2020–21 Formula E Championship
The 2020-21 FIA Formula E World Championship is due to be the seventh 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.
| 2020–21 Formula E Championship | |||
| Previous: | 2019–20 | Next: | 2021–22 |
With the 2020-21 season, the championship will officially become an FIA World Championship, joining Formula One, the World Endurance Championship the World Rally Championship and the World Rallycross Championship
The facelift of the Spark Gen2 car called the Gen2EVO, was orignally scheduled to debut in this season, but was later delayed to the COVID-19 pandemic[1].
Calendar
On 19 June 2020, a provisional calendar was announced for the 2020–21 season.[2]
| Round | ePrix | Country | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago ePrix |  |
Parque O'Higgins Circuit | 16 January 2021 |
| 2 | Mexico City ePrix |  |
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 13 February 2021 |
| 3 | Diriyah ePrix |  |
Riyadh Street Circuit | 26 February 2021 |
| 4 | 27 February 2021 | |||
| 5 | Sanya ePrix |  |
Haitang Bay Circuit | 13 March 2021 |
| 6 | Rome ePrix |  |
Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR† | 10 April 2021 |
| 7 | Paris ePrix |  |
Paris Street Circuit | 24 April 2021 |
| 8 | Monaco ePrix |  |
Circuit de Monaco† | 8 May 2021 |
| 9 | Seoul ePrix |  |
Seoul Street Circuit† | 23 May 2021 |
| 10 | TBC | TBC | TBC | 5 June 2021 |
| 11 | Berlin ePrix |  |
Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit | 19 June 2021 |
| 12 | New York City ePrix |  |
Brooklyn Street Circuit | 10 July 2021 |
| 13 | London ePrix |  |
ExCeL London[N 1] | 24 July 2021 |
| 14 | 25 July 2021 |
† – Subject to circuit homologation
Calendar Changes
- The Paris, Rome and Sanya ePrix are due to return to the calendar as their 2020 races were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The Diriyah ePrix will move from November to February.
- The Monaco ePrix is due to return to the calendar, as it is held every 2 years.[4]
- The Marrakesh ePrix is set to be discontinued.
- The Santiago ePrix will become the first race of the season.
- The Berlin ePrix will become a single race event once more after holding the final 6 races of the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The London ePrix is due to return to the calendar after a 5 year absence. It will be held around the ExCeL arena in London. It was originally included on the 2019–20 calendar but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The New York City ePrix will become a single race event for the first time. It was meant to become a single race event in 2020 but the race was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regulation changes
Technical regulations
- Manufacturers will now only be able to modify powertrain components once over the next two seasons as part of an extended homologation period, with teams having the option to either introduce a new powertrain for the 2020-21 season for a two-year runout or continue with their current systems for next season before homologating a new set-up for a single season the year after[1].
Footnotes
- The circuit is designed as an indoor-outdoor venue, combining the ExCeL facilities and the surrounding public roads at Royal Docks.[3]
References
- "FE delays Gen2 Evo car as part of new cost saving measures". www.autosport.com.
- "FIA publishes provisional 2020/21 Formula E calendar". FIA Formula E.
- Smith, Topher (5 March 2019). "London Calling: British capital returns to calendar". Downforce Radio.
- "Monaco sets out plan for 2021 F1, Formula E races". www.motorsport.com.