Jakarta ePrix

The Jakarta ePrix is a planned annual race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship, which will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia. It is expected to be the first FIA-sanctioned race in the country since the A1 GP in 2006 and the first-ever to be administered directly by the body.

Jakarta ePrix Indonesia
Jakarta International e-Prix Circuit
Race information
First held2022
Circuit length2.400 km (1.475 miles)

The plan to include Jakarta as one of the 2020 Formula E hosts was discussed in New York City in July 2019.[1] In August, the decision was made and the event was officially announced in September 2019, with Jakarta originally intended to hold the event for five consecutive years starting from 2020.[2] It was supposed to have been first held in the 2019–20 season,[3][4] on 6 June 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 ePrix was cancelled.

On 15 October 2021, it was announced that Jakarta ePrix would be held as the ninth round of 2021–22 Formula E season, becoming the first ePrix in Indonesia and the fourth Asian country to host an ePrix, following China (including Hong Kong), Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia.[5] The event and its planning has been surrounded by several controversies, such as high commitment fees and location uncertainty.

Circuit
The location of the circuit in Ancol

The original circuit layout was initially to be situated around the National Monument and the Merdeka Square, both in Central Jakarta. However, on 22 December 2021, the Ancol village was chosen as the venue of Jakarta ePrix.[6] The Ancol circuit is now under construction since 10 February 2022 for three months.[7]

Controversies

Location

By December 2021, the exact location for the Jakarta ePrix circuit was still undecided. Due to permit and logistics issues, it was already decided that the Jakarta ePrix could not be held at the originally intended location, namely the National Monument and the Merdeka Square. The proposal for the use of the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium was also rejected. Originally, there are 5 options being proposed: Jenderal Sudirman Street, Indah Kapuk Beach (PIK), JIEXPO Kemayoran, Jakarta International Stadium (JIS), and the Ancol region.[8] The announcement of the location is potentially delayed until January 2022,[9] from the original schedule of December 2021.[10] The executive director of the Center of Youth and Population Research (CYPR), Dedek Prayudi, commented that the 2022 Jakarta ePrix could be potentially delayed or cancelled as a result of location uncertainty.[11]

Eventually, the location of the circuit would be announced in 23 December according to the main director of PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro), Widi Amanasto.[12] The organizer head of the event, Ahmad Sahroni, said that only two left from all five options for the circuit's location,[13] Ancol or JIEXPO Kemayoran.[14] In 22 December, forward from the original schedule, Ancol was chosen as the event's location.[15]

The location recently announced for the race in Ancol caused controversies, due to being built at a mud dump that was used on the times of previous Jakarta governors Joko Widodo and Basuki Tjahaja Purnama.[16][17] While the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle opposed tree logging at the location, the main director of Jakpro, Widi Amanasto said that the trees will not be cut down, but instead only have their positions moved away.[18] The vice governor of Jakarta, Ahmad Riza Patria said that the race is not supposed to be held on the swamps.[19] The vice head of the Commission E of the Regional People's Representative Council of Jakarta, Anggara Wicitra Sastroamidjojo satirized that Anies had better organize a swamp eel catching competition in the location.[20]

Fees

Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) cited high commitment fees paid by to Jakarta government for the Jakarta ePrix events. Also according to the government regulation number 19 of 2019 concerning Regional Finance Managements, in article 98 paragraph (6); funding of activities for multiple years shall not exceed the end of office, except for national priorities and strategic affairs, as the governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan is slated to leave the office from 2022.[21] In response to the high commitment fees, one of members of the Regional People's Representative Council in Jakarta, Hardiyanto Kenneth requested to return the commitment fees.[22]

Interpellation

In August 2021, political parties Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle and Indonesian Solidarity Party attempted a failed interpellation of Jakarta ePrix against Anies Baswedan for being introduced into his 2021–2022 regional priorities. According to Prasetio, the event will potentially burden the next governors after Anies.[23][24]

Tender failure

As of 24 January 2022, the tender of the circuit's construction was declared to be failed according to the e-procurement site of PT Jakpro.[25] One of the members of Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council, Gembong Warsono alleging that the failure was made intentionally so that PT Jakpro can select contractors directly.[26] Despite the failure of the tender, it was later announced in 5 February that PT Jaya Konstruksi Manggala Pratama won the tender.[27]

Results
EditionTrackWinnerSecondThirdPole positionFastest lap
2022
Race 1		 Jakarta International e-Prix Circuit
2022
Race 2

See also

References
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