The first fully electric Formula E championship race was the 2014 Beijing ePrix.
The event took place on 13 September 2014 on a temporary circuit around Beijing's Olympic Park. It was the opening round of Formula E's inaugural season, created by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as a world championship for electric single-seater racing.
Lucas di Grassi won the race after a dramatic final-lap collision involving leaders Nicolas Prost and Nick Heidfeld. The race demonstrated both the potential and the early limitations of electric racing technology. At that time, drivers changed cars during pit stops because a single battery could not last the entire race distance.
Modern Formula E cars have much greater battery capacity and performance, so the series no longer relies on the original mid-race car-change format. The Beijing race remains historically significant because it marked the beginning of a major international electric motorsport championship.