The 2023–24 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is the tenth 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. Although the championship season is designated as 2023–2024, all races are held in 2024.[1]
Teams and drivers
All teams use the Formula E Gen3 car on Hankook tyres.
Team changes
- Nio left Formula E after the prior season's end and fully rebranded to ERT Formula E Team for 2024 after new investment.[9]
Driver changes
- Robin Frijns' contract with ABT CUPRA for 2024 would be terminated,[38] the team opting to reunite with Lucas di Grassi, who won the 2016–17 championship with the team.[26]
- Sam Bird left Jaguar Racing after three seasons with the team.[39] Nick Cassidy switched to the team from Envision Racing to partner Mitch Evans.[24]
- After Frijns' contract with ABT Cupra was terminated, he returned to Envision Racing in the place of Jaguar-bound Cassidy.[13]
- McLaren announced that René Rast had departed the team after spending a season with them.[17] Bird was announced as his replacement after he departed Jaguar.[18]
- Oliver Rowland rejoined Nissan after having spent two seasons at Mahindra Racing from his original four seasons with Nissan. This saw Norman Nato leave the team after one year with the manufacturer.[37]
- André Lotterer left Andretti Autosport and Formula E after six seasons.[40] Former Nissan driver Nato stepped in as his replacement.[5]
- After six years together, Edoardo Mortara left Maserati MSG Racing[41] and was replaced by previous Mahindra reserve driver Jehan Daruvala.[34][21] Mortara joined Mahindra in place of the Cupra-bound di Grassi.[42]
- After a year away, 2020–21 series champion Nyck de Vries returned to the sport with Mahindra to replace Roberto Merhi.[34]
Mid-season
McLaren driver Sam Bird sustained a hand injury in a crash during the opening practice session of the Monaco ePrix. He withdrew from the event and was replaced by McLaren reserve and development driver Taylor Barnard, who already drove for the team in the rookie practice session ahead of the Misano ePrix and became the youngest driver to start a race in Formula E.[43] Bird's injury means he was also forced to miss the Berlin E-Prix double-header, with Barnard continuing to deputize.[44] Bird returned for the Shanghai E-Prix.[45]
Multiple drivers missed the Berlin E-Prix double-header because of a calendar clash with the FIA World Endurance Championship's 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Both Envision Racing drivers prioritized their WEC commitments and were replaced by GT driver Joel Eriksson, whose last Formula E race was for Dragon / Penske in the 2020–21 season, and Hitech Pulse-Eight Formula 2 driver Paul Aron.[14] Mahindra Racing's Nyck de Vries also missed Berlin to race in WEC, with the team instead fielding their reserve and development driver Jordan King.[35] ABT CUPRA also once again used the services of their reserve driver Kelvin van der Linde to replace Nico Müller.[28]
List of planned races
Pre-season testing took place at Valencia from 23 to 27 October 2023. The following ePrix are contracted to form a part of the 2023–24 Formula E World Championship:
Round | E-Prix | Country | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Mexico City ePrix | Mexico | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 13 January 2024 |
2 | Diriyah ePrix | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh Street Circuit | 26 January 2024 |
3 | 27 January 2024 | |||
4 | São Paulo ePrix | Brazil | São Paulo Street Circuit | 16 March 2024 |
5 | Tokyo ePrix | Japan | Tokyo Street Circuit | 30 March 2024 |
6 | Misano ePrix | Italy | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli | 13 April 2024 |
7 | 14 April 2024 | |||
8 | Monaco ePrix | Monaco | Circuit de Monaco | 27 April 2024 |
9 | Berlin ePrix | Germany | Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit | 11 May 2024 |
10 | 12 May 2024 | |||
11 | Shanghai ePrix | China | Shanghai International Circuit | 25 May 2024 |
12 | 26 May 2024 | |||
13 | Portland ePrix | United States | Portland International Raceway | 29 June 2024 |
14 | 30 June 2024 | |||
15 | London ePrix | United Kingdom | ExCeL London | 20 July 2024 |
16 | 21 July 2024 | |||
Source:[46] |
Location changes
- The Cape Town E-Prix, the Jakarta E-Prix and the Rome E-Prix are not held in 2024. There was a plan to reschedule the Jakarta round in the wake of a general election period, but it was ultimately rejected.[46]
- The Tokyo E-Prix joined the calendar, which is the first time an FIA World Championship will visit the city.[47]
- The Shanghai E-Prix joined the calendar, which will be the first time the championship will race in China since the Sanya E-Prix in the 2018–19 season.[46]
- The Misano E-Prix joined the calendar, replacing the Rome E-Prix.[48]
- The Portland E-Prix will host a double header, after hosting only one race in 2023.[48]
- The Hyderabad E-Prix was originally set to be held on 10 February 2024, but was cancelled due to a change in governance for the region.[49]
ePrix locations
Regulation changes
Attack Charge was scheduled to be introduced starting at the Misano E-Prix.[50] This new feature would have seen drivers take a mandatory pit stop in a specific window during the race, during which the car would have been recharged to award drivers two attack mode boosts and an extra 4 kWh (14.4 MJ) of energy throughout the rest of the race.[51] This feature was originally planned to be introduced in season 9, but after delays in production of the fast charging units it was postponed until season 10. This timeframe was then delayed once again, with the feature now unlikely to be introduced during season 10.[52]
Any time penalty received by the drivers must now also be carried out the next time the driver enters the pit lane for a pit-stop or attack charge.[53]
The Manufacturers' Trophy was introduced ahead of the São Paulo ePrix, with the championship standings backdated to the start of the season. The highest-placed two cars per powertrain manufacturer per race will score points towards that manufacturer's position in the standings, using the same points system as already implemented for the Drivers' and Teams' Championships.[54]
Season report
Pre-season
Pre-season testing took place at Valencia on 23–27 October 2023. Jaguar cars topped all three sessions, with Mitch Evans fastest in the first two and Nick Cassidy fastest in the final session. The traditional simulation race was topped by Envision's Robin Frijns. The test was heavily disrupted by a battery fire in the garage of battery supplier Williams Advanced Engineering, caused by a faulty battery. One and a half days of running were cancelled, and the Mahindra cars parked in the garage adjacent to the fire sustained heavy damage. Nyck de Vries' car was too damaged to participate in the rest of the test, with the team being compensated with an extra private test session ahead of the season opener in Mexico City.[55][56][57]
Results and standings
E-Prix
Drivers' Championship
Points are awarded using the following structure:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | FL |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest lap |
Teams' Championship
Pos. | Team | No. | MXC | DIR | SAP | TKO | MIS | MCO | BER | SHA | POR | LON | Pts | ||||||
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1 | Jaguar TCS Racing | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 5 | NC | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 299 | ||||
37 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
2 | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 13 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | DSQ | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 226 | ||||
94 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | |||||||
3 | Nissan Formula E Team | 22 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 157 | ||||
23 | 12 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 14 | |||||||
4 | DS Penske | 2 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 8 | Ret | 3 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 154 | ||||
25 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | |||||||
5 | Andretti Formula E | 1 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 11 | 153 | ||||
17 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 3 | |||||||
6 | NEOM McLaren Formula E Team | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 89 | ||||
8 | 14 | 4 | Ret | 1 | NC | Ret | 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 17 | Ret | |||||||
7 | Maserati MSG Racing | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 8 | 77 | ||||
18 | 16 | 20 | Ret | 15 | 17 | Ret | 9 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 17 | |||||||
8 | Envision Racing | 4 | Ret | 10 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 17 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 9 | 49 | ||||
16 | 2 | 12 | WD | 10 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 12 | |||||||
9 | ERT Formula E Team | 3 | DNS | 9 | 18 | DSQ | 10 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 23 | ||||
33 | 18 | 21 | Ret | 16 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | |||||||
10 | ABT CUPRA Formula E Team | 11 | Ret | 19 | 17 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 19 | 20 | ||||
51 | 17 | 18 | 13 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
11 | Mahindra Racing | 21 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 13 | ||||
48 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | DSQ | Ret | 13 | Ret | 8 | 16 | Ret | 13 | |||||||
Pos. | Team | No. | MXC | DIR | SAP | TKO | MIS | MCO | BER | SHA | POR | LON | Pts |
Manufacturers' Trophy
Pos. | Manufacturer | MXC | DIR | SAP | TOK | MIS | MCO | BER | SHA | POR | LON | Pts | ||||||
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1 | Porsche | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 337 | ||||
9 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
2 | Jaguar | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 328 | ||||
3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
3 | Nissan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 236 | ||||
11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 20 | |||||||
4 | Stellantis[l] | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 213 | ||||
6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |||||||
5 | Mahindra | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 33 | ||||
15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 15 | |||||||
6 | Electric Racing Technologies | 18 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 23 | ||||
DNS | 21 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | |||||||
Pos. | Manufacturer | MXC | DIR | SAP | TOK | MIS | MCO | BER | SHA | POR | LON | Pts |