The 10 schools that will race at London Formula E track in June have been named by industry journal The Manufacturer. Image courtesy of FEH/Greenpower.

London’s Battersea Park will host Formula E’s inaugural season finale on June 27/28, with a crowd of several thousand expected to watch.

Designed to get young people engaged in engineering, particularly sustainable engineering, at an early age, Greenpower currently works with 500 schools, colleges and universities across the UK and the FE School Series began in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in January.

Greenpower chief executive, Jeremy Way, said: “It is very exciting to be able to name the schools from our capital that will get to be part of an event that will make motor racing history.

“Our work is all about getting young people enthused about being involved in engineering and sustainability, which is a core theme of the School Series. What better way to showcase where engineering can take you than a ground-breaking international motorsport event, where you also get to race in front of thousands of visitors and fans.

“I hope the experience is one that the students at each of our 10 selected schools treasure forever but, more than that, I hope that at least some of the young people who take part consider engineering as a serious career option as a result.”

The 10 selected schools are:

Elutec, a University Technical College, East London

Highgate School

Greenwich UTC

Colfes School, Horn Park in Greenwich

Chelsea Academy

Rokeby School, supported by the charity Kids Company and based in Canning Tow

All Saints Catholic School, Dagenham

Greig City Academy, Haringey

The London Nautical School, Lambeth

Little Illford School, Newham

themanufacturer.com