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The 2015–16 FIA Formula E season will be the second season of the FIA Formula E championship. The season will see the introduction of eight manufacturers, who will be allowed to change certain parts of the car[1]. The season is set to start later than the previous season, with the first round in Beijing on the 17 October[2].

Teams and Drivers

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On 23rd February 2015, 8 manufacturers consisting of six current teams and two new manufacturers[1], along with the 10 teams three days later. It was also announced that all teams will have the same Spark chassis again[3][4].

Team Manufacturer Car No.[5][6] Drivers
China NEXTEV TCR Formula E Team[7][8] NEXTEV TCR 001[8] 1 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.[9]
88 TBA
United Kingdom DS Virgin Racing Formula E Team[8] Citroën[10] DSV-01[8] 2 United Kingdom Sam Bird[11]
25 France Jean-Éric Vergne[11]
United States Dragon Racing[8] Venturi[8] VM200-FE-01[8] 6 TBA
7 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio[12]
France Renault e.dams[8] Renault[7] Z.E.15[8] 8 TBA
9 TBA
Switzerland Trulli Formula E Team[8] Motomatica[13] JT-01[8] 10 Italy Jarno Trulli[14]
TBA Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi[14]
Germany ABT Shaeffler Audi Sport[15][16] ABT Sportline FE01[8] 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi[17]
66 Germany Daniel Abt[18]
Monaco Venturi Formula E Team[8] Venturi VM200-FE-01[8] 12 Canada Jacques Villeneuve[19]
30 France Stéphane Sarrazin[19]
India Mahrindra Racing Formula E Team[8] Mahindra M2ELECTRO[8] 21 Brazil Bruno Senna[20]
23 Germany Nick Heidfeld[20]
United States Amlin Andretti Formula E Team[8][21] Andretti ATEC-01[8] 27 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro[22]
TBA TBA
Japan Team Aguri[8] McLaren[23] SRT01-e[8] 55 TBA
77 TBA
Source:[3][1][8]

Team Changes

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  • On the 23rd February 2015, the FIA announced that eight manufactors, of which six current teams (ABT, Andretti, Mahindra, NEXTEV TCR, Venturi and Virgin (later provided by Citroën)) and two new manufacturers (Renault and Motomacia) would produce components for ten teams in the second season.[1][3]
  • Three days later, it was announced that ten teams would compete in the second season[3]

Driver Changes

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Rule Changes

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  • Alejandro Agag, CEO of Formula E, has stated that rules will be loosened. Teams will have the opportunity to pursue their own in-house innovations which initially is limited to the powertrain. Specifically the e-motor, the inverter, the gearbox and the cooling system. All other parts on the cars will remain as they are, with the aim being to prevent costly aerodynamic developments.[4]

Calendar

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In September 2014, it was announced that the calendar would be expanded to 12 cities,[4] and later added that more than 180 cities have shown interest in hosting a race[27]. However, this was later reduced to ten, with two new circuits added to the calendar[28].

Rnd. ePrix Circuit Date
1 China Chinese ePrix Beijing Olympic Green Circuit, Beijing 17 October[2]
2 Malaysia Malaysian ePrix Putrajaya Street Circuit, Putrajaya 7 November
3 Uruguay Uruguayan ePrix Punta del Este Street Circuit, Punta del Este (TBC) 19 December
4 Argentina Argentine ePrix Puerto Madero Street Circuit, Buenos Aires (TBC) 6 February
5 TBA TBA 19 March
6 United States United States ePrix Long Beach Street Circuit, Long Beach 2 April
7 France French ePrix TBA, Paris 23 April
8 Germany German ePrix Berlin Tempelhof Circuit, Berlin 21 May
9 Russia Russian ePrix Moscow Street Circuit, Moscow 4 June
10 United Kingdom British ePrix Battersea Park Street Circuit, London TBA
11 TBA
Source:[4][28]

Calendar Changes

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  • On the 10th July 2015, the World Motor Sport Council released the calendar for the 2015–16 season. This included the eight previous circuits from the first season as well as the additional circuit of Paris, with Monaco and Miami missing from the list. There was also one undecided race on this calendar set for March 19th, as well as unknown dates for the double-header London ePrix and confirmation needed for both the Punta del Este and Buenos Aires ePrixs[28].

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Eight manufacturers to enter Formula E next season". FIA Formula E. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Later start in China for 2015-16 Formula E calendar". autosport.com. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "10 teams to compete in Formula E next season". FIA. Formula E. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d "Alejandro Agag fan Q&A - Part 1". FIA Formula E. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  5. ^ http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/august/entry-list-for-first-day-of-pre-season-testing.aspx
  6. ^ http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/august/entry-list-for-second-day-of-pre-season-testing.aspx
  7. ^ a b Watkins, Gary (26 March 2015). "Formula E targeting races without car changes by 2018/19 season". Autosport. Haymarket. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "FIA homologates manufacturers for second Formula E season". 3 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Nelson Piquet Jr signs multi-year Formula E deal". Motorsport.com. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Citroen poised to enter Formula E". Racer. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  11. ^ a b c "Jean-Eric Vergne moves to DS Virgin Racing". FIA. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Jerome D'Ambrosio to remain at Dragon next season". fiaformulae.com. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  13. ^ Watkins, Gary (18 March 2015). "Jarno Trulli to assess driving future after maiden Formula E season". Autosport. Haymarket. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  14. ^ a b Smith, Sam (30 July 2015). "Liuzzi to partner Trulli again in second Formula E season | Formula E news | Motorsport.com". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Schaeffler to start with ABT in FIA Formula E". FIA. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  16. ^ "ABT continues development on next year's car". FIA. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  17. ^ "Formula E championship leader Lucas di Grassi extends Abt deal". Autosport. May 7, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  18. ^ "Daniel Abt extends deal with Audi Sport ABT". Formula E. May 21, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  19. ^ a b c "Jacques Villeneuve signs for Venturi alongside Sarrazin". FIA. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  20. ^ a b Smith, Topher (10 August 2015). "Mahindra confirm Senna and Heidfeld for season two". e-racing.net. e-racing.net. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  21. ^ "Andretti announces season two plans". FIA. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  22. ^ "Drones, drivers and 200mph". current-e.com. 2015-08-06.
  23. ^ Biesbrouck, Tim (8 July 2015). "Exclusive: Team Aguri's Mark Preston on season two and beyond". Electric Autosport. Formula Blue Media. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  24. ^ Giordmaina, Jack (6 August 2015). "Chandhok Set to Walk away from Formula E". Formula E Zone. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  25. ^ Giordmaina, Jack (6 August 2015). "Alguersuari Rules Himself out of Virgin Drive". Formula E Zone. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  26. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mahindra was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  27. ^ "Formula E fields approaches from more than 180 potential venues". autosport.com. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  28. ^ a b c "WMSC reveals dates for season two Formula E calendar". FIA. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
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