Nick Cassidy (top) is the current Driver's championship leader, while
Jaguar TCS Racing (bottom) are the current team's championship leaders.
The 2023–24 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is the tenth season of the FIA
Formula E championship, a motor racing championship for
electrically powered vehicles 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. Although the championship season is designated as 2023–2024, all races are held in 2024.[1]
After Frijns' contract with ABT Cupra was terminated, he returned to Envision Racing in the place of Jaguar-bound Cassidy.[13]
McLaren announced that
René Rast had departed the team after spending a season with them.[17] Bird was announced as his replacement after he departed Jaguar.[18]
Oliver Rowland rejoined
Nissan after having spent two seasons at
Mahindra Racing from his original four seasons with Nissan. This saw
Norman Nato leave the team after one year with the manufacturer.[37]
After a year away, 2020–21 series champion
Nyck de Vries returned to the sport with Mahindra to replace
Roberto Merhi.[34]
Mid-season
McLaren driver
Sam Bird sustained a hand injury in a crash during the opening practice session of the
Monaco ePrix. He withdrew from the event and was replaced by McLaren reserve and development driver
Taylor Barnard, who already drove for the team in the rookie practice session ahead of the
Misano ePrix and became the youngest driver to start a race in Formula E.[43] Bird's injury means he was also forced to miss the Berlin E-Prix double-header, with Barnard continuing to deputize.[44] Bird returned for the Shanghai E-Prix.[45]
Pre-season testing took place at
Valencia from 23 to 27 October 2023. The following ePrix are contracted to form a part of the 2023–24 Formula E World Championship:
Location of ePrix in 2023 (: ePrix - Single Race) (: ePrix - Double Header)
Regulation changes
Attack Charge was scheduled to be introduced starting at the
Misano E-Prix.[50] This new feature would have seen drivers take a mandatory pit stop in a specific window during the race, during which the car would have been recharged to award drivers two attack mode boosts and an extra 4 kWh (14.4 MJ) of energy throughout the rest of the race.[51] This feature was originally planned to be introduced in
season 9, but after delays in production of the fast charging units it was postponed until season 10. This timeframe was then delayed once again, with the feature now unlikely to be introduced during season 10.[52]
Any time penalty received by the drivers must now also be carried out the next time the driver enters the pit lane for a pit-stop or attack charge.[53]
The Manufacturers' Trophy was introduced ahead of the
São Paulo ePrix, with the championship standings backdated to the start of the season. The highest-placed two cars per powertrain manufacturer per race will score points towards that manufacturer's position in the standings, using the same points system as already implemented for the Drivers' and Teams' Championships.[54]
Season report
Pre-season
Pre-season testing took place at Valencia on 23–27 October 2023.
Jaguar cars topped all three sessions, with
Mitch Evans fastest in the first two and
Nick Cassidy fastest in the final session. The traditional simulation race was topped by
Envision's
Robin Frijns. The test was heavily disrupted by a battery fire in the garage of battery supplier Williams Advanced Engineering, caused by a faulty battery. One and a half days of running were cancelled, and the
Mahindra cars parked in the garage adjacent to the fire sustained heavy damage.
Nyck de Vries' car was too damaged to participate in the rest of the test, with the team being compensated with an extra private test session ahead of the season opener in Mexico City.[55][56][57]
^
abThe 99X Electric branding has been used for every Formula E powertrain developed by Porsche ever since their
debut season. This is the fifth powertrain.
^Contributes points towards
Stellantis' total in the Manufacturers' Trophy, alongside the Maserati Tipo Folgore.
^Bird was initially entered for the
2024 Monaco ePrix, but withdrew due to a hand injury sustained in free practice.[19]
^The Maserati powertrain is a rebadged DS E-Tense FE23, contributing points towards
Stellantis' total in the Manufacturers' Trophy.
^Jake Dennis set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap.
Nick Cassidy was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^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.
Sébastien Buemi was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^Sam Bird set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap.
Maximilian Günther was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^António Félix da Costa set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap.
Pascal Wehrlein was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^Jehan Daruvala set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap.
Nick Cassidy 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.
Nick Cassidy 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.
Nick Cassidy was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^Includes points scored by the DS E-Tense FE23 and the Maserati Tipo Folgore, which are rebadged variants of the same powertrain.