Formula E is in its final year for the current technical regulations, with a new single-seater EV to be introduced at the start of next season, which will debut in Saudi Arabia in December. The new car, known as GEN4, is a major upgrade – several times more powerful than the Formula 1 car, although heavier and with much less downforce. As the GEN4 car speeds increase, we knew the game would become too fast for some of its current locations.
With the release of the Season 12 calendar for 2026-2027, that limitation has become clear: a 21-race lineup in 13 cities that now includes several traditional race tracks.
The Saudi double-header is scheduled for December 18 and 19, and is the only season round 12 this year. The series then begins 2027 with a series of Formula 1 venues in North America: Mexico on January 16, Circuit of the Americas in Texas on February 7, and Miami International Autodrome on February 20. The addition of COTA to the Formula E calendar makes it the seventh American venue for the sport since 2015, which also includes American Airlines Arena in Miami; Long Beach, California; Brooklyn, New York; Portland, Oregon; Homestead-Miami, and Hard Rock Stadium on the outskirts of Miami.
The COTA race would use a smaller version of that circuit, rather than the full F1 configuration, similar to what NASCAR used for its tours. This avoids the inevitable lap-time comparisons between the two series, but the new calendar marks a clear deviation from one of the series’ original selling points: racing in city centers where no other series can come to watch.
Few traditional Formula E tracks remain. Berlin-Tempelhof takes place in May, as does the Monaco E-Prix. But the indoor-outdoor Excel Arena in London has expanded; Instead, Formula E will race at the Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, just outside London, at the end of May. It is believed that rather than using the Indy or GP configurations of this historic circuit, the game will use a unique layout, slightly altered from the way Formula E’s Monaco used the layout F1 used a few weeks later.
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