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 recognized 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]

Nick Cassidy (top) is the current Driver's championship leader, while his team Jaguar TCS Racing (bottom) are the current team's championship leaders.

Teams and drivers

All teams use the Formula E Gen3 car on Hankook tyres.

TeamPowertrainNo.DriversRounds
Andretti Formula E[2]Porsche 99X Electric[3][a]1 Jake Dennis[4]1–14
17 Norman Nato[5]1–14
DS Penske[6]DS E-Tense FE23[7][b]2 Stoffel Vandoorne[8]1–14
25 Jean-Éric Vergne[8]1–14
ERT Formula E Team[9]ERT X24[10]3 Sérgio Sette Câmara[11]1–14
33 Dan Ticktum[11]1–14
Envision Racing[12]Jaguar I-Type 64 Robin Frijns[13]1–8, 11–14
Joel Eriksson[14]9–10
16 Sébastien Buemi[15]1–8, 11–14
Paul Aron[14]9–10
NEOM McLaren Formula E Team[16]Nissan e-4ORCE 045 Jake Hughes[17]1–14
8 Sam Bird[18]1–8, 11–14[c]
Taylor Barnard[19]8–10
Maserati MSG Racing[20]Maserati Tipo Folgore[d]7 Maximilian Günther[21]1–14
18 Jehan Daruvala[21]1–14
Jaguar TCS Racing[22]Jaguar I-Type 69 Mitch Evans[23]1–14
37 Nick Cassidy[24]1–14
ABT CUPRA Formula E Team[25]Mahindra M10Electro11 Lucas di Grassi[26]1–14
51 Nico Müller[27]1–8, 11–14
Kelvin van der Linde[28]9–10
TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team[29]Porsche 99X Electric[30][a]13 António Félix da Costa[31]1–14
94 Pascal Wehrlein[31]1–14
Mahindra Racing[32]Mahindra M10Electro[33]21 Nyck de Vries[34]1–8, 11–14
Jordan King[35]9–10
48 Edoardo Mortara[34]1–14
Nissan Formula E Team[36]Nissan e-4ORCE 04[30]22 Oliver Rowland[37]1–14[e]
Caio Collet[38]13–14
23 Sacha Fenestraz[37]1–14

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

  • 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]

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.[44] Bird's injury means he was also forced to miss the Berlin E-Prix double-header, with Barnard continuing to deputize.[45] Bird returned for the Shanghai E-Prix.[46]

Multiple drivers missed the Berlin ePrix 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 out on Berlin and had Mahindra reserve and development driver Jordan King take his place.[35] ABT CUPRA once again had their reserve driver Kelvin van der Linde replace Nico Müller for the Berlin round.[28]

Nissan driver Oliver Rowland fell ill ahead of the Portland ePrix. He was replaced by the team's reserve driver, Indy NXT competitor Caio Collet, who made his series debut.[47]

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:

RoundE-PrixCountryCircuitDate
1Mexico City ePrix  MexicoAutódromo Hermanos Rodríguez13 January 2024
2Diriyah ePrix  Saudi ArabiaRiyadh Street Circuit26 January 2024
327 January 2024
4São Paulo ePrix  BrazilSão Paulo Street Circuit16 March 2024
5Tokyo ePrix  JapanTokyo Street Circuit30 March 2024
6Misano ePrix  ItalyMisano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli13 April 2024
714 April 2024
8Monaco ePrix  MonacoCircuit de Monaco27 April 2024
9Berlin ePrix  GermanyTempelhof Airport Street Circuit11 May 2024
1012 May 2024
11Shanghai ePrix ChinaShanghai International Circuit25 May 2024
1226 May 2024
13Portland ePrix  United StatesPortland International Raceway29 June 2024
1430 June 2024
15London ePrix  United KingdomExCeL London20 July 2024
1621 July 2024
Source:[48]

Location changes

ePrix locations

Location of ePrix in 2023
( : ePrix - Single Race)
( : ePrix - Double Header)

Regulation changes

Attack Charge was scheduled to be introduced starting at the Misano E-Prix.[52] 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.[53] 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.[54]

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.[55]

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.[56]

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.[57][58][59]

Results and standings

E-Prix

RoundE-PrixPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamWinning manufacturerReport
1 Mexico City Pascal Wehrlein Nick Cassidy Pascal Wehrlein TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team PorscheReport
2 Diriyah Jean-Éric Vergne Jake Dennis Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E PorscheReport
3 Oliver Rowland Jake Dennis[f] Nick Cassidy Jaguar TCS Racing Jaguar
4 São Paulo Pascal Wehrlein Nyck de Vries[g] Sam Bird NEOM McLaren Formula E Team NissanReport
5 Tokyo Oliver Rowland Sam Bird[h] Maximilian Günther Maserati MSG Racing StellantisReport
6 Misano Mitch Evans Oliver Rowland Oliver Rowland Nissan Formula E Team NissanReport
7 Jake Hughes António Félix da Costa[i] Pascal Wehrlein TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team Porsche
8 Monaco Pascal Wehrlein Jehan Daruvala[j] Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing JaguarReport
9 Berlin Edoardo Mortara Norman Nato[k] Nick Cassidy Jaguar TCS Racing JaguarReport
10 Jake Dennis Norman Nato[l] António Félix da Costa TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team Porsche
11 Shanghai Jean-Éric Vergne Jake Dennis Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing JaguarReport
12 Jake Hughes Norman Nato António Félix da Costa TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team Porsche
13 Portland Mitch Evans Jake Hughes[m] António Félix da Costa TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team PorscheReport
14 Jean-Éric Vergne Robin Frijns António Félix da Costa TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team Porsche
15 LondonReport
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Drivers' Championship

Points are awarded using the following structure:

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  Pole  FL 
Points25181512108642131
Pos.DriverMXC
DIR
SAP
TKO
MIS
MCO
BER
SHA
POR
LON
Pts
1 Nick Cassidy331Ret8Ret3212341913167
2 Mitch Evans55102155NC1461583155
3 Pascal Wehrlein18745161554220104155
4 António Félix da CostaRet161464DSQ1976118111134
5 Oliver Rowland11133321Ret633410WDWD131
6 Jean-Éric Vergne6287126742106735129
7 Jake Dennis9112532220Ret5511610122
8 Maximilian Günther479913129RetRet218Ret873
9 Robin FrijnsRet10218917Ret171292260
10 Stoffel Vandoorne81458168Ret37209691155
11 Jake Hughes7114Ret1413816151216221Ret46
12 Norman Nato1061617671810181914313746
13 Sam Bird144Ret1NCRet10WD17Ret7Ret44
14 Nico Müller171813Ret7114Ret15155636
15 Sébastien Buemi212WD101312Ret1581220926
16 Sacha Fenestraz12Ret611119589Ret1114151826
17 Edoardo Mortara13151112DSQRet13Ret816Ret134Ret19
18 Dan Ticktum1821Ret16184141314172021171512
19 Sérgio Sette CâmaraDNS918DSQ101561916131318141411
20 Jehan Daruvala1620Ret1517Ret918177191716128
21 Nyck de Vries15171514Ret14151271612Ret6
22 Taylor Barnard141085
23 Joel ErikssonRet92
24 Lucas di GrassiRet191713Ret101211Ret11101911172
25 Kelvin van der Linde11150
26 Jordan King12180
27 Paul Aron13140
28 Caio Collet18160
Pos.DriverMXC
DIR
SAP
TKO
MIS
MCO
BER
SHA
POR
LON
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest lap

Teams' Championship

Pos.TeamNo.MXC
DIR
SAP
TKO
MIS
MCO
BER
SHA
POR
LON
Pts
1 Jaguar TCS Racing955102155NC1461583322
37331Ret8Ret3212341913
2 TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team13Ret161464DSQ1976118111289
9418745161554220104
3 DS Penske281458168Ret372096911184
256287126742106735
4 Andretti Formula E19112532220Ret5511610168
1710616176718101819143137
5 Nissan Formula E Team2211133321Ret6334101816157
2312Ret611119589Ret11141518
6 NEOM McLaren Formula E Team57114Ret1413816151216221Ret95
8144Ret1NCRet101410817Ret7Ret
7 Envision Racing4Ret10218917Ret17Ret91292288
16212WD101312Ret151314812209
8 Maserati MSG Racing7479913129RetRet218Ret881
181620Ret1517Ret91817719171612
9 ABT CUPRA Formula E Team11Ret191713Ret101211Ret111019111738
51171813Ret7114Ret1115151556
10 Mahindra Racing2115171514Ret141512121871612Ret25
4813151112DSQRet13Ret816Ret134Ret
11 ERT Formula E Team3DNS918DSQ101561916131318141423
331821Ret161841413141720211715
Pos.TeamNo.MXC
DIR
SAP
TKO
MIS
MCO
BER
SHA
POR
LON
Pts

Manufacturers' Trophy

Pos.ManufacturerMXC
DIR
SAP
TOK
MIS
MCO
BER
SHA
POR
LON
Pts
1 Porsche11743215512111407
961254727645364
2 Jaguar23128531121422388
35210912Ret2463583
3 Stellantis[n]42571373276635247
6788126947109798
4 Nissan743121563342716242
111143119889811201518
5 Mahindra131511127104118117134663
15171313Ret11111211151015517
6 Electric Racing Technologies189171610461314131318141423
DNS21Ret1718151418161720211715
Pos.ManufacturerMXC
DIR
SAP
TOK
MIS
MCO
BER
SHA
POR
LON
Pts

Notes

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