Gen4 Schedule and Sporting Format Revealed

Formula E and the FIA has confirmed its largest ever schedule for the first Gen4 season of the all-electric world championship with 21 races over 13 events that will take place between mid-December 2026 and the end of July in 2027.

Ratified by the FIA World Motorsport Council in a meeting today held in Macau, the schedule features eight double header rounds and five single race E-Prixs.

The action is scheduled to begin on Friday, December 18 at the Jeddah Corniche circuit in Saudi Arabia with two nighttime races. Should any disruption flair up in the presently volatile Middle East, FEN understands that the season will instead begin at Mexico City on January 16, with a possible re-location of the Jeddah races in the spring.

The Championship will undertake a four date Americas leg beginning with the Mexico City E-Prix at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on 16 January 2027, followed by the brand new Austin E-Prix at COTA on 06 February 2027 and the Miami E-Prix at the Miami International Autodrome (Hard Rock Stadium) on 20 February 2027. The leg concludes at the Anhembi Sambadrome Circuit with the São Paulo E-Prix on 13 March 2027, the same corresponding weekend as the first Sao Paulo E-Prix that was run in 2023.

The third Sanya E-Prix is scheduled at the Haitang Bay Circuit on 17 April 2027, before heading into an expanded European season.

Europe features an intense run of double-headers: Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit on 08 & 09 May 2027, the iconic streets of Circuit de Monaco on 15 &16 May 2027, and London at Brands Hatch on 29 & 30 May 2027. The European leg continues with the new double-header at MASCOT Zandvoort Circuit on 18 & 19 June 2027 and a return to the Circuito de Madrid Jarama-RACE for the Madrid E-Prix on 26 & 27 June 2027.

The season concludes with a spectacular Asia Pacific double-header finish: taking on the Shanghai International Circuit on 10 & 11 July 2027 and the climactic finale at the Tokyo Street Circuit on 24 & 25 July 2027 that will round out the end of first season of the all-new GEN4 era.

2026-27 BB FIA Formula E World Championship Schedule

E-Prix Unleashed is Born!

The GEN4 era will welcome what Formula E has described as a ‘transformative new race format for double-header race weekends’ that will feature the classic race (E-Prix) and an all-new shorter race (E-PrixUnleashed).

Introduced to showcase the full, unrestricted power of the GEN4 car, this new approach delivers a completely different, fast-paced racing style. The complementing formats will offer fans a highly entertaining mix of tactical, strategic racing and pure, high-speed performance drama across a single weekend.

Marek Nawarecki, Director, FIA Circuit Sport Department, stated that showcasing the Gen4 Formula E car was a key goal of the new sporting format, which will still include PitBoost stops in the classic races and the popular Atack Mode power boost initiative will be available in both events.

“We are delighted to support the expansion of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship calendar into key markets such as the USA, as well as on circuits that we believe will truly showcase the dynamic capabilities of the new GEN4 car,” said Nawarecki.

“This is also a particularly significant moment for us, as we are now able to reveal the framework of the GEN4 sporting regulations. Working in partnership with Formula E and in close consultation with the competitors, we have adapted these regulations to match and highlight the incredible performance of the GEN4, and we believe the result will achieve exactly that.”

Sporting Format & Technical Regulations

Race Formats: The 2026-27 season introduces a new dynamic race format to test both strategy and pure performance.
E-Prix: 45-minute duration. Focuses on energy management and strategy. Includes the use of PIT BOOST.
E-PrixUnleashed: 30-minute duration. A performance-focused sprint. Does not feature PITBOOST.
Power: Both formats utilise 450kW base power, with 600kW available in ATTACK MODE.
Weekend Structure: Standard event days include Free Practice, Qualifying (Groups and Duels), and the Race. Each weekend is preceded by one designated Shakedown day. Single-header events follow the E-Prix format, while double-header weekends typically feature one of each format.