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 DriversRounds Audi e-tron FE07 4 Robin FrijnsAll 37 Nick CassidyAll Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team Mercedes-EQ Silver Arrow 02 5 Stoffel VandoorneAll 17 Nyck de VriesAll Dragon / Penske Autosport Penske EV-4Penske EV-5 6 Nico Müller1–7 Joel Eriksson8–15 7 Sérgio Sette CâmaraAll Nio 333 FE Team NIO 333 001 8 Oliver TurveyAll 88 Tom BlomqvistAll Jaguar I-Type 5 10 Sam BirdAll 20 Mitch EvansAll Audi e-tron FE07 11 Lucas di GrassiAll 33 René RastAll DS E-Tense FE20DS E-Tense FE21 13 António Félix da CostaAll 25 Jean-Éric VergneAll Nissan IM02Nissan IM03 22 Oliver RowlandAll 23 Sébastien BuemiAll BMW i Andretti Motorsport BMW iFE.21 27 Jake DennisAll 28 Maximilian GüntherAll Mahindra Racing Mahindra M7Electro 29 Alexander SimsAll 94 Alex LynnAll TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team Porsche 99X Electric 36 André LottererAll 99 Pascal WehrleinAll ROKiT Venturi Racing Mercedes-EQ Silver Arrow 02 48 Edoardo MortaraAll 71 Norman NatoAll

Driver changes Sam Bird and Virgin chose to part ways at the end of season six. He 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. Felipe Massa left Venturi after two seasons with the team. René Rast was promoted to permanent driver for Audi. He had competed in the previous season's final six races in Berlin, replacing a dismissed Daniel Abt. Pascal Wehrlein joined TAG Heuer Porsche, replacing Neel Jani. Alexander Sims left BMW i Andretti Motorsport to join Mahindra Racing, replacing Jérôme d'Ambrosio, who left after 2 years with the team. Sims was joined at the team by fellow Brit Alex Lynn. Norman Nato joined ROKiT Venturi Racing, replacing Felipe Massa. Jake Dennis joined BMW i Andretti Motorsport, replacing Alexander Sims. Jérôme d'Ambrosio left Mahindra Racing and retired from competitive racing to become Venturi deputy team principal. Sérgio Sette Câmara was signed by Dragon / Penske Autosport on a permanent basis, after competing in the final six races of 2020 for the team. Tom Blomqvist replaced Daniel Abt at NIO 333.

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 an event 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.

RoundePrixCountryCircuitDate 1 Diriyah ePrix Riyadh Street Circuit 26 February 2021 2 27 February 2021 3Rome ePrixCircuito Cittadino dell'EUR 10 April 2021 4 11 April 20215 Valencia ePrix Circuit Ricardo Tormo 24 April 2021 6 25 April 20217 Monaco ePrix Circuit de Monaco 8 May 2021 8 Puebla ePrix Autódromo Miguel E. Abed 19 June 2021 9 20 June 2021 10 New York City ePrix Brooklyn Street Circuit 10 July 2021 11 11 July 2021 12 London ePrix ExCeL London 24 July 2021 13 25 July 2021 14 Berlin ePrix I Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit 14 August 2021 15 Berlin ePrix II 15 August 2021 Source:

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 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 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 Jake Dennis BMW i Andretti Motorsport 7 Monaco Robin Frijns António Félix da Costa António Félix da Costa DS Techeetah Report 8 Puebla Pascal Wehrlein Pascal Wehrlein 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 Maximilian Günther BMW i Andretti Motorsport Report 11 Sam Bird Sam Bird Sam Bird Jaguar Racing 12 London André Lotterer Alex Lynn 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 Norman Nato ROKiT Venturi Racing Source:

Drivers' Championship Points were awarded using the following structure: Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th      Pole     Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 3 1

Driver DIR RME VLC MCO PUE NYC LDN BER BER 1 Nyck de Vries1*9*Ret*Ret*116*Ret*9*Ret*13*18*2*2*22*8*99 2 Edoardo Mortara2DNSRet4Ret9123114179112Ret92 3 Jake Dennis12*RetRet13811655Ret16195Ret91 4 Mitch Evans3Ret36Ret15389Ret131433Ret*90 5 Robin Frijns1724186192161158134151289 6 Sam BirdRet12*Ret*DSQ*147*Ret*129*1G*Ret*Ret*Ret*787 7 Lucas di Grassi9*8*RetRet7*10*101*18*314*6DSQ120* 87 8 António Félix da Costa11*3*Ret*7*DSQ*22*1*6*Ret*12*3*8*Ret*7Ret*86 9 Stoffel Vandoorne 8*13*Ret*1*3*Ret*Ret*7*13*Ret*12*7*15*12*3*82 10 Jean-Éric Vergne1512111974*Ret82*Ret12*126G1180 11 Pascal Wehrlein51073Ret18RetDSQ4*Ret410521679 12 Alex LynnRetRet817DSQ3910611931G*20*1378 13 René Rast4176Ret56Ret21010205Ret9978 14 Oliver Rowland671216DSQ46DSQ3719DSQ1813277 15 Nick Cassidy191415Ret4*13*8Ret242117141776 16 Maximilian GüntherRetRet95Ret12512711018681566 17 André Lotterer16111415Ret217DSQ178541710458 18 Norman Nato141611DSQNC51314Ret157NCRet4154 19 Alexander Sims715Ret2DSQ23Ret4RetRet6Ret1617*554 20 Nico Müller2151392201830 21 Sébastien Buemi13Ret510Ret1111DSQ146G15DSQ13111420 22 Sérgio Sette Câmara204*16*12*Ret211515161811178181816 23 Oliver Turvey106DNS14NC81911RetRetRet1514191913 24 Tom Blomqvist1818108NC171413Ret1621NC19NC106 25 Joel Eriksson17151722161016161 Driver DIR RME VLC MCO PUE NYC LDN BER BER Source:Bold – Pole Italics –  – Fastest in group stage* – FanBoost

Teams' Championship Team DIR RME VLC MCO PUE NYC LDN BER BER 1 Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team5813Ret13RetRet713Ret127151231811719RetRet116Ret9Ret131822228 2 Jaguar Racing10Ret12RetDSQ147Ret1291GRetRetRet7177203Ret36Ret15389Ret131433Ret 3 DS Techeetah13113Ret7DSQ22 16Ret1238Ret7Ret166251512111974Ret82Ret12126G114 Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E Team1198RetRet710101183146DSQ120165334176Ret56Ret21010205Ret995 Envision Virgin Racing41724186192161158134151216537191415Ret4138Ret24211714176 BMW i Andretti Motorsport2712RetRet13811655Ret16195Ret15728RetRet95Ret1251271101868157 ROKiT Venturi Racing482DNSRet4Ret9123114179112Ret14671141611DSQNC51314Ret157NCRet418 TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team3616111415Ret217DSQ17854171041379951073Ret18RetDSQ4Ret41052169 Mahindra Racing29715Ret2DSQ23Ret4RetRet6Ret1617513294RetRet817DSQ3910611931G201310 Nissan e.dams22671216DSQ46DSQ3719DSQ18132972313Ret510Ret1111DSQ146G15DSQ13111411 Dragon / Penske Autosport62151392201817151722161016164772041612Ret211515161811178181812 Nio 333 FE Team8106DNS14NC81911RetRetRet1514191919881818108NC171413Ret1621NC19NC10 Team DIR RME VLC MCO PUE NYC LDN BER BER Source:

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