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2021–22 Formula E World Championship

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Nyck de Vries enters the season as the defending champion.

The 2021–22 FIA Formula E World Championship is due to be the eighth 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.

It will be the final season of the Formula E Gen2 era, with the Gen3 planned for the 2022–23 season.[1]

Teams and drivers

Team Powertrain No. Drivers
United Kingdom Envision Racing[2] TBA 4 Netherlands Robin Frijns[3]
TBA New Zealand Nick Cassidy[2]
China NIO 333 FE Team[4] TBA 8 United Kingdom Oliver Turvey[5]
TBA TBA
United Kingdom Jaguar Racing[6] TBA 10 United Kingdom Sam Bird[7]
20 New Zealand Mitch Evans[7]
Monaco ROKiT Venturi Racing TBA 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi[8]
48 Switzerland Edoardo Mortara[8]
India Mahindra Racing[9] TBA 29 United Kingdom Alexander Sims[10]
TBA United Kingdom Oliver Rowland[11]
France Nissan e.dams[12] TBA 23 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi[13]
TBA Germany Maximilian Günther[13]
United States Avalanche Andretti Formula E[14][15] BMW iFE.21 27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis[16]
28 TBA
Germany TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team[17] TBA 36 Germany André Lotterer[18]
99 Germany Pascal Wehrlein[18]
United States Dragon / Penske Autosport[19] TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
China DS Techeetah[20] TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Germany Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team[21] TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA

Team changes

  • As announced on 30 November 2020, Audi Sport have left Formula E at the end of the 2020–21 season.[22]
  • As announced on 2 December 2020, BMW have left Formula E at the end of the 2020–21 season.[23] However, at least for this season, they remain in the sport as powertrain supplier for Andretti Autosport.[14]
  • On 18 August 2021, Mercedes-Benz announced that this would be their last season in Formula E.[21]
  • On 01 November 2021 Envision Virgin Racing announce they will be re-branded as Envision Racing for the 2021-2022 season, following the Envision Group taking complete ownership of the race team.[2]

Driver changes

Calendar

The following ePrix are contracted to form a part of the 2021–22 Formula E World Championship:[25]

The Seoul ePrix was first scheduled for the 2019–20 season but was cancelled twice because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mexico City ePrix returns at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez after the race relocated to Autódromo Miguel E. Abed in Puebla in 2021. A new event, the Vancouver ePrix will be held on the site of the former Champ Car and IndyCar race, the Molson Indy Vancouver, utilising a different layout to those used previously.

On 15 October 2021, the calendar was updated, the planned Cape Town ePrix was cancelled and Jakarta ePrix was added.[26]

Round ePrix Country Circuit Date
1 Diriyah ePrix  Saudi Arabia Riyadh Street Circuit 28 January 2022
2 29 January 2022
3 Mexico City ePrix Mexico Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 12 February 2022
4 TBA TBA TBA 5 March 2022
5 TBC (China) China China TBA 19 March 2022
6 Rome ePrix  Italy Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR 9 April 2022
7 Monaco ePrix Monaco Monaco Circuit de Monaco 30 April 2022
8 Berlin ePrix Germany Germany Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit 14 May 2022
9 Jakarta ePrix  Indonesia Jakarta Formula E Circuit 4 June 2022
10 Vancouver ePrix  Canada Vancouver Street Circuit 2 July 2022
11 New York City ePrix United States United States Brooklyn Street Circuit 16 July 2022
12 17 July 2022
13 London ePrix United Kingdom United Kingdom ExCeL London 30 July 2022
14 31 July 2022
15 Seoul ePrix  South Korea Seoul Street Circuit 13 August 2022
16 14 August 2022

ePrix locations

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Location of non-European ePrix in 2022.
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Location of European ePrix in 2022.
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References

  1. ^ "Formula E's Gen 2 EVO car Cancelled". Formula E Zone. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Envision Racing goes green as new-look livery is launched at COP26". FIA Formula E. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Robin Frijns signs new Envision Virgin Formula E deal for 2022". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ "NIO 333 latest team to sign up for Formula E's Gen3 era". Autosport. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Turvey sticks with NIO 333 for another Formula E season". The Race. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Jaguar latest manufacturer to commit to Formula E's Gen3 era". autosport.com. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Evans signs new Jaguar Formula E deal to end Porsche speculation". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  8. ^ a b c Smith, Topher (15 September 2021). "ROKiT Venturi Racing signs di Grassi alongside Mortara for Season 8". Downforce Radio. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Mahindra Becomes First Team to Commit to Formula E GEN3". The Race. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  10. ^ Thukral, Rachit. "Rowland replaces Lynn at Mahindra for 2022 Formula E season". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  11. ^ a b Smith, Sam (23 June 2021). "Mahindra Secures Rowland For Next Formula E Season". The Race. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Nissan Poised to Make Long-Term Formula E Commitment". The Race. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  13. ^ a b c "Nissan signs Guenther to replace Rowland in Formula E". The Race. 2 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ a b "Andretti will keep BMW power for season after works pullout". The Race. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  15. ^ "AVALANCHE BLOCKCHAIN PARTNERS WITH ANDRETTI FORMULA E TO ACCELERATE IMPACT OF ECO-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES". Andretti Autosport. 20 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "Dennis keeps Andretti FE seat, Indy names in mix to join him". The Race. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Porsche reaffirms Formula E commitment after Audi, BMW exit". motorsport.com. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Formula E: Porsche keeps both Lotterer, Wehrlein". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Dragon Penske Autosport set to commit to Formula E Gen3 rules". Autosport. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  20. ^ "DS Commits to Long-Team Formula E Future". The Race. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  21. ^ a b "Mercedes to leave Formula E after 2022". ESPN. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Audi to Leave Formula E After 2021 For Le Mans and Dakar". The Race. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  23. ^ "BMW to quit Formula E after 2020/21 season". motorsport.com. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  24. ^ "DTM hammer before the finale: Rast celebrates comeback". sportbild.bild.de. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  25. ^ "SEASON 8 CALENDAR: Cape Town, Vancouver and Seoul feature on most expansive Formula E schedule yet". FIA Formula E. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  26. ^ "Updated calendar, faster racing and knockout qualifying for Season 8". FIA Formula E. Retrieved 15 October 2021.


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