Brazil removed from inaugural Formula E calendar

Brasilia: A race in Rio de Janeiro has been removed from the inaugural calendar of the new Formula E electric series due to start in China next September, the sport`s governing body (FIA) said on Friday.

The FIA published a final calendar with the previously scheduled Brazilian round in November cancelled and an unidentified location put in for February 14 instead. Rio is hosting the soccer World Cup in June and July and is also preparing for the 2016 Olympic Games. Beijing will open the series on September 13 with the final round in London on June 27, 2015. Ten teams have entered, including two from the United States. Calendar: 2014 Sept 13 - Beijing Oct 18 - Putrajaya, Malaysia Dec 13 - Punta del Este, Uruguay 2015 Jan 10 - Buenos Aires Feb 14 - To be announced March 14 - Miami April 4 - Los Angeles May 9 - Monaco May 30 - Berlin June 27 - London