The schedule for the 2018-2019 Formula E season has been released. It contains a total of 13 races, of which 12 have been confirmed.
With just three races remaining in the 2017-2018 Formula E season, the schedule for the 2018-2019 Formula E season, the sport’s fifth season, has been released. The schedule contains a total of 13 races, which is an all-time high for the series.
Until now, the largest number of races contested in a Formula E season has been 12. There were 12 races contested in the 2016-2017 season, and there are 12 races on the current season’s schedule, with nine of those 12 races having been completed.
While the schedule for the 2018-2019 Formula E season contains 13 races, only 12 of those races have been confirmed. The race that is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 26, 2019 does not yet have a confirmed location.
The race that is scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 23, 2019 in China does not have a specific confirmed location, although it has been confirmed that China is its country. The Ad Diriyah ePrix in Saudi Arabia, which is set to open up the season on Saturday, December 15, 2018, does not yet have a confirmed track, although its city and country have both been confirmed.
Here is the full schedule for the 2018-2019 Formula E season.
| Race | Location | Date |
| 1 | Ad Diriyah, Saudi Arabia* | December 15, 2018 |
| 2 | Marrakesh, Morocco | January 12, 2019 |
| 3 | TBD | January 26, 2019 |
| 4 | Mexico City, Mexico | February 16, 2019 |
| 5 | Hong Kong, China | March 10, 2019 |
| 6 | TBD, China | March 23, 2019 |
| 7 | Rome, Italy | April 13, 2019 |
| 8 | Paris, France | April 27, 2019 |
| 9 | Monte Carlo, Monaco* | May 11, 2019 |
| 10 | Berlin, Germany | May 25, 2019 |
| 11 | Zurich, Switzerland** | June 9, 2019 |
| 12 | New York City, USA | July 13, 2019 |
| 13 | New York City, USA | July 14, 2019 |
*=subject to circuit homologation
**=subject to ASN approval, circuit homologation and final approval of the city
There are a few changes from the schedule of the 2017-2018 Formula E season to the schedule of the 2018-2019 Formula E season. Here are those changes.
The Santiago ePrix at the Santiago Street Circuit in Santiago, Chile and the Punta del Este ePrix at the Punta del Este Street Circuit in Punta del Esta, Uruguay have been removed. One of the two Hong Kong ePrix races at the Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Circuit in Hong Kong has also been removed.
Another race in China has been added to the schedule, but the location for that race has not yet been determined. The Ad Diriyah ePrix in Saudi Arabia has been added to the schedule, but the track for that race has not yet been determined. The Monaco Grand Prix at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco has also been added to the schedule. Finally, another race with an undetermined location has been added to the schedule.
There have also been a few date changes for the races that are on the both the schedule for the 2017-2018 season and the schedule for the 2018-2019 season. The 2018-2019 season itself is set to start nearly two weeks later in 2018 than the 2017-2018 season started in 2017.
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One of the new additions to the schedule, the Ad Diriyah ePrix, is set to open up the season on the third weekend of December. The current season began with the two Hong Kong ePrix races on the first weekend of December.
The Hong Kong ePrix is scheduled to be held on the second weekend of March as opposed to the first weekend of December. The Mexico City ePrix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico is scheduled to be held on the third weekend of February as opposed to the first weekend of March. Finally, the Berlin ePrix at Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit in Berlin, Germany is scheduled to be held on the fourth weekend of May as opposed to the third weekend of May.
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Which race are you most excited for in the 2018-2019 Formula E season? Is it a race that has already been on the series schedule, or is it a new addition to the schedule? With several details yet to be ironed out on next season’s schedule, be sure to enjoy the remaining three races of the current season.
The next race is set to take place this Sunday, June 10. That race is the Zürich ePrix, which is set to take place at the Zürich Street Circuit in Zürich, Switzerland. It is set to be broadcast live on Fox Sports Go starting at 11:30 a.m. ET.