Formula E race in Hong Kong offers ‘affordable tickets’

Formula E race cars inside the pit during the FIA Formula E 2014 Beijing ePrix at the Olympic Green Circuit

The first ever Formula E race in Hong Kong, set for the weekend of October 8-9, will have at least half of its tickets offered at affordable prices, the organizers revealed on Friday (January 8) on the sidelines of the Car of the Year 2015 event, held by the Hong Kong Automobile Association (HKAA) at Cyberport Mall in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong event will kick-
off the third season of the all- electric racing car series and will feature a 2.2km street circuit, to be built in Central HK, running between Lung Wo Road and the Star Ferry Pier.
Budgeted at HKD300 million, the organizers expect no profit from the ticket sales as the president of HKAA, Mr Lawrence Yu told the media.
“The price tag for putting up an international event like this is very high, but we don’t have to worry too much about going into the red,” he said, adding that the purpose of the event is to encourage more people to participate in the experience.
“We have yet to decide the ticket prices, but our principle is to ensure that more people can enjoy the motor racing,” Mr Yu said.
Mr Yu mentioned that the organizers are keen to make this a memorable event and are looking for a “name that can give it identity.”
“Our circuit will be a street one, similar to the Monte Carlo F1 Circuit. Many motor racing circuits have a name. The one in Macau is called the Guia Circuit, and we want Hong Kong citizens to give it a proper name, so that they can feel like it is their own,” Mr Yu concluded.
The HKAA also revealed some of the details of the program that, for the first time in this competition, will also feature two other support races, one being directed to local racers and another a celebrity race in order to “make the Hong Kong leg more interesting and fun-filled.”

good attendance at macau gp

According to the numbers from the organizing committee, last year’s Macau Grand Prix registered around 55,700 spectators during race days, and a total of around 78,200 over the four-day event. The prices of the tickets for the race days in Macau ranged from MOP350 to 900 depending on the location of the stand. At a Formula E race recently held in China tickets ranged between RMB488 and 688.