The 2019–20 FIA Formula E Championship was the sixth season of the FIA Formula E championship, a motor racing championship for electrically powered vehicles recognised by motorsport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for electric open-wheel racing cars.
On 13 March, Formula E and the FIA announced a temporary suspension of the season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] During the suspension, Formula E organised an esports racing series called Formula E Race at Home Challenge . The season resumed and concluded in August with six races within nine days at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit.
The season's champion was António Félix da Costa who clinched his first title with two races left. DS Techeetah became team champions for the second time in a row. [2]
All teams used the Spark SRT05e chassis and Michelin all-weather tyres.
The 2019–20 championship was due to be contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, North America, and South America. The layouts are on street circuits, except for the Mexico City ePrix - held on a permanent road course and the Berlin ePrix - held on the access roads of Tempelhof Airport.
Three ePrix were taken off of the calendar. The Swiss ePrix was taken off as the 2019 Swiss ePrix was run as a one-time event. [56] The Monaco ePrix was removed from the calendar as the race only happens every other year. The Hong Kong ePrix was originally due to take place but it was replaced with the Marrakesh ePrix due to the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests. [51] The season started a month earlier than the 2018–19 season - November instead of December - with the opening round, the Diriyah ePrix, taking place as a double-header with one race on the Friday and another on the Saturday. [57]
The New York City, Paris, Rome, Sanya, London and the inaugural Jakarta and Seoul ePrix had been due to take place but were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [54] [55] [58] [59] [60] [52] [53] In their place six ePrix were scheduled across three different layouts at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit between 5–13 August. [61]
Points were awarded using the following structure:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | GS | Pole | FL |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
Pos. | Team | No. | DIR | SCL | MEX | MRK | BER | BER | BER | Pts | ||||||||||
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1 | DS Techeetah | 13 | 14 | 10G | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1G | 1 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 9 | 244 | ||||||
25 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 4 | 3 | NC | 10 | 3G | 1G | 18 | 7 | |||||||||
2 | Nissan e.dams | 22 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 167 | ||||||
23 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2G | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3G | |||||||||
3 | Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | NC | 15 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 1 | 147 | ||||||
17 | 6 | 16 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 4 | Ret | 18 | 4 | 14 | 2 | |||||||||
4 | Envision Virgin Racing | 2 | 1G | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 121 | ||||||
4 | 5 | Ret | 15 | DSQ | 12 | Ret | 4 | 2 | DNS | 2 | Ret | |||||||||
5 | BMW i Andretti Motorsport | 27 | 8 | 1 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 9 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 118 | ||||||
28 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 2G | DSQ | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 12 | |||||||||
6 | Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler | 11 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 114 | ||||||
66 | Ret | 6 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 3G | 4 | |||||||||
7 | Panasonic Jaguar Racing | 20 | 10 | 18 | 3G | 1G | 6 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 81 | ||||||
51 | 16 | 7 | 8 | DSQ | 16 | 15 | 20 | Ret | 17 | 12 | 17 | |||||||||
8 | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 18 | 17 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 18 | 11 | 15 | Ret | 19 | 6 | 15 | 79 | ||||||
36 | 2 | 14 | DSQ | Ret | 8 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||
9 | Mahindra Racing | 64 | 9 | DNS | NC | 10 | 13 | 5 | DSQ | 7 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 49 | ||||||
94 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
10 | ROKiT Venturi Racing | 19 | 12 | 17 | 9 | Ret | 17 | Ret | NC | 19 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 44 | ||||||
48 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||
11 | GEOX Dragon | 6 | 19 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 19 | DSQ | 17 | Ret | 21 | 15 | 19 | 2 | ||||||
7 | DNS | Ret | 12 | Ret | 20 | NC | 14 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 22 | |||||||||
12 | Nio 333 FE Team | 3 | 15 | DSQ | 11 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
33 | 20 | 19 | 16 | Ret | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | Ret | 20 | |||||||||
Pos. | Team | No. | DIR | SCL | MEX | MRK | BER | BER | BER | Pts | ||||||||||
Source: [67] |
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