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Formula E, known as ABB FIA Formula E for sponsorship reasons, is a single seater motorsport championship that uses only electric cars. The series is promoted and owned by Formula E Holdings. In 2011 it was conceived in Paris by Jean Todt at the FIA, and the inaugural championship commenced in Beijing in September 2014. It is sanctioned by the FIA. Alejandro Agag is the founder and current chairman of Formula E Holdings. pic3 The proposal for a city-based, single-seater electric car motor racing championship was conceived by Jean Todt, the president of the world governing body of motorsport, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), and presented to politicians Alejandro Agag and Antonio Tajani and the Italian actor Teo Teocoli at a dinner at a small Italian restaurant in the French capital Paris on 3 March 2011. Tajani was concentrated on the electrification of the automobile industry, reducing carbon dioxide emissions and introducing hybrid and electric systems. Agag supported Todt's proposal after the latter discussed the FIA opening up a tender to organise the series. Agag told Todt that he would take on the task because of his prior experience in negotiating contracts with television stations, sponsorship and marketing.

Regulations


Overview


The Formula E championship is currently contested by twelve teams with two drivers each.
The quickly growing sport features electric-powered race cars similar in style to the hybrid-drive cars of Formula One.
Racing takes place on temporary city-centre street circuits which are 1.9 to 3.4 km (1.2 to 2.1 mi) long.

Race day format


All events begin with two practice sessions in the morning, an opening 45-minute session followed by a further 30-minute session.
Drivers originally had two cars at their disposal though this was eventually revised to just one vehicle after the introduction of the Gen2 car for the 2018–19 season,
with 250 kW (335 bhp) of power available throughout,
25 kW more than the Spark-Renault SRT_01E.
The qualifying session takes place later in the day and lasts approximately one hour.
The drivers are divided into four groups of five or six,
with each group having six minutes to set their best lap.
Full power of 250 kW is available throughout.
Since the second season, the six fastest drivers then go out again, one by one, in the Super Pole shoot-out to determine the top six grid positions.
The race itself is set to 45 minutes plus one lap.
Until season four, drivers made one mandatory pit stop to change cars.
The two pit crew helped the driver to change seat belts and,
for safety reasons,
there was a minimum required time for pit stops which differed from track to track (except for the last 10 races of season four).
Tyre changes, unless caused by a puncture or damage, were not permitted during the pit stop.
It is normally unnecessary due to the tyres being all-weather tyre sets. In race mode the maximum power is restricted to 200 kW (268 bhp).

Point scoring


Points are awarded to the top ten drivers using the standard FIA system (25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1).
Three points are also awarded to the driver securing the pole position,
while the driver setting the fastest lap (if they finish in the top ten) receives an additional point (two points during the first two seasons).
The championship consists of both a drivers' and teams' championship. A driver's end of season total is made up of a driver's best results.
A team's total is made up by counting both drivers' scores throughout the season.

Fanboost


For each race, fans can vote for their favourite driver via various social media channels to give them an extra power boost.
Voting starts six days before the event and closes after the opening 15 minutes of the race.
The five winning Fanboost drivers each receive an extra power burst that can be used in a 5-second window during the second half of the race.

Attack mode


With the fifth season,
a feature called attack mode was introduced in which drivers receive an additional 25 kW of power by driving through a designated area of the circuit off the racing line.
The duration of the boost mode and the number of boosts available are decided only shortly in advance of each race by the FIA to stop teams from anticipating its use and incorporating it into race strategy.
All attack modes must be activated at the end of the race,
but do not need to be used up (i.e. if a final attack mode is activated in the penultimate lap,
the driver is not penalized for having it still activated at the end of the race.) Starting season 6, if there is a full course yellow period or a safety car,
attack mode will not be allowed to be activated. Under safety car or FCY, 1kWh of energy will be knocked off, giving drivers and teams more energy management tactics.
The FIA announced in December 2019 that Formula E would be given world championship status from the 2020–21 season.

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