2026–27 Formula E World Championship

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The 2026–27 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will be the thirteenth 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 will begin in December 2026 and end in July 2027.

The 2026–27 season will see a major overhaul in its technical ruleset as the Formula E Gen3 Evo package will be replaced by the Formula E Gen4 car. [1]

Teams and drivers

All teams will use the Formula E Gen4 car on Bridgestone tyres. [2]

TeamPowertrainNo.DriversRounds
Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Formula E Team [3] Porsche 975 RSE [4] 1 Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein [5] TBC
51 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nico Müller [5] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Cupra Kiro [6] Porsche 975 RSE3 Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Martí [7] TBC
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jake Hughes [8] TBC
Flag of Germany.svg Opel GSE Formula E Team [9] Opel GSE 27FE [10] 4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans [11] TBC
12 Flag of France.svg Théo Pourchaire [12] TBC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jaguar TCS Racing [13] Jaguar TBA5Flag of none.svg TBATBC
13 Flag of Portugal (official).svg António Félix da Costa [14] TBC
Flag of none.svg TBA [15] Porsche 975 RSE6Flag of none.svg TBATBC
26Flag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paysafe Envision Racing [16] [17] Jaguar TBA7 Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Günther [18] TBC
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Zak O'Sullivan [19] TBC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lola Formula E Team [20] Lola-Yamaha TBA11Flag of none.svg TBATBC
35Flag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fortescue Zero Racing [21] Jaguar TBA20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Taylor Barnard [22] TBC
30 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Ticktum [23] TBC
Flag of India.svg Mahindra Racing [20] Mahindra TBA21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries [24] TBC
48 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Edoardo Mortara [24] TBC
Flag of Japan.svg Nissan Formula E Team [20] Nissan TBA22 Flag of Barbados.svg Zane Maloney [25] TBC
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Rowland [26] TBC
Flag of France.svg Citroën Racing [27] Citroën TBA25 Flag of France.svg Jean-Éric Vergne [28] TBC
37 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Cassidy [28] TBC
Flag of the United States.svg Andretti Formula E Nissan TBA27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jake Dennis [29] TBC
28 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Drugovich [30] TBC

Team changes

Stellantis withdrew its DS Automobiles brand from Formula E after 11 seasons, ending a partnership with Penske Autosport that had lasted for the last four. [31] Opel will enter a 12th team, Opel GSE Formula E Team, joining Citroën as the two Stellantis representatives. [9] The Penske operation was acquired by Australian mining and energy company Fortescue, who will enter under the Fortescue Zero Racing guise, using Jaguar powertrains. [21]

In November 2025, Porsche stated its intent to field a second factory team for Season 13 after halting its FIA World Endurance Championship programme. [32] In September 2026, the project was paralysed and turned to a new customer team, provisionally dubbed NewCo . [33]

Andretti Global ended its partnership with Porsche after four seasons and switched to Nissan powertrains for Season 13 onwards, replacing the customer slot previously used by the former McLaren team. [34]

Online payments company Paysafe was announced as the title sponsor of Envision Racing, renamed as Paysafe Envision Racing for Season 13.

Lola Cars ended its partnership with the Abt Sportsline team after two seasons and ran its cars from a newly expanded Silverstone base. [35]

Driver changes

The Lola Yamaha Formula E Team will have an all-new lineup. Lucas di Grassi, the only driver to have entered every Formula E event, announced his retirement from professional motorsport despite having a contract with the team, while Zane Maloney also departed the team after two seasons to join the Nissan Formula E Team. [36] [25] At Nissan, Maloney will replace Norman Nato, who parted ways the team after three seasons. [37]

Despite having a contract, Joel Eriksson left Envision Racing, having spent just a single full-time season at the team. Sébastien Buemi also stepped down as a driver, effectively retiring from Formula E after twelve seasons and a championship title, but remained with Envision in an advisory role. [38] [39] Envision signed Maximilian Günther, who left DS Penske after 4 years in the Stellantis stable, and promoted its simulator driver Zak O'Sullivan, who previously raced in Super Formula with Team Impul, to a race seat. [18] [19]

New team Opel GSE Formula E Team will field Mitch Evans, who departed Jaguar TCS Racing after ten seasons. [40] [11] The team's lineup will be completed by 2023 Formula 2 champion and Peugeot Hypercar driver Théo Pourchaire, who will make his Formula E debut after rookie tests with Maserati and Citroën in past seasons. [12]

Dan Ticktum left Cupra Kiro after five seasons to join the new Fortescue Zero Racing team, where he was joined by former Penske driver Taylor Barnard. [23] [22] Ticktum was replaced by Jake Hughes, who most recently competed as a full-time driver for Maserati MSG Racing in the 2024–25 season and served as a reserve driver for Mahindra in the majority of the 2025–26 season. [41]

Calendar

The official calendar was released on 23 June 2026. [42] The following ePrix are contracted to form the 2026–27 Formula E World Championship, which will be the longest season in championship history, consisting of 21 races.

RoundE-PrixCountryCircuitDate
1 Jeddah ePrix Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Jeddah Corniche Circuit 18 December 2026
219 December 2026
3 Mexico City ePrix Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 16 January 2027
4 Austin ePrix Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Circuit of the Americas 6 February 2027
5 Miami ePrix Miami International Autodrome 20 February 2027
6 São Paulo ePrix Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil São Paulo Street Circuit 13 March 2027
7 Sanya ePrix Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Sanya Street Circuit 17 April 2027
8 Monaco ePrix Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Circuit de Monaco 1 May 2027
92 May 2027
10 Berlin ePrix Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit 8 May 2027
119 May 2027
12 London ePrix Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg  United Kingdom Brands Hatch 29 May 2027
1330 May 2027
14 Dutch ePrix Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort 18 June 2027
1519 June 2027
16 Madrid ePrix Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Circuito del Jarama 26 June 2027
1727 June 2027
18 Shanghai ePrix Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Shanghai International Circuit 10 July 2027
1911 July 2027
20 Tokyo ePrix Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tokyo Street Circuit 24 July 2027
2125 July 2027
Source: [42] [43]

ePrix locations

World location map (equirectangular 180).svg
Location of ePrix in season 13
( Green pog.svg : ePrix only)
( Red pog.svg : ePrixUnleashed & ePrix)

Location changes

Regulation changes

Technical regulations

Formula E's fourth generation of technical ruleset will debut in the 2026–27 season. The new Formula E Gen4 car will be the largest, heaviest and most powerful car in series history. It will deliver a maximum of 600kW (804bhp) of power, compared to Gen3's maximum of 350kW (470bhp). Its battery capacity will also be increased by 43%, with drivers now allowed to deploy a maximum of 55kWh throughout a race. [45]

The all-wheel drive that was previously only active during the race start and the attack mode phases will now be active at all times, a first in FIA-sanctioned single-seater motorsport. The cars will also be fitted with an active differential, traction control and anti-lock braking systems. [46]

The new car will also have two different aerodynamic configurations, a high-downforce package and a low-downforce package. [47]

Sporting regulations

Together with the introduction of the new Gen4 technical framework, the race format for double-header events was changed. The first race of a double-header weekend, now called 'E-PrixUnleashed', will be a 30-minute sprint race without pit stops and with six minutes of attack mode, where the cars will be using the high downforce aero setting they also use in qualifying. The second race of the weekend, just called 'E-Prix', will be a 45-minute race with a mandatory pit stop and eight minutes of attack mode, where the cars will be using the low downforce aero setting. [48]

The Attack Mode can now be paused during a race suspension (Safety car, Full Course Yellow, or red flag) at the driver's instruction. The remaining Attack Mode time resumes once the driver passes through an activation zone, now simply called the 'Attack Zone', again under green-flag conditions. [49]

The points system was also amended, with qualifying now awarding points for every driver that reaches the duel stages, with additional points awarded for winning duels. [50]

Results and standings

Drivers' Championship

Points will be awarded using the following structure:

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  FL 
Qualifying points5 [a] 3221111
Race points2518151210864211
  1. ↑ The winner of the Final Duel receives 4 points for finishing first in the qualifying classification plus 1 additional point for pole position, for a total of 5. The pole position point is not awarded if the driver fails to complete a timed lap in every duel (quarter-final, semi-final, and final), unless the Stewards grant it in exceptional circumstances outside the driver's control. [51]

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