2018/2019 Formula E calendar announced

Season five of the FIA Formula E Championship will comprise thirteen rounds.

While Saudi Arabia is set to become a new host country, Great Britain is once again missing from the schedule. As things stand, there won’t be any events in South America, but a spare slot in January could be used to fix that surprising omission.

Several innovations being planned for 2018/2019 should result in a very different spectacle.

Key among them is the introduction of improved Gen2 cars. With twice the battery capacity of their predecessors, the need for drivers to swap cars mid-race disappears.

Formula E Gen2 2018/2019 Front Side

Furthermore, passing through a clearly-marked ‘activation zone’ is going to temporarily increase output from 268 bhp (200 kW / 271 PS) to 301 bhp (225 kW / 305 PS). Fans of Fanboost need not worry though, because it still remains.

2018/2019 FIA Formula E Championship Calendar
Round Date Venue
1 15 December 2018 Ad Dinyah, Saudi Arabia*
2 12 January 2019 Marrakesh, Morocco
3 26 January 2019 TBA, TBA
4 16 February 2019 Mexico City, Mexico
5 10 March 2019 Hong Kong, China
6 23 March 2019 TBA, China
7 13 April 2019 Rome, Italy
8 27 April 2019 Paris, France
9 11 May 2019 Monte Carlo, Monaco*
10 25 May 2019 Berlin, Germany
11 09 June 2019 Zurich, Switzerland
12 13 July 2019 New York, USA
13 04 July 2019 New York, USA
* Subject to approval and / or circuit homologation.

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