Formula E 2026 Season

Season 12 of the all electric single seater series FIA Formula E gets under way on 6th December 2025 with a one day event at São Paulo, Brazil.  This is the last season for the Gen3 EVO race car which does 0-60 in 1.82 seconds (30% faster than a current F1 car) and was the first Formula E car to have all wheel drive. In season 13, we’ll see bigger, heavier, more powerful – and also more sustainable – Gen4 car come in.

In addition to their deal with subscription service TNT Sports Formula E has a deal with ITV for all E-Prix and qualifying sessions to be shown live on ITVX (ITV’s streaming channel), and for some of them also to be shown live on ITV4. If you’d also like to see the free practice sessions or catch up on the highlights afterwards, you can find them streamed via the Formula E website.

In season 11 we finally saw Attack Charge in action – or as we must now call it, Pit Boost.  This mandatory 30 second pit stop for a partial recharge was supposed to be a feature of Season 10, but didn’t happen. Pit Boost was implemented at one race at each of the double header weekends in Season 11 ensuring a varied strategy across the two races and we expect it to be a feature in some but not all Season 12 races.

Three new faces join the grid for season 12, but only one of them, Pepe Martí, is a genuine rookie who has never raced in Formula E before.  Felipe Drugovich impressed as a substitute driver for Mahindra at the Berlin races last year and Joel Eriksson contested 8 races for Dragon Penske in 2021 and was a substitute driver for Envision, again at Berlin last year.  They all count as rookies for the purposes of the bingo card items rookie crash and rookie in qualy duels.

The Season 12 calendar is:

Round 1 – São Paulo, 6th December

Last year’s race was crazy as drivers explored the new combination of all wheel drive and attack mode. Such was the mayhem that Mitch Evans was able to go from last to first and we also saw Taylor Barnard becoming the youngest ever podium sitter despite having serve a drive through penalty.

Round 2 – Mexico City, 10th January

Lucas Di Grassi, Sebastien Buemi and Edoardo Mortara all received post race penalties here last year after leaving it too late to use all their attack mode time before the race ended. That rule has been amended for season 12 and while driver still have to activate all of their attack modes during the race, they don’t have to use all of the time up.

Round 3 – Miami, 31st January

Moving from last year’s April date, this venue saw pile-ups and penalties, including Norman Nato and Robin Frijns who were first and third on the road being penalised for not being able to use all of their attack mode before the race ended because of a late safety car (good thing that rule has been changed now!)

Rounds 4 & 5 – Jeddah, 13th & 14th February

The first double header of the season was remarkable last year as the place we finally got to see Pit Boost in action, as well as Taylor Barnard becoming the youngest polesitter in Formula E history

Round 6 – Madrid, 21st March

This is Formula E’s first trip to Madrid for a race weekend, but the circuit was used for pre season testing for Season 11 (because of flooding at the usual Valencia venue) so most of the drivers are familiar with it.

Rounds 7 & 8 – Berlin, 2nd & 3rd May

This double header moves much earlier in the season this time round. Races at Berlin in the past have been well known for no-one wanting to be in the lead because of energy usage.  Pit Boost changes that somewhat.

Rounds 9 & 10 – Monaco, 16th & 17th May

The Formula E Monaco race is probably the most exciting single seater car race you’ll ever see round the iconic street circuit, and now is the time to catch it as next year’s bigger, heavier Gen4 car may be a little too big and heavy for its confined spaces.

Round 11 – Sanya, 20th June

Sanya is located on Hainan Island which is part of China. The cars will race round a challenging street circuit layout.

Rounds 12 & 13 – Shanghai, 4th & 5th July

The Shanghai International Circuit is a Herman Tilke designed track that was opened for Formula One in 2004 and hosted Formula E for the first time in 2023.

Rounds 14 & 15 – Tokyo, 25th & 26th July

This new 18 turn, 2.582 km street circuit around the Tokyo International Exhibition Centre was introduced in season 10 and became a double header in season 11.

Rounds 16 & 17 – London, 15th & 16th August

Season finale and home race for Jake Dennis, Oliver Rowland, Taylor Barnard and Dan Ticktum.  The only race circuit that is part indoor and part outdoor, which is especially interesting when it rains (as it often does in London).  This is almost certainly your final chance to see racing round here as it’s unsuitable for Gen4 cars.

Formula E Bingo – How To Play

Our Formula E bingo cards can be played alone or with friends, over one race weekend or over the whole season.  Here’s how to use them:

1. Choose your card size – click in the Grid Size box to see the choices or stick with the default 4×4.  We suggest 3×3 for a single race, 4×4 for a double header race weekend and 5×5 for the whole season
2. Add any extra items you like in the box where it says “Enter words/emojis” and remove any you don’t want (e.g. if you’re just playing for one race you’ll want to remove the ones about double headers)
3. Press “Generate Bingo Card“
4. You’ll see an example, playable card (click on the squares to make them change colour)
5. EITHER choose a number of cards to print (from the drop down or enter a number in the “custom number” box).  The cards will all contain a different arrangement of items in the grid. Then press “Generate Printable Cards”.
6. OR invite your friends by entering their email addresses in the box and pressing Invite – you’ll each receive a different card.
7. Watch the race (or races) together – either in the same room or via a watchalong – and daub the items off as they happen, online or on printed cards.  The winner is the first to daub them all, or the player who has daubed the most by the end of the session.
8. Have fun!