Formula E

Formula E, officially the FIA Formula E Championship, is a top-level class of open-wheeled single-seater motor racing that uses purely electrical cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Its first season was the 2014–15 season. The grid consists of eighteen drivers from nine teams driving cars were are homologated for the first season, with teams allowed to start developing their own car parts from 2015–16 onwards.
Former driver Nelson Piquet, Jr. won the first series, and former driver Sébastien Buemi took the title is the second series. Buemi would also fight for the title in the third edition of Formula E, although he was ultimately beaten by another ex-F1 racer in Lucas di Grassi.
==Links to F1==
The main link between Formula E and F1, apart from the FIA (which regulates both) is the large number of personnel which have gone from F1 to Formula E. These ties are set to get stronger too, as the World Motor Sport Council's most recent meeting in Mexico City in July 2015 announced that the Formula E Champion would automatically qualify for a Super Licence.
===F1 drivers===
Note: Only drivers who have competed in a round of the Formula One World Championship are listed here.
Driver 	FE years 	F1 years	Races
Jaime Alguersuari 	2014-15 	– 	9
Sébastien Buemi 	2014-15–present 	– 	127
Karun Chandhok 	2014-15 	 	11
Jérôme d'Ambrosio 	2014-15–2019-20 	– 	68
Nyck De Vries 	2019-20–2022, 2024–present	– 	56
Pierre Gasly 	2016-17 	–present	2
Antonio Giovinazzi	2022 	, – 	15
Lucas di Grassi 	2014-15–present 	 	131
Esteban Gutiérrez 	2016-17 	-, 	3
Brendon Hartley 	2019-20 	– 	5
Nick Heidfeld 	2014-15–2017-18 	– 	44
Kamui Kobayashi 	2017-18 	-, 	2
Vitantonio Liuzzi 	2014-15 	–, – 	5
André Lotterer 	2017-18-2023 	 	81
Felipe Massa 	2018-19–2019-20 	, – 	24
Roberto Merhi 	2023 	 	5
Franck Montagny 	2014-15 	 	2
Felipe Nasr 	2018-19 	– 	3
Charles Pic 	2014-15 	– 	5
Nelson Piquet, Jr.	2014-15–2018-19 	– 	51
Stéphane Sarrazin 	2014-15–2017-18 	 	37
Takuma Sato 	2014-15 	– 	1
Bruno Senna 	2014-15–2015-16 	– 	21
Scott Speed 	2014-15 	– 	4
Jarno Trulli 	2014-15 	– 	11
Stoffel Vandoorne 	2018-19–present 	– 	87
Jean-Éric Vergne 	2014-15–present 	– 	130
Jacques Villeneuve	2014-15 	– 	2
Pascal Wehrlein 	2018-19–present 	- 	80
Justin Wilson 	2014-15 	 	1
Sakon Yamamoto 	2014-15 	–, 	2
*Bold indicates the driver is an FIA Formula E Champion.
===Manufacturers===
Currently, , engine suppliers for Red Bull Racing and in the 2017 Formula One season, are a partner in the Formula E Championship, and back one of the teams, Renault e.Dams. From 2015/16, Renault also built powertrains for Formula E, with the success potentially deciding whether they continue in Formula One or not. and also currently work with Spark, the manufacturer of the basic Formula E car, providing components such as the battery and powertrain respectively.
The 2016/17 season would see more F1 links formed, as ex-F1 engine supplier partnered with the Andretti Formula E team with the aim of running a factory effort by the 2018/19 season. They would be joining ex-F1 constructor Jaguar Racing, a move which brought Jaguar back to international motorsport for the first time since they sold the original effort to Red Bull. The British marque would make their bow at the start of the third season of FE, having formed a partnership with Williams as they also increased their involvement in the series.
From 2017/18, more current and former F1 manufacturers announced their intentions to join the series, with and joining the entry list from 2019/20 onwards.
==Notes==
==External links==
* Official website
* Formula E Wiki
* Wikipedia article
Category:Motor racing series