2023–24 Formula E World Championship
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
- On 20 October 2023, it was announced that Nio would leave Formula E, as the team and the manufacturer rebranded to ERT Formula E Team for 2024 after new investment.[9]
Driver changes
- On 31 July 2023, The ABT CUPRA Formula E Team announced ahead of the 2022–23 season finale that their contract with Robin Frijns for 2024 would be terminated.[33] On 29 September, it was confirmed that his replacement would be Lucas di Grassi, who won the 2016-17 championship with the team.[24]
- On 31 July 2023, it was announced that Sam Bird would leave Jaguar Racing after three seasons with the team.[34] On 4 August 2023, his replacement was announced to be Nick Cassidy, switching from Envision Racing to partner Mitch Evans.[22]
- On 8 August 2023, Robin Frijns announced his return to Envision Racing, taking Jaguar-bound Nick Cassidy's seat.[13]
- On 15 August 2023, McLaren announced that René Rast had departed the team after spending a season with them.[16] On 22 August 2023, Sam Bird was announced as his replacement.[17]
- On 30 August 2023, Nissan Formula E Team announced that Oliver Rowland would rejoin the team. Rowland had driven for the team from 2018 to 2021, before switching to Mahindra for 2022 and 2023. This saw Norman Nato leave the team after one year with the manufacturer.[32]
- On 8 September 2023, André Lotterer announced his departure from Formula E after six seasons.[35] On 12 September 2023, Andretti announced Nissan driver Norman Nato as his replacement.[5]
- On 15 September 2023, Maserati MSG Racing announced that Edoardo Mortara had left the team after 6 years.[36] It was later announced that he would move to Mahindra Racing, while his replacement at the team would be Jehan Daruvala, Formula 2 driver and reserve driver for Mahindra during the 2022–23 season.[30][19]
- On 26 September 2023, Mahindra Racing announced that Lucas di Grassi would leave the team ahead of the season, after having spent one season there where he came 15th.[37]
- On 27 September 2023, it was announced that Mahindra had signed Edoardo Mortara and 2020–21 series champion Nyck de Vries to replace di Grassi and Roberto Merhi.[30]
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 | ePrix | Country | Circuit | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hankook Mexico City E-Prix | Mexico | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 13 January 2024 |
2 | Diriyah E-Prix | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh Street Circuit | 26 January 2024 |
3 | 27 January 2024 | |||
4 | São Paulo E-Prix | Brazil | São Paulo Street Circuit | 16 March 2024 |
5 | Tokyo E-Prix | Japan | Tokyo Street Circuit | 30 March 2024 |
6 | Misano E-Prix | Italy | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli | 13 April 2024 |
7 | 14 April 2024 | |||
8 | Monaco E-Prix | Monaco | Circuit de Monaco | 27 April 2024 |
9 | Berlin E-Prix | Germany | Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit | 11 May 2024 |
10 | 12 May 2024 | |||
11 | Shanghai E-Prix | China | Shanghai International Circuit | 25 May 2024 |
12 | 26 May 2024 | |||
13 | Hankook Portland E-Prix | United States | Portland International Raceway | 29 June 2024 |
14 | 30 June 2024 | |||
15 | Hankook London E-Prix | United Kingdom | ExCeL London | 20 July 2024 |
16 | 21 July 2024 | |||
Source:[38] |
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 presidential election periods, but it was ultimately rejected.[38]
- The Tokyo E-Prix joined the calendar, which is the first time an FIA World Championship will visit the city.[39]
- 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.[38]
- The Misano E-Prix joined the calendar, replacing the Rome E-Prix.[40]
- The Portland E-Prix will host a double header, after hosting only one race in 2023.[40]
- 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.[41]
ePrix locations
Regulation changes
Attack Charge will be introduced starting at the Misano E-Prix.[42] This new feature will see drivers take a mandatory pitstop in a specific window during the race. During this stop, which must adhere to a minimum time for safety reasons, the car will be recharged using a so-called Boost Charger connected to the rear of the car. After this stop, drivers are awarded two attack mode boosts and will also be allowed to use an extra 4 kW.h (14.4 MJ) of energy throughout the rest of the race.[43] 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.
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.[44]
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.[45][46][47]
Results and standings
E-Prix
Round | E-Prix | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Report |
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1 | Mexico City | Pascal Wehrlein | Nick Cassidy | Pascal Wehrlein | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | Report |
2 | Diriyah | Report | ||||
3 | ||||||
4 | São Paulo | Report | ||||
5 | Tokyo | Report | ||||
6 | Misano | Report | ||||
7 | ||||||
8 | Monaco | Report | ||||
9 | Berlin | Report | ||||
10 | ||||||
11 | Shanghai | Report | ||||
12 | ||||||
13 | Portland | Report | ||||
14 | ||||||
15 | London | Report | ||||
16 |
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 |
|
Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest lap |
Teams' Championship
Pos. | Team | No. | MEX |
DRH |
SPL |
TOK |
MIS |
MCO |
BER |
SHA |
PRT |
LDN |
Pts | ||||||
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1 | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 13 | Ret | 28 | |||||||||||||||
94 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Jaguar TCS Racing | 9 | 5 | 26 | |||||||||||||||
37 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Envision Racing | 4 | Ret | 18 | |||||||||||||||
16 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Maserati MSG Racing | 7 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
18 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | DS Penske | 2 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
25 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | NEOM McLaren Formula E Team | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
8 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Andretti Formula E | 1 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
17 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Nissan Formula E Team | 22 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
23 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Mahindra Racing | 21 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
48 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | ABT CUPRA Formula E Team | 11 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||
51 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | ERT Formula E Team | 3 | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||
33 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Team | No. | MEX |
DRH |
SPL |
TOK |
MIS |
MCO |
BER |
SHA |
PRT |
LDN |
Pts |
Notes
- ^ a b The 99X Electric branding has been used for every Formula E powertrain developed by Porsche ever since their debut season. This is the fifth powertrain.
- ^ The powertrain is a rebadged DS E-Tense FE23.
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