Where to watch 2025/26 Formula E season: UK TV coverage & preview

Jonathan Victoria • 05 Dec 2025 Guides

Season 12 - 17 races, eight former champions, one last outing for the Gen3 Evo.

The world’s fastest electric racing series is back - and it’s more unpredictable than ever. With new teams, tighter grids, and championship drama guaranteed, the 2025/26 Formula E season is set to thrill. Here’s where UK fans can watch every overtake, energy strategy, and shock twist live.

Where to watch 2024/25 Formula E in the UK

Starting with answering the big question first, Formula E fans in the UK will be delighted to know that there are two broadcasters who will be showing the races this year; ITV and TNT Sports.

Formula E on ITV

Formula E extended their broadcast deal with ITV and will see all 17 race weekends of the season shown live on ITV and ITVX.

The crack team of presenters that will be analysing the race weekends will feature Nicki Shields, who will be becoming the first-ever female lead presenter in the series’ history, along with former British F4 driver Billy Monger and rally driver Catie Munnings, both of which made their debut presenting appearances in Season 10.

Sports commentator Tom Brooks will also be returning, and throughout the year there will be guest appearances from former drivers from other disciplines, such as former F1 drivers David Coulthard, Karun Chandhok and Andre Lotterer, the latter two also formerly competing in Formula E.

Formula E on TNT Sports

Formula E on TNT Sports will enter its third year together after a multi-year broadcast deal was signed ahead of the 2023/24 Season 10.

The agreement marked the first time that Formula E was broadcast behind a paywall, having always previously been housed on free-to-air channels, most notably up until that point Channel 4.

Expect much of the same style of coverage this year from TNT Sports, with uninterrupted coverage of every race streamed live on its streaming platform, Discovery+.

To watch Formula E on TNT Sports, you’ll need a valid subscription. These can be found within our BT deals, where there are two packages that new customers can purchase and gain access to TNT Sports (and subsequently Discovery+).

If you’re an existing BT/EE TV customer without TNT Sports, you can add TNT Sports to your TV package any time you’d like by heading to your account.

For customers on another provider such as Sky or Virgin Media, TNT Sports can still be added to your existing TV package.

History of Formula E

Formula E is a relatively new championship in motorsport terms, with Season 1 taking place in 2014. It took until 2020 for it to gain FIA world championship status, but it has been growing in popularity and gaining more attention every year since its inaugural race in Beijing, China.

The series was conceptualised by former FIA president Jean Todt, who presented a city-based, single seater electric motor racing championship to politicians Alejandro Agag and Antonio Tajani, the latter being focused on the electrification of the automobile industry, reducing carbon dioxide emissions and introducing hybrid and electric systems.

The inaugural season took place from September 2014 to June 2015 and featured 11 races in nine different countries, including the US, China, Monaco and the season ending double-header in London, UK.

Over the years, Formula E has developed, improving on the car and its design (outside and inside) to make it more efficient and provide better, faster racing. The first generation of cars, known as Gen1, lasted for four years before being replaced with the Gen2 cars for the 2018/19 season.

The series is now on its third generation (Gen3), which was introduced for the 2022/23 season, and beginning this year we’ll see the Gen3 Evo, which is set to be an enhanced version of the Gen3 car before being replaced once more with the Gen4 in 2026.

The tracks have also changed. While it remains a predominantly city-based street circuit championship, they have raced on some of the worlds best tracks, including the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico, which also features on the Formula 1 calendar.

2025/26 Formula E schedule

Season 12 will have the longest schedule in the series’ history, featuring 17 races the past three seasons, including two new circuits and one returning after seven years. There will also be the usual few double-headers, with two races at the same location during the same weekend. 

The season will begin in Brazil at the Sao Paulo Street Circuit, the same city in which the F1 Brazilian Grand Prix takes place although not at the same venue.

It will run for eight months, with the brunt of the season coming from the first week of May until the final double-header of rounds 16 and 17 at the ExCel London Circuit in London, UK.

Here is the full schedule for the season:

2024/25 Formula E teams & driver lineups

This season's grid has dropped back down to 10 teams, plus there are a couple rebrands for some teams. NEOM McLaren have stepped out of Formula E to focus on their endurance racing team, being the one team off the grid this year.

As for the driver lineups, there has been the usual reshuffle for some teams, with a couple of former champions making moves to different seats. Here is every team, their powertrain manufacturer and their lineup for the season:

Porsche Formula E Team | Porsche

Pascal Wehrlein & Nico Muller

Defending champions Porsche has seen some changes going into season 12, with TAG Heuer ending their six year relationship as title sponsor.

Season 10 champion Pascal Wehrlein remains with the team but will have a new teammate for this year, with Switzerland’s Nico Muller stepping into the second seat.

Jaguar TCS Racing | Jaguar

Mitch Evans & Antonio Felix da Costa

Jaguar fell short of retaining their team title in season 11 but still managed a strong second-place finish.

They go into this year having retained the services of Mitch Evans, but he no longer has his fellow New Zealander of Nick Cassidy alongside him as Jaguar have acquired the talents of season six champion Antonio Felix da Costa from Porsche.

Nissan Formula E Team | Nissan

Norman Nato & Oliver Rowland

No changes for Nissan this year after a successful campaign that saw them finish third in the teams’ standings but help deliver a first Drivers’ Championship to Formula E veteran Oliver Rowland.

Alongside him will remain France’s Norman Nato.

Mahindra Racing | Mahinda

Nyck de Vries & Edoardo Mortara

Mahindra surprised everyone last year with their performances, seeing them finish the year fourth in the Teams’ Championship despite a 10th pace finish just the year before.

It should be unsurprising then that they retained the services of season seven champion Nyck de Vries and season seven runner-up Edoardo Mortara.

DS Penske | DS

Maximilian Gunther & Taylor Barnard

DS Penske managed to pick up two wins last season but fell just two points short of beating Mahindra for fourth in the standings - despite the latter team not standing on the top step once last year.

Unfortunately for Penske, they lost another former World Champion this offseason (two in two years) as Jean-Eric Vergne moved elsewhere. In his place is Taylor Barnard, who last year became the youngest driver to start an ePrix, as well as the youngest pole sitter, point scorer, and podium finisher in Formula E history. He will partner the returning Maximilian Gunther.

Andretti Formula E | Porsche

Jake Dennis & Felipe Drugovich

Andretti will feature a third different lineup in three years as Nico Muller moves to Porsche. Jake Dennis has stayed put, and this year the Brit will be partnered by the recently-freed Felipe Drugovich, who has finally been released from the Aston Martin F1 team’s clutches after years of not being given his deserved opportunity (if you know, you know).

Envision Racing | Jaguar

Joel Eriksson & Sebastien Buemi

Envision claimed a shock win last year during the second Monaco ePrix thanks to season two champion Sebastian Buemi, which was also a record-breaking 14th win for the driver.

Buemi’s services have been retained for this year, and he will be partnered by Joel Eriksson, who spent last year as the reserve driver for Jaguar TCS Racing.

Citroen Racing | Citroen

Jean-Eric Vergne & Nick Cassidy

Citroen Racing takes over from Maserati MSG Racing, who had competed in the series for the last three years. 

They bring along with them a new lineup, taking Jean-Eric Vergne from DS Penske and Nick Cassify from Jaguar TCS Racing.

Cupra Kiro | Porsche

Pepe Marti & Dan Ticktum

Porsche-powered Cupra Kiro had a tough outing last year, but despite a plethora of back-of-the-pack results, they still managed to pick up a win and a third place through Dan Ticktum, who’s back for his third season with the team.

Alongside him is newcomer Pepe Marti, who makes the jump from Formula 2 to the series.

Lola Yamaha ABT Formula E Team | Lola-Yamaha

Lucas di Grassi & Zane Maloney

Lola’s long-awaited return to single-seater racing came last year but unfortunately failed to set the world alight, finishing bottom of the standings. 

On a positive note, they did manage to claim one podium in Miami, and this year will head into the season with an unchanged lineup in season three champion Lucas di Grassi and Zane Maloney.