# 2019–20 Formula E Championship

The 2019–20 FIA Formula E Championship was the sixth 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.
On 13 March, Formula E and the FIA announced a temporary suspension of the season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the suspension, Formula E organised an esports racing series called Formula E Race at Home Challenge. The season resumed and concluded in August with six races within nine days at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit.
The season's champion was António Félix da Costa who clinched his first title with two races left. DS Techeetah became team champions for the second time in a row.

## Teams and drivers

All teams used the Spark SRT05e chassis and Michelin all-weather tyres.
| Team | Powertrain | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Envision Virgin Racing | Audi e-tron FE06 | 2 | Sam Bird | All |
| Envision Virgin Racing | Audi e-tron FE06 | 4 | Robin Frijns | All |
| Nio 333 FE Team | Nio FE-005 | 3 | Oliver Turvey | All |
| Nio 333 FE Team | Nio FE-005 | 33 | Ma Qinghua | 1–5 |
| Nio 333 FE Team | Nio FE-005 | 33 | Daniel Abt | 6–11 |
| Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team | Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01 | 5 | Stoffel Vandoorne | All |
| Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team | Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01 | 17 | Nyck de Vries | All |
| GEOX Dragon | Penske EV-4 | 6 | Brendon Hartley | 1–5 |
| GEOX Dragon | Penske EV-4 | 6 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | 6–11 |
| GEOX Dragon | Penske EV-4 | 7 | Nico Müller | All |
| Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E Team | Audi e-tron FE06 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | All |
| Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E Team | Audi e-tron FE06 | 66 | Daniel Abt | 1–5 |
| Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E Team | Audi e-tron FE06 | 66 | René Rast | 6–11 |
| DS Techeetah | DS E-TENSE FE20 | 13 | António Félix da Costa | All |
| DS Techeetah | DS E-TENSE FE20 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | All |
| TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | Porsche 99X Electric | 18 | Neel Jani | All |
| TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | Porsche 99X Electric | 36 | André Lotterer | All |
| ROKiT Venturi Racing | Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01 | 19 | Felipe Massa | All |
| ROKiT Venturi Racing | Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01 | 48 | Edoardo Mortara | All |
| Panasonic Jaguar Racing | Jaguar I-Type 4 | 20 | Mitch Evans | All |
| Panasonic Jaguar Racing | Jaguar I-Type 4 | 51 | James Calado | 1–9 |
| Panasonic Jaguar Racing | Jaguar I-Type 4 | 51 | Tom Blomqvist | 10–11 |
| Nissan e.dams | Nissan IM02 | 22 | Oliver Rowland | All |
| Nissan e.dams | Nissan IM02 | 23 | Sébastien Buemi | All |
| BMW i Andretti Motorsport | BMW iFE.20 | 27 | Alexander Sims | All |
| BMW i Andretti Motorsport | BMW iFE.20 | 28 | Maximilian Günther | All |
| Mahindra Racing | Mahindra M6Electro | 64 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | All |
| Mahindra Racing | Mahindra M6Electro | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | 1–5 |
| Mahindra Racing | Mahindra M6Electro | 94 | Alex Lynn | 6–11 |

### Free practice drivers

* James Rossiter replaced Jean-Éric Vergne in the first practice session of the Marrakesh ePrix after Vergne fell ill.

### Team changes

* Porsche joined the grid as a new entry.
* The Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team entered the championship while HWA, which had run customer Venturi powertrains as HWA Racelab in the previous season, are running Mercedes' trackside operations.
* Venturi switched to Mercedes powertrains, effectively ending their run as manufacturers.
* The Nio team was sold to Lisheng Racing, but will continue under the NIO brand. The team is not using its own powertrains and it instead acquired last year's powertrain from GEOX Dragon.

### Driver changes

* Neel Jani returned to Formula E as a Porsche driver.
* André Lotterer moved from DS Techeetah to Porsche.
* Maximilian Günther moved from GEOX Dragon to BMW i Andretti Motorsport, replacing António Félix da Costa.
* António Félix da Costa moved from BMW i Andretti Motorsport to DS Techeetah, replacing Lotterer.
* 2019 Formula 2 Champion Nyck de Vries made his Formula E debut with the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team.
* GEOX Dragon signed two rookies, with 2015 and 2017 World Endurance Champion Brendon Hartley partnering Nico Müller.
* 2017 GT World Endurance champion James Calado made his debut with Jaguar, replacing Alex Lynn.
* Ma Qinghua returned to Formula E as a NIO 333 driver, replacing Tom Dillmann.

#### Mid-season changes

* Daniel Abt was suspended from Audi after the "Race At Home" eSports series race during the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic when it was discovered professional video gamer Lorenz Hörzing had taken his place. He was replaced by René Rast.
* Pascal Wehrlein left Mahindra Racing with immediate effect in June 2020. He was replaced by Alex Lynn.
* Ma Qinghua was unable to attend the final six races in Berlin due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. He was replaced by Abt.
* Brendon Hartley left GEOX Dragon team with immediate effect in July 2020. He was replaced by Sérgio Sette Câmara.
* James Calado missed the final two rounds with Jaguar and was replaced by Tom Blomqvist. Calado was already set to leave Jaguar Racing at the end of the season, having Sam Bird take his place.

## Calendar

The 2019–20 championship was due to be contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, North America, and South America. The layouts are on street circuits, except for the Mexico City ePrix - held on a permanent road course and the Berlin ePrix - held on the access roads of Tempelhof Airport.
| Round | ePrix | Country | Circuit | Date |
| 1 | Diriyah ePrix | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh Street Circuit | 22 November 2019 |
| 2 | Diriyah ePrix | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh Street Circuit | 23 November 2019 |
| 3 | Santiago ePrix | Chile | Parque O'Higgins Circuit | 18 January 2020 |
| 4 | Mexico City ePrix | Mexico | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 15 February 2020 |
| 5 | Marrakesh ePrix | Morocco | Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan | 29 February 2020 |
| 6 | Berlin ePrix | Germany | Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit | 5 August 2020 |
| 7 | Berlin ePrix | Germany | Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit | 6 August 2020 |
| 8 | Berlin ePrix | Germany | Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit | 8 August 2020 |
| 9 | Berlin ePrix | Germany | Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit | 9 August 2020 |
| 10 | Berlin ePrix | Germany | Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit | 12 August 2020 |
| 11 | Berlin ePrix | Germany | Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit | 13 August 2020 |
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| CAN | Sanya ePrix | China | Haitang Bay Circuit | 21 March 2020 |
| CAN | Rome ePrix | Italy | Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR | 4 April 2020 |
| CAN | Paris ePrix | France | Paris Street Circuit | 18 April 2020 |
| CAN | Seoul ePrix | South Korea | Seoul Street Circuit | 3 May 2020 |
| CAN | Jakarta ePrix | Indonesia | Jakarta National Monument Street Circuit | 6 June 2020 |
| CAN | New York City ePrix | United States | Brooklyn Street Circuit | 11 July 2020 |
| CAN | London ePrix | United Kingdom | ExCeL London | 25 July 2020 |
| CAN | London ePrix | United Kingdom | ExCeL London | 26 July 2020 |

### Calendar changes

Three ePrix were taken off of the calendar. The Swiss ePrix was taken off as the 2019 Swiss ePrix was run as a one-time event. The Monaco ePrix was removed from the calendar as the race only happens every other year. The Hong Kong ePrix was originally due to take place but it was replaced with the Marrakesh ePrix due to the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests. The season started a month earlier than the 2018–19 season - November instead of December - with the opening round, the Diriyah ePrix, taking place as a double-header with one race on the Friday and another on the Saturday.
The New York City, Paris, Rome, Sanya, London and the inaugural Jakarta and Seoul ePrix had been due to take place but were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In their place six ePrix were scheduled across three different layouts at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit between 5–13 August.

## Regulation changes
### Technical regulations

* The usage of twin motors was banned.
* The Attack Mode power was increased by 10 kW, from 225 kW to 235 kW.
* Drivers are no longer allowed to activate the Attack Mode during Full-Course Yellow and Safety Car periods.
* For each minute spent under Full Course Yellow or Safety Car conditions, 1 kWh is subtracted from the total available energy measured from the point at which the race was neutralised.

### Sporting regulations

* During a race suspension, the countdown clock now stops, unless otherwise announced by the Race Director, with the aim of completing the full race time.
* The fastest driver in the group qualifying stage is awarded one championship point.

## Results and standings
### ePrix

| Round | Race | Qualifying | Qualifying | Race | Race | Race | Report |
| Round | Race | Group stage | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Report |
| 1 | Diriyah | Sam Bird | Alexander Sims | Daniel Abt | Sam Bird | Envision Virgin Racing | Report |
| 2 | Diriyah | António Félix da Costa | Alexander Sims | António Félix da Costa | Alexander Sims | BMW i Andretti Motorsport | Report |
| 3 | Santiago | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Oliver Rowland | Maximilian Günther | BMW i Andretti Motorsport | Report |
| 4 | Mexico City | Mitch Evans | André Lotterer | Alexander Sims | Mitch Evans | Panasonic Jaguar Racing | Report |
| 5 | Marrakesh | Maximilian Günther | António Félix da Costa | Pascal Wehrlein | António Félix da Costa | DS Techeetah | Report |
| 6 | Berlin | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | DS Techeetah | Report |
| 7 | Berlin | Sébastien Buemi | António Félix da Costa | Stoffel Vandoorne | António Félix da Costa | DS Techeetah | Report |
| 8 | Berlin | Jean-Éric Vergne | Jean-Éric Vergne | Mitch Evans | Maximilian Günther | BMW i Andretti Motorsport | Report |
| 9 | Berlin | Jean-Éric Vergne | Jean-Éric Vergne | Sam Bird | Jean-Éric Vergne | DS Techeetah | Report |
| 10 | Berlin | René Rast | Oliver Rowland | Lucas di Grassi | Oliver Rowland | Nissan e.dams | Report |
| 11 | Berlin | Sébastien Buemi | Stoffel Vandoorne | Nico Müller | Stoffel Vandoorne | Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team | Report |
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### Drivers' Championship

Points were awarded using the following structure:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | GS | Pole | FL |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | DIR | DIR | SCL | MEX | MRK | BER | BER | BER | BER | BER | BER | Pts |
| 1 | António Félix da Costa | 14* | 10$^G$* | 2* | 2* | 1* | 1$^G$* | 1* | 4* | 2* | Ret* | 9* | 158 |
| 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | 3* | 3* | 6* | NC* | 15* | 6* | 5* | Ret* | 12* | 9* | 1* | 87 |
| 3 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Ret | 8 | Ret | 4 | 3 | NC | 10 | 3$^G$ | 1$^G$ | 18 | 7 | 86 |
| 4 | Sébastien Buemi | Ret* | 12* | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2$^G$ | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3$^G$ | 84 |
| 5 | Oliver Rowland | 4 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 83 |
| 6 | Lucas di Grassi | 13 | 2 | 7* | 6* | 7* | 8 | 3 | 8* | 6* | 21 | 6* | 77 |
| 7 | Mitch Evans | 10 | 18 | 3$^G$ | 1$^G$ | 6 | 13 | 12* | 9 | 7 | 7* | 11 | 71 |
| 8 | André Lotterer | 2* | 14* | DSQ | Ret* | 8 | 2 | 9 | 5* | 8 | 4* | 14 | 71 |
| 9 | Maximilian Günther | 18 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 2$^G$ | DSQ | Ret* | 1 | Ret* | Ret | 12 | 69 |
| 10 | Sam Bird | 1$^G$ | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 63 |
| 11 | Nyck de Vries | 6* | 16* | 5* | Ret* | 11 | 4 | Ret* | 18 | 4 | 14 | 2* | 60 |
| 12 | Robin Frijns | 5 | Ret | 15 | DSQ | 12 | Ret | 4 | 2 | DNS | 2 | Ret | 58 |
| 13 | Alexander Sims | 8 | 1 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 9 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 49 |
| 14 | Edoardo Mortara | 7 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 41 |
| 15 | René Rast | | | | | | 10* | 13 | Ret | 16 | 3$^G$ | 4 | 29 |
| 16 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 9 | DNS | NC | 10 | 13* | 5 | DSQ | 7 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
| 17 | Alex Lynn | | | | | | 12 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein | 11 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 22* | | | | | | | 14 |
| 19 | James Calado | 16 | 7 | 8 | DSQ | 16 | 15 | 20 | Ret | 17 | | | 10 |
| 20 | Neel Jani | 17 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 18 | 11 | 15 | Ret | 19 | 6 | 15 | 8 |
| 21 | Daniel Abt | Ret | 6 | 14* | Ret | 14 | 18* | 16* | 15* | 18* | Ret* | 20* | 8 |
| 22 | Felipe Massa | 12 | 17 | 9 | Ret | 17 | Ret | NC | 19 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 3 |
| 23 | Brendon Hartley | 19 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 19 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 24 | Oliver Turvey | 15 | DSQ | 11 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 0 |
| 25 | Nico Müller | DNS | Ret | 12 | Ret | 20 | NC | 14 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 0 |
| 26 | Tom Blomqvist | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 17 | 0 |
| 27 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | | | | | | DSQ* | 17 | Ret | 21 | 15 | 19 | 0 |
| 28 | Ma Qinghua | 20 | 19 | 16 | Ret | 23 | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | DIR | DIR | SCL | MEX | MRK | BER | BER | BER | BER | BER | BER | Pts |
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| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Teams' Championship

| Pos. | Team | No. | DIR | DIR | SCL | MEX | MRK | BER | BER | BER | BER | BER | BER | Pts |
| 1 | DS Techeetah | 13 | 14 | 10$^G$ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1$^G$ | 1 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 9 | 244 |
| 1 | DS Techeetah | 25 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 4 | 3 | NC | 10 | 3$^G$ | 1$^G$ | 18 | 7 | 244 |
| 2 | Nissan e.dams | 22 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 167 |
| 2 | Nissan e.dams | 23 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2$^G$ | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3$^G$ | 167 |
| 3 | Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | NC | 15 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 1 | 147 |
| 3 | Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team | 17 | 6 | 16 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 4 | Ret | 18 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 147 |
| 4 | Envision Virgin Racing | 2 | 1$^G$ | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 121 |
| 4 | Envision Virgin Racing | 4 | 5 | Ret | 15 | DSQ | 12 | Ret | 4 | 2 | DNS | 2 | Ret | 121 |
| 5 | BMW i Andretti Motorsport | 27 | 8 | 1 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 9 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 118 |
| 5 | BMW i Andretti Motorsport | 28 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 2$^G$ | DSQ | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 118 |
| 6 | Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler | 11 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 114 |
| 6 | Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler | 66 | Ret | 6 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 3$^G$ | 4 | 114 |
| 7 | Panasonic Jaguar Racing | 20 | 10 | 18 | 3$^G$ | 1$^G$ | 6 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 81 |
| 7 | Panasonic Jaguar Racing | 51 | 16 | 7 | 8 | DSQ | 16 | 15 | 20 | Ret | 17 | 12 | 17 | 81 |
| 8 | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 18 | 17 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 18 | 11 | 15 | Ret | 19 | 6 | 15 | 79 |
| 8 | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 36 | 2 | 14 | DSQ | Ret | 8 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 79 |
| 9 | Mahindra Racing | 64 | 9 | DNS | NC | 10 | 13 | 5 | DSQ | 7 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 49 |
| 9 | Mahindra Racing | 94 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 49 |
| 10 | ROKiT Venturi Racing | 19 | 12 | 17 | 9 | Ret | 17 | Ret | NC | 19 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 44 |
| 10 | ROKiT Venturi Racing | 48 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 44 |
| 11 | GEOX Dragon | 6 | 19 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 19 | DSQ | 17 | Ret | 21 | 15 | 19 | 2 |
| 11 | GEOX Dragon | 7 | DNS | Ret | 12 | Ret | 20 | NC | 14 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 2 |
| 12 | Nio 333 FE Team | 3 | 15 | DSQ | 11 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 0 |
| 12 | Nio 333 FE Team | 33 | 20 | 19 | 16 | Ret | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | Ret | 20 | 0 |
| Pos. | Team | No. | DIR | DIR | SCL | MEX | MRK | BER | BER | BER | BER | BER | BER | Pts |
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## Footnotes

* 1 2 The powertrain is a rebadged Penske EV-3 used by GEOX Dragon in the 2018–19 season.
* ↑ NIO keep their manufacturer status due to their new powertrain being homologated as such by the FIA in late August.
* ↑ Each pair of races used a different track configuration.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The Sanya, Rome, Paris, Seoul, Jakarta, New York and London ePrix's were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* ↑ The circuit was designed as an indoor-outdoor venue, combining the ExCeL facilities and the surrounding public roads at Royal Docks.
* ↑ Daniel Abt set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Mitch Evans was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
* ↑ Oliver Rowland 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.
* ↑ Pascal Wehrlein set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Mitch Evans 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. António Félix da Costa was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
* ↑ Lucas di Grassi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Oliver Rowland was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
* ↑ Nico Müller 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.