2019/20 Formula E Championship | ||
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Porsche are one of two manufacturers set to enter FE in 2019/20. | ||
Season Information | ||
No. Rounds | TBA | |
First Round | TBA | |
Last Round | TBA | |
Constructor(s) | Spark | |
Manufacturers | Audi Sport; BMW; DS; Jaguar; Mahindra; Mercedes; NIO; Nissan; Penske; Porsche; Venturi | |
Tyre(s) | Michelin | |
Drivers Championship | ||
Teams Championship | ||
Season Guide | ||
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The 2019/20 ABB FIA Formula E Championship, otherwise known as the 2019/20 Formula E Season, is set to be the sixth season of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, to be held between December 2019 and July 2020.[1] The 2019/20 season will be one of the most anticipated seasons in FE's short history, for German manufacturers Mercedes-Benz and Porsche are set to join the series.[2][3]
Background
Calendar
Early news of the 2019/20 calendar came shortly before the start of the 2018/19 season, with reports of a deal for the South Korean capital of Seoul to host its first E-Prix in 2020.[4] This was part of a plan to establish a Asian leg of the Championship, based around the Hong Kong E-Prix which is likely to be held in March 2020.[4] Elsewhere, the second confirmed venue for the 2019/20 season would see the series return to London for the first time since 2016, with a new circuit based around the ExCel Arena serving as the season finale in July 2020.[5]
A Provisional Performance
The first full, provisional, calendar for the 2019/20 season was released on the 14 June 2019, with fourteen rounds scheduled.[6] The season was to start in Ad Diriyah in Saudi Arabia, with a double header planned across the 22/23 November 2019.[6] A TBC followed, scheduled for the 14 December, before the first FE race of 2020 was set to be staged in Santiago, Chile, on 18 January.[6]
Race five would be staged in Mexico City in February, before an Asian double header in Hong Kong and a second race in China, which was not announced on the provisional calendar.[6] The European season followed, opening with a race in Rome on 4 April 2020, two weeks before the field headed to Paris.[6] The visit to Seoul interrupted the European campaign on the 3 May, with the field returning to fight in Berlin on the 30 May.[6]
The final "fly-away" race of the season would be staged in New York City on 20 June, prior to the season finale, to be held in London.[6] As ever, FE would be completed by a double-header, with two races in the ExCel Centre to be held on the 25/26 July 2020.[6] A late revision to the calendar would alter the schedule, however, with the addition of the inaugural Jakarta E-Prix in place of one of the two TBAs, to be held on the 6 June 2020.[7] The full calendar was set to be formally announced at the World MotorSport Council meeting in October 2019.[7]
Schedule
The full calendar for the 2019/20 ABB FIA Formula E Championship is outlined below:
2019/20 ABB FIA Formula E Championship | |||||
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Round | E-Prix | City | Circuit | Date | Report |
1 | 2019 SAUDIA Ad Diriyah E-Prix | Ad Diriyah, Saudi Arabia | Ad Diriyah Street Circuit | 22 November 2019[6] | Report |
2 | 2019 SAUDIA Ad Diriyah E-Prix | Ad Diriyah, Saudi Arabia | Ad Diriyah Street Circuit | 23 November 2019[6] | Report |
3 | TBA | TBA | TBA | 14 December 2019[6] | |
4 | 2020 Antofagasta Minerals Santiago E-Prix | Santiago, Chile | Parque O'Higgins Circuit | 18 January 2020[6] | Report |
5 | 2020 ABB FIA Formula E Mexico City E-Prix | Mexico City, Mexico | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 15 February 2020[6] | Report |
6 | 2020 HKT Hong Kong E-Prix | Hong Kong, China | Hong Kong Harbourfront Circuit | 1 March 2020[6] | Report |
7 | 2020 ABB FIA Formula E Rome E-Prix | Rome, Italy | Circuito Cittadino dell’EUR | 4 April 2020[6] | Report |
8 | 2020 Qatar Airways Paris E-Prix | Paris, France | Circuit des Invalides | 18 April 2020[6] | Report |
9 | 2020 ABB FIA Formula E Seoul E-Prix | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul Street Circuit | 3 May 2020[4] | Report |
10 | 2020 BMW i Berlin E-Prix | Berlin, Germany | Tempelhofring | 30 May 2020[6] | Report |
11 | 2020 ABB FIA Formula E Jakarta E-Prix | Jakarta, Indonesia | TBA | 6 June 2020[7] | Report |
12 | 2020 Qatar Airways New York City E-Prix | New York City, USA | Brooklyn Street Circuit | 20 June 2020[6] | Report |
13 | 2020 ABB FIA Formula E London E-Prix | London, UK | ExCeL E-Prix Circuit | 25 July 2020[5] | Report |
14 | 2020 ABB FIA Formula E London E-Prix | London, UK | ExCeL E-Prix Circuit | 26 July 2020[5] | Report |
2019/20 ABB FIA Formula E Tests | |||||
I | 2019 Valencia Pre-Season Test | Valencia, Spain | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | 15 - 18 October 2019[8] | Report |
Rules and Regulations
There would be some minor revisions to both the sporting and technical rulebooks ahead of the 2019/20 season, with the use of twin MGUs outlawed after its use by Nissan in 2018/19.[9] There was also an extension to the operational life of the Spark SRT05e, which was to be run to the end of the 2021/22 season, albeit with planned performance increases in 2020/21.[6] There were also revisions to Attack Mode and points, as well as the procedures under FCY, safety car and red flag conditions.[6]
Technical
The biggest change to the technical rules would be the complete ban of dual motors to power each rear wheel individually, a design pioneered by Nissan as well as their predecessors Renault.[9] While the FIA could not find anything mechanically wrong with the system, Nissan's rivals complained that such a system could be used to store energy, with one motor potentially harvesting energy due to the speed differential between the wheels during cornering.[9] The banning of dual motors was part of a wider clarification of rules and definitions of what an MGU was, as requested by the majority of FE's entrants ahead of the sixth season.[9]
Elsewhere Attack Mode was re-tweaked for the season six, with a small increase of boost to 235kW.[6] Furthermore, the activation of Attack Mode was outlawed under FCY or safety car conditions, preventing drivers from using it as a power boost at a restart.[6]
Sporting
2019/20 was to see a significant revision to the sporting rules, particularly in regards to energy consumption during races with intervals under safety car and FCY.[6] Indeed, to counter complaints of races not being dictated by energy use, the FIA declared that they would remove 1kWh-per-minute of available energy from each driver under FCY or safety car.[6] This would ensure that drivers could not save too much energy under those conditions, meaning drivers would have to conserve energy under green flag conditions as well.[6]
Further changes were made to the red flag procedure, with the clock effectively stopped to ensure that a full race distance could be reached.[6] There was also a revision to the points allocation, with an additional point set to be awarded to the fastest driver in the group stage of qualifying.[6]
Outlined below is a full breakdown of the point scoring system for the 2019/20 ABB FIA Formula E Championship:
2019/20 ABB FIA Formula E Championship Points Table | |||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Group Fastest | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | |||||||
1 | 3 | 1 |
Season Report
Entrants
The full 2019/20 FIA Formula E Championship entry list will be outlined below:
- * To be confirmed
Standings
2019/20 ABB FIA Formula E Championship for Drivers
The full 2019/20 FIA Formula E Championship for Drivers standings are to be outlined below:
2019/20 ABB FIA Formula E Championship for Teams
The full 2019/20 FIA Formula E Championship for Teams standings are to be outlined below:
References
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- ↑ 'ABB becomes title partner of Formula E', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 09/01/2018), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2018/january/abb-becomes-title-partner-of-formula-e/, (Accessed 11/01/2018)
- ↑ 'Mercedes-Benz to enter Formula E in Season 6', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 24/07/2017), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2017/july/mercedes-benz-to-enter-formula-e-in-season-6/, (Accessed 25/07/2017)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 'Porsche set to compete in Formula E from Season 6', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 28/07/2017), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2017/july/porsche-set-to-compete-in-formula-e-from-season-6/, (Accessed 28/07/2017)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sam Smith, 'Seoul E-Prix Planned for Season Six', e-racing365.com, (John Dagys Media, LLC., 30/11/2018), https://e-racing365.com/formula-e/seoul-e-prix-planned-for-season-six/, (Accessed 01/12/2018)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 'Register now: Formula E returns to London in 2020', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 05/03/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/february/london-e-prix, (Accessed 05/03/2019)
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 '2019/20 calendar revealed: London and Seoul star in sixth Formula E campaign', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 14/06/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/june/2019-20-season-calendar-revealed, (Accessed 14/06/2019)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 'BREAKING: Formula E to race around iconic National Monument in Jakarta, race date revealed', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 20/09/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/september/formula-e-heads-to-jakarta, (Accessed 20/09/2019)
- ↑ Alex Kalinauckas, 'Valencia to continue as Formula E pre-season test venue', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 02/09/2019), https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/valencia-pre-season-testing/4527885/, (Accessed 02/09/2019)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Sam Smith, 'Twin-MGU Designs Set to Be Outlawed', e-racing365.com, (John Dagys Media LLC., 14/06/2019), https://e-racing365.com/formula-e/twin-mgu-designs-set-to-be-outlawed/, (Accessed 14/06/2019)
- ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 'Season 6 manufacturers confirmed', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 10/04/2018), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2018/april/season-6-manufacturers-confirmed/, (Accessed 01/12/2018)
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 'Full Formula E team names revealed ahead of season opener', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 10/09/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/september/full-team-names-revealed-ahead-of-season-opener, (Accessed 10/09/2019)
- ↑ 'Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler unveil new-look Audi e-tron FE06', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 05/09/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/september/audi-reveals-their-s6-challenger, (Accessed 06/09/2019)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Alex Kalinauckas, 'Audi retains Abt for 2019/20 Formula E season', Motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 11/07/2019), https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/di-grassi-abt-retained-audi/4492198/, (Accessed 11/07/2019)
- ↑ 'BREAKING: Guenther secures BMW drive while Da Costa parts ways', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 09/09/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/september/guenther-joins-bmw-as-da-costa-parts-ways, (Accessed 09/09/2019)
- ↑ Sam Smith, 'Guenther Set to Partner Sims at BMW', e-racing365.com, (John Dagys Media, LLC., 03/09/2019), https://e-racing365.com/formula-e/guenther-set-to-partner-sims-at-bmw/, (Accessed 03/09/2019)
- ↑ Sam Smith, 'Da Costa’s Move to DS Techeetah Confirmed', e-racing365.com, (John Dagys Media, LLC., 17/09/2019), https://e-racing365.com/formula-e/da-costas-move-to-ds-techeetah-confirmed/, (Accessed 17/09/2019)
- ↑ Sam Smith, 'New Da Costa BMW Deal Imminent', e-racing365.com, (John Dagys Media, LLC., 30/04/2019), https://e-racing365.com/formula-e/new-da-costa-bmw-deal-imminent/, (Accessed 08/06/2019)
- ↑ Sam Smith, 'FORMULA E: Da Costa and BMW Split; DS Techeetah Deal Imminent', e-racing365.com, (John Dagys Media, LLC., 06/08/2019), https://e-racing365.com/formula-e/da-costa-and-bmw-split-ds-techeetah-deal-imminent/, (Accessed 06/08/2019)
- ↑ Alex Kalinauckas, 'Da Costa to partner Vergne at DS Techeetah', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 17/09/2019), https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/da-costa-techeetah-vergne-2020/4542866/, (Accessed 17/09/2019)
- ↑ Alex Kalinauckas, 'Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne's Techeetah contract extended', Autosport, (Motorsport Network, 14/12/2018), https://www.autosport.com/fe/news/140671/vergne-techeetah-fe-contract-extended, (Accessed 08/06/2019)
- ↑ Sam Smith, 'Virgin Brand to Remain in Formula E for 2019-20', e-racing365.com, (John Dagys Media LLC., 25/07/2019), https://e-racing365.com/formula-e/virgin-brand-to-remain-in-formula-e-for-2019-20/, (Accessed 25/07/2019)
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Sam Smith, 'Bird, Frijns to Remain at Envision Virgin for 2019-20', e-racing365.com, (John Dagys Media, LLC., 11/06/2019), https://e-racing365.com/formula-e/bird-frijns-to-remain-at-envision-virgin-for-2019-20/, (Accessed 11/06/2019)
- ↑ Sam Smith, 'FORMULA E: GEOX Dragon Signs Hartley for 2019-20', e-racing365.com, (John Dagys Media, LLC., 08/08/2019), https://e-racing365.com/formula-e/geox-dragon-signs-hartley-for-2019-20/, (Accessed 08/08/2019)
- ↑ 'Brendon Hartley', porsche.com, (Porsche GmbH, 2019), https://www.porsche.com/international/motorsportandevents/motorsport/formulae/worksdrivers/hartley/, (Accessed 21/07/2019)
- ↑ 'Nico Muller completes Geox Dragon driver line up', fiaformulae.com, (Accessed FIA Formula E, 17/09/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/september/muller-completes-dragon-line-up, (Accessed 18/09/2019)
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Alex Kalinauckas, 'Muller to partner Hartley at Dragon in Formula E', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 18/09/2019), https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/muller-dragon-2019-20-season-hartley/4543135/, (Accessed 19/09/2019
- ↑ 'Mercedes EQ Formula E Team gear up for Formula E fight', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E 17/05/2018), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2018/may/mercedes-eq-formula-e-team-gear-up-for-formula-e-fight/, (Accessed 17/05/2018)
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 'Merecedes-Benz EQ reveal the Silver Arrow 01, Vandroorne & de Vries complete line up', fiaformuale.com, (FIA Formula E, 11/09/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/september/mercedes-2019-200challenger-revealed, (Accessed 11/09/2019)
- ↑ Sam Smith, 'De Vries Favorite for Mercedes Race Seat', e-racing365.com, (John Dagys Media, LLC., 30/08/2019), https://e-racing365.com/formula-e/de-vries-favorite-for-mercedes-race-seat/, (Accessed 30/08/2019)
- ↑ Sam Smith, 'REVEALED: NIO Shake-Up Hastens New Team Structure', e-racing365.com, (John Dagys Media, LLC., 29/07/2019), https://e-racing365.com/formula-e/revealed-nio-shake-up-hastens-new-team-structure/, (Accessed 06/09/2019)
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 'Nissan e.dams retain Buemi and Rowland for 2019/20', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 05/09/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/september/nissan-retain-buemi-rowland, (Accessed 05/09/2019)
- ↑ Sam Smith, 'Evans Set to Remain at Jaguar for Fourth Season', e-racing365.com, (John Dagys Media, LLC., 15/05/2019), https://e-racing365.com/formula-e/evans-set-to-remain-at-jaguar-for-fourth-season/, (Accessed 19/05/2019)
- ↑ Alex Kalinauckas, 'Jaguar retains Evans for 2019/20 Formula E season', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 26/09/2019), https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/mitch-evans-jagaur-retained-2020/4547885/, (Accessed 26/09/2019)
- ↑ 'James Calado completes Jaguar line up, ‘lighter’ 2019/20 challenger revealed ', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 02/10/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/october/james-calado-signs-to-jaguar, (Accessed 02/10/2019)
- ↑ Chris Soulsby, 'Porsche name TAG Heuer as title partner for Season 6 Formula E entry', motorsportweek.com, (Motorsport Week, 26/08/2019), https://www.motorsportweek.com/news/id/24167, (Accessed 26/08/2019)
- ↑ 'Lotterer leaves DS Techeetah to complete Porsche driver line up', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 17/07/2019), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/july/lotterer-moves-to-porsche, (Accessed 17/07/2019)
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 Andrew van Leeuwen, 'De Silvestro lands Porsche Formula E role', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 30/09/2019), https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/silvestro-preining-porsche-development-driver/4550411/, (Accessed 30/09/2019)
- ↑ Luke Smith, 'Porsche confirms Neel Jani in first Formula E seat for Season 6', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 14/12/2018), https://www.crash.net/fe/news/911658/1/porsche-confirms-jani-first-formula-e-seat, (Accessed 14/12/2018)
- ↑ 'Felipe Massa joins Venturi driver line up for Season 5', fiaformuale.com, (FIA Formula E, 15/05/2018), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2018/may/felipe-massa-joins-venturi-driver-line-up-for-season-5/, (Accessed 15/05/2018)
- ↑ Sam Smith, 'Wolff Confirms Unchanged Venturi Lineup for 2019-20', e-racing365.com, (John Dagys Media, LLC., 14/05/2019), https://e-racing365.com/formula-e/wolff-confirms-unchanged-venturi-lineup-for-2019-20/, (Accessed 19/05/2019)
ABB FIA Formula E Championship Seasons |
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Seasons |
2014/15 • 2015/16 • 2016/17 • 2017/18 • 2018/19 • 2019/20 • 2020/21 • 2021/22 • 2022/23 • 2023/24 • 2024/25 |
Drivers Champions |
Nelson Piquet Jr. • Sébastien Buemi • Lucas di Grassi • Jean-Éric Vergne • António Félix da Costa • Nyck de Vries • Stoffel Vandoorne • Jake Dennis |
Teams Champions |
Renault e.Dams • Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler • DS Techeetah • Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team • Envision Racing |