2026–27 Formula E World Championship

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]

Team Powertrain No. Drivers Rounds
United Kingdom Jaguar TCS Racing[3] Jaguar TBA 13 Portugal António Félix da Costa[4] TBC
TBA TBA TBC
Japan Nissan Formula E Team[5] Nissan TBA 22 Barbados Zane Maloney[6] TBC
23 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland[7] TBC
France Citroën Racing[8] Citroën TBA 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne[9] TBC
37 New Zealand Nick Cassidy[9] TBC
United States Andretti Formula E Nissan TBA 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis[10] TBC
28 Brazil Felipe Drugovich[11] TBC
United States Cupra Kiro[12] Porsche 975 RSE TBA TBA TBC
TBA TBA TBC
United Kingdom Paysafe Envision Racing[13][14] Jaguar TBA TBA TBA TBC
TBA TBA TBC
United Kingdom Lola Yamaha Formula E Team[5] Lola-Yamaha TBA TBA TBA TBC
TBA TBA TBC
India Mahindra Racing[5] Mahindra TBA TBA TBA TBC
TBA TBA TBC
Germany Opel GSE Formula E Team[15] Opel GSE 27FE[16] TBA New Zealand Mitch Evans[17] TBC
TBA France Théo Pourchaire[18] TBC
Germany Porsche Formula E Team[19] Porsche 975 RSE[20] TBA TBA TBC
TBA TBA TBC
Germany Porsche TBA[21] Porsche 975 RSE TBA TBA TBC
TBA TBA TBC

Team changes

The Stellantis corporation parted their DS Automobiles brand with the Penske team, ending a partnership between the two which began in Season 9.[22] As the second Stellantis-run team, Opel will enter a 12th team, as Opel GSE Formula E Team. Penske, who hold the license over their team, have not announced their intent to run in Gen4 as of July 2026.[15][13][23]

Porsche Formula E Team will expand to four entrants after halting their World Endurance Championship programme. The second team's name is yet to be known.[21]

Andretti Formula E ended their partnership with Porsche as a powertrain supplier after four seasons and switched to Nissan Powertrains for Season 13 onwards, replacing the customer slot previously used by the former NEOM McLaren team.[24]

Online payment company Paysafe was announced as the title sponsor of Envision Racing, being named as Paysafe Envision Racing for Season 13.

Lola Cars ended their partnership with the Abt Sportsline brand after two seasons and run their cars from a newly expanded Silverstone base.[25]

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 departs the team after two seasons to join the Nissan Formula E Team.[26][6] At Nissan, Maloney will replace Norman Nato, who parted ways the team after two seasons.[27]

Despite having a contract, Joel Eriksson left Envision Racing, having spent just a single full-time season with the team. Sébastien Buemi also left the team as an active driver, retiring from Formula E after twelve seasons and a single championship win, though he remains with Envision in an advisory role.[28][29]

Maximilian Günther left DS Penske and Stellantis after spending 4 years in the Stellantis stable.[30]

New team Opel GSE Formula E Team will field Mitch Evans, who departs Jaguar TCS Racing after after he and the team had entered every Formula E weekend they'd been in together.[31][17] The team's lineup will be completed by 2023 Formula 2 Champion and Peugeot Hypercar driver Théo Pourchaire on his Formula E debut.[18]

Calendar

The official calendar was released on 23 June 2026.[32] 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 a record 21 races.

Round E-Prix Country Circuit Date
1 Jeddah ePrix  Saudi Arabia Jeddah Corniche Circuit 18 December 2026
2 19 December 2026
3 Mexico City ePrix  Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 16 January 2027
4 Austin ePrix  United States Circuit of the Americas 6 February 2027
5 Miami ePrix Miami International Autodrome 20 February 2027
6 São Paulo ePrix  Brazil São Paulo Street Circuit 13 March 2027
7 Sanya ePrix  China Sanya Street Circuit 17 April 2027
8 Monaco ePrix  Monaco Circuit de Monaco 1 May 2027
9 2 May 2027
10 Berlin ePrix  Germany Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit 8 May 2027
11 9 May 2027
12 London ePrix  United Kingdom Brands Hatch 29 May 2027
13 30 May 2027
14 Zandvoort ePrix  Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort 18 June 2027
15 19 June 2027
16 Madrid ePrix  Spain Circuito del Jarama 26 June 2027
17 27 June 2027
18 Shanghai ePrix  China Shanghai International Circuit 10 July 2027
19 11 July 2027
20 Tokyo ePrix  Japan Tokyo Street Circuit 24 July 2027
21 25 July 2027
Source: [32][33]

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.[35]

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.[36]

The new car will also have two different aerodynamic configurations, a high-downforce package and a low-downforce package.[37]

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.[38]

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.[39]

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 points 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
Race points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1

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