2021–22 Formula E World Championship

Nyck de Vries (left) enters the season as the defending champion while Stoffel Vandoorne (right) currently leads the championship.

The 2021–22 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is the eighth 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 the final season of the Formula E Gen2 era, with the Gen3 planned for the 2022–23 season.[1]

Teams and drivers

All teams use a spec Spark SRT05e chassis and Michelin tyres.

Team Powertrain No. Drivers Rounds
NIO 333 Formula E Team[2] NIO 333 001 3 Oliver Turvey[3] 1–6
33 Dan Ticktum[4] 1–6
Envision Racing[5] Audi e-tron FE07 4 Robin Frijns[6] 1–6
37 Nick Cassidy[5] 1–6
Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team[7] Mercedes-EQ Silver Arrow 02 5 Stoffel Vandoorne[8] 1–6
17 Nyck de Vries[8] 1–6
Dragon / Penske Autosport[9] Penske EV-5 7 Sérgio Sette Câmara[10] 1–6
99 Antonio Giovinazzi[11] 1–6
Jaguar TCS Racing[12] Jaguar I-Type 5 9 Mitch Evans[13] 1–6
10 Sam Bird[13] 1–6
ROKiT Venturi Racing Mercedes-EQ Silver Arrow 02 11 Lucas di Grassi[14] 1–6
48 Edoardo Mortara[14] 1–6
DS Techeetah[15][16] DS E-Tense FE21 13 António Félix da Costa[17] 1–6
25 Jean-Éric Vergne[18] 1–6
Nissan e.dams[19] Nissan IM03 22 Maximilian Günther[20] 1–6
23 Sébastien Buemi[20] 1–6
Avalanche Andretti Formula E[21][22] BMW i FE.21 27 Jake Dennis[23] 1–6
28 Oliver Askew[24] 1–6
Mahindra Racing[25] Mahindra M8Electro 29 Alexander Sims[26] 1–6
30 Oliver Rowland[27] 1–6
TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team[28] Porsche 99X Electric 36 André Lotterer[29] 1–6
94 Pascal Wehrlein[29] 1–6

Team changes
  • As announced on 30 November 2020, Audi Sport have left Formula E at the end of the 2020–21 season.[30] However, at least for this season, they remain in the sport as powertrain supplier for Envision Racing.
  • As announced on 2 December 2020, BMW have left Formula E at the end of the 2020–21 season.[31] However, at least for this season, they remain in the sport as powertrain supplier for Andretti Autosport.[21]
  • On 18 August 2021, Mercedes-Benz announced that this would be their last season in Formula E.[7]
  • On 1 November 2021, Envision Virgin Racing announced that the team would be rebranded as Envision Racing for the 2021–22 season, following the Envision Group taking complete ownership of the race team.[5]
  • On 2 November 2021, Jaguar Racing announced that the team would be rebranded as Jaguar TCS Racing for the 2021–22 season, following the new title sponsor Tata Consultancy Services joining the group.

Driver changes

Calendar

The following ePrix are contracted to form a part of the 2021–22 Formula E World Championship:[36]

The Seoul ePrix was first scheduled for the 2019–20 season, but was cancelled twice because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mexico City ePrix makes a return for 2022, once again at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, after the race relocated to Autódromo Miguel E. Abed in Puebla in 2021. A new event, the Vancouver ePrix will be held on the site of the former Champ Car and IndyCar race, the Molson Indy Vancouver, utilising a different layout to those used previously.

On 15 October 2021, the calendar was updated, with the planned Cape Town ePrix cancelled for unknown reasons in favor of the Jakarta ePrix.[37]

On 15 December 2021, the calendar was updated again, in which the Rome ePrix and the Berlin ePrix were once again made into double-header events, as was the previous season.[38]

On 23 April 2022, the Vancouver ePrix was cancelled by the race organizers.[39]

Round ePrix Country Circuit Date
1 Diriyah ePrix Saudi Arabia Riyadh Street Circuit 28 January 2022
2 29 January 2022
3 Mexico City ePrix Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 12 February 2022
4 Rome ePrix Italy Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR 9 April 2022
5 10 April 2022
6 Monaco ePrix Monaco Circuit de Monaco 30 April 2022
7 Berlin ePrix Germany Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit 14 May 2022
8 15 May 2022
9 Jakarta ePrix Indonesia Jakarta International e-Prix Circuit 4 June 2022
10 New York City ePrix United States Brooklyn Street Circuit 16 July 2022
11 17 July 2022
12 London ePrix United Kingdom ExCeL London 30 July 2022
13 31 July 2022
14 Seoul ePrix South Korea Seoul Street Circuit 13 August 2022
15 14 August 2022

ePrix locations
Location of non-European ePrix in 2022.
(: scheduled ePrix)
Location of European ePrix in 2022.
(: scheduled ePrix)

Regulation changes

Qualifying format

A new qualifying format has been introduced, where the drivers are split into two groups based on their position in the championship, those in odd-numbered places go into group A, whilst those in even-numbered places go into group B. The exception is in the first race of the season, where each team could nominate one driver into each group. Each group gets a 10-minute session to set a fastest lap at 220kW, of which the top 4 of each group advance to the duels stage, where drivers face off head-to-head at 250kW over a quarter-final, semi-final and final. The winner of the final then lines up in position 1, the loser of the final in position 2, the losers of the semi-final in positions 3 and 4, and the losers of the quarter-final in positions 5 through 8, in order of time set in their respective sessions. The rest of the drivers from the group stage then form alternately from position 9, with the polesitter's group in the odd places, and the other group in the even places..[40]

Results and standings

ePrix
Round Race Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Report
1 Diriyah Stoffel Vandoorne Nick Cassidy Nyck de Vries Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team Report
2 Nyck de Vries Sam Bird[lower-alpha 1] Edoardo Mortara ROKiT Venturi Racing
3 Mexico City Pascal Wehrlein Lucas di Grassi[lower-alpha 2] Pascal Wehrlein TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team Report
4 Rome Stoffel Vandoorne Lucas di Grassi[lower-alpha 3] Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing Report
5 Jean-Éric Vergne Robin Frijns Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing
6 Monaco Mitch Evans Robin Frijns Stoffel Vandoorne Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team Report
7 Berlin Report
8
9 Jakarta Report
10 New York City Report
11
12 London Report
13
14 Seoul Report
15

Drivers' Championship

Points are awarded using the following structure:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole   FL 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 3 1
Pos. Driver DRH
 MEX
 RME
 MCO
 BER
 JAK
 NYC
 LDN
 SEO
 Pts
1 Stoffel Vandoorne 2* 7* 11* 3* 5* 1* 81
2 Jean-Éric Vergne 8 6* 3 4* 2* 3* 75
3 Mitch Evans 10* 21 19 1 1 2 72
4 Robin Frijns 16 2 7 2 3 4 71
5 Edoardo Mortara 6 1 5 7 Ret Ret 49
6 André Lotterer 13 4 2 10 4 Ret 43
7 Pascal Wehrlein 11 9 1 8 6 Ret 42
8 Nyck de Vries 1* 10* 6* Ret* 14 10* 39
9 Lucas di Grassi 5 3 12* 11 8 6 37
10 António Félix da Costa Ret* 12* 4* 6* 13* 5* 30
11 Jake Dennis 3 5 10 13 Ret 9 28
12 Sam Bird 4 15 15 5 Ret Ret 22
13 Nick Cassidy 7 16 13 9 Ret 7 16
14 Sébastien Buemi 17 13 8 16 9 8 10
15 Oliver Turvey 19 18 14 17 7 14 6
16 Oliver Rowland Ret 8 16 Ret Ret* Ret 4
17 Maximilian Günther 12 14 9 Ret 11 17 2
18 Oliver Askew 9 11 17 14 15 15 2
19 Dan Ticktum 18 19 18 19 10 12 1
20 Alexander Sims 14 Ret Ret 12 Ret 11 0
21 Sérgio Sette Câmara 15 17 20 15 12 13 0
22 Antonio Giovinazzi 20* 20* Ret* 18* Ret* 16* 0
Pos. Driver DRH
 MEX
 RME
 MCO
 BER
 JAK
 NYC
 LDN
 SEO
 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)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest lap

* – FanBoost

Teams' championship
Pos. Team No. DRH
 MEX
 RME
 MCO
 BER
 JAK
 NYC
 LDN
 SEO
 Pts
1 Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team 5 2 7 11 3 5 1 120
17 1 10 6 Ret 14 10
2 DS Techeetah 13 Ret 12 4 6 13 5 105
25 8 6 3 4 2 3
3 Jaguar TCS Racing 9 10 21 19 1 1 2 94
10 4 15 15 5 Ret Ret
4 Envision Racing 4 16 2 7 2 3 4 87
37 7 16 13 9 Ret 7
5 ROKiT Venturi Racing 11 5 3 12 11 8 6 86
48 6 1 5 7 Ret Ret
6 TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 36 13 4 2 10 4 Ret 85
94 11 9 1 8 6 Ret
7 Avalanche Andretti Formula E 27 3 5 10 13 Ret 9 30
28 9 11 17 14 15 16
8 Nissan e.dams 22 12 14 9 Ret 11 17 12
23 17 13 8 16 9 8
9 NIO 333 Formula E Team 3 19 18 14 17 7 15 7
33 18 19 18 19 10 12
10 Mahindra Racing 29 14 Ret Ret 12 Ret 11 4
30 Ret 8 16 Ret Ret Ret
11 Dragon / Penske Autosport 7 15 17 20 15 12 13 0
99 20 20 Ret 18 Ret 14
Pos. Team No. DRH
 MEX
 RME
 MCO
 BER
 JAK
 NYC
 LDN
 SEO
 Pts

Notes
  1. Sam Bird set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Stoffel Vandoorne was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  2. Lucas di Grassi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Nyck de Vries was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  3. Lucas di Grassi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Nick Cassidy was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

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