2022–23 Formula E World Championship
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Stoffel Vandoorne enters as the defending champion.
The 2022–23 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is due to be the ninth season of the FIA Formula E championship.
The 2022–23 season is planned to be the first season of the Formula E Gen3 car.
Teams and drivers
| Team | Powertrain | No. | Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jaguar TCS Racing[1]
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Jaguar TBA[2] | 9 |  Mitch Evans[3]
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| 10 | Sam Bird[4]
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 Avalanche Andretti Formula E[5]
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Porsche TBA[6] | 27 | Jake Dennis[7]
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| TBA |  André Lotterer[8]
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 Mahindra Racing[9]
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Mahindra M9Electro[10] | 30 | Oliver Rowland[11]
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| TBA |  Lucas di Grassi[11]
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 NIO 333 FE Team[12]
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NIO 333 ER9[13] | 33 | Dan Ticktum[14]
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| TBA | Sérgio Sette Câmara[15]
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| Envision Racing[16]
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Jaguar TBA[2] | 37 | Nick Cassidy[17]
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| TBA |  Sébastien Buemi[18]
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| TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team[19]
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Porsche TBA[10] | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein[20]
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| TBA |  António Félix da Costa[20]
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 DS Penske[21]
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DS TBA | TBA[N 1] |  Stoffel Vandoorne[22]
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| TBA | Jean-Éric Vergne[22]
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 Maserati MSG Racing[23]
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Maserati TBA[23] | TBA | Maximilian Günther[24]
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| TBA | Edoardo Mortara[24]
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 Nissan Formula E Team[25]
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Nissan TBA[10] | TBA | Norman Nato[26]
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| TBA | Sacha Fenestraz[26]
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| Neom McLaren Formula E Team[27]
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Nissan TBA[28] | TBA | René Rast[29]
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| TBA |  TBA
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| Team ABT[30]
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Mahindra M9Electro[31] | TBA |  Robin Frijns[32]
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| TBA | Nico Müller[32]
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- ^ As the reigning series champion, Stoffel Vandoorne has the right of first refusal to use the No. 1.
Team changes
- Mercedes-EQ will leave the championship after competing for three seasons and winning the drivers and constructors titles in the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons,[33] with their entry and assets having been confirmed for purchase by McLaren.[27]
- In December 2021, McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown stated that the team would make the decision whether to enter Formula E sometime in early 2022. Earlier in January that year, it was announced that they "had an agreement to join Formula E in Gen3".[34][35] In May 2022, McLaren announced the acquisition of the Mercedes-EQ team for the 2022–23 season.[27] The team will use Nissan powertrains.[28]
- On 10 January 2022, Maserati announced they would be joining Formula E in the 2022–23 season,[23] becoming the first Italian manufacturer in the series. It was later announced in April 2022 that Maserati had agreed a multi-year partnership with ROKiT Venturi Racing.[36]
- In April 2022, Nissan announced they would take a complete ownership of the e.dams team, rebranding the team to the Nissan Formula E Team.[37]
- In May 2022, ABT Sportsline, one of the old Audi team's key partners announced they would return to the series under the name Team ABT.[38] They will use Mahindra powertrains.
- DS and Techeetah announced the end of their relationship after four seasons.[39] DS would instead partner up with Penske (one of the partners of the former Dragon team).[22]. Techeetah will miss the 2022-23 season, with a view to returning to the grid for the 2023-24 season.[40]
Driver changes
- On 25 June 2022, TAG Heuer Porsche driver André Lotterer announced he would not return to the Formula E championship in 2023, instead opting for a seat in the World Endurance Championship with Porsche in the LMDh Hypercar category.[41] On 6 September 2022, it was announced that he instead chose to replace departing Oliver Askew at Avalanche Andretti.[8]
- On 7 July 2022, Alexander Sims announced he would not return to the Formula E championship in 2023.[42] On 12 August 2022, his replacement was announced to be Lucas di Grassi, switching from ROKiT Venturi Racing to partner Oliver Rowland.[11]
- On 15 August 2022, António Félix da Costa announced his switch from DS Techeetah to TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, replacing André Lotterer.[20]
- On 23 August 2022, Nissan announced an all-new driver lineup, consisting of Sacha Fenestraz, who debuted in the 2022 season finale for Dragon, and Norman Nato, a Formula E race-winner who last raced for Jaguar.[26]
- On 23 August 2022, McLaren announced René Rast's return to Formula E.[29] He last competed for Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler in the 2020–2021 season.
- On 24 August 2022, Abt Sportsline announced their driver pairing of Nico Müller, who competed for Dragon in the 6th and 7th Formula E seasons, and Robin Frijns, who left the Envision team.[32]
- On 14 September 2022, NIO 333 FE Team announced Sérgio Sette Câmara's switch from Dragon Racing.[15]
- On 4 October 2022, Envision Racing announced Sébastien Buemi's switch from Nissan after eight seasons.[18]
- On 8 October 2022, Nyck de Vries announced that he had signed to Scuderia AlphaTauri for the 2023 Formula One World Championship, ruling him out for a seat in Formula E.[43]
- On 12 October 2022, Stoffel Vandoorne and Jean-Éric Vergne were announced to be the driver pairing for the newly formed DS Penske partnership.[22]
- On 3 November 2022 the Maserati MSG team announced that Maximilian Günther would be joining the team after leaving Nissan[24]
List of planned races
The following ePrix are contracted to form a part of the 2022–23 Formula E World Championship:
| Round | ePrix | Country | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico City ePrix |  Mexico
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Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 14 January 2023 |
| 2 | Diriyah ePrix |  Saudi Arabia
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Riyadh Street Circuit | 27 January 2023 |
| 3 | 28 January 2023 | |||
| 4 | Hyderabad ePrix | India
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Hyderabad Street Circuit[44] | 11 February 2023 |
| 5 | Cape Town ePrix |  South Africa
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Cape Town Street Circuit | 25 February 2023 |
| 6 | São Paulo ePrix | Brazil
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São Paulo Street Circuit[45] | 25 March 2023 |
| 7 | Berlin ePrix | Germany
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Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit | 22 April 2023 |
| 8 | 23 April 2023 | |||
| 9 | Monaco ePrix | Monaco
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Circuit de Monaco | 6 May 2023 |
| 10 | TBA |  TBA
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TBA | 20 May 2023 |
| 11 | Jakarta ePrix |  Indonesia
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Jakarta International e-Prix Circuit | 3 June 2023 |
| 12 | 4 June 2023 | |||
| 13 | TBA | TBA
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TBA | 24 June 2023 |
| 14 | Rome ePrix |  Italy
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Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR | 15 July 2023 |
| 15 | 16 July 2023 | |||
| 16 | London ePrix | United Kingdom
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ExCeL London | 29 July 2023 |
| 17 | 30 July 2023 |
While it was originally planned to return to the format of starting the season at the end of a year and running until the European summer, the championship remained with a start early in the year for the third season running.[46][47]
Location changes
- The Mexico City ePrix will become the season opener for the first time ever, taking over from the Diriyah ePrix.
- The Hyderabad ePrix will join the calendar after signing a letter of intent in January 2022, the first FIA World Championship event in India since the 2013 Indian Grand Prix.[44]
- The São Paulo ePrix will be introduced, after an unsuccessful bid for the 2017–18 season.[45][48]
- The Seoul ePrix Seoul Street Circuit first planned to change its layout for the 2022–23 season due to the redevelopment of the Jamsil Stadium area, but was then not part of the updated calendar.[49]
- The Jakarta ePrix, which debuted in 2022, will become a double-header event.
- The Marrakesh ePrix will not return for the season as it was part of the 2021–22 calendar to substitute the cancelled Vancouver round.[50]
- The Cape Town ePrix will be introduced after it was originally scheduled to debut in the 2021–22 season.[49]
- The Paris ePrix was due to return to the calendar after being left out of the 2021–22 calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but has not been included in the first announced schedule.[51]
- The Vancouver ePrix was planned to be introduced, however its contract was terminated on 18 June 2022.[52]
Regulation changes
Technical changes
The championship will begin its third generation of technical regulations, using a completely new car.[53] Like its predecessors, its chassis is built by Spark Racing Technology, while the tyre supplier will change from Michelin to Hankook.[54]
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