Breaking: Formula E announce record-breaking first Gen4 calendar as more F1 circuits arrive

Formula E has revealed its record-breaking calendar for the first season of Gen4, featuring 21 races and two additional current Formula 1 circuits.

It is the largest calendar in Formula E history, with the E-Prixs taking place across 13 different venues.

Saudi Arabia will kick-start the 2026/27 season and the highly anticipated Gen4 era at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on December 18-19, before a short break over the festive period.

Once 2027 arrives, the iconic Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City will get Formula E's 13th season back underway, before the first of three new venues on the calendar. Should Jeddah be unsafe to go ahead, Mexico City will start the season.

The Circuit of the Americas, home of F1's United States Grand Prix, will host its first Formula E race at the start of February, before the series returns to the Miami International Autodrome on February 20.

Trips to São Paulo, the Chinese island of Hainan, Berlin and Monaco follow before the second new circuit on the calendar. Brands Hatch has become Formula E's new home in the United Kingdom, hosting a double-header on May 29-30.

The third new venue follows, with Zandvoort – host of F1's Dutch Grand Prix for the final time in 2026 – staging Formula E on June 18-19. Madrid, Shanghai and a season finale under the lights in Tokyo then complete the campaign.

Of the 13 host venues next season, Jeddah, Berlin, Monaco, Brands Hatch, Zandvoort, Madrid, Shanghai and Tokyo will all host double-headers.

In a continued move towards venues used by F1 due to the immense performance capabilities and size of the Gen4 car, seven of the 13 venues feature on the 2026 F1 calendar.

For the first time in several years, Formula E will stage events on back-to-back weekends, with Berlin and Monaco taking place on consecutive weekends, as do Zandvoort and Madrid.

The sporting format has also undergone major changes for the start of the Gen4 era.

Check out the full calendar below and the new sporting format!

New sporting format

For the opening season of Gen4, the sporting format has undergone considerable changes. Single-header events will remain the same, featuring two free practice sessions, qualifying and a 45-minute E-Prix.

In Season 13, just five venues will follow this format: Mexico City, COTA, Miami, São Paulo and Sanya. There is one change, though: all standard E-Prixs will feature Pit Boost and a single Attack Mode with the cars running the low downforce setting.

The days of Formula E races featuring no Pit Boost and requiring drivers to use Attack Mode twice are, for now, over.

When it comes to double-headers, there has been a major change. Over the last two seasons, a double-header weekend has featured one race with Pit Boost and another requiring drivers to use Attack Mode twice. That is no more.

Double-header events will no longer feature two traditional E-Prixs. Instead, they will consist of one standard 45-minute E-Prix featuring Pit Boost and low downforce and one 'E-Prix Unleashed' race using the high downforce configuration.

The latter is a 30-minute race featuring no Pit Boost and a single Attack Mode, placing less emphasis on energy management and more on outright pace. It will be run more flat out and will see the Gen4 cars pushed to their limits.

Jeddah, Berlin, Monaco, Brands Hatch, Zandvoort, Madrid, Shanghai and Tokyo will all follow this format, with the 'E-Prix Unleashed' race taking place on the first day of a double-header and the traditional E-Prix on the second.

Full points will be awarded in both races, with one practice session and qualifying taking place before each. Double-header events will no longer feature a third practice session across the weekend.

Qualifying for sole events and double headers will see the cars running the high downforce set up, although talks are taking place for qualifying prior to the E-Prix on a double-header weekend to be conducted at high downforce. 

The qualifying points system has also been changed, with the driver on pole no longer receiving three points. Instead, each driver who progresses to the duels will get a point, with those drivers getting an extra point for each duel win. It means the driver who claims pole will receive a total of four points.

In practice, the teams have the freedom to choose which downforce setting is used.