gamers.”
rFactor to power Formula E: Accelerate as official sim racing platform
Formula E is working with Motorsport Games to ensure Season 8 of the series is accurately represented in rFactor 2, with all drivers and teams updated to match the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship 2021/22 line-up.
The sim will include content from every season since 2018 of the all-electric FIA World Championship, with inch-perfect circuits from Formula E past and present also represented in the Formula E content pack, available to purchase for all rFactor 2 users.
Kieran Holmes-Darby, Gaming Director, Formula E said:
“It’s important that we offer fans as true-to-life an experience with Formula E as possible. Our extended partnership with Motorsport Games and rFactor 2 will ensure that continues at Formula E Gaming Arenas and in homes. With Formula E’s rapid growth around the world we will continue to make our sport as accessible as possible for fans with innovative, creative opportunities to experience the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.”
About the Road to the London Final qualification series and the 2022 London Final competitions:
Separate Terms and Conditions will apply to the Road to the London Final qualification series and the 2022 London Final.
About Formula E and the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship:
As the world’s first all-electric FIA World Championship and the only sport certified net zero carbon since inception, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship brings dramatic racing to the heart of some of the world’s most iconic cities providing an elite motorsport platform for the world’s leading automotive manufacturers to accelerate electric vehicle innovation.
The Formula E network of teams, manufacturers, partners, broadcasters and host cities are united by a passion for the sport and a belief in its potential to accelerate sustainable human progress and create a better future for people and planet.
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About ABB:
ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a leading global technology company that energises the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s success is driven by about 105,000 talented employees in over 100 countries. www.abb.com
Sources: Formula E PR