2016–17 Formula E season
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The 2016–17 FIA Formula E season will be the third season of the FIA Formula E championship starting September 2016 in Montreal.[1]
Contents
Teams
| Team | Manufacturer | Powertrain | Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|
 ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport[2] |
Spark-TBA | TBA | Daniel Abt[3] |
 Lucas di Grassi[3] |
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 Andretti Autosport[4] |
Spark-TBA | TBA |  TBA |
| TBA |
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| Dragon Racing |
Spark-Dragon[5] | TBA | TBA |
| TBA |
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 DS Virgin Racing Formula E Team[6] |
Spark-Citroën | TBA | TBA |
| TBA |
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| Jaguar Formula E Team[7] |
Spark-Jaguar | TBA | TBA |
| TBA |
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 Mahindra Racing Formula E Team[8] |
Spark-Mahindra | Mahindra M3ELECTRO[9] | TBA |
| TBA |
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 NEXTEV TCR Formula E Team[10] |
Spark-TBA | TBA | Nelson Piquet, Jr.[11] |
| TBA |
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 Renault e.Dams[12] |
Spark-Renault | TBA |  Sébastien Buemi[13] |
| Nicolas Prost[13] |
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| Team Aguri[14][15] |
Spark-Renault[16] | TBA | TBA |
| TBA |
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 Venturi Formula E Team |
Spark-Venturi | Venturi VM200-FE-02[17] | TBA |
| TBA |
Team changes
- Dragon Racing will manufacture its own drivetrain after using the Venturi drivetrain in the 2015–16 season.[5]
- Car manufacturer Jaguar will enter the sport, in collaboration with Williams Advanced Engineering, as a means of expanding their electric vehicle portfolio.[7][18]
- The Trulli Formula E Team withdrew from the sport due to technical and financial issues.[19]
- The Team Aguri will attempt to get a customer powertrain from Renault for season three after previously running with McLaren's powertrain from season one.[14]
Rule changes
- The maximal weight of the battery cells will increase from 200 kg in season two to 230 kg for season three.[20]
- The permitted amount of regeneration will be increased to 150 kW (previously 100 kW).[21]
- The overall weight of the car will be reduced from 888 kg to 880 kg.[20]
- Maximal power output will remain limited at 200 kW for season three, but will later be increased to 220 kW in season four and 250 kW in season five.[21]
Support Series - Roborace
A support series "Roborace" will accompany the 2016-17 season,[22] featuring 20 autonomous cars between 10 teams, with hour long races. All cars will be mechanically identical,[23] with teams differentiation being coding of AI (similar in concept to RoboCup).
Calendar
The season was announced to begin in Montreal in September 2016.[1] An ePrix in Hong Kong, tentatively to be held in October 2016,[24] has also been added to calendar as has an ePrix in Brussels.[25] Mahindra Racing and the Indian government have announced their intentions to hold an ePrix in Delhi for the 2016-2017 season.[26] On 20 May 2016, a draft calendar was released:
| Round | ePrix | Country | Track | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong ePrix |  Hong Kong |
TBA | 9 October 2016 | |
| 2 | Marrakesh ePrix |  Morocco |
TBA | 12 November 2016 | |
| 3 | Mexico City ePrix |  Mexico |
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 28 January 2017 | |
| 4 | Buenos Aires ePrix |  Argentina |
Puerto Madero Street Circuit | 25 February 2017 | |
| 5 | Long Beach ePrix | United States |
Long Beach Street Circuit | 25 March 2017 | |
| 6 | Singapore ePrix |  Singapore |
TBA | 22 April 2017 | |
| 7 | Monaco ePrix | Monaco |
Circuit de Monaco | 13 May 2017 | |
| 8 | Paris ePrix | France |
Paris Street Circuit | 27 May 2017 | |
| 9 | Brussels ePrix |  Belgium |
TBA | 10 June 2017 | |
| 10 | Berlin ePrix | Germany |
Berlin Street Circuit | 24 June 2017 | |
| 11 | Montreal ePrix Race 1 |  Canada |
TBA | 15 July 2017 | |
| 12 | Montreal ePrix Race 2 | 16 July 2017 | |||
| 13 | New York ePrix Race 1 | United States |
TBA | 29 July 2017 | |
| 14 | New York ePrix Race 2 | 30 July 2017 | |||
| Source:[27] | |||||
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