The all-electric series unveiled its 2023/24 calendar ahead of last weekend’s Portland race, headlined by a long-awaited visit to Japan’s capital city in late March.
Tokyo’s inclusion on the calendar comes as no surprise, as Formula E had signed a memorandum of understanding with the city’s metropolitan government late last year to hold an event in the Ariake area of Koto Ward, near the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition centre.
Andretti driver Lotterer, who was a long-term fixture in Japanese domestic motorsport from 2003-17 with titles in both Formula Nippon - now Super Formula - and SUPER GT, was among those to express his excitement about the Tokyo race last weekend at Portland.
“It’s very exciting; it will definitely be the highlight of the season,” Lotterer told Autosport. “Japan has a great car culture, a great motorsport culture, and for sure the fanbase will be there.
“I even have fans [from Japan] to come to my races here [in Formula E] so you can imagine it will be huge. I think it will be a success, for sure.
“It’s also a city that represents the future, technology, so everything comes together. Congratulations to Formula E for pulling it off because I know it’s not easy to organise such events in Japan.”
Two other Formula E drivers with extensive backgrounds in Japanese motorsport, Envision Racing’s Nick Cassidy and Nissan man Sacha Fenestraz, were similarly enthusiastic about Tokyo’s inclusion on the schedule.
Source: Autosport