64-637: The Spark SRT05E , also known as the Spark Gen2 (or the Spark Gen2EVO for the unreleased upgraded chassis that was set to be introduced in the 2020–21 season but eventually cancelled) was an electric formula race car designed for use in the FIA Formula E Championship. The car was the successor to the SRT01-e , and was constructed by Spark Racing Technology with assistance from Dallara . It
128-517: A Porsche Taycan has been used. Bruno Correia is the official safety car driver. The calendar consisted of 11 races held in 10 different host cities: Beijing , Putrajaya , Punta del Este , Buenos Aires , Long Beach , Miami , Monte Carlo , Berlin , Moscow and finally London , where last two rounds of the championship took place. The first Formula E race at the Beijing Olympic Green Circuit on 13 September 2014
192-429: A back-to-back championship title. Techeetah won their first constructor's championship. For the sixth season of Formula E, two more manufacturers joined the series: Mercedes-Benz and Porsche . A number of rule changes were introduced to the championship, most notably the deduction of usable energy under safety car and Full Course Yellow conditions, with drivers having energy subtracted at 1kW⋅h per minute. Due to
256-583: A by-product of bio-diesel production. In the first season, all teams used an electric motor developed by McLaren (the same as that used in its P1 supercar ). But since the second season, powertrain manufacturers could build their own electric motor, inverter, gearbox and cooling system although the chassis and battery stayed the same. There were nine manufacturers creating powertrains for the 2016–17 season: ABT Schaeffler, Andretti Technologies, DS-Virgin, Jaguar, Mahindra , NextEV TCR, Penske, Renault, and Venturi. The second-generation ("Gen2") Formula E car
320-454: A designated area of the circuit off the racing line . The duration of the boost mode and the number of boosts available are decided only shortly before each race by the FIA to reduce the time the teams have to find the optimal strategy. All attack modes must be activated at the end of the race, but do not need to be used up (i.e. if a final attack mode is activated in the penultimate lap, the driver
384-647: A motor racing championship for battery-electric cars 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 . With the 2020–21 season, the championship officially became a FIA World Championship, joining Formula One , the World Endurance Championship , the World Rally Championship , and
448-470: A punctured tyre or perform repairs on the car. From Season 1–4, Formula E had a lap distance set, with pit-stops to swap cars halfway through as the batteries lacked the capacity to last the whole race. However, from Season 5, the race was set to 45 minutes plus one lap, as the introduction of the Gen2 car that year meant that pit stops were no longer necessary, as the battery now lasted for the full race, before
512-460: A raft of emergency technical measures saw the Gen2EVO's debut delayed to the 2021-22 season. It was subsequently reported the introduction of the Gen2EVO bodywork update could be entirely scrapped on 11 May 2020. The cancellation of the Gen2EVO bodywork update was confirmed on 19 August 2020, as Formula E was set to introduce its Gen 3 car for the 2022–23 season; running the bodywork update for only
576-483: A series of races, each known as an e-Prix. These take place in multiple countries and continents around the world, mostly on street circuits created specifically for Formula E on closed public roads in the centre of major cities, with a small number on purpose-built circuits such as Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City. A points system is used at each e-Prix to determine two annual World Championships: one for
640-485: A single season was deemed uneconomical. Teams are able to use their own electric motor designs homologated by the FIA regulations, or may procure one from an existing manufacturer with an FIA-homologated design, at a cost of no more than €250,000. Charging is done by the teams before the race. The cars are shod with 18in (47 cm) Michelin Pilot Sport All-Weather tyres, which are expected to last
704-473: A whole race weekend, with one set of tyres per car. Compared to the tyres on the previous car, the tyres are 2 kg lighter at the front and 2.5 kg lighter at the rear, for a total weight reduction of 9 kg, excluding other factors. 2020%E2%80%9321 Formula E World Championship The 2020–21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship was the seventh season of the FIA Formula E championship,
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#1732791768108768-427: Is 322 km/h (200 mph). The battery is also designed to be able to handle "flash-charging" at rates of up to 600 kW, allowing pitstop recharging into the championship for the first time. The wheelbase has been reduced from 3100 mm to 2970 mm and the weight reduced to 760 kg. Formula E shareholders include Liberty Global and Warner Bros. Discovery . As of 2024, Formula E’s founder and Spanish businessman Alejandro Agag
832-450: Is already underway, with the extensive GenEVO programme, the championship’s development car. The intention is to introduce the new Gen4 car into the championship from Season 13 (2026–27) for the Gen4 era. Teams and manufacturers are already expressing interest in the Gen4 era, with the idea that many of the current championship teams will sign for all four years. Jaguar Racing is advancing in
896-426: Is not penalized for having it still activated at the end of the race). If there is a full course yellow period or a safety car , attack mode is not allowed to be activated. The Attack Mode format was changed up for Season 9, as instead of a constantly changing number of times the drivers had to drive through the activation zone during the race, and also the changing amount of time that each Attack Mode period lasted,
960-494: Is the company’s Chairman, and the Chief Executive Officer is Jeff Dodds. The proposal for a city-based, single-seater electric car motor racing championship was conceived by Jean Todt , the president of the world governing body of motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), and presented to politicians Alejandro Agag and Antonio Tajani at a dinner at a small Italian restaurant in
1024-586: The 2016–17 season, albeit in a heavily shortened track setup compared to the one used in Formula 1 's Mexican Grand Prix . In the 2020–21 season, the Puebla ePrix and Valencia ePrix were held on configurations comparable to their full-length configurations, being 381 m (by skipping the International Road Course' leftmost corners) and 629 m (by skipping turns 9 through 12 of
1088-532: The 2020–21 season , Formula E is an FIA World Championship , making it the first single-seater racing series outside of Formula One to be given world championship status. The Formula E championship is currently contested by 22 drivers, and 11 teams as of the 2024 season . The sport features electric-powered race cars similar in style to the hybrid-drive cars of Formula One . Racing generally takes place on temporary city-centre street circuits , that are around 1.9 to 3.4 km (1.2 to 2.1 mi) long, although
1152-601: The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship , is an open-wheel single-seater motorsport championship for electric cars . The racing series is the highest class of competition for electrically powered single-seater racing cars. The inaugural championship race was held in Beijing in September 2014. Since 2020, the series has had FIA world championship status. The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship season consists of
1216-815: The COVID-19 pandemic the championship was suspended in March 2020 and all scheduled races were eventually cancelled. The season was completed in August with six races at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit in Berlin on three different layouts (a race on the reverse layout, a race on the normal layout, and a race with a new extended layout) with two races each. The season's champion was António Félix da Costa who clinched his first title with two races left. DS Techeetah became team champions for
1280-429: The COVID-19 pandemic . In late 2020, Audi and BMW announced their withdrawal from Formula E after the 2020–21 season, although BMW and Audi allowed Andretti Autosport and Envision Racing respectively to continue using their powertrains during the 2021–22 season. The season ended in August 2021 with 15 races. Nyck de Vries claimed his first world champion title after winning two races, while Mercedes-EQ won
1344-595: The World Rallycross Championship . The facelift of the Spark Gen2 car, called the Gen2 EVO, was supposed to debut in this season, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic , and eventually cancelled in favor of the Gen3 car. The drivers' championship was won by Nyck de Vries , driving for Mercedes-EQ , while Mercedes won their first teams' championship. A first provisional calendar for
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#17327917681081408-457: The "duels" stage, where drivers face off head-to-head at 350 W over a quarter-final, semi-final and final. The winner of the final then lines up in position 1, the loser of the final in position 2, the losers of the semi-final in positions 3 and 4, and the losers of the quarter-final in positions 5 through 8, in order of time set in their respective sessions. The rest of the drivers from the group stage are placed alternately from position 9, with
1472-419: The 1958 Tulip Rally ). Points are awarded to the top ten drivers using the standard FIA system (25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1). The driver securing the pole position is also awarded 3 points, while the driver setting the fastest lap (if they finish in the top ten) additionally receives 1 point (2 points during the first two seasons). In addition, for season six and seven (2019–21) the driver achieving
1536-458: The 1:01 mark. On the first day of testing alone, 2000 km of running was achieved among the teams. It was later confirmed on 18 January 2019, that similar to its predecessor, the SRT01-e , the SRT05e would also undergo a bodywork update ahead of its intended 3rd season of competition, the 2020–21 season , while the car would also see its use extended until the 2021–22 season . Subsequently,
1600-624: The 2020–21 season was announced in June 2020. In October, the calendar was altered with the races in Mexico City and Sanya postponed from their original dates in February and March respectively, while a second race was added to the season opener in Santiago in January. No reason was given for the change. On 28 January FIA Formula E published a revised calendar for the first part of the season with
1664-586: The 2nd Generation Formula E car were released. In September 2017, the SRT05e had its first shakedown run, held in secret at the Circuit Ecuyers, in Reims, France, with Anthoine Hubert at the wheel. The shakedown was used to evaluate the performance of the new battery, with the car completing over 400 km, but running without the Halo driver protection device, or fully installed bodywork. In October 2017,
1728-636: The Championship until 2021. On 30 January 2018, the SRT05e was revealed online with a series of computer generated images. The launch date for the car was also set at 6 March, at the Geneva International Motor show. On 6 March 2018, the SRT05e was launched at the Geneva International Motor show by FIA President Jean Todt , as well as Formula E Holdings CEO Alejandro Agag . The car was also revealed to be
1792-532: The French capital Paris on 3 March 2011. Tajani was concentrated on the electrification of the automobile industry, reducing carbon-dioxide emissions and introducing hybrid and electric systems. Agag supported Todt's proposal after the latter discussed the FIA opening up a tender to organise the series. Agag told Todt that he would take on the task because of his prior experience in negotiating contracts with television stations, sponsorship and marketing. Since
1856-417: The Gen2 car was found to be much stronger than the original SRT01-e car, leading to the drivers becoming more aggressive and making contact with each other. As a result, a car redesign was proposed, with the newer front of the car made more fragile, in a bid to punish drivers for making excessive contact. On 4 February 2020, Formula E unveiled the new design, named Gen2EVO . Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic ,
1920-420: The Gen2 car. Initially, the tender called for the battery to be supplied for two seasons, before it was announced subsequently that battery development would only be opened up for the 3rd Generation car, to reduce development costs for teams. On 9 January 2017, Spark Racing Technology was announced to have won the tender to supply chassis for the 2nd Generation Formula E Car. On 12 February 2017, concept images of
1984-814: The Grand Prix Circuit) shorter respectively. The first-ever Formula E race held on a full-length racetrack configuration of a circuit designed for other racing leagues, or in fact a longer one than the main configuration, was the 2023 Portland ePrix at the Portland International Raceway . In the 2019–20 season, Tempelhof hosted the first race held on a reverse configuration of a track's main layout in Formula E (previous examples in other racing leagues included IndyCar 's Museum Park in Miami in 1995, and Circuit Zandvoort in
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2048-715: The SRT05e successfully completed its first endurance tests held across three days, at the Monteblanco Circuit in Spain, once again, without the halo cockpit protection system, but with the full bodywork of the car installed. Four full-race simulations were also conducted across the three days, with Anthoine Hubert and Frederic Makowiecki at the wheel of the car. On 1 December 2017, the FIA , as well as Formula E Holdings announced via Press Release, that they would renew their exclusive partnership with Michelin to supply tyres for
2112-928: The addition of Formula E's first race on a permanent race circuit to take place at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, the return to the calendar of the Marrakesh ePrix , which was originally set to be discontinued, and the cancellation of the Season 7 running of the Paris ePrix due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Formula E also confirmed the events scheduled for Sanya and Seoul were unable to take place as originally scheduled, and both were eventually cancelled along with Marrakesh and Santiago. Manufacturers will now only be able to modify powertrain components once over
2176-442: The car are 350 kW in qualifying and 300 kW in the race, while regeneration is allowed on both front (250 kW) and rear (350 kW) axles for a maximum of 600 kW recovery under braking. Regenerative braking could provide 40% of the total energy used within a race. The estimated top speed is 322 km/h (200 mph). The battery is also designed to be able to handle "ultra-fast charging" at rates of up to 600 kW, allowing pitstop recharging into
2240-401: The championship for the first time. The wheelbase has been reduced from 3100 mm to 2970 mm and the weight reduced to 760 kg. Spark Racing Technology builds the chassis and supplies the front axle MGU, Williams Advanced Engineering supplies the battery, and Hankook supplies all-weather tyres incorporating bio-material and sustainable rubber. The development of the Gen4 era of Formula E
2304-850: The championship with only 2 points more than Lucas di Grassi by claiming the fastest lap in the final race in London . The 2016–17 FIA Formula E season was the third season of the FIA Formula E championship. It started in October 2016 in Hong Kong and ended in July 2017 in Montreal. Lucas di Grassi won the championship in the last race of the season, 24 points ahead of Sébastien Buemi and 54 points ahead of third-placed rookie driver Felix Rosenqvist . The Renault e.Dams team successfully defended their team championship title. The 2017–18 FIA Formula E season
2368-415: The drivers are free to use the full qualifying power output (currently 350 kW (475 bhp )). An additional practice session takes place on Sunday morning in "doubleheader" weekends, where the series runs two races on the same track on back to back days. The qualifying session typically takes place later in the day and lasts approximately one hour. Under the current format (introduced in season 8),
2432-410: The drivers are split into two groups based on their position in the championship; those in odd-numbered places go into group A, while those in even-numbered places go into group B. The exception is in the first race of the season, where each team can nominate one driver into each group. Each group gets a 10-minute session to set a fastest lap at 300 kW, of which the top 4 of each group will advance to
2496-408: The drivers will come into the pits to service a mandatory 30 second pit stop that will charge the batteries, and add 4kWh of energy to them, which will also unlock two enhanced Attack Mode boosts. In the race, the maximum power output of the cars is currently restricted to 300 kW (402 bhp). Since the all-weather tyres are designed to last for a whole race, pit stops are only needed to change
2560-415: The drivers would now get a combined 4 minutes of Attack Mode to use, that would be used in 2 activation periods throughout the race. During the first activation period, drivers would have to choose their Attack Mode activation time 'strategy', where they could either pick from having 2 2-minute attack mode periods, a 1-minute to start and then a 3-minute period, or vice versa. From the 2023 Jakarta E-Prix , it
2624-416: The drivers, and one for the constructors (the teams). Each driver must hold a valid e-Licence issued by the FIA to compete. Formula E cars are the fastest regulated electric road-course racing cars in the world. Major changes made for the 2022–23 season in the development of the Gen3 car were delivered as software updates directly to the advanced operating system built into the car. The estimated top speed
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2688-465: The event and closed after the opening 15 minutes of the race. The five drivers that got the most votes each received an extra power burst that could be used in a 5-second window during the second half of the race. Since the 2023 season, Fanboost was discontinued. With the fifth season, a feature called Attack Mode was introduced, in which drivers received an additional 25 kW in season 5 (35 kW in season 6 and 7) of power after driving through
2752-554: The fastest lap during group qualifying was awarded 1 point. The championship consists of both a drivers' and teams' championship. A driver's end of season total is made up of a driver's best results. A team's total is made up by counting both drivers' scores throughout the season. For Formula E's first eight seasons (2014–22), fans could vote for their favorite driver via the official website or app to potentially provide teams with an extra power boost which can be activated by pushing an overtake button. Voting started three days before
2816-560: The field of Gen4 cars with by setting up a specialised Mechatronics unit under the supervision of Muin Ahmad, who recently lead the development of twin battery system of Formula E Cars. During the first seven seasons, a BMW i8 plug-in hybrid was employed as the Formula E safety car . During the 2020–21 season , a Mini Electric (called the Electric Pacesetter by JCW ) was used as safety car for selected races. From 2022,
2880-504: The first 40 minutes, 45 seconds was added to the race time up to a maximum of 10 minutes, before the 'added lap' format that is currently used replaced the 'added time' format in Season 9. Formula E started out in 2014–15 as holding races solely on street circuits, many of them built as temporary circuits (e.g. Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit ). The first race on a dedicated racetrack was held at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico in
2944-643: The first Formula E champion, only a single point ahead of Sébastien Buemi . Piquet, Buemi, and Di Grassi all had a theoretical chance at winning the title in the final round. The team championship was decided on the second to last race, with e.dams Renault (232 points) winning ahead of Dragon Racing (171 points) who surpassed ABT in the final round of the championship. The second season of Formula E started in October 2015 and ended in early July 2016. The calendar consisted of 10 races in 9 different cities. For this season eight manufacturers were introduced, who were allowed to develop new powertrains. Sébastien Buemi won
3008-422: The first-ever race car to be fully conceived and project-led by the FIA, with the FIA organising the concept from design, through manufacture. The first manufacturer group test took place, behind closed doors at the Monteblanco Circuit in Spain from 28 to 30 March 2018. The track was modified to include two specially-inserted temporary chicanes, on the front and back straight, with lap times estimated to be around
3072-440: The introduction of the halo driver protection system. The car was unveiled in January 2018. BMW , Nissan and DS Automobiles would join Formula E as official manufacturers for the 2018–19 season, with Nissan replacing Renault, which had exited the championship to focus its resources on its Formula 1 team . The format of the races also changed from a set number of laps to 45 minutes plus one lap. The 2019 Hong Kong ePrix
3136-471: The introduction of the Gen3 Car in Season 9, where Formula E reverted to the lap format. For season 6 and 7, for each minute spent under safety car or FCY, 1 kW⋅h of energy was removed from the total usable energy, giving drivers and teams more energy management tactics. In Season 8, a newly introduced 'added time' format was used, where every full minute under a safety car or full course yellow within
3200-510: 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. Points were awarded using the following structure: Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest lap – Fastest in group stage * – FanBoost Formula E Formula E , officially
3264-435: The polesitter's group in the odd places, and the other group in the even places. Formula E, like most other major motorsport series, currently has races that have a certain lap distance set. Also, for every four laps that are spent under full course yellow or the safety car, an additional lap of racing is added to the race length. A feature called 'Attack Charge' is expected to be introduced no earlier than Season 11, where
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#17327917681083328-473: The rest of the race. For the first four seasons, an electric racing car built by Spark Racing Technology , called the Spark-Renault SRT 01E , was used. The chassis was designed by Dallara , a battery system was created by Williams Advanced Engineering and a Hewland five-speed gearbox was used. Michelin was the official tyre supplier. For the first season, 42 electric cars were ordered by
3392-401: The second half and passed Techeetah at the final race to claim the teams' championship by two points. The Gen2 race car was introduced for season five with significantly improved power and range, thus eliminating the need to change cars and pit stops altogether except for damage. However, cars are still vulnerable to power exhaustions if red flags and safety cars lengthen races. Gen2 also saw
3456-429: The second time in a row. Starting with its seventh season, the Formula E Championship was granted FIA World Championship status, due to it having met the criteria of having four manufacturer competitors and races on three continents since the 2015–16 season. The facelift of the Spark Gen2 car called the Gen2 EVO, was originally scheduled to debut in this season, but was later delayed and eventually cancelled due to
3520-520: The series is slowly moving towards racing on more traditional circuits, such as Portland International Raceway , and the Misano Circuit . All practice sessions in Formula E are 30 minutes long, with the first practice session generally taking place on Friday afternoon, while the second takes place on Saturday morning (both sessions are held on Saturday morning in Monaco). During these sessions,
3584-404: The series. 4 cars were made available to each of the 10 teams and 2 cars were kept for testing purposes. This first Formula E car had a power of at least 190 kilowatts (250 hp). The car was able to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62 mph) in 3 seconds, with a maximum speed of 225 km/h (140 mph). The generators used to re-charge the batteries are powered by glycerine ,
3648-404: The sole supplier. The cars were also equipped with the halo , a T-shaped safety cage designed to protect the driver's head in crashes and by deflecting flying objects. Michelin remained as tyre manufacturer, supplying all-weather treaded tyres. The Gen3 Formula E car was unveiled to the public at the 2022 Monaco ePrix , for use in the ninth Formula E season (2022–23) onwards. Power levels for
3712-414: The teams about shifting to a new race format midway through the season, the debut of Attack Charge was pushed back, and was not ready as of the end of Season 10. In Attack Charge races, the teams will be required to do a mandatory 30-second stop to recharge the car's batteries, and the stop will unlock two enhanced attack mode boosts, while also giving the drivers an extra 4 kWh of power to use throughout
3776-442: Was introduced in the 2018–19 season and featured significant technological advances over the previous Spark-Renault SRT 01E car – its 54 kWh battery and power output rising from 200 kW to 250 kW and top speed rising to around 280 km/h (174 mph). The arrival of the Gen2 car also saw an end to the series’ mid-race car-swaps. They were equipped with Brembo braking systems, chosen by Spark Racing Technology as
3840-410: Was lengthened to a combined 8 minutes that could be deployed in 2 minutes and then 6 minutes or vice versa or 2 4-minute periods. In Season 9, a new feature known as Attack Charge was set to be introduced in a few races later in the season, however, due to the need to solve issues with the Gen3 car's new batteries, the production of the fast chargers were delayed, and as a result, after criticisms from
3904-512: Was the 50th race of Formula E since its inception in 2014. Formula E raced in 20 cities, across five continents, seen 13 global manufactures commit to the series. Four drivers have started all 50 Formula E races: Lucas di Grassi , Sam Bird , Daniel Abt and Jérôme d'Ambrosio . After the first race in New York City, Jean-Eric Vergne won his second Formula E championship, becoming the first driver to win more than 1 championship title, and
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#17327917681083968-530: Was the fourth season of the FIA Formula E championship. It started in December 2017 in Hong Kong and ended in July 2018. Jean-Éric Vergne clinched the title with a race to spare in New York by finishing fifth while title rival Sam Bird failed to score enough points to keep the fight going into the final race of the season. After a difficult first half of the season, Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler improved in
4032-495: Was used as the base car for all manufacturers and teams from the 2018-2019 FIA Formula E Championship . The car featured a new 56 kW⋅h (202 MJ) battery from McLaren Applied Technologies , alongside the Halo cockpit protection system, and was the first Formula E car capable of completing a full-race distance. On 28 September 2016, McLaren Applied Technologies was announced to have won the tender to exclusively supply batteries for
4096-433: Was won by Lucas Di Grassi , after Nick Heidfeld and Nicolas Prost crashed out on the final corner. In the course of the season, there were 7 different race winners: Sébastien Buemi (three times), Sam Bird (twice), Nelson Piquet Jr. (twice), António Félix da Costa , Nicolas Prost , Jérôme d'Ambrosio and Lucas Di Grassi . The championship was decided with the last race in London , where Nelson Piquet Jr. became
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