The Group stage sees two groups of 11 drivers, ordered based on their Drivers' World Championship position, battling at 300kW to set lap times each in a 10-minute session, with the fastest four from each progressing into the Duels stage and the Quarter-finals. Qualifyingįormula E’s qualifying format allows the best teams and drivers to showcase their speed and skill but maintains the possibility of any driver to step up, pull a lap out of the bag and fire themselves up the starting grid. Teams must field at least two rookie drivers in Free Practice 1 over the course of the season, to give up-and-coming talent a taste of top tier electric motorsport. Although the timer is on, it doesn't count towards the result. This is the first time the teams and drivers will take to the track under timed conditions as they get a feel for the track and adapt to the car set-up. This is reduced to one 30-minute session on the second day of a double-header. TAG Heuer Fastest Lap in race: 1 point (if in a top-10 finishing position) Race day format PracticeĮach event has two practice sessions - an opening 30-minute session on a Friday, followed by a further 30-minute session on Saturday. If not, then the driver in the top-10 with the next fastest lap takes the honour. However, the driver must finish in the top-10 places to gain the TAG Heuer Fastest Lap. The driver starting at the front, from Julius Baer Pole Position, picks-up an extra three points.ĭuring the race, the driver who completes the fastest lap also receives one additional point. Points systemįormula E follows a standard points system, used in other FIA-sanctioned series - awarding points to the top-10 finishers.Īdditional points are also awarded for securing Julius Baer Pole Position and clinching the Fastest Lap in the race. The Teams’ World Championship is decided by the combined points score of each team’s driver pairing throughout the campaign. The Drivers’ World Championship is awarded to whichever driver has accumulated the most points over the season. The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship consists of two separate titles - one dedicated to the drivers and another dedicated to the teams. Click here for a more detailed look at the rules and regulations. We'll leave that for FIA - motorsport's governing body. You can’t move the goalposts in motorsport, so what are the hard and fast rules to know when watching Formula E? Here's how to race, win or lose.īelow is a brief overview of the rules and regulations but, don't worry, we won’t get too technical.

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