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Formula E’s Calendar Shocker Puts Teams on Edge
Highlights
- Formula E schedules first back-to-back race weekends since 2017.
- Four races planned within one week during 2026-27 season.
- Teams surprised by Berlin-Monaco and Zandvoort-Jarama double-headers.
- New Gen4 cars add complexity amid demanding race schedule.
- Working group being formed to manage logistical challenges early.
- Calendar to expand to 24 races by 2030, including more back-to-backs.
The FIA World Motor Sport Council in Macau confirms a 2026-27 Formula E calendar featuring two back-to-back double-headers, the championship’s first grouped weekends since 2017.
Each pairing runs as a double-header, creating four races within seven days. June links Berlin to Monaco, then Zandvoort to Jarama.
Formula E schedules two back-to-back double-headers, delivering four races in seven days for 2026-27.
Teams say the announcement arrives without consultation, complicating personnel planning, freight, marketing, and supplier coverage. That strain extends to Gen4 supplier support across a compressed week.
Back-to-backs remain unusual beyond Formula 1 because smaller teams struggle with load and promoters need time to activate events.
Monaco is promoted by the Automobile Club de Monaco. Zandvoort works with TIG Sports and Sports Vibes in coordination with Formula E.
Roger Griffiths: grouped weekends “are a little bit of a surprise” and demand extra workload for smaller teams.
Andretti principal Roger Griffiths, who chairs the teams’ association, concedes the grouped weekends “are a little bit of a surprise”.
He contrasts Formula E’s leaner staffing with Formula 1 and warns individuals must absorb extra duties to sustain consecutive events.
Griffiths urges venues, teams, the championship, and suppliers to be fully prepared well ahead of travel.
The new Gen4 car is in performance testing and introduces greater system complexity than previous iterations. That increases risk during tight turnarounds and heightens reliance on parts availability.
The Gen4 car’s complexity heightens operational risk during tight turnarounds.
Jaguar team principal Ian James reads the move as a sign of commercial and sporting growth for the all-electric world championship.
He still criticises the communication process and backs forming a working group to anticipate issues and solutions before calendar sign-off.
Talks between teams and organisers continue on logistics, parts pooling, freight routing, and turnaround procedures for the June block.
Formula E targets a calendar of around 24 races by 2030, likely including further back-to-backs, while aiming to finish by July to avoid the August break.
The series also reviews its race format as the Gen4 era matures, seeking competitive balance and manageable workloads.
Visual Summary
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Berlin
Monaco
Zandvoort
Jarama
😲 “Back-to-Back Shock!”
4 races. 1 week.
Teams unprepared.
Teams unprepared.
Back-to-back weekends for Berlin→Monaco and Zandvoort→Jarama.
No team consultation.
No team consultation.
🌀 Gen4 car, logistics, marketing: all under stress.
“It’s a surprise.” – Roger Griffiths
“We must be prepared.” – Jaguar’s Ian James
“We must be prepared.” – Jaguar’s Ian James
Team Overload
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Logistics at max
What happens next?
Working group forming for solutions
Formula E eyes 24 races by 2030 🚀
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