Formula E does without grandstands for London race

Spectators at the Battersea Park Formula E finale in June will stand on small terraces rather than sitting in grandstand seats.

The layout of the London park mitigates against conventional grandstand seating because trees in close proximity to the track interrupt sight lines, according to senior figures at Formula E. It has come up with an alternative of small terraces dotted between the trees on which spectators will stand rather than having allocated seating.

Series boss Alejandro Agag explained that plans for the first Formula E double-header event on June 27-28 were still fluid."Maybe we will have some seats, but the trees mean that we are looking more at having these platforms or terraces," he told AUTOSPORT. "We can have 30,000 people each day in London, which will mean some people with general admission tickets walking around and others standing on the platforms."

Formula E operations and event manager Oli McCrudden said that it was envisaged that the attendance would be split roughly 50/50 between those spectators on general admission and those with tickets for the platforms. He revealed that there would also be "two or three giant TV screens" for spectators viewing in the park to watch the action.

Agag discounted rumors that the Battersea race would not be open to the general public and that the attendance would be entirely made up of corporate guests. He said that the decision to make the London finale a two-day double-header meeting was a result of an estimated high demand for tickets. An on-sale date for event tickets and prices has yet to be announced.

Originally on Autosport.com