2020–21 Formula E World Championship

Nyck de Vries secured his first Drivers' Championship at the Berlin ePrix.
Edoardo Mortara was runner-up, driving for Venturi Racing.
Mercedes secured their first Teams' Championship.

The 2020–21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship was the seventh season of the FIA Formula E championship, a motor racing championship for battery-electric cars 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.

With the 2020–21 season, the championship officially became a 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 Gen2 EVO, was supposed to debut in this season, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and eventually cancelled in favor of the Gen3 car.

The drivers' championship was won by Nyck de Vries, driving for Mercedes-EQ, while Mercedes won their first teams' championship.

Teams and drivers

Team Powertrain No. Drivers Rounds
Envision Virgin Racing Audi e-tron FE07 4 Robin Frijns All
37 Nick Cassidy All
Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team Mercedes-EQ Silver Arrow 02 5 Stoffel Vandoorne All
17 Nyck de Vries All
Dragon / Penske Autosport Penske EV-4
Penske EV-5 		6 Nico Müller 1–7
Joel Eriksson 8–15
7 Sérgio Sette Câmara All
Nio 333 FE Team NIO 333 001 8 Oliver Turvey All
88 Tom Blomqvist All
Jaguar Racing Jaguar I-Type 5 10 Sam Bird All
20 Mitch Evans All
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E Team Audi e-tron FE07 11 Lucas di Grassi All
33 René Rast All
DS Techeetah DS E-Tense FE20
DS E-Tense FE21 		13 António Félix da Costa All
25 Jean-Éric Vergne All
Nissan e.dams Nissan IM02
Nissan IM03 		22 Oliver Rowland All
23 Sébastien Buemi All
BMW i Andretti Motorsport BMW iFE.21 27 Jake Dennis All
28 Maximilian Günther All
Mahindra Racing Mahindra M7Electro 29 Alexander Sims All
94 Alex Lynn All
TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team Porsche 99X Electric 36 André Lotterer All
99 Pascal Wehrlein All
ROKiT Venturi Racing Mercedes-EQ Silver Arrow 02 48 Edoardo Mortara All
71 Norman Nato All

Driver changes

Mid-season changes

  • Nico Müller left the series due to several clashing commitments. Joel Eriksson took his place for the remainder of the season.

Calendar

A first provisional calendar for the 2020–21 season was announced in June 2020. In October, the calendar was altered with the races in Mexico City and Sanya postponed from their original dates in February and March respectively, while a second race was added to the season opener in Santiago in January. No reason was given for the change. On 28 January FIA Formula E published a revised calendar for the first part of the season with the addition of Formula E's first race on a permanent race circuit to take place at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, the return to the calendar of the Marrakesh ePrix, which was originally set to be discontinued, and the cancellation of the Season 7 running of the Paris ePrix due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Formula E also confirmed the events scheduled for Sanya and Seoul were unable to take place as originally scheduled, and both were eventually cancelled along with Marrakesh and Santiago.

Round ePrix Country Circuit Date
1 Diriyah ePrix Saudi Arabia Riyadh Street Circuit 26 February 2021
2 27 February 2021
3 Rome ePrix Italy Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR 10 April 2021
4 11 April 2021
5 Valencia ePrix Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo 24 April 2021
6 25 April 2021
7 Monaco ePrix Monaco Circuit de Monaco 8 May 2021
8 Puebla ePrix Mexico Autódromo Miguel E. Abed 19 June 2021
9 20 June 2021
10 New York City ePrix United States Brooklyn Street Circuit 10 July 2021
11 11 July 2021
12 London ePrix United Kingdom ExCeL London 24 July 2021
13 25 July 2021
14 Berlin ePrix I Germany Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit 14 August 2021
15 Berlin ePrix II 15 August 2021
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ePrix locations

Calendar changes

  • The Diriyah ePrix was moved from November to February. It became the first Formula E race held at night.
  • The Rome and Sanya ePrix were expected to return to the calendar, as their 2020 races were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only Rome was actually held, this time as a double-header, while Sanya was once again cancelled, as was the Paris ePrix.
  • The Monaco ePrix returned to the calendar, as it is held every 2 years. For the first time, the Grand Prix Circuit was used.
  • The Santiago ePrix was to become the first round of the season as a double-header, being held behind closed doors. However, the round was later postponed in December 2020 owing to increased COVID-19 restrictions in the United Kingdom. It was rescheduled to June, still a double-header. The race was eventually cancelled on 22 April 2021.
  • The Valencia ePrix made its debut on the calendar, taking place at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, which had previously hosted pre-season testing for Formula E.
  • The Seoul ePrix was due to make its debut on the calendar. The race had been included on the provisional 2019–20 calendar, but was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was cancelled again on 22 April 2021.
  • The Mexico City ePrix was cancelled in favor of the brand new Puebla ePrix. The event was a double race event at a permanent circuit, the Autódromo Miguel E. Abed in Amozoc de Mota, Puebla, 120 km southeast of Mexico City, as the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (also a permanent circuit) was still being used as a field hospital.
  • The New York City ePrix was confirmed to return as it would become a double-header once more. It was meant to become a single race event in 2020, but the race was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The London ePrix returned to the calendar after a 5-year absence, using a new track layout based in the ExCeL arena. It was originally included on the 2019–20 calendar, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also became a double race event.
  • The Berlin ePrix was confirmed to return and was to be a double-header once more after holding the final 6 races of the 2019–20 season due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the event, the format was changed so that the event would use two different layouts, making it two separate events in the process.

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.

Results and standings

ePrix

Round Race Qualifying Race Report
Group stage Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Diriyah Nyck de Vries Nyck de Vries Stoffel Vandoorne Nyck de Vries Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team Report
2 Robin Frijns Robin Frijns Nyck de Vries Sam Bird Jaguar Racing
3 Rome Oliver Rowland Stoffel Vandoorne Mitch Evans Jean-Éric Vergne DS Techeetah Report
4 Norman Nato Nick Cassidy Nyck de Vries Stoffel Vandoorne Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team
5 Valencia Alex Lynn António Félix da Costa Robin Frijns Nyck de Vries Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team Report
6 Jake Dennis Jake Dennis Alexander Sims Jake Dennis BMW i Andretti Motorsport
7 Monaco Robin Frijns António Félix da Costa Stoffel Vandoorne António Félix da Costa DS Techeetah Report
8 Puebla Pascal Wehrlein Pascal Wehrlein Oliver Rowland Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E Team Report
9 Jake Dennis Oliver Rowland René Rast Edoardo Mortara ROKiT Venturi Racing
10 New York City Sébastien Buemi Nick Cassidy Norman Nato Maximilian Günther BMW i Andretti Motorsport Report
11 Sam Bird Sam Bird Mitch Evans Sam Bird Jaguar Racing
12 London André Lotterer Alex Lynn Mitch Evans Jake Dennis BMW i Andretti Motorsport Report
13 Alex Lynn Stoffel Vandoorne Robin Frijns Alex Lynn Mahindra Racing
14 Berlin I Jean-Éric Vergne Jean-Éric Vergne René Rast Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E Team Report
15 Berlin II Stoffel Vandoorne Stoffel Vandoorne Lucas di Grassi Norman Nato ROKiT Venturi Racing
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Drivers' Championship

Points were awarded using the following structure:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   GS   Pole   FL 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 3 1
Pos. Driver DIR
 RME
 VLC
 MCO
 PUE
 NYC
 LDN
 BER
 BER
 Pts
1 Nyck de Vries 1G* 9* Ret* Ret* 1 16* Ret* 9* Ret* 13* 18* 2* 2* 22* 8* 99
2 Edoardo Mortara 2 DNS Ret 4 Ret 9 12 3 1 14 17 9 11 2 Ret 92
3 Jake Dennis 12* Ret Ret 13 8 1G 16 5 5G Ret 16 1 9 5 Ret 91
4 Mitch Evans 3 Ret 3 6 Ret 15 3 8 9 Ret 13 14 3 3 Ret* 90
5 Robin Frijns 17 2G 4 18 6 19 2G 16 11 5 8 13 4 15 12 89
6 Sam Bird Ret 1 2* Ret* DSQ* 14 7* Ret* 12 9* 1G* Ret* Ret* Ret* 7 87
7 Lucas di Grassi 9* 8* Ret Ret 7* 10* 10 1* 18* 3 14* 6 DSQ 1 20* 87
8 António Félix da Costa 11* 3* Ret* 7* DSQ* 22* 1* 6* Ret* 12* 3* 8* Ret* 7 Ret* 86
9 Stoffel Vandoorne 8* 13* Ret* 1* 3* Ret* Ret* 7* 13* Ret* 12* 7* 15* 12* 3G* 82
10 Jean-Éric Vergne 15 12 1 11 9 7 4* Ret 8 2* Ret 12* 12 6G 11 80
11 Pascal Wehrlein 5 10 7 3 Ret 18 Ret DSQG 4* Ret 4 10 5 21 6 79
12 Alex Lynn Ret Ret 8 17 DSQG 3 9 10 6 11 9 3 1G* 20* 13 78
13 René Rast 4 17 6 Ret 5 6 Ret 2 10 10 20 5 Ret 9 9 78
14 Oliver Rowland 6 7 12G 16 DSQ 4 6 DSQ 3 7 19 DSQ 18 13 2 77
15 Nick Cassidy 19 14 15 Ret 4* 13* 8 Ret 2 4 2 11 7 14 17 76
16 Maximilian Günther Ret Ret 9 5 Ret 12 5 12 7 1 10 18 6 8 15 66
17 André Lotterer 16 11 14 15 Ret 2 17 DSQ 17 8 5 4G 17 10 4 58
18 Norman Nato 14 16 11 DSQG NC 5 13 14 Ret 15 7 NC Ret 4 1 54
19 Alexander Sims 7 15 Ret 2 DSQ 23 Ret 4 Ret Ret 6 Ret 16 17* 5 54
20 Nico Müller 21 5 13 9 2 20 18 30
21 Sébastien Buemi 13 Ret 5 10 Ret 11 11 DSQ 14 6G 15 DSQ 13 11 14 20
22 Sérgio Sette Câmara 20 4* 16* 12* Ret 21 15 15 16 18 11 17 8 18 18 16
23 Oliver Turvey 10 6 DNS 14 NC 8 19 11 Ret Ret Ret 15 14 19 19 13
24 Tom Blomqvist 18 18 10 8 NC 17 14 13 Ret 16 21 NC 19 NC 10 6
25 Joel Eriksson 17 15 17 22 16 10 16 16 1
Pos. Driver DIR
 RME
 VLC
 MCO
 PUE
 NYC
 LDN
 BER
 BER
 Pts
Source:
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest lap
G – Fastest in group stage
* – FanBoost

Teams' Championship

Pos. Team No. DIR
 RME
 VLC
 MCO
 PUE
 NYC
 LDN
 BER
 BER
 Pts
1 Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team 5 8 13 Ret 1 3 Ret Ret 7 13 Ret 12 7 15 12 3G 181
17 1G 9 Ret Ret 1 16 Ret 9 Ret 13 18 2 2 22 8
2 Jaguar Racing 10 Ret 1 2 Ret DSQ 14 7 Ret 12 9 1G Ret Ret Ret 7 177
20 3 Ret 3 6 Ret 15 3 8 9 Ret 13 14 3 3 Ret
3 DS Techeetah 13 11 3 Ret 7 DSQ 22 1 6 Ret 12 3 8 Ret 7 Ret 166
25 15 12 1 11 9 7 4 Ret 8 2 Ret 12 12 6G 11
4 Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E Team 11 9 8 Ret Ret 7 10 10 1 18 3 14 6 DSQ 1 20 165
33 4 17 6 Ret 5 6 Ret 2 10 10 20 5 Ret 9 9
5 Envision Virgin Racing 4 17 2G 4 18 6 19 2G 16 11 5 8 13 4 15 12 165
37 19 14 15 Ret 4 13 8 Ret 2 4 2 11 7 14 17
6 BMW i Andretti Motorsport 27 12 Ret Ret 13 8 1G 16 5 5G Ret 16 1 9 5 Ret 157
28 Ret Ret 9 5 Ret 12 5 12 7 1 10 18 6 8 15
7 ROKiT Venturi Racing 48 2 DNS Ret 4 Ret 9 12 3 1 14 17 9 11 2 Ret 146
71 14 16 11 DSQG NC 5 13 14 Ret 15 7 NC Ret 4 1
8 TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 36 16 11 14 15 Ret 2 17 DSQ 17 8 5 4G 17 10 4 137
99 5 10 7 3 Ret 18 Ret DSQG 4 Ret 4 10 5 21 6
9 Mahindra Racing 29 7 15 Ret 2 DSQ 23 Ret 4 Ret Ret 6 Ret 16 17 5 132
94 Ret Ret 8 17 DSQG 3 9 10 6 11 9 3 1G 20 13
10 Nissan e.dams 22 6 7 12G 16 DSQ 4 6 DSQ 3 7 19 DSQ 18 13 2 97
23 13 Ret 5 10 Ret 11 11 DSQ 14 6G 15 DSQ 13 11 14
11 Dragon / Penske Autosport 6 21 5 13 9 2 20 18 17 15 17 22 16 10 16 16 47
7 20 4 16 12 Ret 21 15 15 16 18 11 17 8 18 18
12 Nio 333 FE Team 8 10 6 DNS 14 NC 8 19 11 Ret Ret Ret 15 14 19 19 19
88 18 18 10 8 NC 17 14 13 Ret 16 21 NC 19 NC 10
Pos. Team No. DIR
 RME
 VLC
 MCO
 PUE
 NYC
 LDN
 BER
 BER
 Pts
Source: