Riders ready, batteries ready: The inaugural eSkootr Championship – in pictures

The circuit in Surrey Quays measures 470 metres in length and features 12 turns (eight right and four left). The starting ramps and finish line of the clockwise circuit are situated under the lights inside Printworks, while the remainder of the city street course winds around the outside of the building.

Nicci Daly, ex Irish hockey player, of Cerlin Racing waits to start a qualifying race. She is one of the 30 professional athletes from across the world with a background in sports as diverse as snow boarding and speed skating, who are taking part in the action-packed race series.

Scooters being charged in the pits during qualifying. They are the S1-X, a bespoke electric scooter featuring two 6kW motors to power each wheel. With speeds capable of 60+mph and lean angles of 55 degrees, the 40kg scooter has been two years in the making and will make its debut in the UK capital this weekend as the world’s first micromobility racing series gets underway.

The helmet of Jordan Rand, a model from the USA who races for the Helbiz Racing team.

Jordan Rand leads a heat during qualifying.

Riders head outside of the building.

Former BMX World Championship bronze medalist Tre Whyte, who now competes for the 258 Anthony Joshua management team, waits to be interviewed after winning an elimination heat.

Two riders bump fists after a tight race.

The Helbiz racing team joke around during qualifying.

A Racing Citizens mechanic at work on a scooter.

Billy Morgan, former TeamGB Olympic snow boarding champion, now member of the 27X Nico Hulkenberg team, waits to be called for a heat.

Tre Whyte is helped out of his leather suit after a race.

Mechanics from the Plyr:1 team work on a scooter in the pits.

A rider from Sick Racing negotiates a bend during qualifying.

Jordan Rand is interviewed after an elimination heat while the other riders wait around a button that any of them can press to complain about the race just run.

A rider from the 27X Nico Hulkenberg team negotiates the track.

Former TeamGB speed skating world champion, Elise Christie, looks on as Nico Roche team mechanic prepares her scooter ahead of a qualifying heat.

An elimination heat begins with the riders setting off down the starting ramp.

British Superbike rider Luke Hedger, a 26 year old stand-in rider, wins an elimination heat for the Los Rayos team and was fastest on the day.

Anish Shetty from India of the Carlin Racing team crosses the line to win a heat during qualifying.