2022–23 Formula E World Championship
Appearance
The 2022–23 FIA Formula E World Championship is due to be the ninth season of the FIA Formula E championship.
The 2022-23 season is planned to be the first season of the Formula E Gen3 car.
Teams and drivers
Team | Powertrain | No. | Drivers |
---|---|---|---|
Jaguar TCS Racing[1] | Jaguar TBA[2] | 9 | Mitch Evans[3] |
10 | Sam Bird[4] | ||
Envision Racing[5] | Jaguar TBA[2] | 37 | Nick Cassidy[6] |
TBA | Sébastien Buemi[7] | ||
Avalanche Andretti Formula E[8] | Porsche TBA[9] | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | ||
DS Dragon Racing[10] | DS TBA | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | ||
Mahindra Racing[11] | Mahindra M9Electro[12] | TBA | Lucas di Grassi[13] |
TBA | TBA | ||
Maserati Racing[14] | Maserati TBA[14] | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | ||
Neom McLaren Formula E Team[15] | Nissan TBA[16] | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | ||
NIO 333 FE Team[17] | NIO 333 TBA[12] | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | ||
Nissan Formula E Team[18] | Nissan TBA[12] | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | ||
Porsche Formula E Team[19] | Porsche TBA[12] | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | ||
Team ABT[20] | Mahindra M9Electro[21] | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA | ||
Techeetah[22][23] | TBA | TBA | TBA |
TBA | TBA |
Team changes
- Mercedes-EQ will leave the championship after competing for three seasons and winning the drivers and constructors titles in the 2020–21 season,[24] with their entry and assets having been confirmed for purchase by McLaren.[15]
- In December 2021 McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown stated that the team would make the decision whether to enter Formula E sometime in early 2022. In January 2021, it was announced that they "had an agreement to join Formula E in Gen3".[25][26] In May 2022, McLaren announced the acquisition of the Mercedes-EQ team for the 2022–23 season.[15] The team will be powered by Nissan.[16]
- On 10 January 2022, Maserati announced they would be joining Formula E in the 2022–23 season,[14] becoming the first Italian manufacturer in the series. It was later announced in April 2022 that Maserati had agreed a multi-year partnership with ROKiT Venturi Racing.[27]
- In April 2022, Nissan announced they would take a complete ownership of the e.dams team, rebranding the team to the Nissan Formula E Team.[28]
- In May 2022, ABT Sportsline, one of the old Audi team's key partners announced they would return to the series under the name Team ABT.[29]
Driver changes
- On 24 May 2022, it was announced that after competing with Nissan e.dams and its predecessors since the inaugural season of the championship, Sébastien Buemi will switch to Envision Racing for the 2022-23 season.[30]
- On 25 June 2022, TAG Heuer Porsche Driver Andre Lotterer announced he would not return to the Formula E championship in 2023, instead opting for a return to the World Endurance Championship with Porsche in the LMDh Hypercar category.[31]
- On 7 July 2022, Alexander Sims announced he would not return to the Formula E championship in 2023.[32]
List of planned races
The following ePrix are contracted to form a part of the 2022–23 Formula E World Championship:
Round | ePrix | Country | Circuit | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mexico City ePrix | Mexico | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 14 January 2023 |
2 | Diriyah ePrix | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh Street Circuit | 27 January 2023 |
3 | 28 January 2023 | |||
4 | Hyderabad ePrix | India | Hyderabad Street Circuit[33] | 11 February 2023 |
5 | TBA | TBA | TBA | 25 February 2023 |
6 | TBA | TBA | TBA | 11 March 2023 |
7 | São Paulo ePrix | Brazil | São Paulo Street Circuit[34] | 25 March 2023 |
8 | Berlin ePrix | Germany | Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit | 22 April 2023 |
9 | Monaco ePrix | Monaco | Circuit de Monaco | 6 May 2023 |
10 | Seoul ePrix | South Korea | TBA | 20 May 2023 |
11 | 21 May 2023 | |||
12 | Jakarta ePrix | Indonesia | Jakarta International e-Prix Circuit | 3 June 2023 |
13 | 4 June 2023 | |||
14 | TBA | TBA | TBA | 24 June 2023 |
15 | Rome ePrix | Italy | Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR | 15 July 2023 |
16 | 16 July 2023 | |||
17 | London ePrix | United Kingdom | ExCeL London | 29 July 2023 |
18 | 30 July 2023 |
While it was originally planned to return to the format of starting the season at the end of a year and running until the European summer, the championship remained with a start early in the year for the third season running.[35][36]
Location changes
- The Mexico City ePrix will become the season opener for the first time ever, taking over from the Diriyah ePrix.
- The Hyderabad ePrix will join the calendar after signing a letter of intent in January 2022, the first FIA World Championship event in India since the 2013 Indian Grand Prix.[33]
- The São Paulo ePrix will be introduced, after an unsuccessful bid for the 2017–18 season.[34][37]
- The Berlin ePrix will only hold one round for the first time in three seasons.
- The Seoul ePrix Seoul Street Circuit layout will not be used for the 2022-23 season due to the redevelopment of the Jamsil Stadium area.
- The Jakarta ePrix, which debuted in 2022, will become a double-header event.
- The Marrakesh ePrix will not return for the season as it was part of the 2021–22 calendar to substitute the cancelled Vancouver round.[38]
- The Cape Town ePrix was set be introduced, after it was originally scheduled to debut in the 2021–22 season, but is now marked as yet to be decided.[39][36]
- The Paris ePrix was due to return to the calendar after being left out of the 2021–22 calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but has not been included in the first announced schedule.[40]
- The Vancouver ePrix was planned to be introduced, however its contract was terminated on 18 June 2022.[41]
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