Updated the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship calendar and sporting regulations

Aggiornato il calendario e il regolamento sportivo dell'ABB FIA Formula E World Championship

Yesterday, December 15th, has been ratified by the FIA World Motor Sport Council the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship 2021/22 calendar and Season 8 regulations.

Aggiornato il calendario e il regolamento sportivo dell'ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
Formula E 2020-2021: Rome ePrix I

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) during a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) ratified that Berlin and Rome will now host two races each in a double-header format across a weekend in Formula E’s largest-ever 16-race calendar.

Season 8 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will see all-electric racing for the first time on the city streets of Vancouver, Jakarta and Seoul alongside regular host cities Diriyah, Mexico City, Monaco, New York and London.

ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, Season 8 Calendar

Event Round Locations Date
1 1 & 2 Diriyah, Saudi Arabia 28 & 29 January 2022
2 3 Mexico City, Mexico 12 February 2022
3 4 & 5 Rome, Italy 9 & 10 April 2022
4 6 Monaco, Monaco 30 April 2022
5 7 & 8 Berlin, Germany 14 & 15 May 2022
6 9 Jakarta, Indonesia 4 June 2022
7 10 Vancouver, Canada 2 July 2022
8 11 & 12 New York City, USA 16 & 17 July 2022
9 13 & 14 London, UK 30 & 31 July 2022
10 15 & 16 Seoul, South Korea 13 & 14 August 2022

After a successful pre-season testing in Valencia, the FIA WMSC-approved updates to the Season 8 sporting regulations include:

  • The Group stages of Formula E’s new qualifying format – which also features head-to-head knockout Duels – will be increased from 10 to 12 minutes and each driver’s first timed lap must be completed within the first six minutes
  • Three points will only be awarded to the pole-winner if all timed Duel laps are completed with the outright fastest lap in all qualifying sessions no longer receiving one point
Aggiornato il calendario e il regolamento sportivo dell'ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
An FDNY Fire Tender sprays its hoses in the Hudson River after the race

Alberto Longo, Chief Championship Officer and Co-Founder, Formula E, said:

The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship 2021/22 calendar is our most extensive to date and we look forward to working alongside all our host cities to deliver 16 world class races. The Season 8 lineup of drivers is arguably the strongest we’ve seen, and the revised sporting regulations will provide a renewed and strengthened sporting platform.

Frédéric Bertrand, Formula E & Innovative Sport Activities Department Director, FIA, said:

The race and qualifying simulations conducted in Valencia successfully corroborated the new formats and set the scene for a particularly thrilling eighth season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. In consultation with the teams, we simply made a few minor tweaks to facilitate the process. We are really looking forward to the first race of the season in Saudi Arabia, and hope fans are just as excited as we are about the spectacular action to come.

Source: Formula E

Photo: ‘Courtesy of Formula E’

4 Comments

  1. Nota tecnica per gli interessati: Il Sito di Electric Motor News è tranquillamente visionabile anche utilizzando un Sistema Operativo Linux-Mint, come stò facendo io ora. Buon lavoro!

  2. Il Tracciato del Circuito di Monaco del 30 Aprile, è lo stesso della F-1 o viene modificato e ridotto? Claudio

    • Grazie dalla sua domanda Sig. Claudio Cavolla. Dall’ultima edizione del Monaco E-Prix di Formula E del 2021 si è deciso di correre nello stesso circuito che usa la Formula 1. C’è solo una piccola modifica all’uscita del tunnel, per il resto è lo stesso.

      • Grazie…… quella fatidica con la chicane che costò la vita al mio caro amico Lorenzo Bandini nel 1967

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