2020–21 Formula E Championship

The 2020–21 FIA Formula E World Championship is due to be the seventh 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.

2020–21 Formula E World Championship
Previous:	2019–20	Next:	2021–22

António Félix da Costa, is the 2019-20 reigning Champion.

With the 2020–21 season, the championship will officially become a FIA World Championship, joining Formula One, the World Endurance Championship, the World Rally Championship, and the World Rallycross Championship.

The facelift of the Spark Gen2 car called the Gen2 EVO, was originally scheduled to debut in this season, but was later delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Teams and drivers

Team	Powertrain	No.	Drivers
Panasonic Jaguar Racing	Jaguar	2	Sam Bird[2]
		20	Mitch Evans[2]
Envision Virgin Racing	TBA	4	Robin Frijns[3]
		TBA	Nick Cassidy[3]
DS Techeetah	TBA	13	António Félix da Costa
		25	Jean-Éric Vergne[4][5]
TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team[6]	Porsche	36	André Lotterer[7]
		94	Pascal Wehrlein[7]
ROKiT Venturi Racing[8]	TBA	TBA	TBA
		TBA	TBA

Driver Changes

• Sam Bird and Virgin chose to part ways at the end of season six, Bird moved to Jaguar replacing James Calado. [2]
• Nick Cassidy joined Virgin to replace Sam Bird, after driving for them in the 2020 Rookie Test in Marrakesh. [3]
• Felipe Massa left Venturi after two seasons with the team. [9]
• Pascal Wehrlein joined TAG Heuer Porsche replacing Neel Jani. [7]

Calendar

A provisional calendar has been announced for the 2020-21 season.[10]

Round	ePrix	Country	Circuit	Date
1	Santiago ePrix	Chile	Parque O'Higgins Circuit	16 January 2021
2	Mexico City ePrix	Mexico	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	13 February 2021
3	Diriyah ePrix	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh Street Circuit	26 February 2021
4				27 February 2021
5	Sanya ePrix	China	Haitang Bay Circuit	13 March 2021
6	Rome ePrix	Italy	Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR†	10 April 2021
7	Paris ePrix	France	Paris Street Circuit	24 April 2021
8	Monaco ePrix	Monaco	Circuit de Monaco†	8 May 2021
9	Seoul ePrix	South Korea	Seoul Street Circuit†	23 May 2021
10	Jakarta ePrix	Indonesia	Jakarta National Monument Street Circuit	5 June 2021
11	Berlin ePrix	Germany	Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit	19 June 2021
12	New York City ePrix	United States	Brooklyn Street Circuit	10 July 2021
13	London ePrix	United Kingdom	ExCeL London[N 1]	24 July 2021
14				25 July 2021

† – Subject to circuit homologation

Calendar Changes

• The Paris, Rome and Sanya ePrix are due to return to the calendar, as their 2020 races were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The Diriyah ePrix will move from November to February.
• The Monaco ePrix is due to return to the calendar, as it is held every 2 years.[12]
• The Marrakesh ePrix is set to be discontinued.
• The Seoul ePrix is due to make its debut on the calendar. The race had been included on the 2019–20 calendar, but was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The Santiago ePrix will become the first race of the season.
• The Berlin ePrix will become a single race event once more after holding the final 6 races of the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The London ePrix is due to return to the calendar after a 5 year absence. It will be held around the ExCeL arena in London. It was originally included on the 2019–20 calendar, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The New York City ePrix will become a single race event for the first time. It was meant to become a single race event in 2020, but the race was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Regulation changes

Technical regulations

• Manufacturers will now only be able to modify powertrain components once over the next two seasons as part of an extended homologation period, with teams having the option to either introduce a new powertrain for the 2020–21 season for a two-year runout or continue with their current systems for next season before homologating a new set-up for a single season the year after.[1]

Footnotes

1. The circuit is designed as an indoor-outdoor venue, combining the ExCeL facilities and the surrounding public roads at Royal Docks.[11]

References

1. "FE delays Gen2 Evo car as part of new cost saving measures". www.autosport.com.
2. "Sam Bird to join Panasonic Jaguar Racing for season seven following mutual decision to part ways with Envision Virgin Racing". 14 July 2020.
3. "Envision Virgin Racing signs Nick Cassidy for season seven". 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
4. Kalinauckas, Alex (14 December 2018). "Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne's Techeetah contract extended". Autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
5. Smith, Topher. "Lotterer joins Jani at Porsche for season six". e-racing.net. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
6. "TAG Heuer teams up with Porsche as Title and Timing Partner". FIA Formula E. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
7. "Pascal Wehrlein becomes regular driver for TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team". newsroom porsche. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
8. "INTRODUCING… ROKiT VENTURI RACING". Venturi. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
9. "Felipe Massa leaves ROKiT Venturi Racing". ROKiT Venturi Racing. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
10. "FIA publishes provisional 2020/21 Formula E calendar". FIA Formula E.
11. Smith, Topher (5 March 2019). "London Calling: British capital returns to calendar". Downforce Radio.
12. "Monaco sets out plan for 2021 F1, Formula E races". www.motorsport.com.

External links

• Official website