2022–23 Formula E World Championship

The 2022–23 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is due to be the ninth season of the FIA Formula E championship.

The 2022–23 season is planned to be the first season of the Formula E Gen3 car.

The reigning Team's Champions, Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team, will not return to defend the title.

Teams and drivers

All teams will the use the Formula E Gen3 car on Hankook tyres.

Team changes

* Mercedes-EQ will leave the championship after competing for three seasons and winning the drivers and constructors titles in the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons, with their entry and assets having been confirmed for purchase by McLaren.
* In December 2021, McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown stated that the team would make the decision whether to enter Formula E sometime in early 2022. Earlier in January that year, it was announced that they "had an agreement to join Formula E in Gen3". In May 2022, McLaren announced the acquisition of the Mercedes-EQ team for the 2022–23 season. The team will use Nissan powertrains.
* On 10 January 2022, Maserati announced they would be joining Formula E in the 2022–23 season, becoming the first Italian manufacturer in the series. It was later announced in April 2022 that Maserati had agreed a multi-year partnership with ROKiT Venturi Racing. It will be first time that Maserati will be a Constructor since leaving Formula 1 in the 1950s
* In April 2022, Nissan announced they would take a complete ownership of the e.dams team, rebranding the team to the Nissan Formula E Team.
* In May 2022, ABT Sportsline, one of the old Audi team's key partners announced they would return to the series under the name Team ABT. They will use Mahindra powertrains.
* DS and Techeetah announced the end of their relationship after four seasons. DS would instead partner up with Penske (one of the partners of the former Dragon team). Techeetah will miss the 2022–23 season, with a view to returning to the grid for the 2023–24 season.

Driver changes

* On 25 June 2022, TAG Heuer Porsche driver André Lotterer announced he would not return to the Formula E championship in 2023 as he was opting for a seat in the World Endurance Championship with Porsche in the LMDh Hypercar category. On 6 September 2022, it was announced that he would replace departing Oliver Askew at Avalanche Andretti.
* On 7 July 2022, Alexander Sims announced he would not return to the Formula E championship in 2023. On 12 August 2022, his replacement was announced to be Lucas di Grassi, switching from ROKiT Venturi Racing to partner Oliver Rowland.
* On 15 August 2022, António Félix da Costa announced his switch from DS Techeetah to TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, replacing André Lotterer.
* On 23 August 2022, Nissan announced an all-new driver lineup, consisting of Sacha Fenestraz, who debuted in the 2022 season finale for Dragon, and Norman Nato, a Formula E race-winner who last raced for Jaguar.
* On 23 August 2022, McLaren announced René Rast's return to Formula E. He last competed for Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler in the 2020–2021 season.
* On 24 August 2022, Abt Sportsline announced their driver pairing of Nico Müller, who competed for Dragon in the 6th and 7th Formula E seasons, and Robin Frijns, who left the Envision team.
* On 14 September 2022, NIO 333 FE Team announced Sérgio Sette Câmara's switch from Dragon Racing replacing Oliver Turvey, who left the series.
* On 4 October 2022, Envision Racing announced Sébastien Buemi's switch from Nissan after eight seasons.
* On 8 October 2022, Nyck de Vries announced that he had signed to Scuderia AlphaTauri for the 2023 Formula One World Championship, ruling him out for a seat in Formula E.
* On 12 October 2022, Stoffel Vandoorne and Jean-Éric Vergne were announced to be the driver pairing for the newly formed DS Penske partnership. Antonio Giovinazzi, who raced for Penske in the previous season, will leave the championship after one season.
* On 3 November 2022 the Maserati MSG team announced that Maximilian Günther would be joining the team after leaving Nissan.
* On 29 November 2022 the NEOM McLaren team announced that Jake Hughes would be joining the team after previously being the full-time reserve and development driver for Mercedes-EQ.

List of planned races

The following ePrix are contracted to form a part of the 2022–23 Formula E World Championship:

While it was originally planned to return to the format of starting the season at the end of a year and running until the European summer, the championship remained with a start early in the year for the third season running.

Location changes

* The Mexico City ePrix will become the season opener for the first time ever, taking over from the Diriyah ePrix.
* The Hyderabad ePrix will join the calendar after signing a letter of intent in January 2022, the first FIA World Championship event in India since the 2013 Indian Grand Prix.
* The São Paulo ePrix will be introduced, after an unsuccessful bid for the 2017–18 season.
* The Seoul ePrix Seoul Street Circuit first planned to change its layout for the 2022–23 season due to the redevelopment of the Jamsil Stadium area, but was then not part of the updated calendar.
* The Jakarta ePrix, which debuted in 2022, will become a double-header event.
* The Marrakesh ePrix will not return for the season as it was part of the 2021–22 calendar to substitute the cancelled Vancouver round.
* The Cape Town ePrix will be introduced after it was originally scheduled to debut in the 2021–22 season.
* The Paris ePrix was due to return to the calendar after being left out of the 2021–22 calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but has not been included in the first announced schedule.
* The round held in the United States moves from Brooklyn Street Circuit in New York City to Portland International Raceway in Oregon. The layout of the 3.166km circuit is expected to be modified.

Regulation changes

Technical changes

The championship will begin its third generation of technical regulations. This will see the introduction of a completely new car, with the new chassis again built by Spark Racing Technology. The cars will now be powered by two powertrains, with a second one added to the rear axle, increasing the maximum power output from 250kW to 600kW. This new car will be the smallest and lightest car ever used in the championship, with its weight being reduced by 60kg. Increased power and reduced weight will see the maximum speeds climb to over 320km/h. The addition of a second powertrain will increase regenerative ability from 25% to 40%, enough that the new cars will have no hydraulic rear brakes. The tyre supplier will change from Michelin to Hankook.

Sporting changes

In addition to the new car, a number of race format changes were also made. The format will return to races run until a set number of laps instead of a fixed time, with safety cars and full course cautions increasing the laps needed to finish the race. Fanboost was also announced to be removed for this season.

Fast recharging will be tested in select races under a so-called "attack charge" format. During an attack charge race, each driver is required to pit for a recharge during the course of the race, but they receive two additional attack mode activation periods for doing so.

Teams are now required run a rookie driver during at least two practice sessions during the season.

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