2025–26 Formula E World Championship

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The 2025–26 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will be the twelfth 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.

It is set to be the final season of the Formula E Gen3 Evo, with the Gen4 regulations coming into effect the following season. [1]

Teams and drivers

All teams will use the Formula E Gen3 Evo car on Hankook tyres. [2]

TeamPowertrainNo.DriversRounds
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jaguar TCS Racing Jaguar TBC9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans [3] TBC
TBCFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of Japan.svg Nissan Formula E Team Nissan TBC17 Flag of France.svg Norman Nato [4] TBC
TBC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Rowland [4] TBC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lola Yamaha ABT Formula E Team Lola-Yamaha TBC22 Flag of Barbados.svg Zane Maloney [3] TBC
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of the United States.svg Andretti Formula E Porsche TBC27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jake Dennis [5] TBC
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of Germany.svg TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team Porsche TBC94 Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein [3] TBC
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of the United States.svg Cupra Kiro [6] Porsche TBCTBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Envision Racing Jaguar TBC16 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi [7] TBC
TBAFlag of none.svg TBA [8] TBC

Team changes

After three years of competing in the series, the McLaren Formula E Team confirmed it would not return to the championship for the 2025–26 season to focus on its LMDh project in the World Endurance Championship. [9] The team did not find a buyer and is expected to shut down. [10]

Driver changes

Nick Cassidy announced during the 2024–25 season that he would not continue racing for Jaguar TCS Racing in season twelve, instead opting to leave the team after two seasons. [11]

Envision Racing and Robin Frijns parted ways at the end of the 2024-25 season, following six seasons together across two spells. [12]

List of planned races

The following ePrix are contracted to form the 2025–26 Formula E World Championship:

RoundE-PrixCountryCircuitDate
1 São Paulo ePrix Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil São Paulo Street Circuit 6 December 2025
2 Mexico City ePrix Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 10 January 2026
3 Miami ePrix Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Miami International Autodrome 31 January 2026
4 Jeddah ePrix Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Jeddah Corniche Circuit 13 February 2026
514 February 2026
6 Madrid ePrix Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Circuito del Jarama 21 March 2026
7 Berlin ePrix Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit 2 May 2026
83 May 2026
9 Monaco ePrix Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Circuit de Monaco 16 May 2026
1017 May 2026
11TBCTBCTBC30 May 2026
12TBCTBCTBC20 June 2026
13 Shanghai ePrix Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Shanghai International Circuit 4 July 2026
145 July 2026
15 Tokyo ePrix Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tokyo Street Circuit 25 July 2026
1626 July 2026
17 London ePrix Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ExCeL London Circuit 15 August 2026
1816 August 2026
Source: [13]

Location changes

References

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  2. "Formula E and FIA unveil GEN3 Evo race car capable of 0-60mph in 1.82s". The Official Home of Formula E. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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  10. "McLaren Formula E team set to close without buyer". www.motorsport.com. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
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  12. "Frijns out of Envision - what went wrong?". The Race. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  13. "SEASON 12 CALENDAR: All the important dates for the 2025/2026 Formula E season". The Official Home of Formula E. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
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