2026–27 Formula E World Championship

Team changes

The Stellantis corporation parted their DS Automobiles brand with the Penske team, ending a partnership between the two which began in Season 9.^[19] As the second Stellantis-run team, Opel will enter a 12th team, as Opel GSE Formula E Team. Penske, who hold the license over their team, have not announced their intent to run in Gen4 as of July 2026.^[13][10][20]

Porsche Formula E Team will expand to four entrants after halting their World Endurance Championship programme. The second team's name is yet to be known.^[18]

Andretti Formula E ended their partnership with Porsche as a powertrain supplier after four seasons and switched to Nissan Powertrains for Season 13 onwards, replacing the customer slot previously used by the former NEOM McLaren team.^[21]

Online payment company Paysafe was announced as the title sponsor of Envision Racing, being named as Paysafe Envision Racing for Season 13.

Lola Cars ended their partnership with the Abt Sportsline brand after two seasons and run their cars from a newly expanded Silverstone base.^[22]

Driver changes

Lucas di Grassi, the only driver to have entered every Formula E event, announced his retirement from professional motorsport which included Formula E, despite having a Season 13 deal, leaving a vacant seat at the Lola Cars team.^[23]

Mitch Evans left Jaguar TCS Racing, after he and the team had entered every Formula E weekend they'd been in together.^[24]

Despite having a contract, Joel Eriksson left Envision Racing, having spent just a single full-time season with the team. Sébastien Buemi also left the team as an active driver, retiring from Formula E after twelve seasons and a single championship win, though he remains with Envision in an advisory role.^[25][26]

New team Opel GSE Formula E Team will field Théo Pourchaire, 2023 Formula 2 Champion and Peugeot Hypercar driver, on his Formula E debut.^[15]

Location changes

• Formula E will make its debut at Circuit of the Americas for the inaugural Austin ePrix, at Circuit Zandvoort for the inaugural Zandvoort ePrix, and at Brands Hatch, which will replace the ExCeL London Circuit as the new venue for the London ePrix.^[29]
• The Madrid ePrix, which ran a single race in the 2025–26 season, will become a double-header event.^[29]

Technical regulations

Formula E's fourth generation of technical ruleset will debut in the 2026–27 season. The new Formula E Gen4 car will be the largest, heaviest and most powerful car in series history. It will deliver a maximum of 600kW (804bhp) of power, compared to Gen3's maximum of 350kW (470bhp). Its battery capacity will also be increased by 43%, with drivers now allowed to deploy a maximum of 55kWh throughout a race.^[30]

The all-wheel drive that was previously only active during the race start and the attack mode phases will now be active at all times, a first in FIA-sanctioned single-seater motorsport. The cars will also be fitted with an active differential, traction control and anti-lock braking systems.^[31]

The new car will also have two different aerodynamic configurations, a high-downforce package and a low-downforce package.^[32]

Sporting regulations

Together with the introduction of the new Gen4 technical framework, the race format for double-header events was changed. The first race of a double-header weekend, now called 'E-PrixUnleashed', will be a 30-minute sprint race without pit stops and with six minutes of attack mode, where the cars will be using the high downforce aero setting they also use in qualifying. The second race of the weekend, just called 'E-Prix', will be a 45-minute race with a mandatory pit stop and eight minutes of attack mode, where the cars will be using the low downforce aero setting.^[33]

The points system was also amended, with qualifying now awarding points for every driver that reaches the duel stages, with additional points awarded for winning duels.^[34]

Drivers' Championship

Points will be awarded using the following structure: