Formula E, officially the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, is a class of auto racing sanctioned by the FIA, and is the highest class of competitions for one make, single-seater, electrically powered racing cars. The series was conceived in 2012, and the inaugural championship started in Beijing in September 2014. The 2022 season will see 16 races across 10 different circuits around the world.
There are 11 teams, 22 drivers and 22 cars.
Racing circuits are located in cities and are approximately 2-3.4 kilometres long. The generators used to re-charge the batteries are powered by Glycerine, a by-product of biodiesel production.
The seventh Formula E season saw Nyck de Vries secure the drivers’ championship by seven points over Edoardo Mortara.
Mercedes scored their first constructors’ championship as well as they beat Jaguar Racing by just four points.
Date | Round | ePrix | Circuit |
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Fri Jan 28 | 1 | Diriyah ePrix | Riyadh Street Circuit |
Sat Jan 29 | 2 | ||
Sat Feb 12 | 3 | Mexico City ePrix | Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez Circuit |
Sat Apr 9 | 4 | Rome ePrix | Rome’s EUR Street Circuit |
Sun Apr 10 | 5 | Rome ePrix | Rome’s EUR Street Circuit |
Sat Apr 30 | 6 | Monaco ePrix | Circuit de Monaco |
Sat May 14 | 7 | Berlin ePrix | Tempelhof Airport Circuit |
Sat May 15 | 8 | Berlin ePrix | Tempelhof Airport Circuit |
Sat Jun 4 | 9 | Indonesia ePrix | Jakarta Street Circuit |
Sat Jul 2 | 10 | Canada ePrix | Vancouver Street Circuit |
Sat Jul 16 | 11 | New York ePrix | Brooklyn Street Circuit |
Sun Jul 17 | 12 | ||
Sat Jul 30 | 13 | UK ePrix | London Street Circuit |
Sun Jul 31 | 14 | ||
Sat Aug 13 | 15 | South Korea ePrix | Seoul Street Circuit |
Sun Aug 14 | 16 |
Season | Driver | Nation | Team |
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2014-15 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Brazil | NEXTEV Team China Racing |
2015-16 | Sebastien Buemi | Switzerland | Renault e.dams |
2016-17 | Lucas di Grassi | Brazil | ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport |
2017-18 | Jean-Eric Vergne | France | ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport |
2018-19 | Jean-Eric Vergne | France | Techeetah |
2019-20 | Antonio Felix da Costa | Portugal | Techeetah |
2020-21 | Nyck de Vries | Netherlands | Mercedes-EQ Formula E |