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.[1]
The drivers' championship was won by
Nyck de Vries, driving for
Mercedes-EQ, while Mercedes won their first teams' championship.
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.[37] 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.[38] No reason was given for the change.[39] On 28 January FIA Formula E published a revised calendar for the first part of the season [40] with the addition of Formula E's first race on a permanent race circuit to take place 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.
Location of European ePrix in 2021. (: held ePrix)
Calendar changes
The
Diriyah ePrix was moved from November to February. It became the first Formula E race held at night.[44]
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.[45]
The
Monaco ePrix returned to the calendar, as it is held every 2 years. For the first time, the Grand Prix Circuit was used.[46][47]
The
Santiago ePrix was to become the first round of the season as a double-header, being held behind closed doors.[38] However, the round was later postponed in December 2020 owing to
increased COVID-19 restrictions in the United Kingdom.[48] It was rescheduled to June, still a double-header.[45] 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.[45]
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
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.[h]
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.[49]
^
abcDragon / Penske Autosport,[7][b] DS Techeetah[19][d] and Nissan e.dams[23][e] opted to start the season with their
2019–20 powertrains and would introduce new models later into the season.
^Nyck de Vries set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap.
Stoffel Vandoorne was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^Alexander Sims set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap.
Alex Lynn was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^Stoffel Vandoorne set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap.
Jean-Éric Vergne was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^Norman Nato set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap.
Sam Bird was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.