First American Formula E Driver Oliver Askew to debut in US at Fifth Anniversary of Formula E NYC E-Prix on July 16/17

The world’s first all-electric motorsport, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, returns to the streets of New York City for the fifth anniversary of the New York City E-Prix this summer with a double-header race weekend on July 16 and 17. Tickets are on sale today and available at www.fiaformulae.com/NYC 

Both races will start at 1:00 PM ET each day on the Red Hook, Brooklyn street circuit against the iconic Manhattan skyline. 

Twenty-two drivers from 11 teams including TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, Jaguar TCS Racing and Mercedes-EQ, who are defending their Season 7 Drivers’ and Teams’ titles, will compete. Avalanche Andretti Formula E driver, Oliver Askew, will make his home race debut. Askew is the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship’s first American driver, and was the 2019 Indy Lights Champion, having previously competed in NTT INDYCAR SERIES and IMSA. 

Grandstand seating starts at $95 offering a prime view of the 1.44 mile, 14-turn track’s most crucial and dramatic spots. 

Tickets to the Allianz E-Village – Formula E’s innovative fan experience area – are $15 and include a dedicated live track viewing area, commentary and broadcast of all the racing action on giant screens and driver interviews from the pit lane.

The E-Village will feature the popular Formula E Gaming Arena offering fans the chance to get behind the wheel of super-realistic simulators and compete to set the fastest time. With true to life renditions of some of Formula E’s historic tracks and prizes up for grabs, it’s not to be missed. Fans will also discover the latest EV prototypes, autograph sessions with Formula E drivers, roaming entertainment, and much more, making this a unique family-friendly festival-of-the-future experience. 

The New York City E-Prix features Rounds 11 and 12 in the biggest-ever 16-round calendar of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship which features racing on the streets of iconic world cities including London, Berlin, Monaco, Diriyah, Mexico City, and for the first time this season, Jakarta, Vancouver and Seoul.

In making the NYC E-Prix 2022 ticket on-sale announcement at SXSW, Askew, who is a panelist on the festival’s ‘No Turning Back: Formula E and the Electric Future’ panel, said:

“Racing in New York City in my first season in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is going to be a personal highlight. The racing in Formula E is intense and the wheel-to-wheel racing makes it one of the most exciting motorsport series out there. Formula E is an incredible, unique experience for fans too, and I can’t wait to be part of what will be an unforgettable double-header race weekend in Brooklyn.”

Askew addresses his transition to all-electric racing in what is the first-ever motorsports-focused session in the 35+ year history of SXSW.