FIA confirms 11-team Formula E entry list for Season 5
The FIA has approved an 11-team entry list to the 2018/19 Formula E championship ahead of the start📖 of the new se🃏ason in Saudi Arabia in December.
Following the addition of Mercedes customer brand HWA to the grid for the all-electric championship’s fifth season, the grid will stand at 11 teams for the f🍸irst time in Formula E history.
The FIA has approved an 11-team entry list to the 2018/19 Formula E champions🅘hip ahead of the start of the new season in Saudi Arabia in December.
Following the addition of Mercedes customer brand HWA to the grid for thꦛe all-electric championship’s fifth sea🐻son, the grid will stand at 11 teams for the first time in Formula E history.
Other changes to four existing teams have also been approved by the FIA on the new entry list, 🏅the most significant being Nissan’s takeover of the triple-title winning Renault project.
Renault e.dams will become Nissan e.dams for Season 5, with the French🐎 DAMS team still looking after operational matters for the team.
BMW’s enhanced factory status in Formula E has also been reflected in the Andretti team’s name change, b💟ecoming BMW I Andretti Motorsport for the new campaign.
Following DS Automobile’s split with Virgin to join Techeetah as a technical partner, both teams have name⛎ tweaks. Techeetah becomes DS Techeetah, while the Virgin Racing name last seen in Formula E’s inaugural season is revived.
The new Formula E season gets underway on December 15 in Saudi Arabia, with testing taking place at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia fro🐭m October 16-19.
2018/19 FIA Formula E Championship - Entry List
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E Team
BMW I ANDRETTI MOTORSPORT
DRAGON
DS TECHEETAH
Virgin Racing
HWA
MAHINDRA RACING
NIO Formula E Team
Nissan e.dams
Panasonic Jaguar Racing
VENTURI Formula E Team
