2019–20 Formula E Championship
Appearance
The 2019–20 FIA Formula E World Championship will be the sixth 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.
Teams and drivers
Team | Manufacturer | Powertrain | No. | Drivers | |||
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Envision Virgin Racing[1] | Spark–Audi | TBA | 2 | Sam Bird[2] | |||
4 | Robin Frijns[2] | ||||||
Venturi Formula E Team[1] | Spark–Venturi | TBA | 19 | Felipe Massa[3] | |||
48 | Edoardo Mortara[4] | ||||||
DS Techeetah[1] | Spark–DS Automobiles | TBA | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne[5] | |||
TBA | [5] | ||||||
Porsche Formula E Team[6] | Spark-Porsche | TBA | TBA | Neel Jani[7] | |||
TBA | André Lotterer | ||||||
Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler Formula E Team[1] | Spark–Audi | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
BMW i Andretti Motorsport[1] | Spark–BMW | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
Dragon Racing[1] | Spark–Penske | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
Panasonic Jaguar Racing[1] | Spark-Jaguar | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
Mahindra Racing[1] | Spark–Mahindra | Mahindra M6Electro[8] | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
Mercedes EQ Formula E Team[9][10] | Spark-Mercedes | Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01 | 5 Stoffel Vandoorne | BEL | TBA | TBA | |
NIO Formula E Team[1] | Spark–NIO | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | ||||||
Nissan e.dams[1] | Spark–Nissan | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA |
Team changes
- Mercedes EQ Formula E Team will enter the championship while HWA will run Mercedes' trackside operations.[10]
- Porsche will join the grid as a new entry.[6]
Driver changes
- Neel Jani will return to Formula E as a Porsche Formula E driver.[7]
Calendar
The following races are under contract to be held as part of the 2019–20 Formula E championship:[11]
Round | ePrix | Country | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Ad Diriyah ePrix | Saudi Arabia | Ad-Diriyah Street Circuit | 22 November 2019 |
2 | 23 November 2019 | |||
3 | TBC | TBC | TBC | 14 December 2019 |
4 | Santiago ePrix | Chile | Parque O'Higgins Circuit | 18 January 2020 |
5 | Mexico City ePrix | Mexico | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 15 February 2020 |
6 | Hong Kong ePrix | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Circuit | 1 March 2020 |
7 | TBC | China | TBC | 21 March 2020 |
8 | Rome ePrix | Italy | Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR | 4 April 2020 |
9 | Paris ePrix | France[12] | Paris Street Circuit | 18 April 2020 |
10 | Seoul ePrix | South Korea[13] | Seoul Street Circuit | 3 May 2020 |
11 | Berlin ePrix | Germany | Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit | 30 May 2020 |
12 | New York City ePrix | United States | Brooklyn Street Circuit | 20 June 2020 |
13 | London ePrix | United Kingdom[14] | Royal Docks and ExCeL London[15] | 25 July 2020 |
14 | 26 July 2020 |
Calendar changes
- Formula E will make its début in South Korea. A street circuit in Seoul has been named as the planned venue.[13]
- The London ePrix will return to the calendar for the first time since the 2015–16 season and host a double-header finale to the 2019-20 season. The race is planned to take place on a circuit based in and around the ExCeL London convention center and the Royal Docks.[14]. The New York City ePrix will no longer be a double header and will move to be the penultimate round of the season.
- The Ad Diriyah ePrix will begin the season a month earlier in November as a double header.[16]
Changes
Technical regulations
- The usage of twin motors will be banned from 2019–20 season onwards.[17]
- The Attack Mode power level will be increased by 10kW, from 225kW to 235kW.[18]
- Drivers will no longer be allowed to activate the Attack Mode during Full Course Yellow and Safety Car periods.[18]
- For each minute spent under Full Course Yellow or Safety Car conditions, 1 kWh will be subtracted from the total available energy measured from the point at which the race was neutralised.[18]
Sporting regulations
- During a race suspension, the countdown clock would stop, unless otherwise announced by the Race Director, with the aim of completing the full race time.[11]
- The fastest driver in the group qualifying stages will be awarded one championship point.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Season 6 manufacturers confirmed". 10 April 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ a b Smith, Sam. "Bird, Frijns to Remain at Envision Virgin for 2019-20 – e-racing365". e-racing365.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ Smith, Topher (30 November 2018). "Venturi announces Massa for season five". e-racing.net. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ Smith, Sam (14 May 2019). "Wolff Confirms Unchanged Venturi Lineup for 2019-20". e-racing365. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ a b Kalinauckas, Alex (14 December 2018). "Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne's Techeetah contract extended". Autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Now official: Porsche's entry into Formula E". 4 October 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ a b Klein, Jaime (14 December 2018). "Porsche names Neel Jani as its first 2019/20 Formula E driver". Autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ Kalinauckas, Alex (3 July 2019). "Mahindra to debut 2019/2020 FE powertrain at Goodwood". motorsport.com. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Mercedes announces Formula E entry for 2019/20 season". 25 July 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Mercedes EQ Formula E Team gear up for Formula E fight". 17 May 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "2019/20 calendar revealed: London and Seoul star in sixth Formula E campaign". fiaformulae.com. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "Paris agrees new three-year Formula E race deal". motorsport.com. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ a b Kalinauckas, Alex (30 November 2018). "Formula E to expand to Korea in season six". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Formula E to introduce new London street race for 2020". BBC. BBC. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Register now: Formula E returns to London in 2020". FIA Formula E. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ Kalinauckas, Alex. "First Formula E night race in Saudi Arabia a "possibility" for 2019". Autosport.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ Kalinauckas, Alex. "Twin motors banned in Formula E next season". motorsport.com. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Formula E changes rules to encourage energy management". motorsport.com. Retrieved 15 June 2019.