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2025–26 Formula E World Championship
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The 2025–26 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will be the twelfth 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 is set to be the fourth and final season of the Formula E Gen3 Evo, with the Gen4 regulations coming into effect the following season.[1]
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Teams and drivers
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All teams will use the Formula E Gen3 Evo car on Hankook tyres.[2]
Team changes
After three years of competing in the series, the McLaren Formula E Team confirmed it would not return to the championship for the 2025–26 season to focus on its LMDh project in the World Endurance Championship.[22] The team did not find a buyer and is expected to shut down.[23]
Citroën announced they would be joining Formula E in the 2025–26 season, as Stellantis replaced Maserati MSG Racing, which had competed in the series for 3 years, with the Citroën brand.[24] This marks the marque's debut in top-level single-seater racing.[25]
TAG Heuer ended their partnership with Porsche after being their title sponsor for six seasons.[26]
Driver changes
Envision Racing and Robin Frijns parted ways at the end of the 2024–25 season, following six seasons together across two spells.[27] To replace Frijns, the team signed Jaguar's reserve driver Joel Eriksson, who entered ten Formula E races in 2021 and 2024, for his full-season debut.[11]
Taylor Barnard, who finished fourth in his debut season with McLaren, moved to DS Penske, replacing Jean-Éric Vergne, who ended his affiliation with the DS Automobiles brand after eight seasons.[7] Vergne moved over to newly entered Stellantis sister brand Citroën, where he was joined by season eleven runner-up Nick Cassidy, who departed Jaguar TCS Racing after two seasons with the team.[28][15] Former champion Stoffel Vandoorne left Maserati MSG to become Jaguar's reserve driver.[29] This left Jake Hughes without a seat.
António Félix da Costa departed the Porsche Formula E Team after three seasons as he moves to Jaguar TCS Racing to replace Citroën-bound Cassidy.[30][9] The team signed Nico Müller, who departed Andretti after a single season with the American team, where he finished 15th in the standings.[31][18] To replace Müller, Andretti signed 2022 Formula 2 Champion Felipe Drugovich for his full-season debut after he made a one-round appearance in the 2024–25 season with Mahindra Racing.[32]
David Beckmann left Cupra Kiro after a season with the team.[33] He was replaced by former Red Bull junior driver Pepe Martí, who graduates from Formula 2, where he drove for Campos Racing.[5]
Departing team McLaren saw Taylor Barnard move to DS Penske, while Sam Bird left the series after having taken part in every season since the championship's inauguration.[7]
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Calendar
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The official calendar was released on 16 October 2025.[34] The following ePrix are contracted to form the 2025–26 Formula E World Championship, which will be the longest season in championship history, consisting of a record 17 races.
Location changes
- The Miami ePrix will once again change its venue: After just a single year of running on the Homestead-Miami Speedway, the race will switch to the Miami International Autodrome, the venue which also hosts Formula One's Miami Grand Prix.[36]
- Formula E will make its racing debut at Circuito del Jarama, with the track holding the inaugural Madrid ePrix after previously hosting season eleven's pre-season test when the Circuit Ricardo Tormo was unavailable due to flooding in the area.[37]
- The Sanya ePrix will return to the calendar for the first time in seven years, while the Jakarta ePrix was dropped.[34]
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Regulation changes
Sporting regulations
The format used in qualifying has been slightly altered, with the two group stage sessions shortened from twelve to ten minutes each. The requirement for every driver to set a laptime in the first half of group qualifying has also been removed.[34]
Races including a mandatory pit boost stop will now require drivers to only take attack mode once instead of twice.[34]
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