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, as the highest class of competition for electric open-wheel racing cars.
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 originally scheduled to debut in this season, but was later delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teams and drivers
Driver Changes
- Sam Bird and Virgin choose to part ways at the end of season six, Bird moved to Jaguar replacing James Calado.
- Nick Cassidy joined Virgin to replace Sam Bird, after driving for them in the 2020 Rookie Test in Marrakesh.
Calendar
| 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 | Diriyah ePrix | Riyadh Street Circuit | 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 | 24 July 2021 | |
| 14 | London ePrix | ExCeL London | 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.
- The Marrakesh ePrix is set to be discontinued.
- The Seoul ePrix is due to make its debut on the calendar. The race had been included on the 2019–20 calendar, but was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 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.
Footnotes