Where to watch Formula E in 2024/25: UK TV coverage & season preview

Jonathan Victoria • 06 Dec 2024 Guides

Season 11, the era of the Gen3 Evo.

After four long months, Formula E returns for Season 11, with new faces, a new team and a brand new car for this generation.

With an exciting year ahead set to take place at circuits and in cities across the world, we’re bringing you the information you’ll want to know ahead of the action, including where to watch Formula E this season plus a season preview.

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

A new deal struck just days ago will see Formula E on free-to-air TV as all 16 race weekends of the season will be live on ITV and ITVX.

ITV will be showing nine races of the season live on ITV4, while you can catch every race on their streaming platform ITVX. They will also have a bespoke highlights show after every race so you can keep up if you didn’t watch live.

The nine races that will be shown live on ITV4 are:

• Round 1: São Paulo E-Prix
• Round 3: Jeddah E-Prix
• Round 4: Jeddah E-Prix
• Round 5: Miami E-Prix
• Round 6: Monaco E-Prix
• Round 7: Monaco E-Prix
• Round 8: Tokyo E-Prix
• Round 9: Tokyo E-Prix

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 sophomore 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.

New Formula E Gen3 Evo car

One of the biggest changes coming for this season is a newly improved car, the Gen3 Evo. It is set to expand upon the Gen3 by providing an even more powerful car to provide faster racing.

Formula E has come a long way from its beginning 10 years ago, with the Gen3 Evo representing the significant strides the series has taken in creating a highly competitive drive and showcasing what is possible with all-electric cars.

When introduced in the 2022/23 season, the Gen3 car differed from the original Gen1 in many ways, being smaller and lighter while providing a higher power output, far superior range, maximum regeneration that’s six times better and overall is faster by almost 100km/h.

The Gen3 Evo is taking that one step further, with the series stating that it will be capable of  accelerating 30% faster than a current Formula 1 car, doing 0-60 mph in 1.82 seconds.

Drivers and teams had previously complained about the overall feel and performance of the Gen3 car when it was introduced, hence the improvements in the Gen3 Evo, which is also said to have 5-10% more grip even under the higher acceleration.

While the performance of the car as a whole will be improved, these advertised speeds will only really be in effect at certain times; during qualifying, at race starts and during the mandatory attack modes.

Essentially, with the new Gen3 Evo FPK spec (FPK being the active front powertrain which enables the higher speed output and better grip), the cars will be able to run four-wheel drive, which will help the driveability in low and medium speed corners.

What’s more, the electric motor within the cars will now be operating with over 90% efficiency, significantly surpassing the 40% efficiency typical of internal combustion engines.

As for the tyres, the series’ manufacturer Hankook will supply a new tyre compound that will provide more grip and is made from 35% recycled and sustainable materials.

In all, the Gen3 Evo car is designed to address the concerns and complaints about the previous car and will hopefully see better, more competitive and much faster racing.

2024/25 Formula E schedule

Season 11 will feature 16 races like it has done for the past three seasons, although with some different circuits and locations. 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 te F1 Brazilian Grand Prix takes place although not at the same venue.

It will run for seven months, with the brunt of the season coming from the first week of May until the final double-header of rounds 15 and 16 at the ExCel London Circuit in London, UK.

Here is the full schedule for the season:

2024/25 Formula E teams & driver line-ups

This season's grid will once again be composed of 11 teams, although there are a couple rebrands for some teams and a new/returning inclusion for an iconic British brand.

As for the driver line-ups, there has been a bit of reshuffling, with one former champion making a move to another seat on the grid. Here is every team, their powertrain manufacturer and their line-up for the season:

Jaguar TCS Racing | Jaguar

Mitch Evans & Nick Cassidy

Season 10 was a great success for Jaguar, winning their first Teams’ Championship title as well as picking up the inaugural Manufacturers’ Trophy. 

They have retained the services of Mitch  Evans and Nick Cassidy in the hopes of defending both titles while offering their two Kiwi drivers a chance at winning the Drivers’ Championship.

TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E | Porsche

Pascal Wehrlein & Antonio Felix da Costa

TAG Heuer have retained their highly successful line-up for a third consecutive year, coming off the back of a season where Wehrlein captured his first championship while the team had their highest finish in their championship to date, finishing second. 

Porsche as a manufacturer also missed out on the inaugural Manufacturers’ Trophy by just four points.

DS Penske | DS

Maximilian Gunther & Jean-Eric Vergne

DS Penske may have lost one of their former Drivers’ champions from their line-up, but they replaced Vandoorne with a five-time race winner in Maximilian Gunther to partner the two-time FE champion Jean-Eric Vergne.

Third place in the team standings last year was a brilliant result for the team although they never tasted the top step of the podium. That will no doubt be the goal for the season.

Nissan Formula E Team | Nissan

Norman Nato & Oliver Rowland

Nissan retained the services of Oliver Rowland for the year but replaced his French teammate he had last year with another Frenchman, this time in the form of Norman Nato, who moves over from Andretti.

Rowland was able to pick up two wins and two pole positions last season and will be hoping for more of the same this year - maybe even a shot at bettering his series-best fourth-place finish from last year by winning the title.

Andretti Formula E | Porsche

Jake Dennis & Nico Muller

Jake Dennis retains his seat with team Andretti but will be partnered by Nico Muller, who comes over from Cupra Kiro.

Dennis’ sensational victory in Round 2 last season was the highlight for the team in a year where they saw a slight fall on their result from the campaign prior, where they had finished third.

Envision Racing | Jaguar

Robin Frijns & Sebastien Buemi

Envision fielded four different drivers last year, with Frijns and Buemi, their starting line-up, missing Rounds 10 and 11 due to World Endurance Championship duties.

The pair are back for another season, hoping to better their sixth place finish last season, although they will likely be without Buemi again for Rounds 13 and 14 as he takes up his WEC duties.

NEOM McLaren Formula E Team | Nissan

Taylor Barnard & Sam Bird

McLaren are keeping an all-British line-up for this year but with one difference as they bring in last year's reserve driver Taylor Barnard, who featured in rounds eight to 10 in place of his current teammate Sam Bird, who was absent due to sustaining an injury during the Monaco E-Prix weekend.

Barnard is making history this year in FE, becoming the youngest driver ever in the series with a full-time seat. 

Maserati MSG Racing | Maserati

Stoffel Vandoorne & Jake Hughes

An all-new line-up this season for Maserati sees them pair Season 8 champion Stoffel Vandoorne, who moved over from DS Penske to the team in the offseason, with former McLaren driver Jake Hughes, who also made the move this year.

Cupra Kiro | Porsche

David Beckmann & Dan Ticktum

You’re not alone if you read that wrong. Since being announced just a few days before the start of the season, seemingly everyone has read it as Beckham rather than Beckmann.

Unfortunately, the former England star will not be joining the grid this year, but the once again newly rebranded Cupra Kiro team, with a new powertrain partnership for the year (Porsche), will have a fresh line-up, with Beckmann paired with the wildly unpredictable Dan Ticktum.

Mahindra Racing | Mahinda

Nyck de Vries & Edoardo Mortara

Season 10 was a tough campaign for Mahindra, finishing 10th in the standings - a de facto last now given ERT’s departure from the season - and only five points scoring races.

They are keeping their driver line-up the same, with Nyck de Vries and Edoardo Mortara hoping for better results this year.

Lola Yamaha ABT Formula E Team | Lola-Yamaha

Lucas di Grassi & Zane Maloney

An exciting return for a beloved British brand, Lola returns to a top-level motorsport series for the first time since the 1997 F1 season, and they are doing so with the intention of being competitive from the start.

They will be developing their own powertrain in cooperation with Yamaha so there is a slight unknown there, but they have offset that by acquiring the services of series veteran and Season 3 champion Lucas di Grassi and stealing the services of the young Barbadian Formula 2 driver Zane Maloney.