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Formula E, officially the FIA Formula E 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.
There are ten teams, 20 drivers and 40 cars (Each team includes two drivers and four 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 is scheduled to begin in February 2021.
Date | Round | ePrix | Circuit |
---|---|---|---|
Fri Feb 26 | 1 | Diriyah ePrix | Riyadh Street Circuit |
Sat Feb 27 | 2 | ||
Sat Apr 10 | 3 | Rome ePrix | Circuito Cittadino dell’EUR |
Sat Apr 24 | 4 | Paris ePrix | Paris Street Circuit |
Sat May 8 | 5 | Monaco ePrix | Circuit de Monaco |
Sun May 23 | 6 | Seoul ePrix | Seoul Street Circuit |
Sat Jun 19 | 7 | Berlin ePrix | Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit |
Sat Jul 10 | 8 | New York City ePrix | Brooklyn Street Circuit |
Sat Jul 24 | 9 | London ePrix | ExCeL London |
Sun Jul 25 | 10 | ||
TBC | Sanya ePrix | Haitang Bay Circuit | |
TBC | Mexico City ePrix | Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez | |
TBC | Santiago ePrix | Parque O’Higgins Circuit | |
TBC |
Season | Driver | Nation | Team |
---|---|---|---|
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 |