The2024–25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is the eleventh season of the FIAFormula E championship, a motor racing championship forelectrically powered vehicles recognised by motorsport's governing body, theFédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for electricopen-wheel racing cars.
All teams use theFormula E Gen3 Evo car onHankook tyres.[1]
British motorsport brandLola announced its return to top-level motorsport for the first time since the2006 Champ Car World Series. Lola entered Formula E developing its own powertrain in cooperation withYamaha.[34] This partnership supplies powertrains toABT, who had previously usedMahindra powertrains but ended that affiliation,[18] and the team entered the season as Lola Yamaha ABT Formula E Team.[35]
After just a single year running, ERT Formula E Team was acquired by investment firmThe Forest Road Company. The team rebranded asKiro Race Co and raced under an American license. The team also ceased to be its own manufacturer, forming an agreement with Porsche to use its 2023–24 powertrain instead.[6][36] Ahead of theSão Paulo ePrix weekend,Cupra entered into a partnership with Kiro Race Co to enter the season asCupraKiro.[7] Cupra previously partnered with Abt in the last two seasons of the championship.
Season 8 championStoffel Vandoorne ended his contract withDS Penske after two seasons and joinedMaserati MSG Racing in place ofMaximilian Günther, who signed withDS Penske, thereby completing a driver swap between the twoStellantis-owned outfits.[37][13][5]Jehan Daruvala's contract at Maserati was also not renewed, with the team instead signingMcLaren driverJake Hughes.[38][39][5] To replace Hughes, McLaren promoted reserve and developmental driverTaylor Barnard to a full-time drive.[40]
Andretti driverNorman Nato left the team after a single season to return to theNissan Formula E Team, with whom he last raced in 2023, replacingSacha Fenestraz, who left the team after two seasons to return toSuper Formula withTeam TOM'S.[22][41][42]Nico Müller leftABT after two seasons with the team to replace Nato at Andretti.[43][28] Müller's replacement at ABT was announced to be Barbadian Formula 2 driver and former Andretti reserve driverZane Maloney, who made his Formula E debut, thereby becoming the first Barbadian driver to compete in the series.[20]
New team Cupra Kiro signed Porsche reserve driverDavid Beckmann for his full-time debut alongsideDan Ticktum.[9] He replacedSérgio Sette Câmara, who was hired byNissan Formula E Team as reserve driver.[44]
Two drivers will miss the Berlin E-Prix double-header because of a calendar clash with theFIA World Endurance Championship's6 Hours of São Paulo. Nissan'sNorman Nato will be replaced by the team's reserve driverSérgio Sette Câmara, while Mahindra'sNyck de Vries will be replaced by2022 Formula 2 championFelipe Drugovich.[23][26]
The following ePrix are contracted to form the 2024–25 Formula E World Championship:
Round | E-Prix | Country | Circuit | Date |
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1 | São Paulo ePrix | ![]() | São Paulo Street Circuit | 7 December 2024 |
2 | Mexico City ePrix | ![]() | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 11 January 2025 |
3 | Jeddah ePrix | ![]() | Jeddah Corniche Circuit | 14 February 2025 |
4 | 15 February 2025 | |||
5 | Miami ePrix | ![]() | Homestead–Miami Speedway | 12 April 2025 |
6 | Monaco ePrix | ![]() | Circuit de Monaco | 3 May 2025 |
7 | 4 May 2025 | |||
8 | Tokyo ePrix | ![]() | Tokyo Street Circuit | 17 May 2025 |
9 | 18 May 2025 | |||
10 | Shanghai ePrix | ![]() | Shanghai International Circuit | 31 May 2025 |
11 | 1 June 2025 | |||
12 | Jakarta ePrix | ![]() | Jakarta International e-Prix Circuit | 21 June 2025 |
13 | Berlin ePrix | ![]() | Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit | 12 July 2025 |
14 | 13 July 2025 | |||
15 | London ePrix | ![]() | ExCeL London Circuit | 26 July 2025 |
16 | 27 July 2025 | |||
Source:[45] |
The championship introduced an upgrade to its Gen3 ruleset, called Gen3 Evo.[51] The updated ruleset features a new chassis package featuring a more robust front wing and new Hankook tyres aimed at providing increased grip. The new car also contains an active front power train to be used in qualifying, the race start and during attack mode, increasing acceleration and power output.[52]
Quick-charging pit stops will be introduced from the Jeddah E-Prix onwards, more than two years after the initial announcement of the feature.[53] The new "Pit Boost", planned to be used in all double-header race weekends of the season requires all drivers to make a mandatory pitstop taking around 30 seconds, during which the cars' batteries will be recharged by around 10%. This pitstop will have to be taken in a certain window in the race, chosen by the race officials prior to the event. No other work on the cars is allowed to be carried out during the quick-charging pitstops, and only one car per team will be able to take this stop.[54]
The Manufacturers' Trophy introduced in season ten became a World Championship title alongside the Teams' and Drivers' titles. Points are awarded in a similar manner to the Teams' title and are based on the performance of each manufacturer's two highest-scoring cars in every race.[4]
Pre-season testing was set to take place at theCircuit Ricardo Tormo inValencia from 4–7 November 2024, beforeflooding in the area forced the championship to postpone and relocate the test toCircuito del Jarama on 5–8 November 2024.[55]António Félix da Costa, driving forPorsche, was fastest in the first session, withNissan andJaguar forced to sit out as penalty for exceeding the cost cap in the2022-23 season.[56] Jaguar andMitch Evans finished the test with the fastest time overall.[57] An all-female test, the first of its kind in anFIA-sanctioned championship, concluded this test on 8 November.[58][59]2024 F1 Academy championAbbi Pulling posted the fastest time, driving for Nissan.[60]
The season began with theSão Paulo ePrix. The reigning champion,Porsche'sPascal Wehrlein took pole position, beatingNissan'sOliver Rowland in the final duel.[61] An update to attack mode and softer tyres meant that drivers were able to gain many positions while in the 350kW power mode, withNick Cassidy using it to take an early lead.[62] However, the race was plagued with retirements, as well as two red flags, the latter of which was caused by Wehrlein's car flipping upside down after a collision with Cassidy.[63] Having started last on the grid due to a brake issue in qualifying,Mitch Evans stayed out of trouble and overtook the entire field to win the race forJaguar.António Félix da Costa andTaylor Barnard also finished on the podium, for Porsche andMcLaren respectively. Barnard became the youngest driver to podium in a Formula E race.[64]
Next was theMexico City ePrix.Porsche locked out the front row, with Wehrlein ahead of da Costa.[65] Wehrlein led for the first 15 laps before being overtaken byJake Dennis, who was using attack mode. He and the two Porsche cars battled for the podium positions for most of the race. There was a late safety car to recover the car ofDavid Beckmann following a collision withLucas di Grassi. On the restart, Rowland used attack mode to take the lead of the race before another safety car period, this time for Evans, who collided withNico Müller. Rowland held off an attacking da Costa to win the race forNissan, with da Costa and Wehrlein rounding out the podium, and Dennis finishing fourth. Back-to-back podiums meant that da Costa took an early lead in the championship. Despite the two safety cars, there were no added laps, resulting inEdoardo Mortara,Sébastien Buemi and di Grassi receiving time penalties for not completing their attack mode activations.[66]
The first double header of the season was theJeddah ePrix, the first Formula E races to take place on a shortened version of theJeddah Corniche Circuit. The weekend began with a rookie free practice session, whereFormula 2 driverKush Maini drove the fastest time forMahindra.[67] Race one was the debut of the new 'pit boost' format.Maximilian Günther started from pole and led until a safety car was called to recover debris from the car of da Costa after a collision with Müller.[68] Günther gave up the lead to Rowland in order to save energy, and Rowland controlled the race after the pitstops. Pit boost's introduction was not flawless, withDan Ticktum's car requiring a reset, dropping him out of a top-10 position.[69] Towards the end of the race, Rowland began to struggle for energy, allowing Günther to overtake him in the final lap and win the race. A second-place finish for Rowland meant he took the championship lead, ahead of da Costa by four points.[70]
Race 2 followed the regular no-stop format. Barnard became the youngest polesitter in Formula E, starting from the front row alongside mentor Rowland. On the opening lap, championship contenders Günther and da Costa collided, with both drivers retiring from the race. Barnard led the early part of the race before being overtaken by Rowland on lap 9.[71]Robin Frijns took the lead on lap 12, but was lower on energy than the following cars, allowing Rowland to retake the lead two laps later. Barnard and Dennis also briefly took the lead using their attack modes, but Rowland saved his final six minutes of attack mode until late in the race.[72] He won the race with a six-second gap over Barnard andJake Hughes, extending his championship lead to 17 points.[73]
Next was the return of theMiami ePrix, this time atHomestead-Miami Speedway.Norman Nato beat former teammate Dennis to take his maiden pole position.[74] The majority of the race saw energy management andpelaton-style racing, with Wehrlein and da Costa looking in a strong position at the front of the pack.[75] However, with six laps remaining, a red flag was called after an incident involving Hughes, Günther and Evans. When the race restarted, many drivers immediately took their final attack mode, although it seemed unlikely that some would be able to finish using it. Nato crossed the line in first position, ahead of Wehrlein and Frijns. Soon after the race, however, Nato and Frijns were each given a ten-second time penalty as they did not finish using their attack modes before crossing the line. Wehrlein inherited the win, ahead of di Grassi and da Costa. Rowland also received a ten-second penalty, but retained his lead in the championship, fifteen points ahead of da Costa.[76]
Monaco held a double-header for the first time, with Saturday's race featuring pit boost. Barnard claimed his second pole position after championship leader Rowland crashed in their final duel. Rowland took the lead on lap 12 and was challenged by theAndretti andMahindra drivers, who used attack mode and pit boost to move through the field.Nyck de Vries took the lead on lap 24 ahead of Müller, who had recovered from a lap one puncture, and Dennis.[77] Rowland was the last of the front-runners to take the final attack mode, and he used it to reclaim the lead a lap later. He won the race two seconds ahead of de Vries. Dennis was given a five-second penalty for speeding under full course yellow, but teammate Müller held the field up so Dennis would not lose his place on the podium. Müller, however, lost fourth place on the finish line to Mortara. Rowland extended his championship lead, 34 points ahead of reigning champion Wehrlein.[78]
Sunday's race began with a chaotic qualifying session held in wet conditions. In semi-final one, both Rowland and de Vries ran off the road at Sainte-Devote, but Rowland recovered faster to win the duel. Günther andJean-Éric Vergne then had their lap times deleted in semi-final two, and Rowland was given pole position without a final duel taking place.[79] He held the lead at the start of the race, but once again chose to take attack mode later than those behind, giving Vergne the lead on lap 6. A safety car to recover Müller's car came out on lap 13, and Vergne controlled the restart well. Rowland took his first attack mode on lap 18, but a squabble at the Nouvelle chicane let de Vries into the lead. Buemi, who had moved up the field to fourth, used his second attack mode to take the lead of the race. He built a gap of over three seconds that Rowland was unable to overcome. Further back, Cassidy's strategy had worked well too, and he was able to force his way past de Vries into third.[80] Buemi took a record-breaking fourteenth win, his first since 2019 and his third in Monaco. Rowland finished second, while Cassidy finally claimed his first podium of the season. Rowland's lead in the championship grew to 48 points, now ahead of da Costa.[81]
Tokyo also became a double header for 2025. Qualifying for Saturday's race was cancelled due to poor weather, and Rowland was given pole position based on FP2 times.[82] The race began behind the safety car as the track was still wet, before a standing start on lap five. Rowland held the lead as others behind took an early attack mode, but due to the conditions, there were few position changes.Stoffel Vandoorne ran a unique strategy, choosing to use more energy at the start and take pit boost early. Shortly after, the race was red flagged when Günther stopped on track in 'red' status, giving Vandoorne a huge advantage. Rowland maintained the lead on the standing restart, but as the rest of the field took their pit boost, Vandoorne cycled through to the front with a 25-second lead. Despite a spin, he won his first race in three years ahead of Rowland and Barnard. Rowland's championship lead increased to 60 points.[83]
Sunday was dry, but began with disappointment for Ticktum, who had looked on course for pole position before crashing in his final duel against Rowland.[84] Evans, who had not scored a point since his win in the opening race, was unable to start. With his usual strategy of taking attack mode late, Rowland was shuffled from first to sixth in the opening part of the race, with Wehrlein leading from Ticktum and Barnard. All drivers in the top 10 took their second attack mode around lap 23, but Rowland had six minutes remaining compared to four minutes for most others, and he fought back to the lead. On lap 29, Mortara collided with Barnard, sending the latter into the wall and triggering a late safety car. With one lap remaining on the restart, everyone was able to drive flat out, with Rowland taking the win atNissan's home race ahead of Wehrlein, while Ticktum came third to take his maiden podium in Formula E. Rowland left Tokyo still in the championship lead, with a monumental gap of 77 points to Wehrlein.[85]
Next wasShanghai, where race one featured pit boost's first appearance in a peloton-style race. Günther claimed pole position from Barnard in the final duel.[86] The lead switched hands a number of times at the start of the race, but Günther remained near the front.[87] He saved his second attack mode until late in the race, allowing him to win with a gap of seven seconds. The rest of the podium changed in the final corner: Ticktum had moved from 21st on the grid to second, but was overtaken by Vergne and Barnard, with Rowland finishing behind him in fifth. It wasDS Penske's first 1-2 result. With the two Porsche drivers failing to score, Barnard improved to second in the standings, 86 points behind Rowland.[88]
Race two was the third race of the season to be affected by rain. Practice was red flagged for the majority of the session, and only the group stages were held in qualifying. Cassidy set the fastest time overall to claim pole position. The race began behind the safety car after a series of rain delays. Cassidy held the lead throughout the race, building a gap of seven seconds to the Porsche duo of Wehrlein and da Costa to take his first win sinceBerlin in 2024. Rowland finished outside of the points for the first time since São Paulo, his championship lead reducing to 68 points ahead of Wehrlein.[89]
The series returned toJakarta for round 12, the event having been absent from the calendar in 2024. Dennis took his first pole position of the season, having defeated Barnard in the final duel.[90] Dennis held the lead at the start of the race, but took a shorter attack mode period than de Vries behind. De Vries attempted to overtake him on lap 22, but cut back in front of Dennis too soon, breaking Dennis' front wing. The field was neutralised with a full course yellow on lap 30 after Hughes stopped on track, and a chaotic restart followed: Dennis dropped through the field after his speed limiter did not deactivate,[91] de Vries suffered a technical malfunction, and Vandoorne crashed heavily in turn 7. This gave Ticktum the lead of the race, having been in fourth at the restart, and he took his maiden win ahead of Mortara and Müller. It was the first win for the Cupra Kiro team since the2015 Moscow ePrix. Rowland retained the championship lead, 69 points ahead of Wehrlein.[92]
Points were awarded using the following structure:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | FL |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Source:[93] |
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Bold – Pole Italics –Fastest lap |
Pos. | Team | No. | SAO![]() | MEX![]() | JED![]() | MIA![]() | MCO![]() | TKO[i]![]() | SHA[k]![]() | JAK![]() | BER![]() | LDN![]() | Pts | ||||||
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1 | ![]() | 1 | Ret | 3 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 201 | ||||
13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | 7 | Ret | 13 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
2 | ![]() | 17 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 191 | ||||
23 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | |||||||
3 | ![]() | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 17 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 145 | ||||
25 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | |||||||
4 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 10 | 7 | 123 | ||||
8 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | |||||||
5 | ![]() | 21 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 121 | ||||
48 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 19 | 2 | |||||||
6 | ![]() | 27 | Ret | 4 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | DSQ | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 103 | ||||
51 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | |||||||
7 | ![]() | 9 | 1 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 16 | 20 | 18 | Ret | DNS | 20 | 14 | 12 | 91 | ||||
37 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
8 | ![]() | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 89 | ||||
55 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 4 | Ret | |||||||
9 | ![]() | 3 | NC | Ret | 14 | 17 | NC | 17 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 80 | ||||
33 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 1 | |||||||
10 | ![]() | 4 | DNS | 11 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 80 | ||||
16 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 3 | |||||||
11 | ![]() | 11 | Ret | 20 | DSQ | 16 | 2 | 13 | Ret | 17 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 30 | ||||
22 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 18 | |||||||
Pos. | Team | No. | SAO![]() | MEX![]() | JED![]() | MIA![]() | MCO![]() | TKO![]() | SHA![]() | JAK![]() | BER![]() | LDN![]() | Pts | ||||||
Source:[31] |
The highest-placed two cars per powertrain manufacturer per race score points towards that manufacturer's position in the standings. The cars that do not score any points will not appear in the standings and the points will be allocated to the following Manufacturer's car eligible to score points. Points allocated for the driver obtaining the Pole Position and the Fastest Lap will not be counted.[94]
Pos. | Manufacturer | SAO![]() | MEX![]() | JED![]() | MIA![]() | MCO![]() | TKO![]() | SHA![]() | JAK![]() | BER![]() | LDN![]() | Pts | ||||||
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 303 | ||||
4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 6 | |||||||
2 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 299 | ||||
8 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
3 | ![]() | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 215 | ||||
10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | Ret | |||||||
4 | ![]() | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 202 | ||||
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | |||||||
5 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 147 | ||||
6 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 12 | Ret | |||||||
6 | ![]() | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 46 | ||||
Ret | 12 | DSQ | 12 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | |||||||
Pos. | Driver | SAO![]() | MEX![]() | JED![]() | MIA![]() | MCO![]() | TKO![]() | SHA![]() | JAK![]() | BER![]() | LDN![]() | Pts | ||||||
Source:[32] |
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